Guardian Grarl, summon!
Gerrard looked like a mutated giant lizard, standing upright with muscles as solid as rock. Iron chains wrapped around his upper body, and his powerful jaws looked capable of crushing any obstacle.
[Guardian Grarl, ATK 2500]
"Next, I activate the effect of 'Backup Guardian'!" Rafael spread his fingers and slashed his hand forward again. "Backup Guardian can transfer an Equip Card equipped to itself to any target monster on the Field that meets the proper equip conditions.
Therefore, I transfer the Equip Spell 'Gravity Axe - Grarl' equipped to 'Backup Guardian' onto 'Guardian Grarl'!"
The heavy Gravity Axe flew from the Azure Oni's hand, automatically arriving in Guardian Grarl's grasp as though drawn by gravity itself.
Gerrard seized the Gravity Axe, instantly seeming perfectly at home with it. The chains wrapped around his upper body rattled as they danced, extending down his arm to coil around the axe's handle. As the axe blade swung, Gerrard's strength surged at once.
[Guardian Grarl, ATK 2500 → ATK 3000]
This was Rafael's usual tactic. He first summoned Backup Guardian, then equipped Backup Guardian.
Every Equip Spell in his Guardian Deck corresponded to a Guardian Monster. When the equipment was On the Field, its matching Guardian could be Special Summoned. Then, through Backup Guardian's effect, the equipment could be transferred to the specific Guardian that had just entered play, unleashing its greatest power.
That was the basic strategy behind Rafael's Guardian Deck.
"Starting off with a monster that has three thousand ATK? Not bad." Kira smiled.
Rafael said, "Battle. Guardian Grarl, attack the Face-down Defense Position monster!"
Gerrard strode forward, kicked off the ground, and leaped into the air. His battle axe came crashing down, flipping the set monster over and revealing a diver in yellow. The axe split the diver