# Butterfly (Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype)

Archetype profile: The "Butterfly" archetype has 3 cards in the database: 2 Effect Monsters and 1 Trap Card. Its monsters are 2 WIND by Attribute, and 2 Insect by Type. Its first TCG card was released on 6 November 2010 and its most recent on 14 May 2015. Together its cards have 8 TCG printings. Its most-viewed cards on YGOPRODeck are Primitive Butterfly, Butterflyoke and Reed Butterfly. Monster ATK ranges from 300 to 1200.

Cards in this archetype: Butterflyoke; Primitive Butterfly; Reed Butterfly.

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## Butterflyoke
Passcode: 75987257 · Konami ID: 10093
Card type: Normal Trap
Archetype: Butterfly
First released: OCG 2012-02-18 · TCG 2012-04-28
Banlist: Unlimited on all tracked lists
Formats: Duel Links, Common Charity, TCG, OCG, Master Duel
Master Duel rarity: Common
Card text: When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster; change that target to Defense Position, and if you do, equip this card to that monster. Once per turn, during either player's Main Phase or Battle Phase: You can change the equipped monster's Battle Position.
Summary: Butterflyoke is a Normal Trap Card. It belongs to the "Butterfly" archetype, which has 3 cards in the database. It was first released in the Japanese OCG on 18 February 2012 and in the TCG on 28 April 2012. It has 5 TCG printings across 4 products, in 3 rarities: Common, Super Rare and Shatterfoil Rare. The earliest is GAOV-EN070 in Galactic Overlord (8 May 2012); the most recent is BP03-EN225 in Battle Pack 3: Monster League (31 July 2014). The highest set price YGOPRODeck lists is for the Super Rare WGRT-EN093 at $3.77; the lowest is the Super Rare BPW2-EN093 at $1.19. It is available in 5 formats: Duel Links, Common Charity, TCG, OCG and Master Duel. Its YGOPRODeck page has been viewed 48,041 times.
Printings (5):
- GAOV-EN070 · Galactic Overlord · Common · released 2012-05-08
- BPW2-EN093 · War of the Giants: Round 2 · Super Rare · released 2014-01-17 · listed $1.19
- WGRT-EN093 · War of the Giants Reinforcements · Super Rare · released 2014-01-17 · listed $3.77
- BP03-EN225 · Battle Pack 3: Monster League · Common · released 2014-07-31
- BP03-EN225 · Battle Pack 3: Monster League · Shatterfoil Rare · released 2014-07-31
Market prices listed on YGOPRODeck (2026-10-25): Cardmarket €0.06 · TCGplayer $0.10 · eBay $0.99
Reference: https://ygoprodeck.com/card/butterflyoke-6396

## Primitive Butterfly
Passcode: 98154550 · Konami ID: 11303
Card type: Effect Monster [Insect / Effect]
Stats: WIND · Level 5 · ATK 1200 / DEF 900
Archetype: Butterfly
First released: OCG 2014-09-20 · TCG 2015-05-14
Banlist: Unlimited on all tracked lists
Formats: Duel Links, Common Charity, TCG, OCG, Master Duel
Master Duel rarity: Super Rare
Card text: If you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Once per turn: You can increase the Levels of all Insect-Type monsters you currently control by 1.
Summary: Primitive Butterfly is a Level 5 WIND Insect Effect Monster with 1200 ATK and 900 DEF. It belongs to the "Butterfly" archetype, which has 3 cards in the database. It was first released in the Japanese OCG on 20 September 2014 and in the TCG on 14 May 2015. It has 2 TCG printings across 2 products, in 1 rarity: Common. The earliest is CROS-EN097 in Crossed Souls (14 May 2015); the most recent is MP16-EN046 in 2016 Mega-Tin Mega Pack (1 September 2016). It is available in 5 formats: Duel Links, Common Charity, TCG, OCG and Master Duel. Its YGOPRODeck page has been viewed 91,683 times.
Printings (2):
- CROS-EN097 · Crossed Souls · Common · released 2015-05-14
- MP16-EN046 · 2016 Mega-Tin Mega Pack · Common · released 2016-09-01
Market prices listed on YGOPRODeck (2026-10-25): Cardmarket €0.09 · TCGplayer $0.15 · eBay $1.49
Reference: https://ygoprodeck.com/card/primitive-butterfly-8157

## Reed Butterfly
Passcode: 71353388 · Konami ID: 9080
Card type: Effect Monster [Insect / Effect]
Stats: WIND · Level 1 · ATK 300 / DEF 600
Archetype: Butterfly
First released: OCG 2010-07-17 · TCG 2010-11-06
Banlist: Unlimited on all tracked lists
Formats: Duel Links, Common Charity, TCG, OCG, Master Duel
Master Duel rarity: Common
Card text: If your opponent controls a face-up Synchro Monster(s) and you control no face-up Synchro Monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your hand.
Summary: Reed Butterfly is a Level 1 WIND Insect Effect Monster with 300 ATK and 600 DEF. It belongs to the "Butterfly" archetype, which has 3 cards in the database. It was first released in the Japanese OCG on 17 July 2010 and in the TCG on 6 November 2010. It has 1 TCG printing across 1 product, in 1 rarity: Common. It is available in 5 formats: Duel Links, Common Charity, TCG, OCG and Master Duel. Its YGOPRODeck page has been viewed 20,048 times.
Printings (1):
- STBL-EN003 · Starstrike Blast · Common · released 2010-11-11
Market prices listed on YGOPRODeck (2026-10-25): Cardmarket €0.09 · TCGplayer $0.15 · eBay $0.99
Reference: https://ygoprodeck.com/card/reed-butterfly-5992