One of the greatest is Yugis best friend and the third-greatest duelist in the original anime, Joey Wheeler.

Joey is iconic due to his struggle to pay for his sisters operation and his reliance on luck-based cards.

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As a duelist, Joey is a reflection of any newcomer to the card game.

Starting off as Solomon Mutos hot-headed apprentice, Joey quickly became one of the best duelists in the series.

Despite everything, most of Joeys cards are more iconic than viable in the real TCG.

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Luckily, he did have some powerful tools at his disposal when he wasnt throwing dice.

With an 1800 attack and 1600 defense, it was perfectly appropriate for the era it was played in.

Gearfried The Iron Knight destroys any Equip Card attached to it.

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Jinzo is one of the best early floodgates in the Yu-Gi-Oh!

For just one tribute, Jinzo would hit the field and make all Trap Cards null and void.

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Jinzo would also stop your opponent from activating any more Traps as long as it is on the field.

8Raigeki

Destroy All Monsters

Joey has used many of thezero-cost board wipesthroughout the anime.

One of them is Raigeki.

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This card destroys all of your opponent’s monsters with no restrictions.

It doesn’t matter if your opponent has them face down or in a defense position.

Once this card is played, they’re all getting destroyed unless your opponent has a negate.

Gearfried The Iron Knight Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Card Art.

It’s a powerful card in Joey’s arsenal that is just as powerful in the real-life TCG.

This powerful effect has seen the card banned in previous ban lists.

This card is unique because it rarely gets a reprint and those that do dont give it problem-solving text.

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It is also a surprisingly good card to be included in Joeys lineup.

This card could also do this to multiple monsters as long as they were summoned at the same time.

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This card found a home in many decks that loved to control the game.

Joey often used this card in the anime to get Baby Dragon to become Thousand Dragon.

Raigeki Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card art.

However, calling wrong often means having all of your monsters wiped out.

This is because it doesnt destroy cards but sends them back to the hand.

This gave Giant Trunade many different ways to be useful in a duel.

Graverobber Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Card Art.

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One could use Giant Trunade to get rid of Traps on your opponents side of the field.

This forces them to set the cards again and wait for them to go live.

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However, that doesnt stop Joey from using it in his deck.

Premature Burial allows you to revive a monster from the graveyard by attaching itself as an Equip Spell Card.

This allowed players to bounce back Premature Burial and use it again the exact same turn.

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Fiber Jar is a Flip Monster that can reset the entire game if activated correctly.

Fiber Jar was once used to stall out a tournament with the Jars effect resolving multiple times.

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Giant Trunade card and art background from Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

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