Iswarm", known as "
Verz" (ヴェルズ
Veruzu) in the
OCG, is a
Duel Terminal archetype of
DARK monsters which was introduced in
Duel Terminal - Sacred Star Knights!!. Despite being released prior to "lswarm", the "
Steelswarm" archetype is an "lswarm" sub-archetype, thus all "Steelswarm" monsters are supported by "lswarm" support cards. "
Evilswarm Exciton Knight" and "
Steelswarm Origin" are the only non-DARK members (being
LIGHT instead).
The most significant feature of the non-"Steelswarm" "lswarm", except "
Evilswarm Kerykeion" and "
Evilswarm Exciton Knight", is that their
ATK/
DEF end with
50, and all known "lswarm", except "
Evilswarm Golem" and "
Evilswarm Coppelia", are
Level or
Rank 4.
The archetype has received largely mixed responses from players, predominantly because its boss monsters (
Evilswarm Ophion in particular) can efficiently and effectively shut down Synchro-focused decks. These reactions have become marginally more luke-warm with the rise of Xyz-centered decks, however.
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