However, the most viable Pendulum decks in Yu-Gi-Oh!, such as D/D/D, will often use the Pendulum monsters not for their Pendulum scale capabilities, but for the effects they can use while in the Pendulum zone
By bouncing two monsters, it can recycle Normal Summon effects, get rid of Extra Deck monsters, or even bounce itself so it can be Set again
This is because each of these permanents states that whenever a creature under their owner's control deals combat damage to a player, that card's owner draws a card
If the subgame is a draw, no player won the subgame, so nobody gets to put a permanent onto the battlefield in the main game
However, the deck's core style is still fairly approachable - and it can run away with wins against other starter decks
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