And at number 9 we have Shurit.  Why was this card picked for the list?  I don't know.  We reviewed it in July (http://www.pojo.com/yu-gi-oh/CardOfTheDay/2015/July/27.shtml) when it got limited and not too long ago when it got banned (http://www.pojo.com/Yu-gi-oh/CardOfTheDay/2015/Nov/16.shtml)
 
But it probably is the most powerful card Nekroz had (as hitting it effectively demolished the deck).  It's ability to summon a bunch of powerful ritual monsters for free, and generate card advantage made the deck broken.  And it's still banned now so my opinion of the card is the same as it was before.
 
9001/5

Hello Pojo Fans,
 
Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz comes in at #9 on the list of top 2015 cards. This little guy is the basis for most of the Nekroz art, and suitably the monster that really makes the deck go.
 
Use it for an entire tribute for your Nekroz Ritual Summons and then get a free search for a Warrior Nekroz. You can also use Shurit for card effects involving tributes that aren't the Nekroz Ritual Spells.  Nekroz of Valkyrus comes to mind. Tribute Shurit, draw a card with Valkyrus, then search out a Nekroz. RoTA and Brionac searched this card in the deck, and while RoTA was at 3 that gave you even more ways to search out Shurit.
 
There is a reason why he was banned, and with him banned, it forces the Nekroz archetype to retool.
 
Advanced-4/5
Art-3/5
 
Until Next Time
KingofLullaby

Before he was banned, Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz received a 3.93/5. When he got banned he got the legendary 'banned/5' score. I'm not sure if he will come back to the game. If he does, will Nekroz still do well? I doubt it. If they bring this back, I hope they just ban Ritual Trishula. Short review because, ya know, banned.
 
Score: banned/5 or maybe 3.5/5 in his own deck if it comes back?
Art: /5 "Art: 4/5 I love heterochromia." 
 
-WarlockBlitz