HERO is the first archetype with a primary strategy with fusion monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!. The game had some fusion monsters like Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The entire focus of a deck with HERO is their fusion monsters. These cards have powerful effects.
The idea is superheroes teaming up to defeat evildoers. These superheroes combine their powers and a new superhero is born with powerful effects. The archetype of HERO has some of the best fusion monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!.
I am listing the top ten HERO Fusion Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!. I am only considering cards in the TCG. Cards only in the manga and anime will not qualify for this list.
1. Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer
Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer is the best HERO fusion monster in Yu-Gi-Oh!. This fusion monster dominates opponents with his effects. He swings the momentum of the game in his player’s favor.
Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforce decreased the opponent’s monsters’ ATK by 200 for each HERO in your graveyard. This effect can greatly weaken the opponent’s monsters. A graveyard with many Heroes causes an opposing monster to be a very vulnerable card in battle.
Furthermore, Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer may destroy himself and destroy an opponent’s card. This monster’s destruction is not a loss. You may special summon this card on your next standby phase.
Therefore, Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer has an effective cycle of destruction. Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer may special summon himself with his effect. You will always have this powerful fusion monster on your field until the opponent finds an effective counter to your strategy.
2. Masked HERO Dark Law
Masked HERO Dark Law is one of the best fusion monsters for HERO. This card was originally released in HERO Strike Structure Deck, and it continues to see play today. This amazing fusion monster has the control of the game and lays down the law. Masked HERO Dark Law banishes a random card from the opponent’s hand when they use an effect to add a card to their hand except during the Draw Phase. Masked HERO Dark Law banishes all of the opponent’s cards sent to the graveyard.
The best feature of Masked HERO Dark Law is his first effect. The effect banishes all of the opponents cards going to the graveyard. This tactic prevents cards with effects in the graveyard activating those effects. Some opposing decks lose access to their best cards for the remainder of the game.
Masked HERO Dark Law’s only weakness is its decent ATK of 2,400. An opponent may summon a powerful monster to destroy it in battle. However, the opponent must spend resources to play his or her powerful monster, and Masked HERO Dark Law banishes those resources from the duel. The price to destroy Masked HERO Dark Law may become a hefty cost.
3. Evil HERO Malicious Bane
Evil HERO Malicious Bane is a malicious fusion monster against opponents. Many opponents fear this card when it appears on the field. Evil HERO Malicious Bane is a strong card with strong effects. This fusion monster destroys all opposing monsters with ATK equal or less than him and opponents cannot destroy this card with effects or by battle.
Evil HERO Malicious Bane easily sets up an OTK. This fusion monsters destroys all of the opponent’s monsters in most situations. All of your HERO monsters may attack the opponent directly and potentially win the game.
Furthermore, you may expand Evil HERO Malicious Bane’s effect to destroy the opponent’s monsters. Elemental HERO Honest Neos adds 2,500 ATK to this fusion monster. His effect would destroy all of the opponent’s monsters with 5,500 ATK or less for the turn.
4. Elemental HERO Sunrise
Elemental HERO Sunrise is the best Elemental HERO fusion monster. This card is a very easy monster to fusion summon with Polymerization and Miracle Fusion. His effects provide major advantages and disrupts the opponent’s strategy.
All of your Heroes gain 200 ATK for each different attribute on your field from Elemental HERO Sunrise’s first effect. This effect is a nice bonus. Your Heroes gain additional offense and have a chance to destroy opposing monsters in battle.
The special summon of Elemental HERO Sunrise allows you to add Miracle Fusion from the deck to your hand. Miracle Fusion is one of the best cards for fusion summons. This spell card allows players to use monsters in the graveyard for material. You may perform an additional fusion summon with the same materials for Elemental HERO Sunrise from your graveyard.
The best effect of Elemental HERO Sunrise is destroying an opponent’s card when one of your other Heroes are in battle. This effect counters the opponent’s strategy. It can protect your monster in battle. You may destroy the opponent’s best monster or a powerful card in the opponent’s back row.
5. Masked HERO Acid
Masked HERO Acid is one of the best Masked Heroes in the game. This fusion monster has the same effect as Harpie’s Feather Duster. Masked HERO Acid destroys all of the opponent’s spells and traps when you special summon this fusion monster.
In addition, this effect deceases the opponent’s monsters ATK by 300. This addition is a bonus for your advantage. Your monsters may have an opportunity to destroy the opponent’s weaken monsters by battle.
Furthermore, Masked HERO Acid has a strong combo for Mask Change. The combination of Elemental HERO Absolute Zero, Masked HERO Acid, and Mask Change completely destroys your opponent’s field. You may activate Mask Change on Elemental HERO Absolute Zero to fusion summon Masked HERO Acid. Both fusion monsters activate their destructive effects. Elemental HERO Absolute Zero destroys all of the opponent’s monsters and Masked HERO Acid destroys the opponent’s spells and traps.
6. Elemental HERO Absolute Zero
Elemental HERO Absolute Zero was one of the first good HERO fusion monsters. This card has a single effect and it only takes one good effect for you may gain an advantage. Elemental HERO Absolute Zero destroys all of the opponent’s monster when he leaves the field by any means.
Therefore, it is a very difficult effect for the opponent to avoid this effect. The actions of banish, destroy, and tribute trigger this effect. Either you or the opponent may activate it at anytime.
For example, you may activate Mask Change and target Elemental HERO Absolute Zero. This play leads to the special summon of Masked HERO Acid. It also triggers the effect and destroys all of the opponent’s monsters.
Furthermore, Elemental HERO Absolute Zero is a version of Raigeki in the form of a fusion monster. the destruction of all of the opponent’s monsters is a major advantage. You have an opportunity to attack the opponent directly.
7. Destiny HERO Dangerous
Destiny Hero has a unique playstyle with monsters having effects for the graveyard. The archetype wants its members in the graveyard. Destiny HERO Dangerous enables the archetype’s strategy to perfection. This fusion monster discards a card from your hand and sends one Destiny HERO from the deck to the graveyard. This effect sets up future plays.
Furthermore, Destiny HERO Dangerous adds 200 ATK for each Destiny HERO in the graveyard to all of your Destiny Heroes until the end of the turn. This small amount of ATK can quickly build a strong field. For example, five Destiny Heroes in your graveyard adds 1,000 ATK to all of your Heroes.
In addition, Destiny HERO has many monsters with useful effects from the graveyard. You want these monsters in the your graveyard. Destiny HERO – Dynatag adds 1,000 ATK to one of your Destiny Heroes when you banish this effect monster from the graveyard. Destiny HERO – Malicious banishes itself from the graveyard and special summons a copy of Destiny HERO – Malicious from your deck.
8. Destiny HERO – Dystopia
A unique card on this list is Destiny HERO – Dystopia. This fusion monster inflicts damage to the opponent with his effect and destroys the opponent’s cards. This fusion monster may destroy a card when his ATK is different from his original ATK.
Destiny HERO earns its victories with the graveyard. Destiny HERO – Dystopia banishes one of your level four or lower Destiny Heroes from the graveyard. This effect inflicts damage equal to the ATK of the monster that you banished. It is a simple and effective method to inflict damage.
Many monsters from Destiny HERO may change this fusion monster’s ATK and set up its effect. For example, Destiny HERO – Dangerous may increase the ATK of Destiny HERO – Dystopia. This comb sets up the effect and you may destroy one of the opponent’s cards.
9. Vision HERO Trinity
Vision HERO Trinity is one of the best HERO fusion monsters in the game. This fusion monster has 2,500 ATK and his ATK doubles to 5,000 when you fusion summon him. In addition, this card may attack three times, but he may not directly attack the opponent.
The restriction of no direct attacks is this card’s only weakness. Vision HERO Trinity is the perfect fusion monster when the opponent has three or more monsters on the field. This fusion monster can easily destroy most monsters in battle and deal major damage to the opponent.
Therefore, Vision HERO Trinity has the potential to win games. If the opponent has three monsters with 2,300 or less ATK, then Vision HERO Trinity may win the game with three attacks. The total damage is 8,100 from the three battles.
Furthermore, Vision HERO Trinity is an easy fusion monster to special summon. This fusion monster only requires three Heroes and you may use monsters from any sub-archetype from HERO. Many cards in the archetype help you to play this card. For example, the dynamic duo of Elemental HERO Solid Solider and Elemental HERO Stratos will add a third HERO to the hand, and you will be set for this fusion summon.
10. Elemental HERO Core
Elemental HERO Core is another fusion monster with the requirement of three monsters for his fusion material. This fusion monster requires three Elemental Heroes. He is a fairly easy card to special summon with Miracle Fusion.
Furthermore, this monster is difficult to destroy in battle. Elemental HERO Core’s ATK doubles to 5,400 when the opponent foolishly attacks this monster in battle. It is a unique effect for protection.
Elemental HERO Core also destroys one of the opposing monsters after battle. Elemental HERO core destroys one monster by battle. Then, this card also destroys an additional monster. You are destroying two monsters and weakening the opponent’s field.
In addition, Elemental HERO Core has the unique ability to special summon any Elemental HERO monster and ignores the monster’s summoning conditions. This effect allows you to special summon fusion monsters that you could not normally play from the grave yard. Elemental HERO Core may special summon cards such as Elemental HERO Absolute Zero.
Therefore, you have a great opportunity to regain access to a powerful fusion monster. Your opponent may have destroyed Elemental HERO Core. You maintain your advantage on the field with a new fusion monster like Elemental HERO Absolute Zero.
The Final Word:
All in all, HERO has some of the best fusion monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!. You can get your game on with the cards on the list. Each sub-archetype in the archetype has stellar fusion monsters. Masked HERO Dark Law and Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer are amazing cards. They make a major impact in every game. You can create a great extra deck for Heroes.
My list of the top ten HERO fusion monsters is only my opinion. Your favorite cards may not have made my list. Please share your list of the top ten HERO fusion monsters in the comments.
