Performage " Performage " , known as " Entermage " ( " Entameiji " ) in Japan , is an archetype of Spellcaster monsters used by Dennis McField in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " . They debuted in the set " Clash of Rebellions " . Design . Appearance . " Performage " monsters are based on artists , such as jugglers , flame eaters and trapeze artists . Etymology . " Performage " , the English name of this archetype , is a portmanteau of " Perform " and " Mage " . " Entermage " , the Japanese name of this archetype , is a portmanteau of " Entertainment " and " Mage " . Their name draws parallels with Yuya ' s " Performapal " monsters ( " Entermate " in the OCG and Japanese anime ) , as with Reed Pepper ' s " Cookpal " monsters . " Entermage " even receives a near - identical abbreviation in the Japanese to " Entermate " – differentiated only by letter case ( " Performage " / " Entermage " is " Em " while " Performapal " / " Entermate " is " EM " ) – as well as featuring cross - archetype support with " Performapal " through " Bubble Barrier " . Playing style . When the first three Effect Monsters were revealed , and the rarely seen or mentioned " Stilts Launcher " ( With " Performage Flame Eater " being the only native card that could trigger it ' s second effect ) , they instantly became assets to " Chaos " - like and Rank 4 based Decks . Two prominent examples were " Shaddoll " and " Nekroz " before both becoming restricted soon after the release of this archetype and " Elder Entity Norden " . " Damage Juggler " and " Plushfire " can add " Performage " monsters from the Deck to the hand or Special Summon them from there , respectively . As a general rule of thumb , " Trick Clown " should be the first to be Special Summoned or searched as it can repeat itself when used as any kind of Material for an Extra Deck Summon , and if possible should use its effect only when " Hat Tricker " is already on the field to negate the 1000 Life Point cost of " Trick Clown " . It is difficult to make " Hat Tricker " reach 3300 ATK without multiple activations of " Plushfire " , however . " Mirror Conductor " is the Main Deck power play of the Performages . Its Pendulum Effect brings ATK and DEF to whichever is lowest and its monster effect switches the two , which is an asset as it can be used during either player ' s turn . " Trapeze Magician " can let your monsters attack twice to try to achieve an OTK , removing your own Xyz Monsters that have no materials , or destroying an opponent ' s Monster in Main Phase 2 . " Luster Pendulum , the Dracoslayer " and its Synchro counterpart , " Ignister Prominence , the Blasting Dracoslayer " , have destruction effects to activate the Special Summoning effect of " Plushfire " and both the " Dracoslayer " and " Performage " archetypes can rapidly Special Summon monsters from the Main Deck . " King of the Feral Imps " can search the Level 4 Tuner " Masked Chameleon " , " Jigabyte " , and sometimes " X - Saber Palomuro " for " Naturia Beast " with " Hat Tricker " . The combination of " King of the Feral Imps " , " Performage " and " Dracoslayer " is commonly called " PePe & Pals " ( short for Performage Pendulum ) . " Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd " can search for " Heroic Challenger - Thousand Blades " , which can be combined with " Trick Clown " to Summon multiple Rank 4 Xyz Monsters . This is known as the " Clownblade " engine .