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Star Seraph

 

"Star Seraph", known as "Holy Lightning" (光天使（ホーリー・ライトニング） Hōrī Raitoningu) in the OCG, is an archetype of LIGHT Fairy monsters used by Dumon in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. Their non-Xyz Monsters' effects are centered around quickly Summoning each other from the hand, for Xyz Summoning their own ace and other Rank 4 Xyz Monsters. The members introduced in Duelist Alliance focus on drawing cards, as well as swarming for Xyz Monsters that need 3 or more materials.

The kanji in their Japanese names literally translate to "Light Angel", fitting to both their Type and Attribute.

Each member's English name is also an alliteration of the letter S.

Play Style

The "Star Seraph" crest.

Similar, to the "hunder" archetype, "Star Seraph" monsters focus on swarming the field. All "Star Seraph" monsters are Level 4 with slightly different effects as "hunders". With "Star Seraph Scout", when Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon another "Star Seraph" monster from your hand. The effect of "Star Seraph Sage" has you discard a Spell from your hand to Special Summon another "Star Seraph" monster from your hand. While the last monster, "Star Seraph Sword", instead of being able to Special Summon, it sends a "Star Seraph" monster from your hand to the Graveyard to increase its ATK until the End Phase. Adding in "Nova Summoner" is a great idea since when it's destroyed, you can Special Summon a LIGHT Fairy monster with 1500 ATK or less. It proves to be a much better option than "Shining Angel", whose effect leaves your Life Points open due to Special Summoning your monster in Attack Position.

The new members introduced in Duelist Alliance have a greater focus on boosting Xyz Monsters that require 3 monsters that use them as Xyz Material, while also focusing on replenishing the hand. For example Star Seraph Scepter can search a "Star Seraph" monster when it is either Normal or Special Summoned, while if it is used as a Xyz Material for a Xyz Monster of 3 Materials, Scepters allows that monster to destroy a card as soon as that monster is summoned, and if successful the user can draw a card. Worth of note is that "Scepter's" effects can be used as many times in a turn as possible, so one can use cards like Call of the Haunted or Pinpoint Guard to great effect. Furthermore the effects of "Scepter" are cummulative, that is to say one can use 3 copies of "Scepter" on a single Xyz Summon, and destroy just as many cards the opponent controls. This effect is Specially useful with the likes of Stellarknight Delteros whose effect prevents the opponent from activating any card when successfully summoned, thus preventing the opponent from losing cards.

Play Style

The "Star Seraph" crest.

Similar, to the "hunder" archetype, "Star Seraph" monsters focus on swarming the field. All "Star Seraph" monsters are Level 4 with slightly different effects as "hunders". With "Star Seraph Scout", when Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon another "Star Seraph" monster from your hand. The effect of "Star Seraph Sage" has you discard a Spell from your hand to Special Summon another "Star Seraph" monster from your hand. While the last monster, "Star Seraph Sword", instead of being able to Special Summon, it sends a "Star Seraph" monster from your hand to the Graveyard to increase its ATK until the End Phase. Adding in "Nova Summoner" is a great idea since when it's destroyed, you can Special Summon a LIGHT Fairy monster with 1500 ATK or less. It proves to be a much better option than "Shining Angel", whose effect leaves your Life Points open due to Special Summoning your monster in Attack Position.

The new members introduced in Duelist Alliance have a greater focus on boosting Xyz Monsters that require 3 monsters that use them as Xyz Material, while also focusing on replenishing the hand. For example Star Seraph Scepter can search a "Star Seraph" monster when it is either Normal or Special Summoned, while if it is used as a Xyz Material for a Xyz Monster of 3 Materials, Scepters allows that monster to destroy a card as soon as that monster is summoned, and if successful the user can draw a card. Worth of note is that "Scepter's" effects can be used as many times in a turn as possible, so one can use cards like Call of the Haunted or Pinpoint Guard to great effect. Furthermore the effects of "Scepter" are cummulative, that is to say one can use 3 copies of "Scepter" on a single Xyz Summon, and destroy just as many cards the opponent controls. This effect is Specially useful with the likes of Stellarknight Delteros whose effect prevents the opponent from activating any card when successfully summoned, thus preventing the opponent from losing cards.