Steal Their Name with “Heraldic Beasts” [ALIN]

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ALIN-JP009 Monshoujuu Gryphon (Heraldic Beast Gryphon)
Level 4 WIND Winged Beast Effect Monster
ATK 1600 DEF 1000
You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) You can send 1 “Heraldic Beast” monster from your Deck to the GY, except “Heraldic Beast Gryphon”; Special Summon this card from your hand, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except by Xyz Summon using only monsters with “Heraldic Beast” and/or “Number” in their original names as material.
(2) This card can be treated as 2 materials for the Xyz Summon of a “Number” Xyz Monster that requires 3 or more materials.

ALIN-JP010 Monshoujuu Stat Whale (Heraldic Beast Stat Whale)
Level 4 WATER Fish Effect Monster
ATK 900 DEF 1900
You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can discard 1 card; add 2 “Heraldry” Spells/Traps from your Deck to your hand.
(2) You can banish this card from your GY, then target 2 “Heraldic Beast” monsters with the same name in your GY; Special Summon them in Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except by Xyz Summon using only monsters with “Heraldic Beast” and/or “Number” in their original names as material.

ALIN-JP045 Numbers 69: God Medallion Coat of Arms – God Shatter (Number 69: Heraldry Crest – Shatter Stream)
Rank 4 LIGHT Psychic Xyz Effect Monster
ATK 2800 DEF 1600
4 Level 4 monsters
You can also Xyz Summon this card by using 1 monster you control whose original name is “Number 69: Heraldry Crest” as material. (Transfer its materials to this card.) You can only use the effect of this card’s name once per turn.
(1) When a monster effect is activated on your opponent’s field, or an opponent’s monster declares an attack (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon 1 “Number 69: Heraldry Crest – Dark Matter Demolition” from your Extra Deck, by using this card you control as material, then destroy that opponent’s monster. (This is treated as an Xyz Summon. Transfer its materials to the Summoned monster.)

ALIN-JP046 Numbers 69: God Medallion Coat of Arms – God Rage (Number 69: Heraldry Crest – Dark Matter Demolition)
Rank 4 LIGHT Psychic Xyz Effect Monster
ATK 3100 DEF 1900
5 Level 4 monsters
(1) Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.
(2) Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; its name is treated as “Unknown”.
(3) When a monster effect activated by your opponent resolves, if that monster’s name is “Unknown”, negate that activated effect.

ALIN-JP056 Medallion Flash (Heraldry Flash)
Quick-Play Spell
You can only use the 2nd effect of this card’s name once per turn.
(1) Target any number of face-up monsters your opponent controls; their names are treated as “Unknown”.
(2) During your End Phase, if this card is in your GY and you control a Psychic Xyz Monster: You can Set this card, but banish it when it leaves the field.

Note: This card’s name is based on the attack of “Number 8: Heraldic King Genom-Heritage”), “Flash Impact”.

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