[Warrior/Effect]
ATK/1,800 DEF/300
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects;
● Destroy Spells/Traps on the field, up to the number of “HERO” monsters you control, except this card.
● Add 1 “HERO” monster from your Deck to your hand.
Elemental HERO Stratos is a member of HERO from Yu-Gi-Oh!. This effect monster is a staple for many decks with HERO. He has powerful and resourceful effects. He has a strong offense for a level four monster at 1,800 ATK and 300 DEF.
Sets:
| Release Date | Set Number | Set | Rarity |
| 05/12/2008 | CP06-EN009 | Champion Pack: Game Six | Rare |
| 08/31/2010 | CT07-EN006 | Collectible Tins 2010 Wave 1 | Super Rare |
Effects:
Elemental HERO Stratos has two effects, and they activate when you normal or special summon this effect monster. You may only activate one of these effects. You should choose the better effect for your current strategy.
Furthermore, Elemental HERO Stratos can activate his effect multiple times per turn if you can summon this effect monster more than once. HERO often sends its monsters to the graveyard for fusion summons. The archetype can also easily special summon it from the graveyard.
First Effect:
Elemental HERO Stratos destroys your opponent’s spell or trap cards for each HERO on your field except for Elemental HERO Stratos. This effect counters the opponent’s strategy with their spells and traps. You can destroy many cards in your opponent’s back row if you have multiple monsters with HERO in their names on the field.
Therefore, this effect is a good option against decks with many spells and traps. You should consider this option when you control multiple monsters with HERO in their names on the field. It is realistic to have two more monsters with HERO in their names on the field at the same time.
Second Effect:
Elemental HERO Stratos adds one “HERO” from your deck to your hand. This ability adds consistency to your deck, and you will always have an effective monster in your hand. You can set up your Fusions with this effect. You have a new HERO in your hand. Then, you may play Polymerization to fuse your heroes together into a powerful warrior!
Therefore, Elemental HERO Stratos adds consistency to every deck with HERO. This card adds an important card to your hand. You may want a particular monster for its effect or you may need it as material for a fusion summon.
For instance, Elemental HERO Stratos may add Elemental HERO Honest Neos from the deck to your hand. Elemental HERO Honest Neos is a version of Honest for HERO, and you may want this card in your hand. Elemental HERO Honest Neos adds 2,500 ATK to any HERO until the end of the turn.
Masked HERO Dusk Crow is a good option for a deck with Masked Heroes with this effect of Elemental HERO Stratos. You can extend the combo with the effects of Masked HERO Dusk Crow after Elemental HERO Stratos adds it to your hand. Masked HERO Dusk Crow special summons himself to the field, and adds a Masked HERO from your deck or graveyard to the hand.
Add these HERO monsters from the deck to your hand!
- Elemental HERO Honest Neos
- Masked HERO Dusk Crow
Fusion Material:
Elemental HERO Stratos is fusion material for a variety of monsters from HERO. This card can be material for monsters from Elemental HERO, Evil HERO, and Masked HERO. This effect monster meets the requirements with HERO in his name, his attribute of wind, or a combination of both factors. In addition, Elemental HERO Stratos can search for the second fusion material with his second effect, and you will have all of the cards for the requirements.
Elemental HERO Sunrise is one of the strongest fusion monsters for Elemental HERO. You can easily fusion summon this card with Elemental HERO Stratos and another HERO with a different attribute. You can consistently meet this requirement. Elemental HERO Stratos can add a HERO with a different attribute such as Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier to your hand. Then, you may fusion summon Elemental HERO Sunrise with Elemental HERO Stratos and Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier as the fusion materials.
Elemental HERO Stratos also has the attribute of wind. He can be used as fusion material for fusion monsters with HERO in their names that require monsters with an attribute of wind. For instance, Masked HERO Divine Wind requires a HERO with the attribute of wind. You may use Elemental HERO Stratos with Mask Change to fusion summon Masked HERO Divine Wind.
Use Elemental HERO Stratos as fusion material for these fusion monsters!
- Masked HERO Divine Wind
- Elemental HERO Sunrise
Support:
Elemental HERO Stratos has consistent and effective support from HERO. You may play this card in the sub-archetypes of HERO such as Elemental HERO, Evil HERO, Destiny HERO, and Masked HERO. This effect monster complements those decks with both of his effects. This card has synergy with all of the sub-archetypes.
Elemental HERO’s spell cards enable fusion summons, and these spells can use Elemental HERO Stratos as fusion material. Miracle Fusion banishes this effect monster for a fusion summon. Parallel World Fusion shuffles this card from banishment into the deck for a fusion summon.
Elemental HERO Solid Soldier and Elemental HERO Stratos are a dynamic duo. Both these cards complement each other’s effects. Elemental HERO Solid Soldier may special summon Elemental HERO Stratos from the hand, and this tactic triggers the effect of Elemental HERO Stratos. You may add any HERO from the deck to the hand or you may destroy an opponent’s spell or trap on the field.
Furthermore, a fusion summon with Elemental HERO Solid Soldier and Elemental HERO Stratos enables a second activation of Elemental HERO Stratos’s effect during the same turn. You now have fusion materials with Elemental HERO Solid Soldier and Elemental HERO Stratos on the field. You may use them for a fusion summon. Then, Elemental HERO Solid Soldier’s other effect may special summon Elemental HERO Stratos from the graveyard. Therefore, you may activate the effect of Elemental HERO Stratos again because this effect does not have a once-per-turn restriction.
Play thee cards with Elemental HERO Stratos!
- Miracle Fusion
- Parallel World Fusion
Support: Searchers
Many cards from the archetype of HERO search the deck for Elemental HERO Stratos. These decks with HERO have consistent access to this effect monster. He is a useful card at any time during a duel because this card offers a variety of strategies.
For instance, E-Emergency Call and Elemental HERO Shadow Mist may add Elemental HERO Stratos from the deck to the hand. These effects do not have costs or drawbacks. You now have a key piece to your strategy in your hand.
Play these cards with Elemental HERO Stratos!
- E – Emergency Call
- Elemental HERO Shadow Mist
Support: Special Summons
HERO has many cards with effects to special summon Elemental HERO Stratos. A special summon of this effect monster is advantageous. You save the normal summon for another monster, and these cards provide access to Elemental HERO Stratos. These cards still trigger the effects of Elemental HERO Stratos.
Elemental HERO Clay Guardian may special summon Elemental HERO Stratos from the deck. This tactic triggers the effects of Elemental HERO Stratos. You may add any HERO from the deck to the hand, and this strategy is the better option because Elemental HERO Clay Guardian is a defensive card.
In addition, Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier is a good option when Elemental HERO Stratos is in the graveyard. You will send Elemental HERO Stratos to the graveyard for a fusion summon. You can regain access to this card. Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier may special summon Elemental HERO Stratos from the graveyard.
Play these cards to special summon Elemental HERO Stratos!
- Elemental HERO Clay Guardian
- Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier
- Elemental HERO Solid Soldier
- Masked HERO Dian
Matchups:
Elemental HERO Stratos is an effective card against decks with strategies centered around spells and traps. This effect monster counters those decks. He has the potential to destroy one or more of the opponent’s spells and traps.
Elemental HERO Stratos is a great card against Dark Magician. Dark Magician relies on spells and traps. This effect monster can destroy the deck’s best spells such as Dark Magical Circle and Magician’s Salvation.
Furthermore, Elemental HERO Stratos disrupts the Dark Magician when he destroys Eternal Soul. Eternal Soul destroys all of its player’s monsters when it leaves the field. You want to destroy this trap when your opponent plays Dark Magician. Elemental HERO Stratos destroys Eternal Soul with his effect, and all of the opponent’s monsters such as Dark Magician are now destroyed due to the drawback of Eternal Soul.
Appearances: Manga
Jaden plays Elemental HERO Stratos in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga. Jaden normal summons this effect monster during his duel with Chazz Princeton in chapter two. This card’s effect in the manga halves the attack points of an opponent’s monster.
Konami made a great decision to change this card’s effect for the real trading card game. The real Elemental HERO Stratos impacts games with his effects. This decision led to the card’s success.
Card Rating:
Overall, Elemental HERO Stratos is one of the best cards for HERO. All sub-archetypes of HERO benefit from this card. This effect monster adds consistency in every deck. Elemental HERO Stratos disrupts strategies with spells and traps. He can be fusion material for a variety of fusion monsters with HERO in their names. Therefore, I recommend playing Elemental HERO Stratos in your deck.
Card Rating: 5.0 out of 5.0 stars
