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== Playing Style ==
[[Level]] 3 "Mermail" monsters all share a similar [[Card effect|effect]] when they get [[send|sent]] to the [[Graveyard]] - they Special Summon another "Mermail", letting them swarm the field. {| class="article-table"!Mermail!Level!Summoning Effect!Resource|-|[[Mermail Abysshilde|Abysshilde]]|3|If [[send|sent]] to Graveyard, Special Summons any "Mermail" from Hand.|Hand|-|[[Mermail Abyssgunde|Abyssgunde]]|3|If discarded to Graveyard, Special Summons any "Mermail" from Graveyard.|Graveyard|-|[[Mermail Abysslinde|Abysslinde]]|3|If destroyed and sent to Graveyard, Special Summons any "Mermail" from Deck.|Deck|-|[[Mermail Abyssdine|Abyssdine]]|3|Special Summons herself when added to hand by a card effect or Special Summon level 3 or lower "Mermail" from Graveyard.|Hand/Graveyard|-|[[Mermail Abyssocea|Abyssocea]]|3|Special Summons level 4 or lower "Mermail" from deck by sending 1 Mermail from field to Graveyard.|Deck|} The Level 4 "Mermail" monsters can activate their effects when they are Normal or Special Summoned by discarding a WATER monster from your Hand, which will trigger the effect of the previous monster's effect, and the Level 4 monsters help to either search the Deck or Graveyard for a Level 3 [[WATER]] monster.{| class="article-table"!Mermail!Level!Searching Effect!Resource|-|[[Mermail Abysspike|Abysspike]]|4|When Normal or Special Summoned, discard [[WATER]] Monster to add level 3 WATER Monster from Deck.|Deck|-|[[Mermail Abyssturge|Abyssturge]]|4|When Normal or Special Summoned, discard [[WATER]] Monster to add level 3 or lower WATER Monster from Graveyard|Graveyard|-|[[Mermail Abyssnose|Abyssnose]]|4|When destroys opponent's monster and sends it to Graveyard, discard [[WATER]] Monster to Special Summon 1 "Mermail" in face-up defense position from deck.|Deck|} The other level 4 "Mermail" monsters help to provide additional stat boost by increasing their attack points or their level. {| class="articlehigher-table"!Mermail!Level!Boosting Effect!Modification|-|[[Mermail Abysslung|Abysslung]]|4|Cannot target other WATER monster for attacks, except this card. WATER Monsters gain 300 ATK.|Battle Target and ATK points.|-|[[Mermail Abyssmander|Abyssmander]]|4|Banish this card, to increase all "Mermail" level on field by 1 or 2.|Level|} The level 7 "Mermails" can [[Special Summon]] themselves with relative-ease by sending other "Mermails" or [[WATER]] monsters to the Graveyard, which will also trigger their effects. {| class="article-table"!Mermail!Level!Effects!Discarding Costs|-|[[Mermail Abyssteus|Abyssteus]]|7|Add level 4 or lower "Mermail" Monster from Deck.|1 WATER Monster|-|[[Mermail Abyssmegalo|Abyssmegalo]]|7|Add 1 "[[Abyss-]]" Spell or Trap from Deck. Tribute [[Attack Position]] WATER Monster to make a second attack for each Battle Phase.|2 WATER Monsters|-|[[Mermail Abyssleed|Abyssleed]]|7|Add 1"Abyss-" Spell or Trap from Graveyard.Tribute Attack Position "Mermail" Monster to send 1 random card from opponent's hand to graveyard.|3 WATER Monsters|-|[[Mermail Abyssbalaen|Abyssbalaen]]|7|Target and destroy card that opponent's control up to number of "Mermail" monster in the Graveyard and gains 500 ATK.Tribute Attack Position "Mermail" Monster to destroy 1 [[Defense Position]] monster at the start of Damage Step.|4 "Mermail" Monsters|} The "boss" monster of the archetype, "[[Mermail Abyssgaios]]", is a powerful control card, with 2 effects that forces your opponent into a corner, either by preventing their most powerful monsters from attacking and/or by negating their weaker monsters' effects. The second boss monster "[[Mermail Abysstrite]]" also provides additional control by re-directing attacks and spells or trap effects to her. Moreover, "Mermail Abysstrite" also provide additional swarming by special summoning another "Mermail" monster from the graveyard when it is destroyed.{| class="article-table"!Mermail!Rank!Effect!Xyz Material|-|[[Mermail Abysstrite|Abysstrite]]|3|Redirect attacks and spell or trap effects to target this card.Special Summons "Mermail" from Graveyard when destroyed and sent to Graveyard|3 Level 3 Monsters|-|[[Mermail Abyssgaios|Abyssgaios]]|7|Prevents Attack from level 5 or higher Monsters.Negate the effects from opponent's Monsters with attack less than this card until the end of turn.|2 Level 7 WATER Monsters|}
They have a small relation to the "Umi" series since one of their support cards, "[[Abyss-strom]]", uses "Umi" for its effect. This is also evident in the new [[Field Spell]] introduced in their debut set of ''[[Abyss Rising]]'' (which, name wise, partially refers to them as well) whose effect treats it as "Umi." The Field Spell, "[[Lemuria, the Forgotten City]]", helps them Xyz for a higher [[Rank]] [[Xyz Monsters]], and partially supports the Summoning of "Abyssgaios". Combining the original "Umi" cards with these newer cards is not a good option since there are much better options available for this task which outclass the "Umi" cards. The "Umi" cards only have 1 connection in which they function properly, and their effects are generally weaker than those of the "Mermail". Another possibility for a field spell is "[[Clear World]]". It causes the user of a water monster to discard at the end of their phase, facilitating their effects while possibly hindering the other player.
