A New Aeon of “Invoked” Dawns! [CORI]

Behold the workings of the Wickedest Man in the World!

CORI-JP015 追憶のアレイスター Tsuioku no Aleister (Aleister the Reminiscent)
Level 4 DARK Spellcaster Effect Monster
ATK 1800
DEF 1000
You can only use the (1)st and (2)nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 Spellcaster or Fusion Monster on the field; Special Summon this card, and if you do, that monster gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn.
(2) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, or flipped face-up: You can banish 1 “Invoked” monster from your Extra Deck; add 1 “Invocation”, or 1 Spell that mentions it, from your Deck to your hand.

CORI-JP016 法の神霊アイワス Hou no Shinrei Aiwass (Aiwass the Spirit of the Law)
Level 8 WIND Fiend Effect Monster
ATK 2000
DEF 2800
You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) You can banish this card from your hand or field; add 1 “Aleister” monster from your Deck to your hand, then if this effect was activated on the field, immediately after it resolves, you can Normal Summon 1 Spellcaster monster.
(2) If a face-up Fusion Monster(s) you control is sent to the GY, except by battle, while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card, then you can Fusion Summon 1 “Invoked” monster, using monsters from your hand or field as material.

Note: Aiwass is a spirit that Crowley encountered in Cairo and dictated the Book of the Law, the foundational text of Thelema, to him.

CORI-JP017 人工神霊ヴィラカム Jinkou Shinrei Virakam (Virakam the Artificial Spirit)
Level 3 LIGHT Illusion Effect Monster
ATK 1000
DEF 1000
You can only use the (1)st, (2)nd, and (3)rd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) If you have an “Aleister” monster in your field or GY: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
(2) If this card is Special Summoned: You can Set 1 “Invocation”, or 1 Spell that mentions it, from your Deck.
(3) When your opponent activates a card or effect in response to the activation of your Fusion Monster’s effect (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from the field, and if you do, negate that opponent’s effect, and if you do that, banish that card.

Note: Virakam is the secret magical name of Mary d’Esti Sturges, one of Aleister Crowley’s “Scarlet Women”, women he believed were avatars of the Goddess Babalon, a key deity in Thelema.

CORI-JP030 召喚獣ソラト Shoukanjuu Sorath (Invoked Sorath)
Level 6 LIGHT Pyro Fusion Effect Monster
ATK 1600
DEF 2600
Materials: 1 “Aleister” monster + 1 FIRE or WIND monster
You can only use the (1)st and (2)nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Level 6 or lower monster in either GY; Special Summon it to your field in Defense Position, but its effects are negated.
(2) If this card is in your GY: You can Fusion Summon 1 “Invoked” monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing its material from your field and/or GY, including this card in the GY.

Note: Sorath is a wicked god of the Sun whose name is one in Thelemic numerology adds up to 666 (along side To Mega Therion and the Hebrew spelling of Crowley’s name. Coincidence, I’m sure.)

CORI-JP031 召喚獣ベイバロン Shoukanjuu Babalon (Invoked Babalon)
Level 7 FIRE Illusion Fusion Effect Monster
ATK 2450
DEF 2450
Materials: 1 “Aleister” monster + 1 LIGHT or EARTH monster
You can only use the (1)st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 “Virakam the Artificial Spirit” or “Magical Name – “Rosa Mundi”” from your Deck to your hand, then you can banish 1 monster from either GY.
(2) You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Fusion Monster you control; all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls lose ATK equal to that monster’s until the end of this turn.

Note: Babalon is a major key goddess in the religion of Thelema, considered core to the faith, and Crowley believed various women in his life were avatars of her, the Scarlet Woman. Babalon herself, is based on Babylon the Great also known as Mother Harlot and The Whore of Babylon.

CORI-JP032 召喚獣オーケアノス Shoukanjuu Okeanos (Invoked Okeanos)
Level 9 EARTH Sea Serpent Fusion Effect Monster
ATK 3000
DEF 3000
Materials: 1 “Aleister” monster + 1 DARK or WATER monster
You can only use the (3)rd effect of this card’s name once per turn.
(1) Your opponent’s monsters cannot target monsters for attacks while this card is in the Main Monster Zone, except this one.
(2) Any monster sent to your opponent’s GY is banished instead while this card is in the Extra Monster Zone.
(3) You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Fusion Monster you control; it can attack directly this turn.

Note: Okeanos is the Greek Titan of the Ocean

CORI-JP033 超越召喚獣アイオーン Chouetsu Shoukanjuu Aeon (Invoked Transcendence Aeon)
Level 10 DARK Fiend Fusion Effect Monster
ATK 3800
DEF 3200
Materials: 2+ Fusion Monsters with different Attributes
You can only use 1 of the (1)st and (2)nd effect of this card’s name per turn, and only once that turn.
(1) If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can banish cards from the field and/or GYs up to the number of materials used, then if you used 3 or more, you can look at your opponent’s Extra Deck and banish up to 3 cards from it.
(2) (Quick Effect): You can declare 1 Attribute; all other face-up monsters currently on the field become that Attribute until the end of this turn.

Note: Aeons are a key concept in Thelema, similar to the concept of the Age of Aquarius. Crowley considered the concept so fundamental to the faith that he had XXI – The World replaced with Aeon in his Tarot Decks. He was primarily concerned about The Aeon of Horus.

CORI-JP053 召喚魔術－「剣」 Shoukan Majutsu “Tsurugi” (Invocation “Sword”)
Quick-Play Spell Card
You can only use the (1)st and (2)nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) Fusion Summon 1 monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters you control. If Summoning an “Invoked” monster, you can also use banished monsters, by returning them to the GY.
(2) During your Main Phase, if this card is in your GY: You can target 1 “Aleister” monster or “Invocation” in your GY; shuffle this card into the Deck, and if you do, add that card to your hand.

Note: This may be a reference to “The Sword of Song”, a poetry collection by Aleister Crowley.

CORI-JP054 神霊剣アイワス Shinreiken Aiwass (Spirit Sword Aiwass)
Normal Spell
You can only activate 1 card with this card’s name per turn.
(1) Activate 1 of these effects; you cannot declare attacks for the rest of this turn, except with Fusion Monsters.
● Special Summon 1 “Aiwass the Spirit of the Law” from your Deck or GY.
● Send to the GY, or banish, 1 “Aleister” monster from your Deck.
● Look at 3 random face-down cards in your opponent’s Extra Deck and banish 1 of them.

CORI-JP070 魔法名－「新しき世界の始まり」 Mahoumei – “Rosa Mundi” (Magical Name – “Rosa Mundi”)
Normal Trap Card
You can only use the 1st and 2nd effect of this card’s name each once per turn.
(1) Banish 1 “Aleister” monster or 1 Fusion Monster from your GY; Special Summon 1 “Invoked” monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions, but banish it during the End Phase.
(2) If a monster(s) becomes banished face-up while this card is in your GY: You can banish this card, then target 1 of your banished “Invoked” monsters; Special Summon it.

Notes:
■ “Rosa Mundi” is the name of one of three collections of poetry written by Crowley that were dedicated to his wife Rose Edith Kelly.

■ The Kanji in the name reads as “The Birth of a New World”

■ We are unsure as how to localize this name meaningfully as the previous two Mahoumei cards were “Magical Name -“To Mega Therion”” (Omega Summon) and “Magical Name – “Baphomet”” (Alpha Summon). Interestingly both names were Crowley’s names in magical circles, I believe at the A∴A∴ and the O.T.O. respectively.

Notably, due to current TCG Decisions, “Magical Name” at this time cannot be made into a searchable theme name string.

CORI-JPS13 Artemis, the Magistus Moon Maiden (Alternative Artwork)

Sleeves will be released on the same day as “CHAOS ORIGINS” featuring the key visual of the “Magistus” miniseries.

Source: YU-GI-OH!.jp