Zefra " Zefra " , known as " Sephira " ( セフィラ " Sefira " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype consisting of Pendulum Monster s making its debut in " Crossed Souls " . Each of the members also belongs to another archetype that first appeared in the Series 9 Booster Pack s ( 3 of them from " Duelist Alliance " , while the other 2 from " The Secret Forces " / " " ) , except one . Design . Duel Terminal Storyline . " With the gathering of Tellarknight Ptolemaeus , Nekroz of Sophia , Dragunity Divine Lance , and Evilswarm Kerykeion inside of El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis in one place , the powers of the Goddess of Rebirth , the power of “ creation ” and destruction , and the 10 “ Cores ” were assembled . The aura pulsating from this gathering became the key to starting up the “ sefiroth ” system , the counterpart to the “ qli photh ” system , from within the Naturia Sacred Tree . The holy light emanating from the floating Sacred Tree chose 10 lives from the surface world to transform into the Zefra . This Zefra , just like the Qliphort , is a part of the Sacred Tree ’ s system . Its original purpose was as a defense system that purged damaging errors to the Sacred Tree , but for this war , in order to purge the anomaly threatening to destroy the planet known as Anoyatyllis , it shared its powers with the surface lifeforms . And so the 10 chosen holy warriors stood against Anoyatyllis which threatened to destroy both the world and the Tree . " " In the face of the god of destruction with its true powers regained , those on the surface could do nothing but await their purgation . With her final , faint sliver of hope , Ptolemaeus released the powers of the 9 Yang Zing s she had once materialized to control the Sacred Tree at the “ sefiroth ” system . That power activated the hidden 11th Zefra of the “ sefiroth ” system , and re - fused the cores of the 10 Zefra . The 11th Zefra chose Zefracore , who possessed auras of both light and darkness , and completed the fusion with its “ Core ” . " " The one who stood to face Tierra , Source of Destruction was the protector of the Naturia Sacred Tree , Zefraath . The scale of their battle shook the entire planet , and lasted for one thousand days and one thousand nights . At the dawn of the 1000th day , the forms of Tierra and Zefraath were nowhere to be seen . The only things left were the charred remains of the Sacred Tree , and two Gem - Knights . " Etymology . " Sephira " is a reference to the , the 10 attributes / emanations in . Appearance . Members of this archetype have shining white angelic styled wings with similar pattern and design on their back . The archetype ' s symbol is a sphere with six - pointed star - shaped outline with the similar design as combined team symbol of the " Gem - Knight " and " Constellar " , resembling some sort of a crown . ( The symbol can be clearly visible in " Zefra Divine Strike " . ) These spheres have the same colors as the spheres present in the " Qli " monsters , as well as the glowing canisters of the " Infernoid " monsters . Playing Style . A " Zefra " Deck is primarily focused on Pendulum Summons , as all the members of the archetype are Pendulum monsters , while gaining advantage with " Oracle of Zefra " and " Chosen of Zefra " . " Zefra " Decks are encouraged – through the effects of " Oracle " as well as the effects of the individual members – to incorporate Synchro , Xyz , Fusion and even Ritual Summon s into the Deck , enabling an astounding degree of potential variety . This deck even has the ability to summon " Sophia , Goddess of Rebirth " , one of the most difficult monsters in the game to summon ( This is fitting , as the Zefra are supposedly the chosen warriors of " Sophia " ) . The variety of cards and the search power can also provide resources for the Summon of " Tierra , Source of Destruction " . The natural reusability of Pendulum Monsters fits well into this strategy , and can enable the player to perform multiple kinds of Summons every turn . " Shaddoll " Fusion Monster s especially thrive in " Zefra " Decks , which incorporate all 6 Attribute s and provides 2 " Shaddoll " Main Deck monsters on its own . Each member can also be used in Decks of their secondary archetypes , augmenting their existing strategies with Pendulum Summons . For example , " Zefrasaber , Swordmaster of the Nekroz " can function as a reusable substitute for a Ritual Spell Card when paired with other copies of itself and " Zefraxa , Flame Beast of the Nekroz " . In fact , the archetype is designed such that its 10 members form ordered pairs for each of the 5 secondary archetypes ( " tellarknight " , " Shaddoll " , " Ritual Beast " , " Nekroz " and " Yang Zing " ) , with one member having a scale of 7 and the other having a scale of 1 . For all of the archetypes mentioned , every single Main Deck monster ( with the exception of " Chiwen , Light of the Yang Zing " , " Pulao , Wind of the Yang Zing " and " Ritual Beast Tamer Lara " ) falls within these scales , meaning that any ( non - Nomi ) monster in these archetype s can be Pendulum Summon ed using their respective " Zefra " pair . Recently , with the new support released in " Maximum Crisis " , the Deck was given more search power and aggressiveness , providing the speed , protection and responsiveness this Deck lacked until the recent past . " Zefraath " can now be considered the lynchpin of the strategy , having a Pendulum Effect that changes its own Pendulum Scale while searching a " Zefra " monster in the process , providing resources while also assisting on Pendulum Summons even further . Its Monster Effect enables 2 Pendulum Summons per turn and also Special Summons a " Zefra " from the Deck ; at a first glance , this may not seem too powerful , but with the proper set - up , this can pave the way to Synchro , Ritual or Xyz Summons of powerful monsters , by combining the right " Zefra " monsters at the right moment . " Zefra Providence " is a generic search card , but its second effect can be used to protect the Pendulum Spells from being destroyed , and " Zefra War " can destroy an opposing card and can even be activated from the hand .