Oh, and elking isnt a destruction effect, meaning that very few (if any) protective layers will prevent it
Ruby cards focus on offensive strategies, like using the Rush (able to challenge the turn the character is played) and Evasive (only allowing other Evasive ability characters to attack the character) abilities
(If a card with a Patrol Counter would be destroyed by battle or card effect, remove 1 Patrol Counter from it instead.) UR Ultra Rare Platinum Gadget X LIGHT Link 2 [ MachineLinkEffect ] ATK 1600 DEF - 2 Machine monsters Cannot be used as Link Material the turn it is Link Summoned
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If you put it in GY, you can create a situation where you don't know what will fall for your opponent and keep it in check
This Kuriboh found plenty of use in Zombie decks back in the day