Reptilianne " Reptilianne " , known as " Reptiless " ( レプティレス " Reputiresu " ) in the Japanese version and " Reptile " ( レプトル , " Reputoru " ) during their first appearance in the dub anime , is an archetype of Reptile monsters used by Misty Tredwell in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " . This archetype ' s members are DARK monsters ( with the exception of the WATER " Reptilianne Gardna " ) that focus on reducing the opponent ' s monsters ' ATK to 0 , using defensive effects to maintain field presence , and taking advantage of monsters whose ATK is 0 . The theme and strategy of this archetype is similar to those of the " Gorgonic " archetype . Design . Appearance . Most " Reptilianne " monsters resemble feminine snake - people or pseudo - reptiles in appearance . Etymology . Most " Reptilianne " monsters are named after creatures from Indian or Greek mythology . Playing style . In an offensive " Reptilianne " Deck , the effects of most of the " Reptilianne " monsters will deal with draining the ATK of opposing monsters . First , a card like " Reptilianne Naga " is used to reduce a monster ' s ATK to 0 . This is followed up with " Reptilianne Scylla " / " Reptilianne Vaskii " to gain field advantage , or " KA - 2 Des Scissors " / " Masked Chopper " to deal great damage . Alternately , " Reptilianne Viper " , a Level 2 Tuner , can take your opponent ' s 0 - ATK monster for a Synchro Summon , and when combined with " Reptilianne Spawn " , will allow you to easily Synchro Summon for almost any Level . " Reptilianne Gardna " and " Oshaleon " are used to recruit whichever Reptiles you need . " Dark Eruption " and " Viper ' s Rebirth " quickly retrieve spent " Nagas " , " Gorgons " , and " Medusas " for a quick ATK drain . " Recurring Nightmare " brings " Vaskii " and " Naga " back for re - use or to fulfill the Summoning requirements of " Dark Armed Dragon " . Another Deck uses " Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " and " Rise of the Snake Deity " . When " Vennominon " is destroyed by an effect , you can bring out " Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes " . You can then use the effects of " Reptilianne " cards to reduce the ATK of opposing monsters to 0 , creating openings for " Vennominaga " to inflict damage and gain Hyper - Venom Counter s . " Reptilianne Naga " and " Reptilianne Gardna " can tank attacks while you set up " Rise of the Snake Deity " . " Limit Reverse " and " Viper ' s Rebirth " revive " Vennominon " and trigger " Rise of the Snake Deity " , or you can Tribute Summon it with " Reptilianne Spawn " and follow up with " Offering to the Snake Deity " to clear the field . " Limit Reverse " can also revive " Naga " for ramming , and " Viper ' s Rebirth " triggers the effect of " Gardna " quickly . You can take advantage of damage you receive with " Damage = Reptile " , or block it with " Spirit Barrier " . There is a little - seen Deck that uses " Reptilianne Servant " and " Hardened Armed Dragon " with " The Tyrant Neptune " to stop all Normal Summons . The player then whittles the opponent down with direct attacks , or Sets / Special Summons monsters ( " Hardened Armed Dragon " prevents " The Tyrant Neptune " from being destroyed by the effect of " Servant " ) . " Aurora Paragon " and " Royal Oppression " block attempts to get around " Neptune " with a Special Summon , while monsters that the opponent Sets can be eradicated with " Mystic Swordsman LV2 " or even " Razor Lizard " . Monsters : " Oshaleon " can offer some protection for " Reptilianne Gorgon " and search some monsters , but " Gardna " is generally better . Dark Armed Dragon " can ' t be used with " Viper ' s Rebirth " , but is a solid game - ender . " KA - 2 Des Scissors " can deal massive damage to high level monster that has 0 ATK and it is a DARK monster like most of " Reptilianne " . " Jester Confit " helps to Summon " Vaskii " and " Medusa " . Spells : " Savage Colosseum " can be used with " Final Attack Orders " to force everything to attack , making easy kills for " Masked Chopper " . " Venom Swamp " has some use in " Vennominaga " builds . Traps : You can use " No Entry ! ! " to protect " Naga " and create targets for " Reptilianne Poison " . " Ojama Trio " provides three Tokens that can be used for myriad effects , and is particularly deadly with " Final Attack Orders " . " Offering to the Snake Deity " is a must , trading a face - up " Naga " for 2 of your opponent ' s cards , and then you can activate " Snake Whistle " . Weaknesses . Even though they benefit from reducing the opponent ' s monsters ' ATK to 0 , only four cards actually do this ( " Reptilianne Gorgon " , " Reptilianne Naga " , " Reptilianne Medusa " , and " Reptilianne Poison " ) with none of these options causing any inherent advantage . Reducing your opponent ' s monster to 0 ATK with " Gorgon " or " Naga " is usually damaging to your Life Points as well ( without help from Spirit Barrier or something similar ) . Furthermore , the archetype has few options against a Burn Deck that does not use monsters , aside from giving the opponent Tokens for " Masked Chopper " to destroy .