LimitedNumber 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
Xyz Effect Monster
Card text
2 Level 8 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; place 1 String Counter on each face-up monster on the field, except this card. Once per turn, during the next End Phase of the opponent of the player who placed a String Counter(s) by this effect: Destroy the monsters with String Counters, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.
- Attribute
- DARK
- Type
- Machine
- Rank
- 8
- ATK
- 3000
- DEF
- 2000
Explained
A Rank 8 Xyz. Once per turn, detach 1 to place a String Counter on each other face-up monster. In your opponent's next End Phase, destroy every monster with a String Counter and inflict 500 damage per monster destroyed.
In Gimmick Puppet and Rank 8 decks, limited to 1 copy in the TCG.
- Forgetting your own monsters get String Counters too.
- Expecting the destruction if it left the field before that End Phase.
How it works
Status: Limited in the TCG (Sept 21, 2026 list), so you can run 1 copy.
Materials: 2 Level 8 monsters.
- Ignition (once per turn): Detach 1 material; place 1 String Counter on each face-up monster on the field, except this card.
- Mandatory (once per turn): During the next End Phase of the opponent of the player who placed the counters, destroy the monsters with String Counters, and inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.
Rulings in plain English
Cost: Detaching is the cost of the first effect.
End Phase effect: A Trigger Effect on the field. It activates only if this card, after using its first effect, stays face-up on the field until the End Phase of the next turn.
Simultaneous: The destruction and the damage happen together.
Related cards
Number C40: Gimmick Puppet of Dark Strings, Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll, Gimmick Puppet Fantasix Machinix.