Infernoid

"Infernoid" (インフェルノイド, Inferunoido) is an archetype of FIRE Fiend-Type monsters that are set to debut in Secrets of Eternity. The name of the archetype is a combination of the words Inferno and Android, and also a play on the word's Infernal and Void.

Lore
In times immemorial, these messengers of the inferno were sealed away inside the Sacred Tree of the Naturia along with the "Qliphorts". Their forms are said to be based on those of ancient monsters who were seized and captured.

Design
So far, the revealed monsters cannot be Normal Summoned/Set, and must be Special Summoned by banishing other "Infernoid" monsters while the combined Levels or Ranks of all Effect Monsters you control is 8 or less.

The effects of "Infernoid" monsters limiting their Summons based on Levels does not include Normal Monsters, allowing for a hybrid of "Infernoid" monsters and Normal Monsters.

Appearance
The revealed "Infernoid" monsters look like mechanical demons.

Etymology
Each of the revealed Level 7 and lower "Infernoid" monsters' names are corruptions of the names of biblical demons, such as "Lucifuge" and "Beelzebub". The revealed high-Level monsters, "Nehemoth" and "Andramelech", use non-corrupted versions. Those demons are said to be the rulers of the Qliphoth. Their Spell and Trap Cards are named after the Purgatory.

Weaknesses
While "Infernoids" can easily pump out monster after monster to win games, they require banishing cards from their Graveyard or hand in order to Special Summon themselves, since all revealed Infernoids are Special-Summon Only Monsters. Cards such as "Necrovalley" and "Imperial Iron Wall" can prevent players from being able to banish cards to Special Summon any "Infernoids", locking them out of their best plays. If you require the ability to banish cards yourself, you can play cards such as "Macro Cosmos", "Dimensional Fissure", and "D.D. Crow" instead, to prevent your opponent from having enough cards in their Graveyard, while also being able to Special Summon "Infernoids" and still allowing you to banish cards as needed. Keep in mind, however, that some "Infernoid" players will run cards such as "Miracle Dig" and "Burial from a Different Dimension" to help keep their Graveyard "full of Infernoids", so this strategy may not always work. "Vanity's Emptiness" can also shut down "Infernoids", since the cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, and must be Special Summoned by their own effects. This forces "Infernoids" to rely on the very few monsters they can Normal Summon or Set until they can get rid of "Vanity's Emptiness", getting rid of a lot of their advantage.