Effect
You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. If this card is Normal Summoned without Tributing, or is Special Summoned, its Level becomes 4 and its original ATK becomes 1800. If this card is Normal Summoned/Set, it is unaffected by activated effects from any monster whose original Level/Rank is lower than this card's current Level. When this card is Tribute Summoned by Tributing a "Qli" monster(s): You can Special Summon 2 "Qli" monsters from your Deck, but destroy them during the End Phase.
(1): You cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Qli" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. The Pendulum Effect does not start a Chain Link.
The monster effect "①: You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing" is an effect that is not classified as an Ignition Effect, Trigger Effect, Quick Effect, or Continuous Effect.
The Pendulum Effect "(2): All 'Qli' monsters you control gain 300 ATK" is an effect that does not start a Chain Link.
The monster effect "②: This card's Level becomes 4, and its original ATK becomes 1800, if it was Normal Summoned without Tributing or Special Summoned" is an effect that is not classified as an Ignition Effect, Trigger Effect, Quick Effect, or Continuous Effect.
The monster effect "③: This Normal Summoned card is unaffected by effects activated by monsters with an original Level or Rank lower than this card's Level" is a Continuous Effect.
(4) "When you Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 'Qli' monster(s): You can Special Summon 2 'Qli' monsters from your Deck. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect are destroyed during the End Phase." is a Trigger Effect. (It does not target. If at least one "Qli" monster was included among the monsters Tributed to Tribute Summon "Qli Disk" itself, this effect can be activated.)
The process "Monsters Special Summoned by this effect are destroyed during the End Phase" does not create a Chain Link.
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