Yu-Gi-Oh!:Featured Card/Necroface

Necroface ネクロフェイス



A Japanese OCG-only card, "Necroface" is a manga-based promotional card released in Valuable Book 9 Promos. “Necroface” is a unique monster that at first glance looks subpar at best, but upon closer inspection, holds a variety of versatile and powerful effects that will bring victory if used correctly.

Being a Dark-Attribute monster means it works well in Chaos Decks. Being a Zombie-Type means it fits in nicely with the Deck milling effect most zombie-monsters possess. Sadly, this card's rather unimpressive starting stats of 1,200 ATK and 1,800 DEF strays it away from being splashable in most decks.

However, what makes "Necroface" worthwhile is its two special effects. The first one is its "Needle Worm"-esque ability to remove from play five cards off each player's deck when "Necroface" itself is removed from the game, whether it be from the "Hand", "Playing Field", or "Graveyard". The second ability is when "Necroface" is Normal Summoned to the Field, all cards removed out of play return to the respective owners' decks, and for every single card, "Necroface" gains 100 ATK. While 100 ATK may not seem a lot, one "Necroface" removed out of play already equals 11 cards from both decks, putting the second "Necroface" at an automatic 2,300 ATK when summoned, saying that other cards haven't already been removed from play.

"Necroface" has excellent support in Spell and Trap cards such “Macro Cosmos”, “Dimensional Fissure” and “Golden Chest of Sealing", as well as Monster cards like "Strike Ninja" and "Bazoo the Soul-Eater”. “Soul Absorption” also increases the controller’s Life Points by 5,500 each time Necroface’s effect is properly activated.

While not every duelist may see it fitting to include this card in their deck, "Necroface" shouldn't be underestimated simply because of its poor stats. In the right deck, it may prove to be quite deadly.

'''Stats
 * Category: Effect Monster Card
 * Attribute: Dark [[Image:Dark.gif|Light]]
 * Type(s): Zombie/Effect
 * Level: [[Image:4Star.PNG]]
 * Card Number: 28297833
 * Lore: When this card is Normal Summoned, return all cards removed from play back to their respective owner's Decks. For every card returned by this effect, this card gains 100 ATK. When this card is removed from play, both players remove from play the top 5 cards from their Decks.
 * TCG Set Number(s): N/A
 * OCG Set Number: VB09-JP001)
 * Advanced: Unlimited
 * Traditional: N/A