"Malacoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss" Rating Score by EXデッキ焼き

The effect itself is quite useful. With Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, it can deal with high hit points that are difficult to deal with, and even if it is removed, it can be eliminated.
But the timing was bad. At the time of its appearance, the ritual itself was on the verge of thorns due to Nekroz's restrictions, and with the appearance of Beatrice, he solidified the image of Malebranche of the Burning Abyss = Dante and his Deck that set up Beatrice. In fact, it was strong enough to separate the environment from EmEM and Monarch, who were competing for the environment at the time, and as you can see, the evaluation of this card was pushed by his Branded, which was not good across the board.
After that, "Pre-Preparation of Rites" appeared, and the evaluation changed completely when it became possible to access this card and Ritual Spell with one card. Due to Dante's regulations, he became the Malebranche of the Burning Abyss = Ritual Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, and probably even now when he mentions Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, he will be Ritual Malebranche of the Burning Abyss.
It's a card that really came out at the wrong time.