Play effectShield: 5
Shield5
Why it is here: Contains a verified Shield action.
Shield Deck
Shield
Stack Tamer Shield and survive until your other cards arrive.
Primary game plan
Hold the field with Tamer Shield, then spend the turns you survive on setting up the rest of the deck.
Summarised from the game-authored seed and the verified card data, not a game field.
110 playable Tetramon contain a verified action for this style.
Shield
How the style works
The mechanics this style combines, in the order the deck wants them. Only mechanics with real candidate cards are shown.
These mechanics are combined in the game-authored seed and in the current card data.
Shield
Cards for a Shield Deck
Cards that carry the defining action. Each one shows the verified Play Effect behind it, so nothing here is a recommendation without a reason.
Play effectShield: 15
Shield15
Why it is here: Contains a verified Shield action.
Play effectShield: 10
Shield10
Why it is here: Contains a verified Shield action.
Condition: for each Guardian card taken this game
Play effectShield: 5
Shield5
Why it is here: Contains a verified Shield action.
Play effectShield: 15
Shield15
Why it is here: Contains a verified Shield action.
Play effect
Power Boost5Power Boost15
Why it is here: Contains a verified Power Boost action and a Shield action.
Shield appears in this card’s effect text, not as a direct action.
Condition: if your Tamer Shield is active
Also has: Power Boost
Support options
Mechanics the current data combines with this style. Counts are candidate cards, and the full list lives on the effect page.
- Freeze8 candidate cardsAll Freeze cards →
- Discard Recovery8 candidate cardsAll Discard Recovery cards →
- Search23 candidate cardsAll Search cards →
Optional mechanics
Present in some builds, not part of the definition.
Version 1.0
Game-authored signals
Internal Version 1.0 deck definitions that contain this style’s core cards. They are evidence that the strategy exists — not a deck list to copy, because an internal deck is not automatically legal for a player.
Shield
15 cards · 50 slots · 9 core cards · 32 copies
Also runs Shield, Search, Power Boost, Discard Recovery
Passes the player rules
Community
Community examples
Player experiments with their source and date. These are not verified match results and they never change the card data.
Community example · September 2026
Shield-focused build
A player described a shield build that leans on shield generation and recovery, including a Terradrakon interaction, and listed which cards they kept after testing.
Player-reported — no verified match dataVersion 1.0View source ↗
Build this style
The Deck Builder opens with the Shield card pool already filtered. You still choose the 50 cards yourself, and copy limits, evolution gaps and effect coverage are checked as you build.
Shield questions
Which Shield card adds the most shield?
The Shield page lists every verified amount side by side, so the comparison comes from the card data instead of a ranking.
Browse all Shield cards →Does Tamer Shield stack?
Each card states its own shield amount when played. This page lists the verified action per card rather than assuming how multiple plays combine.
Is Shield a slow deck?
Shield buys turns rather than closing games, so shield styles usually pair with a second plan: mill, freeze or an evolution payoff. The support section below shows which mechanics the data pairs with it.