Sartorius (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX) - Deck

Deck

Sartorius plays a Tarot deck, composed largely of Arcana Force monsters based on the Major Arcana, with Spells and Traps based on the Minor Arcana. His cards have the unique ability to appear in either upright (normal) or reversed (upside-down) positions, which dictates their effects. When activated, Sartorius' cards rotate, and it is up to the opponent to decide when to end the rotation, in turn deciding his/her own fate. The design of cards in the Arcana Force series has links to the Cthulhu Mythos. In the original version of the series, although the rotation of most of Saiou's cards determines their effects on-screen, the Japanese text on the cards themselves lists their abilities to be coin toss-activated.

To compensate for the excess of high-level monsters in his deck, Sartorius has a variety of ways to bypass negative repercussions. One of his most effective strategies involves Arcana Force III - The Empress and Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, both of which provide him with an accelerated output of sacrifice fodder for such cards as his Arcana Force XXI - The World. While this may appear to be his most powerful card, capable of forcing opponents to skip entire turns, his greatest monster is in fact Arcana Force Extra - The Light Ruler, which is heralded by the "Three Pillars," a convergence of red, blue, and green columns of light. The Three Pillars reference the legend of the Tower of Hanoi, which states that the world will end given the completion of said puzzle. When mixed evenly, the aforementioned colors within the visible spectrum also form white light.

During his duel with Jaden in the fourth season while under the influence of Darkness, Sartorius utilizes a new strategy reflecting his changed philosophy on destiny revolving around the combination of "Arcana Force Zero- The Fool", "Grim Reaper's Tour/ Death's Tour" and "Planting of the Fool". Through the Fool's effect, Sartorius can now choose which of his card's effects to activate without trusting to chance. Through this he can now safely use the effect of "Grim Reaper's Tour", which has an equal chance of preventing either player from summoning a monster during their turn, to shut out his opponent's ability to summon monsters entirely. In addition, and a little pute Planting of the Fool allows Sartorius the ability to discard cards from his opponent's deck. The use of "The Fool" in his duel with Jaden is significant because it is revealed during season two that Jaden's actions in Sartorius's predictions are determined by the Major Arcana card "The Fool".