Effect
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can discard 1 WATER monster to the GY; add 1 Level 3 WATER monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Mermail Abysspike" once per turn.
The monster effect of "Mermail Abysspike" is a Trigger Effect.
It does not target.
The monster effect of "Mermail Abysspike" is an optional effect that can be activated when "Mermail Abysspike" itself is Normal or Special Summoned face-up. (It can also be activated during the Damage Step.)
When activating the effect, you must discard 1 WATER monster from your hand to the Graveyard as a cost.
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