Deck Spotlight: Brijes

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BRIJES
https://www.duelingbook.com/deck?id=11525157
Year of Origin: 2010, as Guardians Of The Lost Code
Is it real?: Yes, it's an obscure Spanish film!
Ace Monster: Púas, Terror Of The Dark Brijes
The Main Races: Wyrm
The Main Attributes: WATER, FIRE, EARTH, WIND, LIGHT, DARK
Extra Monsters: Synchro
Attack: 4/5
Defence: 4/5
Strategy: 4/5
Intellect: 4/5
Luck: 3/5
THE STORY:
Since time's beginning, people have lived in harmony with magical beings known as Brijes. When they reach 13 years old, they would be instructed in the art of Synchronicity, becoming one with their Brijes as the Warrior form. When people stopped believing in magic and their Brijes, and they turned to the art of darkness, the secret of Synchronicity was sealed away for milleniums....until now.
STRATEGY:
Use the art of excavation to your advantage! The Brijes Tuners Synchro Summon in a rather odd way, using the top card of your opponent's deck as the Non-Tuner, as long as it's a monster. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to shuffle your opponent's deck, which can disrupt enemy excavation tactics!
Once you get a Brijes Synchro monster out, your Brijes Tradition Spell cards become stronger, and they release a powerful effect, even more if you use a Tuner that corresponds to the Warrior form: For example, Brijes Mantis of the Lost Code's summoning effect is stronger if the Tuner was Brijes Mantis. Once per duel, they can revive themselves by banishing their base from the GY: For example, Brijes Mantis Of The Lost Code can revive itself by banishing a Brijes Mantis from the GY.
Their core Spell is their Field Spell, Brijes Ancestral Temple, which stores a card in the banished zone every time you summon a Brijes Synchro Monster, and adds them to your hand when Brijes Ancestral Temple is destroyed.
You'll hit the jackpot if you excavate a level 7 or higher monster with your Brijes, which you can then use to bring out Púas, Terror Of The Dark Brijes. Not only can he negate effects merely by checking if the top card of your opponent's deck is a monster, but he also grants your Brijes permanent lifesteal the first time he is summoned! He can also only be slain by battle, and his effects can't be negated.
KILLER COMBOS:
Quite possibly the best cards to use with Brijjes Ancestral Temple are the five pieces of Exodia! Your opponent won't even know you're secretly running an Exodia deck til the last moment.
You don't have to excavate a level 7 or higher monster to bring out Púas, Terror Of The Dark Brijes: He can also be Synchro Summoned normally by tuning a Brijes Tuner with a level 7 or higher monster. Brijes Mantis Of The Lost Code can easily serve as the level 7 or higher monster, as he can be brought out easily by excavating a level 4 with your Brijes Tuners, while Brijes Elephant can bring itself out from the hand/GY when a Brijes monster is Synchro Summoned, potentially getting Púas, Terror Of The Dark Brijes out in a single turn! Using Brijes Elephant's effect to reduce it's level to 2 can bring out Brijes Elephant Of The Lost Code instead, which protects your other Brijes cards and has high ATK!

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[Christen57]

The archetype's effects can be more neat, tidy, and readable with these changes.

Brijes Chameleon
A Wyrm Synchro Monster that used this card as material is unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects. When this card is Summoned: You can discard 1 card; Special Summon 1 "Brijes" monster from your hand, then if you discarded a "Brijes" monster to activate this effect, you can shuffle your opponent's Deck. Once per turn, if you control no face-up non-Wyrm monsters and have no non-Wyrm monsters in your GY: You can change to 1 or 2 this card's Level until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only this card and that card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, this card cannot be used as Synchro Material this turn.

Brijes Elephant
A Wyrm Synchro Monster that used this card as material is unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects. Cannot be destroyed by battle while you control another Wyrm monster. When you Synchro Summon a "Brijes" monster: You can Special Summon in Attack Position this card from your hand or GY. Once per turn, if you control no face-up non-Wyrm monsters and have no non-Wyrm monsters in your GY: You can change to 1 or 2 this card's Level until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only this card and that card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, this card cannot be used as Synchro Material this turn.

Brijes Hummingbird
A Wyrm Synchro Monster that used this card as material is unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects. When this card is Summoned: You can target 1 "Brijes" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only use this effect of "Brijes Hummingbird" up to twice per turn. Once per turn, if you control no face-up non-Wyrm monsters and have no non-Wyrm monsters in your GY: You can change to 1 or 2 this card's Level until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only this card and that card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, this card cannot be used as Synchro Material this turn.

Brijes Mantis
A Wyrm Synchro Monster that used this card as material is unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects. When this card is Summoned: You can add 1 "Brijes" card from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, if you control no face-up non-Wyrm monsters and have no non-Wyrm monsters in your GY: You can change to 1 or 2 this card's Level until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only this card and that card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, this card cannot be used as Synchro Material this turn.

Brijes Sparrow
A Wyrm Synchro Monster that used this card as material is unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects. You can discard 1 card, except "Brijes Ancestral Temple"; add 1 "Brijes Ancestral Temple" from your Deck or GY to your hand. Once per turn, if you control no face-up non-Wyrm monsters and have no non-Wyrm monsters in your GY: You can change to 1 or 2 this card's Level until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only this card and that card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, this card cannot be used as Synchro Material this turn.

Brijes Wolf
A Wyrm Synchro Monster that used this card as material is unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects. When this card is Summoned: You can pay 1000 LP; Set 1 "Brijes" Spell/Trap from your Deck or GY, but if you do, you cannot Summon for the rest of this turn, except Wyrm monsters. Once per turn, if you control no face-up non-Wyrm monsters and have no non-Wyrm monsters in your GY: You can change to 1 or 2 this card's Level until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only this card and that card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, this card cannot be used as Synchro Material this turn.

Brijes Ancestral Temple
Once per turn: You can shuffle your opponent's Deck. If a "Brijes" monster(s) is Special Summoned to your field: Banish face-down 1 card from your hand or Deck; this turn, your "Brijes" monsters cannot be destroyed by battle. When this card leaves the field: You can toss a coin and if the result is heads, return all your face-down banished cards to the hand.

Brijes Ceremony
Add 1 "Brijes" card from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Brijes Ceremony", and if this effect adds "Brijes Ancestral Temple" to your hand, you can shuffle up to 5 cards from your field and/or GY into the Deck, including a "Brijes" monster from your GY, and if you do, you can look at your opponent's Deck and place 1 card from their Deck on top of the Deck. You can shuffle this card and 1 "Brijes" card with a different name from your GY into the Deck; shuffle your opponent's Deck.

Brijes Tradition Of America
Activate 1 or both of these effects (simultaneously).
● All "Brijes" monsters you currently control are unaffected by your opponent's effects this turn.
● If you control a "Brijes" Synchro Monster: Destroy all monsters your opponent controls with 1500 or less ATK.

Brijes Tradition Of China
If you control a "Brijes" monster: Target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; banish it, then if you control a Synchro Monster, you can look at your opponent's Deck, and if you do, you can banish 3 Spells/Traps from it.

Brijes Tradition Of Egypt
When a monster effect is activated, if you control a "Brijes" monster: Negate that effect, then if you control a Synchro Monster, you can send the top 7 cards of your opponent's Deck to the GY (or their entire Deck if less than 7), and if this effect sends a monster to the GY, shuffle all monsters sent to the GY this way into the Deck.

Brijes Tradition Of Mexico
When you activate this card, you can also target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; Special Summon 1 "Brijes" monster from your hand or GY, then if you control a Synchro Monster, you can Special Summon that target (if any), but its effects are negated, also destroy it during the End Phase.

The Brijes Codex
Excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, then immediately after this effect resolves, you can Synchro Summon 1 Wyrm monster using only 1 Attack Position "Brijes" monster you control and that excavated card, but if you do not, return that card to the top of the Deck, and if you do, you cannot activate Trap Cards or effects for the rest of this turn. If this card is in your GY: You can Set it, and if you do, it can be activated this turn. You must control a "Brijes" monster to activate and resolve this effect. You can only use this effect of "The Brijes Codex" up to thrice per turn.

Brijes Chameleon Of The Lost Code
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Your non-Wyrm monsters cannot attack. When this card is Synchro Summoned using a Wyrm monster: You can target 1 monster; destroy it, then if a "Brijes Chameleon" was used for this Synchro Summon, this gains 1000 ATK/DEF. If a "Brijes" monster you control would be destroyed, you can destroy this card instead. You can shuffle 1 "Brijes Chameleon" from your GY into the Deck: Special Summon this from your GY. You can only use this effect of "Brijes Chameleon Of The Lost Code" once per turn.

Brijes Elephant Of The Lost Code
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Your non-Wyrm monsters cannot attack. Other "Brijes" cards you control cannot be destroyed. You can shuffle 1 "Brijes Elephant" from your GY into the Deck: Special Summon this from your GY. You can only use this effect of "Brijes Elephant Of The Lost Code" once per turn.

Brijes Hummingbird Of The Lost Code
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Your non-Wyrm monsters cannot attack. When this card is Synchro Summoned using a Wyrm monster: You can target 1 monster on the field; return it to the hand, or you can place it on top of the Deck if a "Brijes Hummingbird" was used for this Synchro Summon. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 card on the field; reveal the top card of your opponent's Deck, and if the revealed card is a monster, return that target to the hand. You can shuffle 1 "Brijes Hummingbird" from your GY into the Deck: Special Summon this from your GY. You can only use this effect of "Brijes Hummingbird Of The Lost Code" once per turn.

Brijes Mantis Of The Lost Code
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Your non-Wyrm monsters cannot attack. When this card is Synchro Summoned using a Wyrm monster: You can target up to 5 monsters in any GY(s), also if a "Brijes Mantis" was used for this Synchro Summon, you can target up to 5 monsters on the field; banish them. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can reveal the top card of your opponent's Deck, and if it is a monster, this turn, this card cannot be destroyed by effects, and if it attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. You can shuffle 1 "Brijes Mantis" from your GY into the Deck: Special Summon this from your GY. You can only use this effect of "Brijes Mantis Of The Lost Code" once per turn.

Brijes Wolf Of The Lost Code
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Your non-Wyrm monsters cannot attack. When this card is Synchro Summoned using a Wyrm monster: You can add 1 "Brijes" card from your Deck or GY to your hand, then if a "Brijes Wolf" was used for this Synchro Summon, you can Special Summon 1 "Brijes" monster from your Deck or GY. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Wyrm monster in your GY; reveal the top card of your opponent's Deck, and if the revealed card is a monster, Special Summon that target, but if you do, you cannot Special Summon for the rest of this turn. You can shuffle 1 "Brijes Wolf" from your GY into the Deck: Special Summon this from your GY. You can only use this effect of "Brijes Wolf Of The Lost Code" once per turn.

Púas, Terror Of The Dark Brijes
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
For this card's Synchro Summon, you can treat 1 Level 7 or higher Wyrm monster you control as a Tuner. Each time your Wyrm monster inflicts battle damage to your opponent while this card is on your field or GY, gain that much LP. Once per Chain, when a card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can excavate the top card of your opponent's Deck, shuffle it back in, and if it was a Spell/Trap, this card's ATK/DEF become 0 until the end of this turn, otherwise negate that effect, and if you do, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects with the negated effect's name for the rest of this turn. You can return 1 other Wyrm Synchro Monster from your GY to the Extra Deck; Special Summon this card from your GY.

The Brijes Council
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
Your non-Wyrm monsters cannot attack. Gains 1000 ATK/DEF for each Synchro Monster used for its Synchro Summon. When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can set 1 "Brijes" Spell/Trap card from your Deck, and if it is a Trap or Quick-Play Spell, it can be activated this turn. If this card would be destroyed, reveal the top card of your opponent's Deck, and if that card is a monster, this card is not destroyed.

Also, The Brijes Council's attribute should be changed to maybe WATER, since DIVINE is usually supposed to be for the Divine-Beast monsters.

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Christen57's changes are now live on Dueling Book! There are three notable changes here: The Brijes Synchro monsters can be brought out with any tuner, and Brijes Ancestral Temple becomes a double edged sword, now banishing cards on any Brijes monster summon, not just Synchros, but only has a 1/2 chance in adding the banished cards when it is destroyed. The most notable change is to Púas, Terror Of The Dark Brijes: He basically needs to be Synchro Summoned normally now, the lifesteal only lasts while he is on the field or GY, and most importantly, he loses all his ATK on an unsuccessful attempt on a negation instead of just 500!