They can sometimes be serviceable options in limited formats though
Its a Mind Stone Elf thats more fair, has more utility, and will hopefully be reprinted sometime soon, perhaps in a Masters set!
For example, an alternate art Leader or Secret Rare from OP-04 or later will show a star above the L or SEC on the card
As long as this card remains face-up on the field, the selected zones cannot be used
In most cases (see below), if you wait until the combatdamage step or end of combat step, it will be after combat damage has been dealt, so the Ninja won't deal combat damage
shuffle them into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon this card as a Normal Monster (Fiend/FIRE/Level 11/ATK 3400/DEF 3600) (this card is also still a Trap), its name becomes Infernoid Tierra, then, you can banish Effect Monsters from either field and/or GY, up to the number of Infernoid monsters shuffled into the Deck by this effect