Cosmo Blazer introduced Mystical Fairy Elfuria, a WIND monster with the ability to lock out Xyz Summons every turn. Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy brings another “Fairy Elf” to the table, and she’s able to put a stopper on almost any strategy around! Meet Ghost Fairy Elfobia, an Effect Monster’s worst nightmare!

Once per turn: You can reveal 1 WIND monster in your hand; until the end of your opponent’s next Main Phase 1, monsters with a Level higher than the revealed monster cannot activate their effects.

Just like Mystical Fairy Elfuria, Elfobia allows you to dictate what your opponent is allowed to do, depending on the monster you reveal. Instead of stopping Xyz Summons, Elfobia can prevent non-Xyz monster effects from activating, which gives you protection on both fronts. One great thing about Elfobia is that it’s a Psychic monster, which gives you instant access to it through Emergency Teleport and Serene Psychic Witch. This can effectively turn your Emergency Teleport into “Your opponent’s hand does nothing next turn”, without using up your Normal Summon.

Ghost Fairy Elfobia stops a lot of monsters in their tracks with little effort. You can reveal an Elfuria or another Elfobia in your hand to stop all Level 4 and higher monster effects. This can halt Mermail, Fire Fist, and Rescue Rabbit-based strategies, as their most potent monsters tend to be Level 4 or higher. You can even reveal low Level Tuners like Spore or Symphonic Warrior Basses to prevent just about anything from activating! Combined with Emergency Teleport, you can set up an easy Synchro or Xyz Summon, and block off nearly all monster effects at the same time. Here’s one way that you can do it:

·       – Use Emergency Teleport to bring out Ghost Fairy Elfobia, and activate its effect, revealing Symphonic Warrior Basses, preventing Level 2 or higher monster effects from activating.

·- Normal Summon the Level 1 Basses and use its effect, increasing its Level by the number of cards in your hand.

-· With 2 cards in hand, you can make a Rank 3 Xyz Summon (or Level 6 Synchro Summon), or with more cards you can make Level 7, 8, or 9 Synchro Summons, including the Psychic powerhouse Hyper Psychic Blaster!

Remember though, that Elfobia’s effect only lasts through your opponent’s Main Phase 1. That means that your opponent will eventually be able to use their effects, but they can’t use a ton of effects and then attack you all in the same turn.

Ghost Fairy Elfobia is a versatile card with a useful effect that can easily help you to shut down your opponent’s best plays. The longer you keep Elfobia on the field, the longer you can stop your opponent from making huge effect-based rushes, but you can also just zap her out of the Deck for a quick turn of effect prevention and a Synchro or Xyz Summon. If you want the power to stop abilities before they activate, then head to a Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy Sneak Peek event this weekend for your chance to get one!