Content

Hardened Armed Dragon | Decks and Tips

This page notes details of Hardened Armed Dragon (EARTH/Dragon/Effect Monster) : decks, tips, effect and rulings. Learn and enjoy playing Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links!
update 05/11/2016

Hardened Armed Dragon

Hardened Armed Dragon
AttributeEARTH
Monster TypeDragon
Card typeEffect
Card Effect TypeSummoning condition / Lingering Effect
Level★4
Passcode68473226
ATK1500
DEF800

text

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by sending 1 Level 8 or higher monster from your hand to the Graveyard. If you Tribute this card for the Tribute Summon of a Level 7 or higher monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects.

How to Get

PackValiant Souls [UR]
Level-up reward--
Victory against--
Card trader--
Other--

Evaluation

RatingA-

Pros

  • Can be Special Summoned from your hand by sending 1 level 8 or higher monster from your hand to the Graveyard.
  • If this monster is tributed for a level 7 or higher monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects.

Cons

  • Needs to discard a level 8 or higher monster to the Graveyard as a cost to Special Summon.
  • Weak ATK and DEF stats.

Tips

  • This is a very useful card to fill your Field with monsters, either you can use it for Tribute summoning, or you can use it to defend your Field.
  • If you are using Blue Eyes White Dragon combo with this monster, you can also consider using Burst Stream of Destruction as a tech choice to destroy all your opponent’s monsters.

Level 8 Monsters

Blue Eyes White Dragon can be discarded to the Graveyard, and subsequently Special Summoned back to the Field by using Birthright or Soul Resurrection. Another possible combo is to Special Summon Hardened Armed Dragon by discarding Blue Eyes White Dragon, then use Dragon’s Rebirth to Special Summon Blue Eyes White Dragon from the Graveyard to the Field, and banish Hardened Armed Dragon. Darkstorm Dragon and Phoenix Gearfried are both level 8 Gemini monsters that can be easily Special Summoned from the Graveyard by using Birthright, Soul Resurrection or Supervise. Archfiend Emperor, Archfiend Empress and Invader of Darkness are level 8 Fiend-type monsters that can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by using Call of the Archfiend.

Auxiliary support

Since the potential of swarming your opponent’s is very high due to the Special Summoning, you can also use Dragon Gunfire to either inflict 800 LP damage to your opponent, or destroy 1 monster with 800 or less DEF. Stamping Destruction can also be used to destroy 1 Spell/Trap card your opponent controls and deals 500 LP damage to them. Using Hey, Trunade! Or Anti Magic Arrows also efficiently removes your opponent’s backrow protection to enable your Attacks to go through easily.

Useful Skills

[Skill] descriptionUser
Peak Performance (skill)
Begins Duel with the Field Spell "Mountain" activated.
Seto Kaiba
Seto Kaiba
[Skill] descriptionUser
The Tie that Binds
Until the end of you turn, the ATK of all face-up monsters on your field increases by the number of monsters on your field times 100. This skill can only be used once per turn.
Jesse Anderson
Jesse Anderson
[Skill] descriptionUser
Beatdown! (skill)
This turn, the ATK of all face-up monsters on your field increases by the number of monsters of Level 5 or higher on your field times 300. This skill can only be used once per turn
Seto Kaiba
Seto Kaiba

Decks

Rulings

Classifications

ActionsSends from hand to Graveyard for cost
Monster/Spell/Trap categoriesCannot be destroyed by card effects
Summoning categoriesSpecial Summons from your hand / Special Summons itself / Special Summons itself from your hand

Comments

Hot New Top
3rd rate duelist
Someone plz build a deck with this cards. i tried but penniless duelist can't build a fun deck.
<< Anonymous(3rd rate duelist)
Anonymous Reply
sylvans slap it though, if im reading this effect right lmfao. Easily destroyed by marshalleaf. Plus, i highly doubt you can even get it out before a skillvan duelist will destroy you
<< Anonymous(3rd rate duelist)
Anonymous Reply
It can be destroyed by card effect. Heck its own effect destroys it if it becomes Defense Position.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Oh, you meant using Hardened Armed Dragon to summon Eye of the Typhoon?

It's a good idea, just need to find how to make Hardened Armed Dragon work in a Cloudian deck
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Maybe a beatdown version of cloudian?

What's with everyone being so harsh on non meta decks all the time?

Obviously we know they aren't as good.

Get over it, we're just having fun with the game.
Anonymous
What kind of deck can one build around this?
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
ssa whale + dna transplant.
Krappa
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
oh nvm whale is 7, cant send it to the grave.

bewd beacon probably
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Earthbound immortal
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
......Cloudian deck?
Anonymous
This little pal might become meta in the future... quite an interesting card hmmmmmmmm...
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
How? I have three of this, please share what is the future meta you've been speaking of?
<< Anonymous
SnowVelvet Reply
i kindly have an idea that it might work with the new Cosmo metas .. but im sill processing it ..
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Probably it will need earthbound monsters.
Anonymous
use this to summon obelisk and he will become untargetable and unkillable by all card effects from your opponent, as well as they have to get over 4000 atk and def
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
This.
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
not if my drowning mirror force has anything to say about it
Anonymous
ojamatch can search it
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
No, this card is not an "Armed Dragon" monster in the OCG.

They haven't reprint the card in TCG, however, the official database has an updated text that mentions it is not treated as an "Armed Dragon" monster.

https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/card_search.action?ope=2&cid=8374&request_loc

(Honestly why they didn't just rename this card like what they did to Vampiric Koala, is beyond me)
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Sorry, the URL got cut because of character limit. Here's the URL

https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/card_search.action?ope=2&cid=8374&request_locale=en

It's not even a popular/notable card, they should have simply renamed it.....
Anonymous
Anti SSA
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
Anti sylvan as well
Anonymous
Doesn’t work with ritual summoned monsters :(
<< Anonymous
Anonymous Reply
That's because they are ritual summoned when Harden Armed Dragon states it's effect only applies for tribute summoned monsters. However, this card is hilarious with the Earthbound Immortal archetype... fun time with an unkillable Ccupac Apu.
batin
can we build an "sacred phoenix of nephyths deck" around this card? does phoenix work in that way?
<< Anonymous(batin)
crazyslot Reply
no, phoenix needs to be destroyed
Anonymous
Hmm, this with ra or slifer...
Anonymous
Tiger dragon with this in a dragon deck
Anonymous
Too bad this is UR. It would be pretty powerful when there are 3 of it. Used to use it with the earth bounds.
Anonymous
Just release earth bound komoney

Commens and feedback

Recommend

Thank you for visiting Duel Links wiki by GameA! We update this Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links community day by day to provide quality guides and the latest news.

Duel Links Wiki Updates

Duel Links News & Events

Duel Links World Championship 2023

Raid Duel - The Last Survivor of Mankind: Zone! Unlock Event

Structure Deck EX: Secret of Magicians

45th Main Box: Raider's Requiem

Yugioh! Card Game 25th Anniversary Campaign

"Power Pros" App x "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Collaboration Campaign

6th Anniversary Campaign on 12 January 2023

Upcoming events [March]

Leaked Characters

Yu-Gi-OH Vrains

Vrains Characters

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc V

Arc V Characters

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal

Legendary Duelists

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Other Zexal Duelists

Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Side of Dimension [DSOD]

Legendary Duelists

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's

Legendary Duelists

How to beat/farm Legendary Duelists Lvl 40

Useful links

Forums

Decks

Decks to farm LD Lvl 40

Characters (Legendary Duelists)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (DM)

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Related pages

Accessories

Card Sleeves & Game Mats

Booster packs/Card Trader

Card Trader & Ranked Rewards

Card TraderRanked Rewards

Card Trader

Ranked Rewards

Card box

Available card boxes
The Ultimate RisingAge of DiscoveryNeo-ImpactFlame of the TyrantValkyries Rage
Wonders of the SkyChaotic ComplianceLand of the TitansCrimson KingdomDawn of Destiny
Electric OverloadEchoes of SilenceServants of KingsGalactic Origin
Blades of Spirit Primal BurstResonance of ContrastAbyss EncounterRampage of the Forest
Valiant SoulsVisions of IceCrusaders BattlegroundClash of WingsBurning Nova
Empire of ScarletGaia GenesisStardust AccelerationPower of BraveryBlackstorm Rising
Secrets of the AncientsRevolution BeginningTornado of PhantomsAbsolute InfernoDimension of the Wizards
Warriors UniteLords of ShiningBlazing RoseGuardians of RockCybernetic Rebellion
Curse of DreadValhalla CallingDark DimensionSpirit of the BeastAerial Assault
Soul of ResurrectionFuture HorizonMasters of ShadowJudgement ForceFortress of Gears
Truth UniverseFlames of the HeartWitchs SorceryChronicle of GloryInfernity Destruction
Arena of SanctuaryShining HopeVoltage of the MetalShark FangRage of Volcano
Infinite RayPhotons of GalaxyAntinomic TheorySign of HarpiesEternal Stream
The King of VermillionDarkness GimmickArts of AtlantisPendulum GenesisIdea of Armageddon
Chaotic SoldiersForce of InfinityFantastic ArcPhantom of RebellionMaximum Gustav
Heart of XyzShining SunriseStars of SynchroLink RevolutionStage of Trickstar
Braver VictoryArms of GiantFuture CircuitLord of BorrelRaiders Requiem

Selection Box

Selection Boxes
Selection Box Vol. 01Selection Box Vol. 01 MiniSelection Box Vol.01 Super MiniSelection Box Vol. 02Selection Box Vol. 02 Mini
Selection Box Vol. 03Selection Box Vol.03 MiniSelection Box Vol.04Selection Box Vol.04 MiniSelection Box Vol.05
Selection Box Vol.06

Special Packs

Special Pack
Special Pack Vol. 01Special Pack Vol. 02Special Pack Vol. 03Special Pack Vol. 04Special Pack Vol. 05

Structure decks

Structure decks
Sorcerers AllianceDragonic ForceHero RisingLegendary WarriorsDestiny Rulers
Dragonic KnightsSpellbound SilenceSynchro ConnectionThe White Dragon of LegendSwordbound Silence
Ancient Gear AwakeningNeos FusionReturn of the Red-EyesFull Metal DesperadoMaster of Chaos
Kings ResonanceDragunity OverdriveGladiators StormHERO GenerationReturn of the Fire Kings
Gagaga XyzTales of the Noble KnightsBlue-Eyes EvolutionStardust NexusRise of Gaia
Evil DominationMagicians ArcD/D/D ApocalypseCyber Style ExtremeSword of Paladin
Tellarknight AdventBrave HopeRuddy Rose BurningCyberse CodeThousand Illusion
Imperial JokerSecret of Magicians

Other Pages

Duel Links Basics

FAQ

Standard duelists & Legendary Duelist Lvl 30

Ranking

Comments (updated every hour)

Go to duel links meta and find therealsuperminecraftkid's comments. They're hilarious! XD
Guy's you got to go and see therealsuperminecraftkid raging at duel links meta. So hilarious...
Therealsuperminecraftkid is raging on duel links meta. Go and see. XD
Guys, go to duel links meta. Therealsuperminecraftkid is causing a ruckus there! XD
> Go to the latest comments

Popular Decks

Popular Cards

QA

Another Game Site