ForbiddenHerald of the Arc Light
Synchro Effect Monster
Card text
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Any monster sent from the hand or Main Deck to the GY is banished instead. When a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. If this card is sent to the GY: You can add 1 Ritual Monster or 1 Ritual Spell from your Deck to your hand.
- Attribute
- LIGHT
- Type
- Fairy
- Level
- 4
- ATK
- 600
- DEF
- 1000
Explained
A Level 4 Synchro. Monsters sent from the hand or Main Deck to the GY are banished instead. Tribute it to negate a Spell/Trap Card or monster effect activation and destroy that card. When sent to the GY, add a Ritual Monster or Ritual Spell. Forbidden in the TCG.
It's Forbidden in the TCG, so it can't be used in Advanced Format.
- Thinking it banishes monsters sent from the Extra Deck. Those still go to the GY.
How it works
Materials: 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters.
- Continuous: Any monster sent from the hand or Main Deck to the GY is banished instead.
- Quick Effect: When a Spell/Trap Card or monster effect is activated, Tribute this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card.
- When sent to the GY: Add 1 Ritual Monster or 1 Ritual Spell from your Deck to your hand.
Status: Forbidden in the TCG (Sept 21, 2026 list), so it can’t be used in Advanced Format.
Rulings in plain English
Banish effect: Monsters sent from the Extra Deck still go to the GY.
Negate: Chain directly to the activation. It can’t respond to Spell/Trap effects that aren’t card activations. Usable in the Damage Step.
Search: Usable in the Damage Step.
