Cobra's Resolve

Destiny HERO had a great deal of untapped potential. This was not just Kira casually selling Aster a dream; he truly took it very seriously.

Because of the famous Phoenix Dad.

Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer—calling it one of the brightest stars in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s HERO Decks would not be an exaggeration. At the height of its debut, Phoenix Dad had enjoyed a stint of dominating the meta.

And just like Masked HERO - Dark Law back then, these big brothers of the HERO family were not only active in their own archetype builds. During their hottest periods, they could practically be seen everywhere. No matter what Deck or build it was, everyone liked to run a HERO big brother as an endboard piece.

Looking across the entire HERO family, the only ones that had once achieved such broad utility in the meta seemed to be Dark Law and Phoenix Dad.

Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer required a Destiny HERO plus a Level 6 or higher HERO monster for its Fusion Material. With 2500 ATK, it had the standard protagonist stats.

While Phoenix Dad was On the Field, all monsters on the opponent's Field lost 200 ATK for each HERO card in its controller's Graveyard. But that was not the important part. The key was its second and third effects.

Its second effect let it destroy one card on its controller's Field and any one card On the Field at the same time. Moreover, this was a Quick Effect, meaning it had the same speed as a Quick-Play Spell and could be activated during the opponent's turn or in the Battle Phase. Whether used to destroy cards and clear the Field or to interrupt the opponent's plays, it was extremely useful.

Its third effect activated when