Zombie Zombie ( Japanese : アンデット " Andetto " , " Undead " ) is a Type of monster representing undead beings , including mummies , skeletons , and ghosts . Initially , their focus was on swarming the field from the Graveyard with cards such as " Mezuki " , " Zombie Master " , and " Book of Life " . Since most Zombie monsters have low DEF ( frequently 0 ) , many high - Level Zombie monsters could be Summoned with " Pyramid Turtle " . However , with the release of " Plaguespreader Zombie " , one of the first Tuner monster s that could Special Summon themself and several Synchro Monster s that required " Plaguespreader " as Synchro Material , Zombies began to focus on Synchro Summon ing , culminating in the " Shiranui " archetype in " Breakers of Shadow " . Zombies also have two of their own Structure Deck s : " " and " " / " Zombie World " . Zombie archetypes and series include " Burning Skull " , " Vendread " , " Vampire " , " Wight " , " Ghostrick " , " Shiranui " , and " Dark Mummy " . There are also several Zombie counterpart s of other cards , notably " Revived King Ha Des " , " Doomkaiser Dragon " , and " Archfiend Zombie - Skull " . A common theme among Zombie counterparts is that they have the same stats as the original monster ( in the case of " Dark Ruler " , even having a similar effect tailored to suit the monster ' s new Type ) . Most early Zombie Synchros need " Plaguespreader Zombie " as their Tuner . With the release of " Generation Force " , " Pain Painter " can be used as a substitute for " Plaguespreader Zombie " , and can sometimes be more powerful . Also released in " Generation Force " was " Blue - Blooded Oni " , which goes hand - in - hand with " Red - Blooded Oni " from " Galactic Overlord " . These two monsters work with Xyz Monster s , detaching Xyz Material from Xyz Monster s both you and your opponent controls when they are Summoned . Based on their own effects , they could be run as a pair in any deck by themselves if the focus is Xyz Monsters . " " was the first Zombie Xyz Monster to be released in the " OCG " . It packs a large ATK , 4500 , the largest original ATK of all Zombies , and currently the strongest member of the very large " Number " archetype in terms of ATK value . However , it is also a Nomi monster , unable to be Summoned other ways aside from Xyz Summon , so it cannot be easily revived like all the other Zombies . As mentioned at the beginning , in the " OCG " Zombies are called simply " Undead " , although close examination shows that it is actually spelled as " Undeat " . This probably resulted from staff from Konami mistakenly printing 「 アンデット 」 instead of 「 アンデッド 」 on every Zombie card in Vol . 1 , and was settled as so when " Undeat Warrior " was later released in Vol . 2 . In the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Falsebound Kingdom " , Zombies are treated as Fiend monsters . Zombie monsters are used by Bonz in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " , Camula in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " , Hunter Pace and Haley in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " , Flip Turner ( as part of a Flip monster Deck ) in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " , Tony Zomboni in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " , and Kyoko Taki ( as fodder for a Virus Deck ) in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " . Striker Zombies . Striker Zombies , while not too notable , have enjoyed some recent success in Japan . Being one of the only Zombie decks to not run a mill engine , they rely greatly on their search power to make plays . The deck was first seen at top 32 YCS Orlando 2011 and was run by Blake Brown . Strength and Weaknesses . Depending on the type of Deck its strength can vary , but the overall power of a Zombie Deck remains : its ability to quickly swarm the field with monsters ( it is not uncommon to clog up one ' s entire Monster Cards zone in one turn ) and gaining quite powerful draw power through " Allure of Darkness " and / or " Shutendoji " . Excluding the Zombie Mill variant , however , a Zombie Deck has some weaknesses . The most notable weakness of the Deck is its dependence on the Graveyard . While the extreme swarming capabilities of the Deck can overcome the aforementioned lack of sheer power , cards like " Macro Cosmos " , " Dimensional Fissure " , " D . D . Crow " , and nearly every other card that can banish monsters or lock the Graveyard can effectively put a Zombie player at a severe disadvantage , if not outright disrupt one ' s strategy and cause the loss of a duel . " Burial from a Different Dimension " and " Imperial Iron Wall " can help to partially solve the problem ( though the latter keeps " Plaguespreader Zombie " in the game , it makes " Mezuki " and " Book of Life " completely useless ) . In other words , the banish Deck can be the worst enemy for zombies because the cards that target the Graveyard are totally useless . But the Zombie Deck has another weakness in cards like " The End of Anubis " that disable your Graveyard , or cards like " Vanity ' s Fiend " that don ' t allow you to perform Special Summon s . " Banish " oriented decks and " Gravekeeper ' s " decks stand as direct opposition of what Zombie decks stand for . " Necrovalley " is an extremely devastating card that can put any deck at a disadvantage , but none more so than Zombies ; it essentially puts the Graveyard off limits ( as well as making " Mezuki " useless in the Graveyard ) . Another weakness is the fact that Zombies tend to have low ATK power for their level , compared to other Type s ( Examples include " Il Blud " and " Vampire Lord " ) . This can severely hamper a Zombie Deck player if his / her opponent uses high DEF monsters to stall the game . There are a few cards that can help counteract this problem , most notably " Burden of the Mighty " , " Solidarity " and " Pyramid of Wonders " . The final , " Temple of the Sun " , is a slightly more situational card that still would sit rather well in a Deck focused on Graveyard power . The " Card of Safe Return " being Forbidden continues to take away a major draw force in Zombie Decks . Zombie Decks got a boost from the release of the Xyz Monster s in the " TCG " , this is because of the great number of level four Zombies such as " Goblin Zombie " and " Zombie Master " . However , the effect of " Goblin Zombie " will not activate when it is detached , because Xyz Material are not considered as being in play . Along with new support such as " Blue - Blooded Oni " and the like , players can pull off some good combos for the Type .