Anatomy of the Undead Horde
The Vendread archetype is a DARK Zombie Ritual strategy defined by a unique and powerful mechanic: its Ritual Monsters gain bonus effects based on the monsters tributed from the field for their summon. This creates a highly tactical, modular playstyle focused on building a single, formidable boss monster with multiple forms of interruption. While plagued by some internal mechanical conflicts, the deck's access to the vast pool of generic Zombie support allows it to function as a resilient, resource-looping engine capable of overwhelming opponents through sheer advantage and powerful, customized threats.
The core engine piece. When sent from field to GY, it searches a Ritual Spell and sends any Vendread monster from Deck to GY, starting a powerful resource loop.
Provides crucial protection by allowing you to declare a card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap) and preventing your opponent from activating it for the turn.
The ultimate boss monster. Prevents your opponent from targeting any other cards you control, forcing them to deal with its 3000 ATK first.
Grants the most powerful inherited effect: a Quick Effect to banish any Special Summoned monster the opponent controls.
Bestows a Quick Effect to banish a Spell/Trap the opponent controls, providing crucial backrow removal.
Provides targeting protection, making the Ritual Monster immune to many forms of removal and enabling the "Executor Lock".
The deck's power comes from turning a single Ritual Summon into a cascade of advantage. This core sequence demonstrates how the undead legion fuels itself.
Ritual Summon Revendread Slayer. Immediately use it as material for a Link Summon (e.g., Avendread Savior).
When Slayer hits the GY, its effect triggers. Add a Ritual Spell like Revendread Evolution to hand and send a "Vendread" monster like Scar of the Vendread to the GY.
The "Scar" sent to the GY now triggers, letting you search for any "Vendread" Spell/Trap, such as Vendread Charge, for further extension. One summon has now generated two searches and a loaded GY.
As of the current TCG format, the Vendread archetype is entirely unrestricted, allowing it to operate at full capacity.
Play any card at your preferred ratio without restrictions
Access to all archetype synergies without limitations
No banlist constraints holding back your strategy
Banlist Status Summary
Core cards checked:
• Avendread Savior
• Ravenous Vendread
• Revendread Evolution
• Revendread Executor
• Revendread Origin
• Revendread Slayer
• Scar of the Vendread
• Vendread Anima
• Vendread Battlelord
• Vendread Charge
• Vendread Chimera
• Vendread Core
• Vendread Daybreak
• Vendread Houndhorde
• Vendread Nightmare
• Vendread Nights
• Vendread Reorigin
• Vendread Reunion
• Vendread Revenants
• Vendread Revolution
• Vendread Scavenger
• Vendread Striges
+ Related cards checked:
• Doomking Balerdroch analyzed •
0 restrictions found •
All cards legal at 3 copies
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