A typical Horus the Black Flame Dragon Deck generally revolves around the "Horus Lockdown" strategy. This strategy requires the cards Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8, Jinzo, and Royal Decree. The Player first focuses on bringing out Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8, then proceeds to Summon Jinzo or activate Royal Decree. This combination effectively shuts down, or "locks", all of the opponent's non-monster cards and strategies. This is rated as a Tier 2 Deck-type.

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