Aleister the Reminiscent
Effect Monster
Card text
If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 Spellcaster monster or 1 Fusion Monster on the field; Special Summon this card, and if you do, the targeted monster gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn. 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. You can only use each effect of "Aleister the Reminiscent" once per turn.
- Attribute
- DARK
- Type
- Spellcaster
- Level
- 4
- ATK
- 1800
- DEF
- 1000
Explained
From your hand, target a Spellcaster or Fusion Monster on the field to Special Summon this card and give the target 1000 ATK. When Normal or Special Summoned or flipped, banish an "Invoked" monster from your Extra Deck to search "Invocation" or a Spell that mentions it.
In Invoked decks to get on the field and find Invocation.
- Expecting the ATK boost if the target left the field. Aleister is still summoned, but no boost.
How it works
- From the hand (Ignition): Target 1 Spellcaster monster or 1 Fusion Monster on the field. Special Summon this card, and if you do, the target gains 1000 ATK until the end of the turn.
- When Normal or Special Summoned, or flipped face-up: Banish 1 “Invoked” monster from your Extra Deck to add 1 “Invocation”, or 1 Spell that mentions it, from your Deck to your hand.
Each effect is once per turn.
When to use it
Its summon condition can target itself-adjacent cards in Invoked decks, which revolve around Invocation and Invoked Fusions.
Rulings in plain English
Summon: Summoning and the boost are simultaneous. If the target isn’t face-up at resolution, only Aleister is summoned.
Search: Usable in the Damage Step.