Ghostrick " Ghostrick " ( ゴーストリック " Gōsutorikku " ) is an archetype of monsters that debuted in " Shadow Specters " . All of its members are DARK monsters , whereas their Type varies between Fiend , Spellcaster and Zombie ( with one Fairy as an exception ) . Design . Appearance . " Ghostrick " monsters are based on , and named after , various characters of folklore and Halloween monsters . Etymology . " Ghostrick " is a portmanteau of the words " ghost " and " trick " . Commonalities . All of the Main Deck monsters have a common effect : < br > " " Cannot be Normal Summoned , unless you control a " Ghostrick " monster . Once per turn : You can change this card to face - down Defense Position " " . < br > < br > Also , the Xyz Monsters , except for " Ghostrick Socuteboss " and " Ghostrick Angel of Mischief " , share the following common effect : < br > " " If this card is sent to the Graveyard : You can target 1 other " Ghostrick " card in your Graveyard ; add that target to your hand " " . Playing style . With the exception of the Rank 4 Fairy " Ghostrick Angel of Mischief " , the Levels and Ranks of " Ghostrick " monsters are either 1 , 2 or 3 , with their Types differing based on their Level / Rank , being Fiend , Spellcaster and Zombie , respectively . They feature a variety of effects , mostly revolving around flipping monsters face - down ( both yours and your opponent ' s ) and protecting themselves as long as they are face - down . The three strata of monsters each follow a set of general effect guidelines : The deck ' s main goal is to produce strong attackers over a prolonged game , which can attack directly using the field spells " Ghostrick Mansion " , " Ghostrick Museum " though the archetype also contains elements of milling , burning , lockdwn and most recently an Alternative Win Condition . Most of the Ghostrick monsters aren ' t strong by themselves , thus they ' re left relying heavily on getting " Ghostrick Mansion " on the board as soon as possible in order to launch several consecutive direct attacks early in the game . Since " Mansion " also protects any face - down monsters from attacks , it is easy to repeatedly activate Ghostrick monster ' s effects like " Ghostrick Jiangshi " and " Ghostrick Witch " . " Ghostrick Scare " , " Floodgate Trap Hole " and " Swords of Concealing Light " are also useful in this deck to provide disruptions and lockdown . The support provided by the on - theme Spell / Trap Cards is also diverse , with effects that range from protecting " Ghostrick " monsters from targeting and destroying effects , switching the battle position of opposing monsters , reviving " Ghostrick " monsters and locking the opponent from Flip Summoning . The only Spell Cards of the Deck is a trio of Field Spell Cards that share the common effect of allowing a player from attacking direcly if all opposing monsters are in face - down Defense Position . They can either search for resources , halve the battle damage and manipulating the battle position of the opponent ' s monsters . Recommended Cards . Zombie Ghostrick . Most of Ghostrick monsters are Zombies , so it ' s possible to use support for it in this Deck . " Skull Conductor " can be used to summon " Mummy " + " Des Lacooda " or " Jiangshi " / " Plaguespreader " / " Painter " + " Stein " / " Bone Crusher " for a Xyz or Synchro Summon . Ghostrick Burn . This Deck focus on lock your opponent ' s moves and causing effect damage . " Ghostrick Museum " is the only recommended Field as it ' s the only to not affect the damage . Ghostrick Mill . This Deck focus on mill ing your opponent ' s Deck and win by Deck out . " Ghostrick Parade " is the only recommended Field because of its searching effect and damage to your opponent is unecessary . Note that sending cards to your opponent ' s Graveyard may help their strategy , so " Ghostrick Skeleton " and " Masked HERO Dark Law " are used to banish the cards instead . Weaknesses . Despite this archetype ' s unorthodox " bait and switch " — like tactics , " Ghostricks " have many weaknesses .