Jaden Yuki - Deck

Deck

During the first year, Jaden plays an Elemental HERO deck composed of the eponymous series of monsters, Spell and Trap Cards and that support them, as well as his "partner" Winged Kuriboh which he received from Yugi. The design of cards in the Elemental Hero series is of American comic book origin, while the design of cards in the Neo-Spacian series is of Japanese origin.

Jaden's strategy was based on the various Fusions that were created through combination of the Elemental Hero cards. As the series progresses, it was revealed that every Elemental Hero had a Fusion of some sort with another, giving the card Polymerization premier importance in Jaden's deck (Bastian once sealing it in order to exploit the flaw in Jaden's deck, his reliance on stronger fusion monsters). He also has several other fusion based cards such as the Field Spell Fusion Gate and the Spell Miracle Fusion just in case Polymerization isn't available to him. The majority of his other cards supplement his Elemental Hero monsters, such as the Field Spell, Skyscraper, and these cards had allowed Jaden to emerge victorious even in dire situations.

After his second duel with Aster, Jaden's entire deck was left blank to his eyes due to Sartorius's powers. With the inability to use his old HERO deck, Jaden received a new one that included some cards he created as a child for a KaibaCorp contest. Once his ability to see his older cards returned, he combined elements from both decks into a single deck, his Neos deck. While this deck still contains many of the cards from his original deck, it also consists of Neo-Spacians and cards that exploit their ability to "Contact Fuse" with Elemental HERO Neos in Guyver-inspired fashion thus giving him another alternate way to fuse as it does not require Polymerization or another fusion based Spell Card.

One of the cards in this variation of his deck, Rallis the Star Bird, was based on an illustration by Kaori Kimura (木村香央里, Kimura Kaori?) submitted for a card illustration contest held earlier during the series.

As the Supreme King, Jaden plays Evil HERO cards, vile incarnations of his regular Elemental Heroes. As opposed to the combo-oriented style of his normal Elemental Heroes, Jaden's Evil Heroes rely on straightforward tactics such as monster destruction and overwhelming opponents with powerful Fusion monsters.

After returning to normal, Jaden regained his Neos deck and after fusing his soul with Yubel's, its card was added to it. Yubel can be fused with Neos to create Jaden's most powerful Duel Monster, Neos Wiseman. His last new fusion monster shown is Divine Neos, a combination of all the Neo-Spacians and Neos himself. He used this powerful Fusion Monster in his duel against Nightshroud (Darkness).

In the manga, Jaden played a deck similar to that of his anime counterpart as a child. While in the hospital for breaking one of his bones playing baseball, fellow patient Koyo Hibiki gave the boy his own nature-themed Elemental Hero deck (including Winged Kuriboh), and as a result of the meeting with Koyo and his sister, Midori, Jaden was inspired to become a duelist. From the outset of the manga storyline, he was already a student of Duel Academy, with Koyo's heroes standing by his side, which are more natural elements. His key card in the manga was Elemental Hero Terra Firma (known as Elemental Hero The Earth in the Japanese version), which was also one of a kind Planet series. He also had a lot of Alternative Fusion cards for situations where he can't normally use Polymerization.

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time, Jaden introduces a new fusion monster, Elemental HERO Neos Knight, which gains attack points equal to half the attack points of the warrior-type that fuses with Elemental Hero Neos.