Its ability, as long as you have at least 1 Tuner and 1 or more non-Tuner DARK monsters (with Dark End Dragon being a DARK monster itself), you can have it lose 500 Attack and Defense to send 1 monster your opponent controls to the Graveyard
However, this is just a general guideline
Before this, some sources occasionally but incorrectly referred to it as the "Banished Zone" [3] or "banished pile" [4] ("removed zone" [5] or "removed from play pile" [6] prior to the Problem-Solving Card Text update), despite the basic premise of not being a zone
However, a field wipe on the opponent's field along with dealing potentially game-ending amounts of burn damage can be worth the sacrifice in the right format
ZS - Ascended Sage is a powerful opening-turn monster, since it can be Special Summoned to the field provided you control no cards
Once per turn, if you gain LP: Add 1 Plant monster from your Deck to your hand