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Golden Dragon - Ancient Dragon 8/2800/2100
Kodai Ryuu Ancient Dragon

Kodai : Ancient
Ryuu: Dragon

Effect : This card can be specially summoned from a magic card, Ancient City. As long as Ancient City is on the field, it can be resummoned from graveyard when it is destroyed.

Expression: Anime World Grand Prix series episode 188 in the duel between Mask the Rock VS Jyoonouchi.

Sugoroku's deck should be called Ancient Deck. It contains most of Ancient magic and monster cards. In order to summon Ancient Dragon, Sugoroku has to play such a complex combination with various cards. All key cards have to be complete to summon it. Those keys to play this combo are;


Ancient Town - Ancient City - Magic Card
Inishie No Miyako Ancient City

Miyako: City, Town


Ancient Key - Magic Card
Inishie No Kagi

Kagi: Key


Ancient Book - Magic Card
Inishie No Shomotsu

Shomotsu: Book


Ancient Gate - Magic Card
Inishie No Tobira

Tobira: Gate, Door


Ancient Giant Man 5/2200/1100
Inishie No Kyoojin

Kyoo: Giant, Large, Huge
Jin: Man, Human


Ancient Giant Man Token
Inishie No Kyoojin Token

Kyoo: Giant, Large, Huge
Jin: Man, Human


Combination to summon Ancient Dragon

1. It requires two cards of Anciently Giant Man Tokens.

2. Two Ancient Giant Man Tokens have to change their modes - attack, defense and back to attack mode - to activate Ancient Key.

3. By Ancient Key's effect, sacrifice two Ancient Giant Man Tokens and Ancient Key to activate specially Ancient Gate from either a player's deck, hand or graveyard.

4. Activating Ancient City's ability, sacrifice Ancient Giant Man, Ancient Book and Ancient Gate to summon specially Ancient Dragon.


As you can see, Sugoruku's combination requires many steps and many cards to be played. Before this game, he missed a card, Ancient Gate, which let him unable to play this combination. However, after searching everywhere, he finally found that card and made his deck completed. When Ancient Dragon is summoned, it can be resummoned from graveyard whenever destroyed as long as Ancient City stays on the field. Anyway, Jyoonouchi can beat this combination by Hurricane to destroy a magic card, Ancient City, to stop regenerating.

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