Heraldic Beast Leo
Mana Cost: -
Type: Effect Monster | Beast | EARTH
Oracle Text:
During the End Phase of the turn this card was Normal Summoned: Destroy this card. When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Add 1 "Heraldic Beast" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Heraldic Beast Leo". You can only use this effect of "Heraldic Beast Leo" once per turn.
Power/Toughness: 2000/1000
Rarity: Rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Cosmo Blazer
Price ( USD): $1.07
USD: $1.07 · EUR: €2.20
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Character Background
Heraldic Beast Leo is a quintessential value engine for Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Heraldic Beast strategy, trading short-lived presence for long-term consistency. With 2000 ATK on a Level 4 body, it can pressure early and threaten trades, but its true strength lies in the graveyard: once it’s sent there, it replaces itself by searching any other “Heraldic Beast” monster except another Leo. Because it destroys itself during the End Phase after a Normal Summon, you can treat it like a built-in setup card rather than a keeper, making it excellent for combo and grind-oriented tempo decks. It works especially well with cards that send monsters to the Graveyard intentionally or reuse normal summons, and it helps ensure access to key extenders or names for Xyz plays. In deckbuilding, prioritize a dense lineup of different Heraldic Beast names so Leo always turns into the most useful follow-up, rather than duplicating itself.
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