Hieratic " Hieratic " , known as " Hieroglyphic " ( " Seikoku " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype of LIGHT Dragon monster s . The cards of this archetype rely on Special Summon ing and destroy ing cards mainly by Tributing other " Hieratic " monsters . What makes this archetype powerful and interesting is that many of its monsters allow you to Tribute from your hand in a manner similar to Ritual Summon ing . Another effect which most mid - Level " Hieratic " monsters have in common is that when they are Tributed , they have a mandatory effect that Special Summons a Dragon Normal Monster either from the hand , Deck , or Graveyard , but it loses all of its ATK and DEF . Even though you ' re getting rid of your own monster , you won ' t lose that much field advantage , because they immediately replace themselves . Almost all " Hieratic " monsters have relatively simple Summoning conditions . Design . One of the few sets of cards based on , they are based on and the , a group of in mythology . Their logo is based on ( the eye of , god of the sky , war , and protection ) . In addition to Wedjat , if the monsters ' backgrounds have either the sun or the moon , they get the respective Wedjat - right ( sun ) or left ( moon ) . Playing style . The greatest strength of this archetype lies in the ability that almost all of its members possess : upon being Tribute d , be it by cost or effect , you are able to Summon any Dragon Normal Monster from your hand , Deck or Graveyard , at the cost of its ATK and DEF becoming 0 . This gives the " Hieratic " archetype the ability to swarm the field and bring out powerful Xyz Monster s in a manner similar to the " Wind - Up " and " Six Samurai " archetypes , which focus on summoning many monsters to instantly dominate the Duel . The Deck easily summons Rank 5 and Rank 6 Xyz Monsters , simply by tributing one " Hieratic " for another , and therefore summoning a Normal Dragon monster from anywhere with the same level as the one you just Special Summoned . With " Galaxy Serpent " from " Judgment of the Light " , a Level 2 Dragon Normal Tuner , " Hieratics " also have access to all Level 7 and 8 generic Synchro Monsters . Another interesting thing to note is the ease of Summoning the archetype ' s regular members , and the ease of which you may activate their effects . For instance , both " Hieratic Dragon of Nebthet " and " Hieratic Dragon of Su " are capable of getting rid of problematic monsters or Spells / Traps simply by Tributing a " Hieratic " monster from your hand or field . activate the Tributed monster ' s effect to Special Summon a Dragon Normal Monster from your hand , Deck or Graveyard in the process , allowing for Synchro or Xyz Summon s . " Hieratic Dragon of Eset " also greatly helps in the Deck ' s Xyz Summoning routine , since its effect can instantly equalize the Level of all " Hieratic " monster on the field to that of the Normal Monster you choose . Due to the nature of most " Hieratic " monsters , Summoning Normal Dragons is an easy task ( even easier with " Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit " in play ) . " Tefnuit " and " Eset " are typically used to get combos going in the deck , especially " Tefnuit " since she does not use up a Normal Summon . Since " Hieratics " can search any Dragon Normal Monster with the restriction of rendering them powerless , they are best used as Synchro or Xyz Material for a Summon , or as fodder for " Advance Draw " or " White Elephant ' s Gift " . " " is an option because it can restore the ATK and DEF of the Normal Monsters brought by the effect of " Hieratic " monsters , or just be used as Material for " " . " Black Rose Dragon " , " Ancient Fairy Dragon " , or " Black Rose Moonlight Dragon " are easily Summoned in this deck with " Ultimaya Tzolkin " or using Level 5 " Hieratics " with " Galaxy Serpent " , then using them with " Flamvell Guard " ( Special Summoned with " Hieratics " or the effect of " Ancient Fairy Dragon " ) to Synchro Summon " Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon " . " Lightray " monsters can be helpful Side Deck options for a " Hieratic " Deck . " Lightray Diabolos " and " Lightray Daedalus " provide powerful attackers with field control , and are easy to summon with how quickly " Hieratics " will cycle through their monsters to fill the Graveyard . If the player is reliant on " Hieratic Dragon of Sutekh " , " Lightray Sorcerer " can combo with its effect , " Sutekh " banishing the valuable " Hieratics " in the Graveyard for " Sorcerer " to shuffle them back into the Deck , while both also provide field control . " Hieratics " can abuse " Inferno Reckless Summon " , because any Dragon monsters that are Special Summoned with their effects lose all their ATK and DEF , which fits the conditions for " Inferno Reckless Summon " , while any monsters Special Summoned with " Inferno Reckless Summon " will be at full power . This can be used in conjunction with " Hieratic Dragon King of Atum " , so you can Special Summon " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " , drag out the other two copies with " Inferno Reckless Summon " , and easily overlay for " Neo Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " . Using the Level 6 " Hieratic " monsters with " Labradorite Dragon " or the Level 5 " Hieratic " monsters with " Sea Monster of Theseus " gives the deck access to " Ultimaya Tzolkin " , and through it , powerful Synchro monsters such as " Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon " and " Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons " . Decks . Chaos Hieratics . This deck utilizes the combos of both " Hieratics " and " Chaos Dragons " . Using cards like " Card Trooper " and " Lightsworn " monsters to dump cards into the Graveyard to easily Summon monsters " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " , " Chaos Sorcerer " , or " Dark Armed Dragon " . Another great card to make this variant even more consistent is " Divine Dragon Apocralyph " , which can get rid of dead draws and fuel the Graveyard for Chaos monsters , and recover " Red - Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon " from the Graveyard . Hieratic Destruction Sword / Buster Blader . A new variant that emerged in 2016 , following the release of " Breakers of Shadow " , which combines Hieratic monsters with the Destruction Sword cards used to support Buster Blader . This variant takes advantage of the fact that " Buster Blader , the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman " can be Fusion Summoned by fusing " Buster Blader " with ANY Dragon monster , and uses Hieratic Dragons as an engine to Special Summon " Buster Dragon " ( through " Ultimaya Tzolkin " ) and " Dragon Destroyer " . This variant can be very powerful if using cards such as " Foolish Burial " " Vice Dragon " and " Lightpulsar Dragon " , as well as " Dragon Shrine " , " One for One " , " Jet Synchron " , " Beatrice , Lady of the Eternal " and other cards that allow you to send cards from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard . " Beatrice , Lady of the Eternal " is one of this Deck ' s most critical cards , as she can be summoned easily with Tefnuit , Su and Wattaildragon , and helps you mill Graveyard - oriented Destruction Sword cards . Because this Deck runs a lot of Level 1 Tuner monsters , it is advisable to add " " to support them in a pinch . This further cements " Jet Synchron ' s " place in the Deck , as if Jet Synchron is used as an Xyz Material after being Summoned with his own effect , not for a Synchro Summon , he will go back to the Graveyard to be reused once being detached . Due to the excess of DARK Destruction Sword cards , Chaos monsters such as " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " might a helpful option . " Galaxy Soldier " can also be useful due to all the LIGHT monsters , alloying to Xyz Summon monsters such as " Constellar Pleiades " and " Cyber Dragon Infinity " through " Nova " . With less requires Set up , " Chain Summon " can be used , targeting " Atum " , to Special Summon " Cyber Dragon Nova " and immediately evolve it into " Infinity " Weaknesses . Cards like " Mask of Restrict " , " Fog King " , etc . that prevents Tribute would lockdown this archetype ' s main goal of Tributing monsters . Also , " Light - Imprisoning Mirror " can also shutdown their effects in the Graveyard as their effects activate when Tributed , if they were to end up in the Graveyard this way , since they are all LIGHT - Attribute . " Koa ' ki Meiru Drago " is one of the effective silver bullets against this Deck , since most " Hieratic " Decks relying on Special Summoning ( most evident in " Hieratic " OTK style ) , and can even block the Summoning of both " Hieratic Dragon King of Atum " and " Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis " . Since most of " Hieratic " cards are Level 5 or higher , " Evilswarm Ophion " and " Steelswarm Roach " can put this Deck into almost perfect deadlock situation , and cards ' effects that negate summons can also stop this Deck ' s summoning combos . " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " is also useful for preventing them from Special Summoning both their tokens and other monsters like " Hieratic Dragon of Su " , shutting down their means of summoning . Another huge problem with the Deck is that it is common to dead draw , due to so many mid - level monsters in the roster of most " Hieratic " Decks . A card like " Dark Hole " can destroy the player ' s momentum and leave them with no field and a weak hand . Cards like " Trial and Tribulation " and " Super Rejuvenation " are helpful for maintaining hand power and preventing this . " Hieratics " have low DEF , so cards like " Enemy Controller " and " Book of Moon " render them vulnerable on the opponent ' s turn . Against a Deck running many WIND - Attribute cards , " Mystic Fairy Elfuria " can badly slow down a " Hieratic " Deck ' s Xyz Summoning choices through the limiting Rank 5 , 6 and 8 choices with its monster effect . And even if " Elfuria " leaves the field , its effect remains active until your next End Phase . Most of the competitive " Hieratic " Decks are OTK - style Decks , thus these kinds of Deck always have almost nothing in terms of defense . Cards that can stop your OTK attempt such as " Battle Fader " can put a serious shock for any " Hieratic " players , since they almost never play any Trap Cards . Most of their usually - Summoned monsters are also high in ATK , which means any damage - reversing effects like " Magic Cylinder " , " Dimension Wall " and " Daigusto Sphreez " can deliver fatal blows for them .