So, like, when I see a new set of cards come out (booster pack), I get excited, like anyone else. My favorite thing is to look for cute cards. Legit. I have a thing for cute stuff, and it has always been that way. Madolche is my favorite archetype, but they've recently come out with one that rivals Madolche for me.
1) They're nothing but dark type monsters, ranging from Fiend, to Spellcaster, to Zombie. They consist of Level 1-3 monsters, with a Rank 3 XYZ "boss" card.
2) They're based off of legends and stories wrapped in dark stuff. Frankenstein, Dracula, Ghosts, zombies, jackolanterns, your basic Halloween grub.
3) They are the
Ghostricks.
They each share the effect of: "Cannot be Normal Summoned unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster (but can be Normal Set). Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position". Sounds like a pain in the butt, but they also come with three support cards that actually help protect them while face-down, and also each have effects that do the same. The level 1 monsters have effects to special summon themselves from the hand, and they are Fiends; the level 2 monsters focus on flipping the opponent's monster face down, and they are Spellcasters; and finally, the Level and Rank 3 monsters all focus on adding more monsters to your hand.
They have their own field spell,
Ghostrick House, which protects any of your face-down monsters from being attacked, the same is also said for your opponent's, however. If you or your opponent ONLY control face-downs, though, you can attack directly, but the damaged is half, UNLESS it's a Ghostrick monster attacking.
Also with them being Dark type, they get tons of support from cards like Dark Armed Dragon, Allure of Darkness, Mystic Tomato, and can pair up very well with other Dark type monsters for general support, like Tour Guide of the Underworld.
I just have to say, I'm absolutely in love with this archetype. I don't see too much coming from them in the meta, but for casual play, which I love, they're super great and extremely CUTE OMG. <3