Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Review: Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner

[Spellcaster/Effect]

ATK/1,000 DEF/1,000

Once per turn: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 Level 4 or lower “Lightsworn” monster in your GY; Special Summon that target. Once per turn, during your End Phase: Send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the GY.

Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner is a spellcaster from Lightsworn. This effect monster is a common card in decks with Lightsworn. Her effects add consistency to the deck. She helps set up the special summon of Judgment Dragon.

Sets:

Release DateSet NumberSetRarity
05/13/2008LODT-EN021Light of DestructionRare
01/05/2009CP08-EN005Champion Pack: Game EightSuper Rare
1004/2011LCGX-EN247Legendary Collection 2: The Duel Academy Years Mega PackUltra Rare
02/17/2012RYMP-EN102Ra Yellow Mega PackUltra Rare
06/27/2014SDLI-EN012Realm of Light Structure DeckCommon
07/06/2017BLLR-EN038Battles of Legend: Light's RevengeUltra Rare
02/25/2022LART-EN045The Lost Art Promotion S2Ultra Rare

First Effect:

Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner discards one card from your hand and you may special summon one level four or lower monster with Lightsworn in its name from your graveyard. This is a great effect when you need an additional monster on the field. You regain a key card. Then, you may follow up with special summons with these cards as materials.

Furthermore, many monsters with Lightsworn in their names have synergy with Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner. Many monsters in the archetype have effects when you summon them on the field. You can gain additional resources and advantages with powerful combos.

For instance, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner may special summon Lightsworn Dragonling from the graveyard. This combination of cards generates an advantage. Then, Lightsworn Dragonling may send Felis, Lightsworn Archer from the deck to the graveyard. Felis, Lightsworn Archer may special summon itself from the graveyard with her effect. Therefore, you have three monsters on the field.

Special summon these monsters with Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner!

Second Effect:

Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner sends the top three cards of the deck to the graveyard during your end phase. Many members of Lightsworn share this effect. It enables the deck’s strategy for Judgment Dragon and other monsters in the archetype.

Furthermore, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner sets up the special summon of Judgment Dragons. The deck wants to send monsters to the graveyard. You can special summon Judgment Dragon when you have four or more monsters with Lightsworn in their names in the graveyard.

In addition, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner has synergy with Felis, Lightsworn Archer and Wulf, Lightsworn Beast. Both of these monsters special summon themselves when they are sent to the graveyard. The second effect of Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner has the potential to send these monsters to the graveyard. Then, you may get a useful monster without a cost.

Extra Deck Material:

Lightsworn has many monsters in the extra deck. Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner is material for many of the monsters from the extra deck for Lightsworn. She is an option as material for XYZ monsters, link monsters, and synchro monsters.

Furthermore, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner enables summons with monsters from your extra deck with her first effect. This spellcaster may special summon a tuner or a monster of the same level from your graveyard. Then, you may use this spellcaster and new monster as materials for the special summon.

For instance, you may use Felis, Lightsworn Archer and Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner for the synchro summon of Michael, the Arch-Lightsworn. These monsters have a total number of seven levels. Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner may special summon Felis, Lightsworn Archer from the graveyard. Then, you may use these effect monsters for the synchro summon of Michael, the Arch-Lightsworn!

Use Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner as material for these monsters from the extra deck!

Support:

Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner has strong support from Lightsworn. This spellcaster has synergy with many cards from Lightsworn. The archetype consistently searches for this effect monster.

Spells can search for Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner. Charge of the Light Brigade and March of the Dark Brigade may add this card to your hand. You have consistent methods for access to this effect monster. Charge of the Light Brigade adds this card from the deck to the hand. March of the Dark Brigade adds this card from the graveyard to your hand.

Play these cards with Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner!

Card Rating:

Overall, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner is a good effect monster for Lightsworn. She adds consistency to the deck. Her first effect special summons a monster with Lightsworn in its name, and this effect sets up special summons for synchro monsters and XYZ monsters. Her second ability sets up the conditions for Judgment Dragon. Therefore, I recommend playing three copies of Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner in your deck.

Card Rating: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars

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