Love And Suffering Is Eternal With “Yubel” In This Phantom Nightmare! [PHNI]

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PHNI-JP001 スピリット・オブ・ユベル Spirit of Yubel
Level 10 DARK Fiend Effect Monster
ATK 0
DEF 0
You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) When an opponent’s monster declares an attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
(2) If this card is Special Summoned: You can take 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck that mentions “Yubel”, and either add it to your hand or Set it.
(3) Cannot be destroyed by battle, also you take no battle damage from battles involving this card.
(4) If this card is destroyed: You can Special Summon 1 of your “Yubel” that banished or in your hand, Deck, or GY.

PHNI-JP002 ガイストーチ・ゴーレム Geistort Golem (Geist Grinder Golem)
Level 8 DARK Fiend Effect Monster
ATK 3000 DEF 300
You can only Special Summon “Geist Grinder Golem(s)” once per turn.
(1) You can reveal 1 “Yubel” monster in your hand; Special Summon this card from your hand to your opponent’s field, then you can Special Summon the revealed monster to your field.
(2) Once per turn, during damage calculation, if this card battles a “Yubel” monster: Your opponent gains 3000 LP.
(3) If you Special Summon “Yubel” while this card is in your GY: Your can Special Summon this card to your opponent’s field.

Note: Gaisu here might also be here to use / invoke 害す (Injure; Damage; Maim; Harm; Kill; Gouge), as well as referencing the word “Geist” (German for Ghost/Spirit)

PHNI-JP003 サクリファイス・Ｄ・ロータス Sacrifice Demon Lotus (Samsara Regenerating Lotus)
Level 1 DARK Fiend Effect Monster
ATK 0
DEF 0
You can only use the (1)st, (2)nd, and (3)rd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 “Yubel” monster from your Deck.
(2) During your opponent’s turn, when a monster effect is activated while you control a “Yubel” monster (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; that effect becomes “Destroy 1 “Yubel” monster on the field”.
(3) During your End Phase, if you control “Yubel” and this card is in the GY: You can take this card, and either add it to your hand or Special Summon it.

PHNI-JP038 ユベル－Ｄａｓ Ｅｗｉｇ Ｌｉｅｂｅ Ｗａｃｈｔｅｒ Yubel – Das Ewig Liebe Wächter
Level 12 DARK Fiend Effect Monster
ATK 0
DEF 0
Materials: 1 “Yubel” monster + 1+ Effect Monsters on the field
You can only use the (1)st effect of this card’s name once per turn.
(1) If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each Fusion Material used for its Summon.
(2) Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, also you take no battle damage from battles involving this card.
(3) If this card battles an opponent’s monster, at the end of the Damage Step: Inflict damage to them equal to that monster’s ATK, and if you do, banish it.

Note: The Botch Job German is roughly going for “The Eternal Love(ing) Protector”, citing Yubel’s role as Judai’s eternal soulmate and protector.

PHNI-JP054 ナイトメア・ペイン Nightmare Pain
Continuous Spell Card
You can only use the 1st effect of this card’s name once per turn.
(1) During your Main Phase: You can destroy 1 DARK monster in your hand or face-up field, and if you do, add 1 “Yubel”, or 1 card that mentions it, from your Deck to your hand, except “Nightmare Pain”.
(2) While you control any “Yubel” monsters, all opponent’s monsters must attack them, if able.
(3) Your opponent takes any battle damage you would have taken from battles involving your “Yubel” monsters instead.

PHNI-JP055 マチュア・クロニクル Mature Chronicle
Continuous Spell Card
You can only use the 2nd effect of this card’s name once per turn.
(1) Each time a “Yubel” monster(s) and/or a monster(s) that mentions “Yubel” is Special Summoned, place 1 Chronicle Counter on this card.
(2) You can remove up to 5 Chronicle Counters from cards you control to activate 1 of these effects;
● 1: Special Summon 1 “Yubel” from your GY.
● 2: Add 1 of your banished cards to your hand.
● 3: Banish 1 card from your Deck.
● 4: Destroy 1 card on the field.
● 5: Add 1 “Super Polymerization” from your Deck to your hand.

PHNI-JP073 エターナル・フェイバリット Eternal Favorite
Continuous Trap Card
(1) Once per turn: You can activate 1 of these effects (but you can only use each of the following effects of this card’s name once per turn):
● Special Summon 1 of your “Yubel” monsters that is banished or in your GY. Neither player can activate cards or effects when it is Special Summoned.
● If you control “Yubel”: Discard 1 card and send this face-up card from your Spell & Trap Zone to the GY; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as material, including a “Yubel” monster.

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