Vanilla

Vanilla バニラ (Banira)
Category:	No Abilities

Vanilla is a slang term used by players in various Trading Card Games to refer to creatures or cards that have "no abilities" as they lack effect text.

They are also referred to as either "vanilla creatures" or "vanilla cards".

Details

A typical vanilla card would be a creature such as Burning Mane.

2 Burning Mane
/ Creature Beast Folk 2000
It pulled up a young tree by its roots, swinging it over its head as though it were a twig.

Due to their lack of abilities they are often shunned and dismissed in many decks. However, due to their usual stable and balanced power to cost ratio (1 mana for 1000 power) they are often seen as decent creatures to evolve onto depending on their race(s).

While they might seem as "boring" or "useless" they can be useful to teach new players how to play Duel Masters without complications during creature attacks and are often featured in starter decks due to this fact not to confuse players that are new to the game.

Creatures such as Zagaan, Knight of Darkness can be close to be considered as a vanilla creature due to its "Double breaker" ability that is seen as easy to understand and something basic that many higher power creatures have. It is often called a "french vanilla" (or even "Quasi-Vanilla") due to this.

A few vanilla creatures even feature no flavor text (in the OCG) such as Skeleton Soldier, the Defiled or Alpaca Hammer. However, the opposite is also true on cards such as the Parlock line of cards or cards such as Rhapsody, Guard of Hope which feature more flavor text than other cards due to not being restricted by their effect text.

Although any of the creatures stay at a ratio of 1 mana for 1000 power, there are many exceptions such as Tulk, the Oracle (1 for 500), Lazerion, Light Attack Soldier (3 for 3500) and Dunas, Spirit Knight (3 for 4000).

DMR-07 introduced a new creature Vanilla Giant (named after this slang term) that is a Nature creature with 4 for 5000 power. The set also introduced card draw and cost reduction capabilities for when vanilla creatures are played, which is the first form of support given to them 11 years after Duel Masters began. Whether future support will be released in upcoming sets is currently unknown.

While most Vanilla creatures are between the mana costs of 1 to 4, some exist at 5 and 6 mana as well. The strongest Vanilla creature currently in the game is Raging Dragon Lord in the Fire Civilization which costs 7 mana and has 25000 power. In DMR-10, a vanilla creature, Cobra, Snake Man Show, is introduced with a power of 2013 to commemorate the 13 years of Duel Masters which sparks interest in vanilla decks among players.

The only usage of Vanilla creatures in competitive play is The Ramen, which allows the player to cast Niyare Get, Zero Trick on turn 2 without jamming Prelude of Horror (As Yattareman makes all the players Jokers cost at least 1) as well as break all the opponent's shields with Nothing Zero, Secret Destruction.

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Tulk, the Oracle

Lazerion, Light Attack Soldier

Dunas, Spirit Knight

Raging Dragon Lord

Support

Creatures that support Vanilla creatures

Support Card:	Card Effect:
Sandpit Man	■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, you may put 2 creatures that have no abilities from your graveyard into the battle zone.
Delacroix, Heroine of Liberation	■ Whenever your creatures that have no abilities attack, that creature gets +6000 power and breaks an additional shield until the end of the turn.
Matsurida Wasshoi	■ Your creatures that have no abilities that cost 3 or more may each cost 2 less to summon. They can't cost less than 1.
Wendigo Apache, Izanai's Blank	■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, search your deck. You may put a creature that costs 4 or less from among it that has no abilities into the battle zone. Then shuffle your deck.
Parlock, Sacred Prayer	■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a card that has abilities, and put that card into your hand. Then put the rest of the revealed cards into the battle zone.
Namename Nameko	■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, each of your creatures in the battle zone that have no abilities gets +5000 power and breaks an additional shield until the end of the turn.
Pure White Blueprint	■ Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. From among them, put any creatures that have no abilities into your hand, and put the rest on the bottom of your deck in any order.
Vanilla Zone	■ Reveal the top 2 cards of your deck. Put all cards that have no abilities from the revealed cards into your mana zone and the rest into your graveyard.

Creatures that are supported by Vanilla creatures

Supported Creature:	Card Effect:
Aqua Teacher	■ Whenever a creature that has no abilities is summoned, you may draw a card.

Deck Types

• Vanilla beatdown

List of Vanilla creatures

Monocolored Civilizations

Light Civilization Mana Cost 1 Mana Cost 2 Mana Cost 3 Mana Cost 4 Mana Cost 5 Rhapsody, Guard of Hope Tulk, the Oracle Yakko, Shinobi Style Holy Chaos Ballas, Vizier of Electrons Baruasatte, Vizier of Electronics Conight, the Oracle Jetta, Scar Guardian Keylock, Strange Stone Maritebanas, the Oracle Merkin, Twin Ball Pure Trotter, the Thunder Razenki, the Explorer Reusol, the Oracle Venileo, White Strike Wings Willow Tree Dorura, Model Dragon Enforcer Effia, White Knight Oracle Iere, Vizier of Bullets Lazerion, Light Attack Soldier Lightning Grass March Nicolaus, the Spydroid Rahars, Spirit Knight Reso Pacos, Clear Sky Guardian Shinburu, Beginning of the Definite Vinci, Pure White Will Vuanie, Guarding Wings Vuotaru, Red Attack Silver April Disukun, the Patroller Glass Wood Kujon, Invader Lok, Vizier of Hunting Nereiz, the Patroller Pureen, Ancient Growth Sunzan, Labyrinth Knight Tellon, the Oracle Lah, Purification Enforcer Saw, Lightning Enforcer

Water Civilization Mana Cost 2 Mana Cost 3 Mana Cost 4 Mana Cost 5 A Zarashi Aqua Vehicle Clio Neck Cute Whisper Cyclone Clear, Clothing Cleaner Dionefish Dueman Formal Heart Fuuma Folgarol Guguppi, Next Generation Champion Lantern Cluster Major Cluster Namakoko, Shell Beast Parlock ~Final Voyage~ Poison Fish Steam Star Zolul, Aqua Combatant Ameizinger, Heaven Armored Equipment Aqua Blade, Blue Wolf Assembler Isorock, Aqua Captain Lady Parlock, Pirate Shaman Orbicular Helmet, the Spherical Promephius Q Rambo Mambo Spu Moni TV-30, Moral Tansanman, Invader Treasure Discovery! Parlock Junior Aqua Student Colpio, Stray Pirate Comeback My Parlock Parlock Scissor Eye Scissor Eye GR Scissor Love Strikefish 《Parlock ~Confront the Conspiracy!~》 Coanco, Big Pirate Va Gerardo, Dragment Symbol

Darkness Civilization Mana Cost 2 Mana Cost 3 Mana Cost 4 Mana Cost 5 Bonedance, Invader Chouba Pias Darkness Leohl Darkness Yagijou February Fuuma Rerajes Janeer, Parasite of Decay Jobseeking Man Junkatz, Rabid Doll Paper Scrap Man Sand Playing Man Tentaic Worm, Plague Worm The Black Box Writhing Bone Ghoul Hei-Sanshiki, Muga Imerius, Light Ray Doll Jibatts, the Hidden Darkness Ultra Man Vanilla Beans, Fuuma Priest Baragamago, Evil Strike Sword Chilled Horn Dragoon Hettakuso Sax Nightmare Invader Skeleton Soldier, the Defiled Tentacle Worm Thibourne, Double Edged Phantom Zandaba, the Hidden Strongarm Crash Worm, Rock Worm Deathgerelo, Lion of Chaos Hang Worm, Fetid Larva Merimeri Chainsaw Necrodragon Tsukuyomi Wazaganasshin, Pure Demon Dragon Yuzulu, Misfortune Demon 85

Fire Civilization Mana Cost 2 Mana Cost 3 Mana Cost 4 Mana Cost 5 Mana Cost 6 Mana Cost 7 Benbe, Major Star Bulldog, New Year Starter Cobra, Snake Man Show Dalmoa, Explosive Heat Blade Demon Armed Soldier Zugon Donsucurry Panpan Immortal Baron, Vorg Les's Wrench Meteor, Explosive Doctor Noppi Lupia Onimane, Cosplayer Peugeot, Theater Star Picora's Wrench Pontiac, Firestarter Vinja, Fighter of the Whirlwind Arima Churis Ashitamo Harecchi Balrogleno Cragsaur Explosive Dude Joe Hoppyhop Punska Ryūnosuke, Squad Leader Scratch, the Reckless Yoshitsune, Yoshida Swordsman Burger Amecchi Diedy's Driver Magmadragon Melgars Melken Arrow, Fist Guy The Tantanmen Hot Finger, the Explosive Vocal Megahit Meteorage Lizard Raging Dragon Lord Raging Dragon Lord / Gaial's Dragon King Intense Destruction

Nature Civilization Mana Cost 2 Mana Cost 3 Mana Cost 4 Mana Cost 5 Antarios, Spirit Knight Bearkodash, Bears Style Botegutta, Shiguta Burning Mane Chictac Kyun, Spirit Beast Chimpanjy Nigawarai Scowling Tomato Shenometh, Gambling Society Slumber Shell Snow Shunfist, Savage Faerie Stick, Snow Faerie The Pakomen Yuuki, the Invoked Alpaca Hammer Alpaca Hammer / Command of the Gang Leader Bunilla Dunas, Spirit Knight Fear Fang Illusory Berry Kirin Twain, Jungle Adventurer Mask-do Cherry Night Owl Meisama Nyanjiro, Treasure Cat Pottsun Rabbicellon, Pure Eyes Ranivu, Pure Style Rendan, Gentleman Faerie Wairabi Fourth Boloron, Adventure Faerie Dona Leonardo, Spirit Knight Feather Horn, the Tracker Forest Hornet Ice, Glacier Faerie Patter Patter Butterfly Roroshiari Shell Fate Vanilla Giant Vanyuegujitto, Purekind Bongora, Kraft Style May Tri-horn Shepherd

Colorless

Zero Civilization Mana Cost 4 Mana Cost 5 Noumen Smith, Breaking Right

Jokers Civilization Mana Cost 2 Mana Cost 5 The Ramen The Somen Jishou Jisho

Multicolored

As of DMRP-08, the text of "this [cardtype] is put into your mana zone tapped." was moved to the Mana Number, and isn't treated as effect text. This makes multicolored cards with no other effect text as having no abilities and receive support for cards that affect cards with no abilities.

Allied Civilization

• L+W
• L+N
• W+D
• D+F
• F+N
• W+D+F

• Amarin, Electro Star Tree Q
• Electro Explorer Syrion
• Iconic Man

• Iconic Man
• Spectral Horn Glitalis

• Sea Mutant Dormel

• Acme, First Seed
• Gigappi Ponto
• Vorg, Brawler of Hell

• Buzz Betocchi
• Gonta, the Warrior Savage
• Iconic Man
• Tsukkomi Panda Deis

• Dead Sea Dragon
• Iconic Man
• Tragic Iolite

Enemy Civilization

• W+F

• Railgun, Akashic Force

Gacharange Creatures

Certain Gacharange Creatures have been printed that have no abilities.

• Clio Neck
• Hei-Sanshiki, Muga
• Hoppyhop
• Iconic Man
• Mons's Goblin Raiders
• Scissor Eye GR
• TV-30, Moral
• The Cupramen
• Vinci, Pure White Will
• Wairabi Fourth

Rulings

• This can include any card without effect text, but doesn't include such things as multicolored cards that are put tapped into your mana zone. Due to this, cards such as Gonta, the Warrior Savage or Vorg, Brawler of Hell aren't considered to be true Vanilla creatures. As such, they don't receive support from cards that affect creature with no abilities.
• A creature such as Cute Whisper or Necrodragon Tsukuyomi are supported by cards that care for vanilla creatures, as Soul is not considered to be an ability.
• A card such as Promephius Q is considered to be a vanilla creature, due to it featuring no text in its effect box. While a survivor creature often gets the abilities shared to it by other survivors, it is considered to be a vanilla creature in its hand or battle zone by itself.
• A card is still be considered vanilla for just including Flavor Text, as it does not influence gameplay in any form and is not considered to be an ability.

Trivia

• Sometimes a creatures with a bad effect will be called vanilla as a derogatory term, especially if it's a Quasi-Vanilla.