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{{Infobox archetypearchseries| image = Mat-YOT-Nekroz.png| caption = "[[Shurit, Strategist of From the Nekroz]]" as depicted in left to right: "[[Nekroz Kaleidoscopeof Brionac]]", with "[[Brionac, Dragon Nekroz of the Ice Barrier|BrionacTrishula]]", "[[Trishula, Dragon Nekroz of the Ice Barrier|TrishulaGungnir]]", and with "[[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier|GungnirNekroz Mirror]]" in the background.| ja_name = {{Ruby|影霊衣|ネクロス}}|ja_romajiromaji =Nekurosu| en_name = Nekroz| fr_name = Nékroz| de_name = Nekroz|it_name =Nekroz|de_nameko_name = 네크로즈| ko_romanized =NekrozNekeurojeu|pt_name =Necroz| es_name = Necroz| romaji sets = Nekurosu* [[Secrets of Eternity]]* [[Crossed Souls]]* [[Maximum Crisis]]| en_name tcg = Nekroz|ko_name=네크로즈* [[The Secret Forces]]* [[Crossed Souls: Advance Edition]]* [[2015 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]* [[2018 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]* [[Duel Power]]* [[Battles of Legend: Hero's Revenge]]* [[Battles of Legend: Armageddon]]* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|ko_romanized=NekeurojeuGhosts From the Past]]| sets ocg = * ''[[Booster SP: Tribe Force]]''* ''[[Secrets of Eternity20th Anniversary Pack 2nd Wave]]''* ''[[The Secret ForcesSelection 10]]''* ''[[Crossed SoulsTournament Pack 2021 Vol.1]]| korea = [[Advanced Event Pack 2015 Vol.2]]''

The archetype is based on Ritual Summoning humanoids that are wearing armor modeled after deceased monsters. The "Nekroz" non-Ritual monsters are based on monsters aged versions of established characters from earlier acts in the ''[[Duel Terminal]]'' archetypes, such as "[[Ice Barrier]]"storyline, associated with the "[[Gishki]]", "[[Mist Valley]]", "[[Ally of Justice]]", and /or "[[FabledIce Barrier]]", and have similar effects; also, the Ritual Monsters are counterparts of existing Synchro Monsters (with the exception with "[[Nekroz of Sophia]]", who is the counterpart of the [[Effect Monster]] "[[Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth]]") from the aforementioned archetypes whose Levels range from 3 to 11. 

! "Nekroz" counterpart !! Original card/Lore

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| [[ExaAriel, Enforcer Priestess of the Nekroz]] || <center> — </center>[[Gishki Ariel]]

| [[Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz Cycle]] || [[Aquamirror Cycle]]the son of "Gishki Avance" and "Gishki Emilia"

| [[Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz Mirror]] || [[Gishki AquamirrorHexa Spirit of the Ice Barrier]]|}The "Nekroz" Ritual and Pendulum Monsters are the "Nekroz" non-Ritual Monsters wearing armor based on monsters from ''[[Duel Terminal]]'' archetypes (usually Synchro Monsters), including "[[Ice Barrier]]", "[[Mist Valley]]", "[[Ally of Justice]]", "[[Dragunity]]" and "[[Fabled]]". Their effects, Levels, and stat lines are often similar to their original counterparts' effects. They share their Types as their original counterparts.{| class="wikitable"! Nekroz Non-Ritual Monster !! Type !! Nekroz Ritual & Pendulum Monster !! Original Counterpart

| rowspan = 3 | [[Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz Kaleidoscope|Great Sorcerer]] || rowspan = 3 | [[Spellcaster]] || [[Magic Triangle Zefrasaber, Swordmaster of the Ice BarrierNekroz]] || possibly an [[X-Saber]]Monster

| [[Shurit, Strategist Nekroz of the NekrozUnicore]] || the son of [[Gishki Avance]] and [[Gishki EmiliaThe Fabled Unicore]]

| [[Zefraxa, Flame Beast Nekroz of the NekrozValkyrus]] || [[Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz]] (and possibly a [[LavalFabled Valkyrus]] Monster)

| rowspan = 2 | [[Zefrasaber, Swordmaster Dance Princess of the Nekroz|Dance Princess]] || rowspan = 2 | [[Spellcaster]] || [[Great Sorcerer Nekroz of the NekrozGungnir]] <span>(and possibly a </span>|| [[X-SaberGungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]<span> Monster)</span>

| [[Nekroz of ClausolasSophia]] || [[Mist Bird ClausolasSophia, Goddess of Rebirth]]

| rowspan = 4 | [[Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz|Shurit]] || rowspan = 4 | [[Warrior]] || [[Nekroz of UnicoreClausolas]] || [[The Fabled UnicoreMist Bird Clausolas]]

| [[Nekroz of CatastorBrionac]] || [[Ally Brionac, Dragon of Justice Catastorthe Ice Barrier]]

| [[Nekroz of BrionacTrishula]] || [[BrionacTrishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]

| [[Nekroz of GungnirAreadbhair‎‎]] || [[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice BarrierDragunity Knight - Areadbhair]]

| rowspan = 3 | [[Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz |Exa]] || rowspan = 3 | [[Dragon]] || [[Zefraxa, Flame Beast of Valkyrusthe Nekroz]] || possibly a [[Fabled ValkyrusLaval]]Monster

| [[Nekroz of TrishulaCatastor]] || [[Trishula, Dragon Ally of the Ice BarrierJustice Catastor]]

| [[Nekroz of SophiaKaleidoscope]] || [[Sophia, Goddess Magic Triangle of Rebirththe Ice Barrier]]

"Nekroz" is a portmanteau of "necro" and "cloth/cross" ("Kurosu" can be translated to both words, both which fit the archetype's theme) refering to the armors (cloth/cross) based on legendary monsters(necro).In their Japanese names, the kanji characters that the "Nekroz" reading is applied to, "影霊衣", literally means "Shadow Spirit Clothing".

"Nekroz" is an archetype that relies focused on Ritual Summoning. Its Ritual Monsters are counterparts of existing Synchro Monsters (with the exception of [[Nekroz of Sophia]]) and feature similar effects. The non-Ritual Monsters serve as conventional ritual support, [[Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz|fulfilling tribute requirements]] and/or [[Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz|fetching key cards]] to maintain consistency. The non-Ritual, non-Pendulum "Nekroz" monsters also have advantageous effects that are triggered when they are Tributed by a card effect, offsetting the costs of Ritual Summoning.{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;" style="text-align: center" |Primarily, ! Nekroz !! Tribute effect|-| [[Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz|Great Sorcerer]] || Adds 1 Spellcaster "Nekroz" Ritual Monsters ATK or DEF stats are Monster from Deck to hand.|-| [[Dance Princess of the same as their Synchro counterparts (Nekroz|Dance Princess]] || Adds 1 banished "Nekroz" monster, except "Nekroz of ClausolasDance Princess", which has to hand.|-| [[Ariel, Priestess of the reversed ATK and DEF as Nekroz|Ariel]] || Adds 1 non-Ritual "Nekroz"monster from Deck to hand.|-| [[Ally Shurit, Strategist of Justice Clausolasthe Nekroz|Shurit]]|| Adds 1 Warrior "Nekroz")Ritual Monster from Deck to hand.|-| [[Exa, while also having Enforcer of the same LevelNekroz|Exa]] || Adds 1 Dragon "Nekroz" Ritual Monster from Deck to hand.|}"Nekroz" Ritual Monsters have Levels ranging from 3 to 11. The effects of those ones with Level from 3 to 6 are used to suppress monsters Summoned from the Extra Deck, while the effects of those ones whose Levels range from 7 to 11 give to the player more card/field advantage, mainly by destroying and/or banishing other cards. In addition, all of them feature a second ability that can be activated by discarding them; these effects range from protecting and empowering your on-field "Nekroz" monsters to reviving them and searching for resources. This remarkable property alleviates the recurring problem with Ritual monsters becoming [[dead draw]]s when the player does not have means of Ritual Summoning them. In addition, the discard-based effects of those ones with Level from 3 to 6 are [[Spell Speed 1]], while the ones with Level 7 and above can be activated during either player's turn.  It should be noted that the The archetype's Ritual Monsters are all [[Nomi]] monsters that can only be Special Summoned by Ritual Summon. Additionally, all of them (with , save for the exception of Levels 3-4 "[[Nekroz of Clausolas|Clausolas]]" and "[[Nekroz of Unicore|Unicore]]") , have restrictions regarding or requirements for the requirements that can be Tributes (or equivalent monster costs) used for their Ritual Summons. :* Levels 5-6 ("[[Nekroz of Catastor|Catastor]]" and , "[[Nekroz of Brionac|Brionac]]" prohibit the usage of ): Must be Ritual Summoned without using other copies of themselves as Tributes in their Ritual Summons, while you cannot Tribute monsters that share the same .* Levels as 7-10 ("[[Nekroz of Gungnir|Gungnir]]", "[[Nekroz of Valkyrus|Valkyrus]]", "[[Nekroz of Trishula|Trishula]]", and "[[Nekroz of Areadbhair|Areadbhair]]", "[[Nekroz of Decisive Armor|Decisive Armor]]" to ): Must be Ritual Summon Summoned without using monsters that share the same Levels as them. * Level 11 ("[[Nekroz of Sophia|Sophia]]" can only ): Must be Ritual Summoned from your the hand using , by Tributing 3 monsters on the field with different Types as Tributes.  {| class="wikitable" alignstyle="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;" style="text-align: center" |! "Nekroz" !! Level !! Self-discard effect || On-field effect|-| [[Nekroz of Clausolas|Clausolas]] || 3 || Adds 1 "Nekroz" Spell/Trap card from the Deck to the hand. || During either player's turn, targets 1 monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, negates its effects and makes it ATK 0, until the end of that turn.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of ClausolasUnicore|ClausolasUnicore]] || align="center" 4 | 3 || align="center" | Adds Targets 1 "Nekroz" Spell/Trap card from in the Deck Graveyard and adds it to the hand. || align="center" | During either player's turn, targets 1 monster Continuously negates the effect of monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, negates its effects and makes it ATK 0, until the end of that turn.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of UnicoreCatastor|UnicoreCatastor]] || align="center" | 4 |5 | align="center" | Targets 1 "Nekroz" card monster in the Graveyard and adds Special Summons it to the hand. || align="center" | Continuously negates the effect of monsters If an opponent's monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deckbattles a "Nekroz" monster, it is destroyed at the start of the Damage Step.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of CatastorBrionac|CatastorBrionac]] || align="center" | 5 |6 | align="center" | Targets Adds 1 "Nekroz" monster in from the Deck to the Graveyard and Special Summons ithand, except another copy of itself. || align="center" | If an opponent's monster Targets up to 2 monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck battles a "Nekroz" monster, it is destroyed at and sends them to the start of the Damage StepDeck.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of BrionacGungnir|BrionacGungnir]] || align="center" 7 | 6 || align="center" | Adds Targets 1 "Nekroz" monster from on the Deck to its controller's side of the hand, except another copy of itselffield and prevents it from being destroyed during that turn. || align=Once a turn and during either player's turn, by the cost of a "centerNekroz" | Targets up to 2 monsters Special Summoned from card on the Extra Deck hand, targets and sends them to destroys any card on the Deckfield.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of GungnirValkyrus|GungnirValkyrus]] || align="center" 8 | 7 || align="center" | Targets Banishes 1 "Nekroz" monster on card from the Graveyard, negates an attack and ends the Battle Phase. || Allows its controller's side of to tribute up to 2 monsters from the field and prevents it from being destroyed during that turn. || align="center" | Once a turn and during either player's turn, by the cost of a "Nekroz" card on the /or hand, targets and destroys any in order to draw 1 card on the fieldfor each monster tributed.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of ValkyrusTrishula|ValkyrusTrishula]] || align="center" 9 | 8 || align="center" | Banishes Negates the activation of an effect that targets 1 ally "Nekroz" card from the Graveyard, negates an attack and ends the Battle Phasemonster. || align="center" | Allows Upon its controller to tribute up to 2 monsters Ritual Summon, banishes 1 card from the opponent's side of the field , hand (randomly) and/or hand in order to draw 1 card for each monster tributedGraveyard (without targeting them).

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of TrishulaDecisive Armor|TrishulaDecisive Armor]] || align="center" | 9 |10 | align="center" | Negates the activation of an effect that targets Targets 1 ally "Nekroz" monsterand increases its ATK and DEF by 1000 until the end of that turn. || align="center" | Upon its Ritual SummonTargets, destroys and banishes 1 opposing Set card from the opponent's side of the field, hand (randomly) and Graveyard (without targeting them).

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of Decisive ArmorAreadbhair‎‎|Decisive ArmorAreadbhair‎‎]] || align="center" | 10 || align=Tributes up to two "centerNekroz" | Targets 1 ally monsters from your hand or field, then sends an equal number of "Nekroz" cards from your Deck to your GY. || Tributes 1 monster and increases its ATK and DEF by 1000 until to negate the end activation of that turn. || align="center" | Targets, destroys a monster's effect and banishes 1 opposing Set cardit.

| align="center" | [[Nekroz of Sophia|Sophia]] || align="center" | 11 || align="center" | By discarding itself along with a "Nekroz" Ritual Spell Card, prevents the opponent from Special Summoning from the Extra Deck during the Main Phase 1 this effect was activated. || align="center" | Upon its Ritual Summon, banishes all other cards on the field and from both players' Graveyard.

* "[[Nekroz Mirror|'''Nekroz Mirror''']]" can banish "Nekroz" monsters from your the Graveyard as part of the Tributes needed for the Ritual Summon; * "[[Nekroz Kaleidoscope|'''Nekroz Kaleidoscope''']]" is a unique Ritual Spell Card, that can be used to Ritual Summon '''''any number''''' of "Nekroz" Ritual Monsters, and can send, from the Extra Deck, a monster whose Level is the same as the total Levels of the intended Ritual Monsters; this versatility helps to maintain card advantage by keeping the monsters on your the field and/or hand intact; * "[[Nekroz Cycle|'''Nekroz Cycle''']]" can Ritual Summon a "Nekroz" monster from your the Graveyard, and is the first Ritual Spell that can do so.Each of them also have a second effect that lets you the player banish it and a "Nekroz" monster from your the Graveyard in order to search for any "Nekroz" Spell Card, provided you control its owner controls no monsters. There are also other cards that can give more options to the Deck, such as: * "[[Djinn of Rituals]]" monsters: if used for a Ritual Summon, they give that Ritual monster additional effects, such as [[Djinn Disserere of Rituals|immunity]] against Trap Cards, effects that [[Djinn Demolisher of Rituals|target]] it, or even [[Djinn Releaser of Rituals|preventing]] any Special Summon your opponent may attempts. * "[[Necroface]]": in a mid-game, if you used the second effect of the "Nekroz" Ritual Spell Cards several times, there will probably be many banished cards; use this monster to retrieve them while it also can be used as a tribute fodder for a Ritual Summon. * "[[Gishki Chain]]": its effect lets you fetch a Ritual Monster/Spell Card from your deck to your hand upon its Normal Summon, provided it is among the first 3 cards revealed.** "[[Gishki Vision]]"/"[[Gishki Shadow|Shadow]]": can be used as the entire Tribute for a Ritual Summon of a WATER monster. * "[[Pot of Dichotomy]]": you can use it to simply fill your Deck with "Nekroz" monsters and draw 2 cards, but also can be used to send Synchro/Fusion monsters back to the Extra Deck tributed by the effect of "Nekroz Kaleidoscope", while giving you 2 free cards. * "[[Mermail Abysspike]]": discard any WATER monster to add "Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz" or "Nekroz of Clausolas". For example, discard "Nekroz of Trishula", add "Nekroz of Clausolas" and discard Clausolas for a "Nekroz Cycle" and Ritual summon Trishula from the Graveyard. ===Recommended Cardscards==={{Decklist|Recommended Cards|monsters =cards

* [[Nekroz of TrishulaSauravis, the Ancient and Ascended]]* [[Nekroz Saffira, Divine Dragon of Decisive Armor]]* [[Nekroz of Sophiathe Voiceless Voice]]* [[Senju Skull Guardian, Protector of the Thousand HandsVoiceless Voice]]* [[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]|fusion monsters =* [[Armageddon KnightElder Entity N'tss]]* [[Djinn Releaser of RitualsFive-Headed Dragon]]* [[Djinn Presider of RitualsFossil Machine Skull Wagon]]* [[Djinn Prognosticator of RitualsFossil Warrior Skull Knight]]* [[Djinn Disserere Garura, Wings of RitualsResonant Life]]* [[Djinn Demolisher of RitualsTitaniklad the Ash Dragon]]

* [[PSY-Framelord Omega]]* [[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]* [[Shooting Star Dragon]]|xyz monsters =* [[Bahamut Shark]]** [[Toadally Awesome]]* [[Abyss Dweller]]* [[Number 4: Stealth Kragen]]** [[Stealth Kragen Spawn]]|link monsters =* [[Dyna Mondo]]* [[Mistar Boy]]* [[Eria the Water Charmer, Gentle]]* [[Marincess Coral Anemone]]| continuous spells =<!* [[Barrier of the Voiceless Voice]]|normal spells =* [[Nadir Servant]]* [[Preparation of Rites]]* [[Pre--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->Preparation of Rites]]* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]* [[Salvage]]* [[Moray of Greed]]* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]|ritual spells =* [[Dogmatikamacabre]]* [[Dogmatikalamity]]

* [[Preparation of Rites]]* [[Reinforcement Prayers of the Army]]* [[Ritual CageVoiceless Voice]]|normal traps =<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->

* [[Royal DecreeDogmatika Punishment]]* [[Solemn ScoldingWhite Howling]]* [[Urgent Ritual Art]]* [[Vanity's Emptiness]]|xyz monsters =* [[Lavalval Chain]]}} ==Official Decks=={{Decklist|[[Nekroz]] Osaka WCS 2015 Official Deck Ice Barrier (1st Placecard)<ref>http://ygorganization.com/osaka-wcs-2015-decklists/</ref>|effect monsters =*[[Effect VeilerIce Barrier]] x3*[[Djinn Releaser of Rituals]] x2*[[Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]] x2*[[Gishki Chain]] x3*[[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]] x2*[[Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz]] x3*[[Senju of the Thousand Hands]] x3|ritual monsters =*[[Nekroz of Clausolas]] x3*[[Nekroz of Decisive Armor]]*[[Nekroz of Gungnir]]*[[Nekroz of Trishula]]*[[Nekroz of Unicore]]*[[Nekroz of Valkyrus]] x2|fusion monsters =*[[Barbaroid, the Ultimate Battle MachineThe Ice-Bound God]]|synchro monsters continuous traps =*[[Herald Radiance of the Arc Light]]*[[Level 3 Monster Cards|Level 3]] [[Synchro Monster]]*[[Star EaterVoiceless Voice]]|xyz monsters counter traps =*[[Abyss Dweller]]*[[Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer]]*[[Constellar Pleiades]]*[[Diamond Dire Wolf]]*[[Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry]]*[[Evilswarm Exciton Knight]]*[[Lavalval Chain]]*[[Stellarknight Constellar Diamond]]*[[Tiras, Keeper of Genesis]]*[[Tellarknight Ptolemaeus]]|spells =*[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]*[[Mystical Space Typhoon]] x3*[[Nekroz Cycle]]*[[Nekroz Kaleidoscope]] x3*[[Nekroz Mirror]] x2*[[Preparation of Rites]]*[[Reinforcement of the ArmyDrytron Meteor Shower]]

{{Decklist|[[Nekroz]] Osaka WCS 2015 Official Side Deck (1st Place)<ref>http://ygorganization.com/osaka-wcs-2015-decklists/</ref>|effect monsters =*[[Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]]*[[Lava Golem]]|spells =*[[Forbidden Lance]] x3|traps =*[[Anti-Spell Fragrance]] x3*[[Compulsory Evacuation Device]] x2*[[Torrential Tribute]] x3}} =Weaknesses=Weaknesses==* The main threat to the "Nekroz" strategy are cards that lock its owner's Deck from searching effects, such as "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]" and mainly "[[Mistake]]"; this . This counter-strategy is particularly especially threatening because it can single-handedly shut down the effects of "Clausolas", "Brionac", "Shurit", "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]", "[[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]", "[[Senju of the Thousand Hands]]", "[[Preparation of Rites]]", along with and the second effect of their Ritual Spells.** One can also use "[[Shared Ride]]" to take profit advantage of their many searcher searching effectsand gain a strong hand advantage.* "Nekroz" Ritual Monsters are also vulnerable to effects that shut down in-hand effects, such as "[[Mind Drain]]", "[[Debunk]]", etc. "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" can lock your the Graveyard from the effect of the Ritual Spell Cards and the effects of "Nekroz of Valkyrus", "Trishula" and "Decisive Armor". * Also, "Nekroz" archetypes rely entirely on [[Special Summon]]ing, so "[[Vanity's Emptiness]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", or even their own "[[Djinn Releaser of Rituals]]" (in mirror matches) can detain the deck for a while. * "[[Masked HERO Dark Law]]" is also very powerful, once since it will banish any fodder Tributes for the Ritual Summons while also will banishing the Ritual Spell Cards themselves after their resolve, making the Deck run out of resources on in the long run; it . It also banishes a random card from the hand at the time after a searching effect resolves, potentially crippling the "Nekroz" strategy.** Any decks that can utilize "[[Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk]]" can use it to banish their in-grave the Ritual Spellsfrom the Graveyard, preventing them from adding a new one from the Deck to the hand with their recovery attemptseffects.* Cards that negate the effects of Spell Cards, like such as "[[Naturia Beast]]" and "[[Spell Canceller]]", are also major threats to this deck as they stop the deck from Special Summoning any of its Ritual Monsters (albeit they can be easily mitigated with the monster effect of "[[Zefrasaber, Swordmaster of the Nekroz|Zefrasaber]]").

* "Virus" cards such as "[[Crush Card Virus]]" and "[[Deck Devastation Virus]]" might will work well against them due to the fact they must discard monsters from the hand and destroying destroy the ones they control on the field.Using "[[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]" and declaring "Spell Cards" can rid their hand of any Ritual Spells they may have, and send any other Ritual Spells they may draw to the Graveyard.

* "[[Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz]]", "[[Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz]]", and "[[Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz]]" , are all usually featured in the artworks of "Nekroz" Ritual Monsters whose Levels are divisible by their own Levels: 3, 4, and 5respectively, respectivelythe only exception being "[[Nekroz of Areadbhair]]" (10) for Shurit. "[[Dance Princess of the Nekroz]]" on the other hand, appears in the artworks of "Nekroz" Ritual Monsters whose Levels are prime numbers.* It seems that the "Nekroz" armors have an innate ability to affect its wearer's age; the higher their Level, the older they becomesbecome, and vice-versa.** In Shurit's case, he's at his oldest when he wears Trishula's the armorof "Areadbhair", as evidenced by "[[Nekroz of TrishulaAreadbhair]]" has having the highest Level (910) among his Ritual Monster formforms.** In Great Sorcerer's case, he's at his youngest when he wears Unicore's armor, as evidenced by "[[Nekroz of Unicore]]" has having the lowest Level (4) among his Ritual Monster formforms.** Despite this, it seems that "[[Dance Princess of the Nekroz]]" and "[[Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz]]" is are unaffected by this phenomenon for some unknown reason, although Exa's body mass does appear to increase in his Ritual forms, with "[[Nekroz of Decisive Armor]]" featuring an especially bulky Exa.* Despite "[[Nekroz of Clausolas]]" listing a "Nekroz" Spell/Trap in its text, currently there are no "Nekroz" Trap Cards.