MZTM-EN009 Verdict of Anubis Counter Trap Card When your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card, while you control 3 of more other Spells/Traps: Negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card, then if you control Temple of the Kings, you can destroy as many monsters your opponent controls as possible, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the total ATK of those destroyed monsters
If it is discarded, players can destroy a face-up card on the opponent's field, which gives this card some going-second utility
For full details on what you can do, check out the Scryfall Syntax guide
Paired with powerful floodgates like Skill Drain and disruption traps, the deck locks rivals out of their main plays while grinding them down
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