Vendread " Vendread " , known as " Vendead " ( ヴェンデット " Vendetto " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype of DARK Zombie monsters . It is one of two formerly " TCG " - exclusive archetype s debuted in " Code of the Duelist " , the other being " F . A . " . Design . Appearance . The " Vendread " monsters resemble mutated creatures and zombies , common from several horror series , in particular the franchise , as well as a few possible nods to the franchise and . Etymology . " Vendread " is a portmanteau of the words ' Vengeance ' and ' Dread ' . This may refer to the fact that Revendread Slayer appears to be against the Vendread . It is also inferred that Slayer wants vengeance for what the Vendread did to his family . Playing style . The " Vendread " archetype focuses on Ritual Summon ing . So far , all non - Ritual monsters in the archetype come with two effects , each of which can only be used once per turn : the first effect revolves around the Special Summon of the monster from your GY when a certain condition is met , but comes at the cost of the monster being banished when it leaves the field . The second effect grants a " Vendread " Ritual Monster that was Ritual Summoned using the " Vendread " non - Ritual monster " on the field " a Quick Effect that enables considerable field advantage . " Vendread Reorigin " is a rather unorthodox Trap Card which enables not only slowing down the opponent ' s momentum by means other than destroying a card , but also gives the player a way to generate more tribute fodder . Their first and currently only Ritual Spell Card , " Revendread Origin " , is easily one of the most practical Ritual Spell Cards seen in recent times . It is one of only four Ritual Spell Cards which can Ritual Summon the target monster " out of the GY " , which makes discarding the archetype ' s Ritual Monsters to activate effects a viable strategy , and enables the spell to act as a recovery option for the archetype ' s Ritual Monsters after they leave the field . In addition , the Ritual Spell allows the player to tribute monsters whose total Level s " may " exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster that is to be Ritual Summoned , and enables banishing " any " Zombie monsters from the GY should one lack the needed monsters on the field or hand . This in turn opens a lot of possible combinations with the " Shiranui " archetype , as well as " Zombie World " . Given that " Revendread Origin " has a protection effect that specifically lists and applies to only " Revendread Slayer " , this card can be searched by " Pre - Preparation of Rites " which gives the deck the speed which every Ritual Summon deck needs , something that sets it apart from every other archetype - generic Ritual Spell Card that came before it . " Vendread Reunion " , although a Trap Card , acts as another Ritual card , allowing for the summoning of banished Vendread Monsters before immediately tributing them in order to Ritual Summon . This not only recycles banished Vendread Monsters but allows the Ritual Monster to gain additional effects . Due to the sheer number of generic Zombie support released through the years , " Vendread " have access to a plethora of useful support cards to make up for the small number of their own cards , in particular the likes of " Book of Life " , " Gozuki " and " Shutendoji " which tremendously benefit the archetype in terms of resource management and recycling tribute fodder for their next Ritual Summon .