Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss

[Toffee.]

If you control a monster that is not a "Burning Abyss" monster, destroy this card. You can only use 1 of the following effects of "Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss" per turn, and only once that turn.
● If you control no Spell/Trap Cards: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
● If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your Deck, except "Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss".

 
That second effect.... FFS.

Discuss.

[Maeriberii Haan]

....damn, they're definitely not pulling any punches.

With the summon being immediate, wonderful combos could be had.

[Greiga]

Detached? SS
Mill? SS
Foolish (is now a RotA)? SS
Optional? Check

Burning Abyss is looking really great.

[Althemia]

I think they actually balanced this really well, because I don't think people are realizing how important the first clause is to structuring the deck as it means the deck has infinitely less options than most.

[Maeriberii Haan]

The first clause would pretty much means that running 3 Dante is mandatory, the deck can't sit on too much Xyz monsters, and Astral Force shenanigans became a bit weaker since you can't combo wombo for a field of R5 that easily.

I like how Pleiades'll plus whenever it detach them though. Good enough incentive to play Astral.

Also, would make a good R3 engine probably, though unsure whether graff and Cir will be played when using it as an engine.

[Toffee.]

You know..... I'm honestly starting to think all of these will be Secret Rare.
If so, then it's just Noble Knights all over again.