The Antmen

Antman (アントマン) is an archetype introduced in BS02. All cards in this archetype are in the Shellman family. As the name suggests, it consists of humanoid Spirits which look like ants. It is also a sub-archetype to the bigger archetype "Ant". As a common name, it has existed for a very long time, yet there are only thirteen cards with this name. The first card to reference this name is The Queen Antreine in BS08. After that, the next cards to reference this name is the revival versions of The Soldier Antman and Antreine, both in the Advent era.
There is also exactly one card which counters this archetype, which is Anteater.
== Play Style ==
As an extremely niche archetype, The Antmen have no official decks dedicated to them. However, among the player base, there was a spam deck developed, specifically using the card Carebara Antman. Carebara Antman can be put any amount of copies in the deck, and each copy can summon another copy of itself when summoned and when destroyed. It is Cost 1, so it is extremely easy to make a head start in the game. In order to supply more attacks, the deck may also use The TribalBird Tyranbird, which the Burst effect triggers on destruction and depletion, and can summon more Spirits from the deck, taking advantage of the Antman's low BP and the crash and burn tactic. Tarzania Great may also be used for the same purpose. The Master Kouryuu Licht can also be seen in the deck to provide additional symbols for damages.
== Also See ==
*List of "Antman"-named cards
*List of "Antman"-named supports
Category:Archetype