Final Attack Orders Article

I. Introduction
II. The Main Card
aII. Rulings
III. Compatible Cards
IV. Example Deck


My first article to be posted in this area. This article is dedicated to the card Final Attack Orders and its possibilities from cards that go with it to a deck based around the card. Enough with this introduction, its time to move on to the card itself.







Final Attack Orders
Continuous Trap
Text: As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all face-up monsters on your field are changed to Attack Position and their battle position cannot be changed.



# While "Final Attack Orders" is active, if you attack a face-down Defense Position monster, the monster is changed to Attack Position, then damage calculation is applied with the monster in Attack Position.
# While "Final Attack Orders" is active, you can change monsters like "Guardian Sphinx" to face-down Defense Position, and while they are face-down, "Final Attack Orders" has no effect on them.
# While "Final Attack Orders" is active, you can change the Battle Positions of monsters with "Curse of Fiend" or "Little-Winguard", but the Battle Positions are immediately changed back to Attack Position by "Final Attack Orders".
# While "Final Attack Orders" is active, effects of "Goblin Attack Force", "Giant Orc", and "Dark Zebra" are resolved, but they are immediately changed back to Attack Position.
# While "Final Attack Orders" and "Light of Intervention" are active, you can Special Summon a monster in face-up Defense Position, but it is immediately changed to Attack Position.
# The effect of "Final Attack Orders" cannot be chained to.
# [Re: 8-Claws Scorpion] The effect of "8-Claws Scorpion" is a Trigger Effect that is applied if the condition is correct on activation ("8-Claws Scorpion" declared an attack against a face-down Defense Position monster.) The target monster does not have to be in face-down Defense Position when the effect of "8-Claws Scorpion" is resolved. So if "Final Attack Orders" is active, or "Ceasefire" flips the monster face-up, "8-Claws Scorpion" still gets its 2400 ATK.
# [Re: Amplifier] If you have "Jinzo with Amplifier", your Trap Cards are not negated and their effects are applied, including "Aqua Chorus", "Royal Command", "Royal Oppression", "Coffin Seller", "Forced Requisition", "Mirror Wall", "Gravity Bind", "Rivalry of Warlords", "Minor Goblin Official", "Final Attack Orders", "Pitch Black Power Stone", "Bad Reaction to Simochi", "Skull Invitation", "Skull Lair", "The Eye of Truth", "Spirit Invitation", "Respect Play", "Ring of Destruction", "Metalmorph", "Torrential Tribute", "Self-Destruct Button", "Zero Gravity", and "Big Burn".
# [Re: Berserk Gorilla] If "Stumbling" and "Final Attack Orders" are both in play, and "Berserk Gorilla" is Summoned, "Berserk Gorilla" is destroyed when it is changed to Defense Position by "Stumbling".
# [Re: Berserk Gorilla] If "Final Attack Orders" and "Berserk Gorilla" are both on the field, and the opponent targets "Berserk Gorilla" with "Ring of Destruction", and you chain "Zero Gravity", "Berserk Gorilla" is destroyed in the middle of the chain due to "Zero Gravity"'s effect, and "Ring of Destruction"'s effect disappears.
# [Re: Disc Fighter] If "Final Attack Orders" is active, a monster attacked by "Disc Fighter" and flipped face-up will shift to Attack Position, so it will not be destroyed by "Disc Fighter"'s effect.
# [Re: Drillroid] If "Drillroid" attacks a face-down Defense Position monster while "Final Attack Orders" is active, the monster is not destroyed because it flips face-up and immediately shifts to Attack Position.
# [Re: Ehren, Lightsworn Monk] If "Ehren, Lightsworn Monk" attacks a face-down Defense Position monster while "Final Attack Orders" is active, the monster is not returned to its owner's Deck because it flips face-up and immediately shifts to Attack Position.
# [Re: Enraged Battle Ox] For "Enraged Battle Ox"'s effect to activate, the attacked monster must be in Defense Position during damage calculation. So if "Final Attack Orders" is active, "Enraged Battle Ox"'s effect will not be applied.
# [Re: Ghost Knight of Jackal] If "Final Attack Orders" is active, you can Special Summon a monster destroyed by "Ghost Knight of Jackal" in Defense Position, but it is changed to Attack Position immediately.
# [Re: Kangaroo Champ] If you attack "Kangaroo Champ" with "Berserk Gorilla" while "Final Attack Orders" is on the field, "Berserk Gorilla" is changed to Defense Position due to "Kangaroo Champ", and is destroyed by its own effect before it can be changed to Attack Position again.
# [Re: Level Limit - Area B] If "Level Limit - Area B" is activated while "Final Attack Orders" is active, then the most recently resolved effect takes precedence and monsters Level 4 or higher will be in Defense Position.
# [Re: Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress] If you activate "Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress'" effect while "Final Attack Orders" is active, "Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress" will be changed to Attack Position after resolving its effect and its effect can be activated again.
# [Re: Stumbling] When "Stumbling" and "Final Attack Orders" are both active, a Summoned monster is changed to Defense Position, then changed to Attack Position.
# [Re: Zoma the Spirit] If "Skull Zoma" inflicts damage to your opponent's Life Points while "Begone, Knave!" is active, it will return to your hand. If "Makyura the Destructor's" effect was activated during the same turn, it can be activated from the hand and Special Summoned. If "Final Attack Orders" is also active, it will be shifted into Attack Position and can then attack again during the same Battle Phase.



A list of cards that gain an advantage when Final Attack Orders is on the field.

Goblin Attack Force
Earth
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
2300/0
Text: If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of the next turn, except with a card effect.

Goblin Elite Attack Force
Earth
Level 4
Fiend/Effect
2200/1500
Text: If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of your next turn, except with a card effect.

Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei
Earth
Level 4
Beast-Warrior/Effect
2300/0
Text: If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of your next turn, except with a card effect.

Giant Orc
Dark
Level 4
Fiend/Effect
2200/0
Text: If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. You cannot change this battle position until the end of your next turn.

Spear Dragon
Wind
Level 4
Dragon/Effect
1900/0
Text: During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step.

What do all of these cards have in common? After attacking, they are changed to Defense Position. (either during the end of the Damage Step or during the End Step of the Battle Phase) But Final Attack Orders will put them back in Attack Position. Run each of them in 3. Anyway, other cards that are effective with Final Attack Orders include.....

Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress
Light
Level 4
Spellcaster/Effect
1700/200
Text: You can change this card from face-up Attack Position to face-up Defense Position and destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card your opponent controls. If you activate this effect, this card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of your next turn, except with a card effect. During each of your End Phases, send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard.

As seen in the Rulings Section, combined with Final Attack Orders, this can destroy every spell and trap your opponent has set up on the field and still has room to attack.

Asura Priest
Light
Level 4
Fairy/Spirit
1700/1200
Text: This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to its owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn it was Normal Summoned or flipped face-up. This card can attack all monsters on your opponent's side of the field once each.

With Final Attack Orders, this card can attack all monsters and do damage, assuming that they all have attacks less than 1700, making room for the bigger monsters to swing directly.

A Cat of Ill Omen
Dark
Level 2
Beast/Effect
500/300
Text: FLIP: Select 1 Trap Card from your Deck and place it on top of your Deck. If "Necrovalley" is active on the field, you can add the selected card to your hand instead.

Faster access to Final Attack Orders or Ojama Trio. Run 2 at minimum.

Ojama Trio
Normal Trap
Limited
Text: Special Summon 3 "Ojama Tokens" (Beast-Type/LIGHT/Level 2/ATK 0/DEF 1000) in Defense Position on your opponent's side of the field. The tokens cannot be Tributed for a Tribute Summon. When an "Ojama Token" is destroyed, the controller of that token takes 300 points of damage.

Combine with Asura Priest and Final Attack Orders and you will have inflicted 6000 damage with that move alone.

If you have more, tell me via reply.


(Real Life)
Monsters x22
x3 Goblin Attack Force
x3 Goblin Elite Attack Force
x3 Giant Orc
x3 Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei
x3 Spear Dragon
x3 Asura Priest
x1 Breaker the Magical Warrior
x1 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress
x2 A Cat of Ill Omen

Spells x7
x1 Mystical Space Typhoon
x1 Heavy Storm
x1 Lightning Vortex
x1 Smashing Ground
x1 Monster Reborn
x2 Book of Moon

Traps x11

x3 Solemn Judgment
x3 Final Attack Orders
x1 Mirror Force
x1 Torrential Tribute
x1 Ojama Trio
x2 Phoenix Wing Wind Blast

For KCVDS, replace Lyla with a third copy of A Cat of Ill Omen and replace Ojama Trio with a third Phoenix Wing Wind Blast.

Please bring up any questions and/or comments,

Credit goes to Netrep for quick copy and paste on card effects and rulings. Credit goes to Yugioh Wikia for the Final Attack Orders picture.

wow that is a big article

that was great dude keep it up i know final attack order with asura with ojamas killing your opponent in the first turn sweet

this is just reminding me with my first ever skill drain deck
i used to run 2 skill drain and 3 final attack orders just to make all of my monsters (and of course my opponent's monsters) in face up attack position
nice article and it makes everyone thinking about running a deck like that specially in KCVDS againest Marshmallon and Spirit Reaper
oh just one thing about the traps
it's a nice idea to use Solemn Judgment instead of Dark bribe coz u will be able to negate Jinzo's summon and coz u will have high attack monsters so u don't have to worry about ur LP
good job and keep on