Cards that recover discarded cards are thus suggested, but not recommended as Spirit monsters do not have much in the way of deck thinning. However, due to their habit of returning to the hand, cards that make you discard will be a serious hamper, as Spirit monsters in general are rather useless in the Graveyard. Their effects range from Beatdown, Direct Attack, hand control, and even field control, making a dedicated spirit deck very flexible regardless of what the opponent has.An easy 700 damage per turn if you have nothing better to throw out. Inaba White Rabbit's effect allows it to attack directly, regardless of opposing monsters.It's very effective, to the point that the card was banned solely for this. This continues for about 10 turns or until your opponent surrenders. Your opponent has no cards in his hand or on the field, attack with Yata-Garasu, deal 200 damage and your opponent can't draw, meaning they can't do anything, repeat. As such, with the exception of Spirit monsters who are part of Duel Terminal archetypes, they are the first Spirit monsters that do not originate from Eastern mythology or Japanese folklore. They are based on practitioners of Japanese martial arts who hold the highest rank in their respective fields.Hence, they are the first Spirit monsters that do not strictly have to return to the hand the turn they are Summoned, though as mentioned, this is dependent on how they were Summoned. Because they only return to the hand during the End Phase of a turn where they are Normal Summoned or flipped face-up, they do not return to the hand if they are Special Summoned.Previous Spirit monsters can only be Normal or Special Summoned, but not both. They are the first Spirit monsters to have no restrictions on how they might be Summoned, and as such, they can both be Normal and Special Summoned.They are the first Spirit monsters to be Pendulum Monsters.
Breaking Old Trends: The Martial Art Spirit monsters are a marked departure from Spirit monsters that were released before them, as they contain a few traits that distinguish them from previous members of the group.The monster's Japanese OCG name is simply "Asura". In every other case, that word or those similar to it would be excluded from TCG card names to avoid religious references. Bowdlerise: A rare inversion occurs in the TCG, where translators added the word "priest" to Asura Priest's name, which is the only instance where the word has appeared on a TCG card name.A spear given to Izanagi and Izanami to raise the primordial land-mass, OnÅgoro-shima, from the sea. Blade on a Stick: The object in Izanagi's right hand most likely is the Ame-no-nuhoko or "heavenly jewelled spear".Anti-Magic: Fenghuang destroys all of the opponent's set Spells and Traps when summoned.Noah Kaiba utilized a Spirit deck in the anime. Their strongest members are Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi, Yamata Dragon, and Amaterasu.
They have high stats and often powerful effects, but a very large drawback - at the end of the turn they're summoned they return to the hand, making it difficult to maintain field presence or defend yourself from reprisals on the opponent's turn. Spirit Monsters are based on Japanese folklore.
YU GI OH GOD CARDS AND SPECIAL ABILITIES SERIES
The other series is centered on the summoning of Theinen the Great Sphinx, and are used by Anubis in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie. One series of Sphinxes supports flip summoning and is lead by Exxod, Master of the Guard. Sphinxes are a series of Rock-type Monsters based on the Egyptian Sphinx but In Name Only, in general they are centaur-like beings that take cues from several animals.