"Purrely", known as "Purery" (ピュアリィ Pyuaryi) in Japanese version, is an archetype of Fairy monsters introduced in Deck Build Pack: Amazing Defenders.
Design[]
The name "Purrely" is based on a wordplay of "purr", an onomatopoeia of the sound a pet such as a cat may make when they are pleased, and "purely". This is reflected in the artwork of the "Purrely" monsters, which resemble cats.
The "Purrely" are adorable monsters of unknown but seemingly heavenly origins. They live in a pastel-colored town full of colorful houses and cafes, seen in "Stray Purrely Street", where they live, play, and grow with children as their caretakers.
In their Level 1 stage they seem around 30-40 cm tall, comparable in size to a small cat. "Purrely" appears to have been a stray on the street before being picked up and cared for, while "Purrelyly" appeared one day and seems to enjoy sleeping.
These two monsters become more powerful when they receive a great amount of love, as represented by the Xyz Monsters, the forms they take after being cared for through various ways, as depicted in the "Purrely [...] Memory" Quick-Play Spells. As "Epurrely", they grow in size, and their appearance and personality begin to greatly differ depending on their environment and those who they interacted with: "Purrely" becomes "Epurrely Beauty" when washed and groomed, "Epurrely Happiness" after chasing a ball, and "Epurrely Plump" after eating a huge delicious meal. The equivalent form of "Purrelyly" is Epurrely Noir, keeping its relaxed tendencies.
The "Purrely" eventually grow to a size where the children can ride on their backs, becoming the "Expurrely". "Expurrely Happiness" is the fully matured form of "Purrely" and "Epurrely Happiness", while "Expurrely Noir" is the corresponding form of "Purrelyly" and "Epurrely Noir".
Members[]
The Level 1 Main Deck monsters can add a card from the Deck to the hand when summoned, and they share the effect to Special Summon (treated as an Xyz Summon) a Rank 2 "Epurrely" Xyz Monster from the Extra Deck, attaching to it that "Purrely" monster on the field and the "Memory" Quick-Play Spell listed in that Xyz Monster's effect text.
Purrely | Attribute | This monster adds to the hand... | When summoning an "Epurrely" monster... |
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Purrely | LIGHT | A "Purrely" Spell / Trap, excavated from the top 3 cards of the Deck | Reveal the "Memory" in hand |
Purrelyly | DARK | Any "Purrely" card in the Deck that is not a Quick-Play Spell | Target the "Memory" in the GY |
The "Memory" Quick-Play Spells share a second effect where if their individual effects resolve properly, the player may discard a card of their choice to Special Summon the Level 1 monsters from their Main Deck. They also grant effects when attached to "Purrely" Xyz Monsters as Xyz Materials.
Memory | First effect | When attached to a "Purrely" Xyz Monster... (per copy) |
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Happy | Protects another card on the field from being destroyed by card effect, once, or until the end of next turn | It can attack a monster 1 additional time each Battle Phase |
Pretty | Each player gains 1000 LP | During the controller's Main Phase, they can send 1 other card they control to the GY to target 1 card their opponent controls and attach it to the Xyz Monster |
Delicious | A monster cannot be destroyed by battle, until the end of next turn | It gains 300 ATK / DEF for each Xyz Material attached to it |
Sleepy | Reduce the next battle or effect damage taken this turn to 0 | The controller can draw a card during their opponent's Standby Phase |
The Rank 2 "Epurrely" Xyz Monsters gain bonus effects if their corresponding "Memory" is attached to them as Xyz Material. They also share a second effect where, up to thrice per turn, they can attach activated further activated "Memory" Quick-Play Spells on the field to themselves as material, with a bonus action available afterwards.
Epurrely | Attribute | First effect | This monster's "Memory" / Bonus effect | After attaching another "Memory", the controller can... |
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Happiness | LIGHT | At the end of the Damage Step after this monster battled, the controller can add a "Purrely" card from their Deck to their hand | Happy: The first effect can also halve the ATK of a monster on the field | Return an opponent's Spell / Trap to the hand |
Beauty | WATER | Once per turn, the controller can target an opponent's Effect Monster to negate its effects this turn | Pretty: The first effect becomes a Quick Effect | Change the battle position of 1 of the opponent's monsters |
Plump | EARTH | Once per turn, the controller can target up to 2 Spells / Traps in any GYs to attach them to this monster as Xyz Material | Delicious: The first effect becomes a Quick Effect | Banish 1 monster on the field until the End Phase |
Noir | DARK | Once per turn, the controller can discard 1 card and target 1 opponent's card to return it to the hand | Sleepy: The first effect can target up to 2 cards instead | Set 1 "Purrely" Trap directly from their Deck |
The Rank 7 "Expurrely" Xyz Monsters can be Xyz Summoned on top of a Rank 2 monster with 5 or more materials. Their first effect is empowered if they have a Level 1 "Purrely" monster as material, and they gain additional effects as long as they keep 5 or more materials.
Expurrely | Attribute | First effect | If there is a Level 1 "Purrely" monster as material... | While this monster has 5+ materials... |
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Happiness | LIGHT | Detach 1 material to negate the effects of all face-up monsters the opponent currently controls | The opponent cannot chain to the first effect | Each time it attacks or is attacked, inflict 1500 damage to the opponent |
Noir | DARK | Detach 2 materials to target an opponent's card and place it on the bottom of their Deck | The first effect becomes a Quick Effect | It is unaffected by the opponent's activated effects |
Playing Style[]
The win condition of this beatdown and lockdown hybrid is to field single Xyz Monsters with high ATK / DEF, powerful effects, and high numbers of Xyz Materials. To reflect the design of caring for a companion and watching them grow, a significant number of turns and / or many cards in the player's hand are often committed into an "Expurrely" summon.
The ability for any "Memory" Quick-Play Spell to Special Summon the Level 1 "Purrely" monsters from the Deck gives "Purrely" players great adaptability, as they can discard cards which are unneeded in their current hand or even need to be in the GY for future combos.
The goal of the "Epurrely" monsters is to have 5 or more Xyz Materials, through a combination of their individual effects and their shared effect to attach further activated "Memory" Quick-Play Spells to themselves. Once this has been achieved, the "Expurrely" Rank 7 monsters can then be Xyz Summoned using those "Epurrely" monsters as the sole material, fully empowering them and also inheriting all "Memory" effects from the "Epurrely" monsters used for their summon.
Between the two "Expurrely" monsters, "Expurrely Happiness" embodies the beatdown style, with effects that cripple the opponent's field and inflict Life Point damage to close out the game, while "Expurrely Noir" focuses more on lockdown, protecting itself with its high stats and immunity while interfering with the opponent's game plan by returning their cards to the Deck.
Weaknesses[]
- "Purrely" decks can be difficult to play under most floodgates which would stop Special Summoning / Xyz Summoning (Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo, Dimensional Barrier), monster effects (Skill Drain, Inspector Boarder), or Spells (Anti-Spell Fragrance, Secret Village of the Spellcasters).
- "Droll & Lock Bird" will stop the monsters and "My Friend Purrely" from maintaining hand size. In a pinch, it can also shut down the "Purrely Sleepy Memory" and "Purrelyeap!?" combo, though this will also inhibit the user of the "Droll & Lock Bird" that turn.
- The effects of "Purrelyly" and "My Friend Purrely" are hard once per turn, making it a good idea to negate them and their activations.
- Be wary of "Stray Purrely Street" as it may prevent "Purrelyly" from being targeted.
- If "Expurrely Noir" has 5 or more materials, try to get its controller to use the Quick Effect, detaching 2 materials each time, to make it vulnerable. Otherwise, it is still affected by continuous effects, can be Tributed (Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju), used as Extra Deck material for certain cards (Super Polymerization, Underworld Goddess of the Closed World), or sent by effects that target the player instead of the cards (Herald of the Abyss, Destructive Daruma Karma Cannon).
- Be careful when dealing with the Xyz Monsters: if "Stray Purrely Street" and / or "My Friend Purrely" are on the field, the "Purrely" player may use them to recover their hand and field in the hope of performing another combo next turn. Try to remove these cards first, or defeat the "Purrely" player before they can capitalize on their hand.
- If you manage to take control of an "Epurrely" or "Expurrely" Xyz Monster, try using it as material for "Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder". Depending on the situation, this play may secure the entire Duel because "Purrely" players often have many materials on their Xyz Monsters.
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