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"Qliphoth" (クリフォート Kurifōto) is an archetype of Machine-Type EARTH monsters, set to debut in the forthcoming The New Challengers.
Design
The Qliphoth (lit. "peels", "shells" or "husks") are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism. They are documented in some texts of Kabbalah, a set of teachings originated in Judaism.
Most currently known "Qliphoth" monsters are somehow or somewhat related to computing, as inferred from their names and flavor texts ("Archive", "Disk", "Shell", "Tool"). "Genome" refers to the genomes of biological organisms, as they bear resemblance with how computers store their data.
Playing style
Their apparent focus is to Pendulum Summon monsters to fuel Tribute Summons, with effects that activate when Tributed or when summoned by Tributing members of the archetype. This is reflected in the eye-shaped motifs visible in their appearances; these motifs are flanked by two crystals, one blue and another red, that are identical to the indicators of a Pendulum Scale.
With the exception of "Qliphoth Tool", all "Qliphoth" Pendulum monsters revealed so far have 1000 DEF ("Tool" has 1000 ATK) and possess the following (unofficial) effects:
- Pendulum Effect: You cannot Special Summon any monsters, except "Qliphoth" monsters (this effect cannot be negated). "Qliphoth" monsters you control gain 300 ATK or opponent's monsters lose 300 ATK (The "Qliphoth" monsters with Pendulum Scale 1 increase ATK and the monsters with Pendulum Scale 9 decrease opponents ATK).
- Monster Effect: You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. If this card was Special Summoned or Normal Summoned without Tributing, its Level becomes 4 and its original ATK becomes 1800. If this card was Normal Summoned, this card is unaffected by effects activated by monsters whose original Level or Rank is lower than this card's Level.
The main strategy is to Pendulum Summon at least 3 "Qliphoth" monsters at once in order to Tribute Summon "Apoqliphoth Killer", their ace card. "Apoqliphoth Killer" is unaffected by Spell and Trap cards and by effects of monsters whose Level/Rank are lower than its own; also, it punishes all Special Summoned monsters by making them lose 500 ATK and DEF, and forces your opponent to send one of their monsters to the Graveyard once per turn.
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