Star Seraph " Star Seraph " , known as " Holy Lightning " ( " Hōrī Raitoningu " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype of LIGHT Fairy monsters used by Dumon in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . Their non - Xyz Monster s ' effect s are centered around quickly Summoning each other from the hand , for Xyz Summon ing their own and other Rank 4 Xyz Monster s . The members introduced in " Duelist Alliance " focus on drawing cards , as well as swarming for Xyz Monsters that need 3 or more materials . The kanji in their Japanese names literally translate to " Light Angel " , fitting to both their Type and Attribute . Each member ' s English name is also an alliteration of the letter S . Play Style . Similar , to the " hunder " archetype , " Star Seraph " monsters focus on swarming the field . All " Star Seraph " monsters are Level 4 with slightly different effects as " hunders " . With " Star Seraph Scout " , when Normal Summoned , you can Special Summon another " Star Seraph " monster from your hand . The effect of " Star Seraph Sage " has you discard a Spell from your hand to Special Summon another " Star Seraph " monster from your hand . While the last monster , " Star Seraph Sword " , instead of being able to Special Summon , it send s a " Star Seraph " monster from your hand to the Graveyard to increase its ATK until the End Phase . Adding in " Nova Summoner " is a great idea since when it ' s destroy ed , you can Special Summon a LIGHT Fairy monster with 1500 ATK or less . It proves to be a much better option than " Shining Angel " , whose effect leaves your Life Points open due to Special Summoning your monster in Attack Position . The new members introduced in " Duelist Alliance " have a greater focus on boosting Xyz Monsters that require 3 monsters that use them as Xyz Material , while also focusing on replenishing the hand . For example Star Seraph Scepter can search a " Star Seraph " monster when it is either Normal or Special Summoned , while if it is used as a Xyz Material for a Xyz Monster of 3 Materials , Scepters allows that monster to destroy a card as soon as that monster is summoned , and if successful the user can draw a card . Worth of note is that " Scepter ' s " effects can be used as many times in a turn as possible , so one can use cards like Call of the Haunted or Pinpoint Guard to great effect . Furthermore the effects of " Scepter " are cummulative , that is to say one can use 3 copies of " Scepter " on a single Xyz Summon , and destroy just as many cards the opponent controls . This effect is Specially useful with the likes of Stellarknight Delteros whose effect prevents the opponent from activating any card when successfully summoned , thus preventing the opponent from losing cards . Star Seraph Sovereignty can be instantly summoned by its own effect when another " Star Seraph " monster is summoned , and providing an immediate draw and if it was a " Star Seraph " monster , can instantly Special Summon it . While " Sovereign " cannot be used as a Xyz Material unless the Xyz Monster requires 3 monsters , this can be mitigated by using cards such as Photon Thrasher , Goblindbergh , Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd and other similar monsters , coupled with its high DEF value make him a reliable asset . Finally Star Seraph Scale can place on the top of the Deck from the Graveyard " any " LIGHT monster if its effect resolves successfully , which can be taken to great advantage by redrawing it the next turn , making it possible to reuse powerful cards such as " Seraph " , " Honest " or any that can be needed . Furthermore if used as a material for a Xyz Monster that requires 3 monsters , it can provide a draw to the user if any player Special Summons from the hand , which is a recurrent phenomenon . Also since they are Fairy monsters , cards like " Valhalla , Hall of the Fallen " and " Archlord Kristya " can be used reliable to greatly enhance the summon of strong boss monsters . Tethys Build . One of the first builds created . The Tethys build focuses on using Transmodify on any Main Deck Star Seraph Monster , to Special Summon the deck ' s namesake Tethys , Goddess of Light , giving access to a relatively powerful monster easily , while using her effect to draw cards in order to mitigate the high hand costs of the early Star Seraphs monsters . However with the new members introduced in " Duelist Alliance " this build is discontinued in the " OCG " . Chameleon Seraphs . Another approach involves using " Photon Thrasher " and " Gellenduo " . Since both monsters are LIGHT monsters they can greatly reinforce Xyz Summons , since " Thrasher " can make an instant Rank 4 by his own effect and " Gellenduo " can become a wall to buy the player time for their plays , also their DEF at 0 makes them an ideal target for " Masked Chameleon " to perform Level 8 Synchro Summon tactics . Through these 3 monsters the Deck can play smoothly while mitigating the otherwise high costs of the main deck " Star Seraph " monsters while also expanding their arsenal with powerful monsters . Satella Seraphs . This build focuses on mixing the new members from " Duelist Alliance " with the tellarknight archetype , using its toolboxing abilities to perform easy plays while taking advantage of their ability to easily swarm the field with little resources . Since tellarknights can bring Rank 4 Xyz Monsters that require 3 monsters , combining monsters such as " Star Seraph Scepter " and " Scale " can grant even more advantage .