what is a pendulum card in yugioh Yu-Gi-Oh! - Machine - SBSC-EN023 - Common - 1st Edition - Speed Duel INFO-AE092 Pendulum Witch (N)

In the anime, they couldn't be destroyed except by other Numbers, and they were some of the most powerful Xyz monsters of all

If they have eight or more cards in their graveyards, your Soaring Thought-Thief, Into the Story, or Lullmage's Domination go from good to great

Paying also has the effect of retrieving his Simorgh Spell Trap, such as Raikou and Elbrus

If you call it wrong, destroy as many monsters you control as possible, and if you do, take damage equal to half the total ATK those destroyed monsters had while face-up on the field

Compared to when this card first released, there are now many methods and options for destroying troublesome cards