[Written] Zodiac

[Trebuchet MS]

So a friend of mine got this idea to make an all-Pendulum archetype that doesn't inherently have its own self-protection (unlike Qli and Majespecter) and doesn't have a one-track strategy (unlike Igknights).

 

Zodiac Pendulum Master Mouse
Level 1 Light
Pendulum Scale 12
[beast/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Origin Ox" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: Once per turn: You can Tribute 1 "Zodiac Pendulum" monster you control; Reduce the Level of all "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters in your hand or Extra Deck by the Tributed monster's Level until the end of this turn. When this card is sent to the Extra Deck for a Synchro Summon: Place, from your Main Deck, 1 "Zodiac Pendulum" monster face-up in your Extra Deck.
0/1100

Zodiac Pendulum Origin Ox
Level 2 Earth
Pendulum Scale 11
[Rock/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Trigger Tiger" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: When this card is used for a Synchro Summon or destroyed by battle and sent to the Extra Deck: Special Summon 1 "Zodiac Pendulum" monster, except "Zodiac Pendulum Origin Ox", from your hand. You take no battle damage from battles involving this card.
1200/1900

Zodiac Pendulum Trigger Tiger
Level 3 Fire
Pendulum Scale 10
[Pyro/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Revive Rabbit" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: Once per turn: You may choose 1 face-up "Zodiac Pendulum" monster on the field and 1 "Zodiac Pendulum" monster in your Extra Deck, then change 1 of their Levels to the current Level of the other. When this card is used for a Synchro Summon: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it.
1300/700

Zodiac Pendulum Revive Rabbit
Level 4 Water
Pendulum Scale 9
[Aqua/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Dancing Dragon" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: If you have 4 or more "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters face-up in your Extra Deck: You can Tribute this card; Special summon 1 face-up "Zodiac Pendulum" monster from your Extra Deck. When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon, from your Extra Deck or Graveyard, 1 "Zodiac Pendulum" monster, except "Zodiac Pendulum Revive Rabbit".
800/1400

Zodiac Pendulum Dancing Dragon
Level 5 Wind
Pendulum Scale 8
[Dragon/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Sinister Snake" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: Once per turn: You can shuffle 2 "Zodiac Pendulum" cards from the Pendulum Zone into the Deck, and if you do, all "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters in your Hand, on the field and face-up in the Extra Deck become Level 5. When this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy it.
2000/1500

Zodiac Pendulum Sinister Snake
Level 6 Dark
Pendulum Scale 7
[Reptile/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Heavy War Horse" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: If this card is Pendulum Summoned: Target 2 cards you control; destroy them. If this card is Normal Summoned: Make your opponent return 2 cards they control to the hand (their choice). If this card is sent to the Graveyard: Target 2 cards in the Graveyard(s); shuffle them into the Deck(s).
1600/2400

Zodiac Pendulum Heavy War Horse
Level 7 Dark
Pendulum Scale 6
[Thunder/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Rapid Reload Ram" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster effect: Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; switch control of this card with that target until the end of this turn, but it cannot be Tributed. Any battle damage from a battle involving this card is inflicted to its controller.
2700/2700

Zodiac Pendulum Rapid Reload Ram
Level 8 Wind
Pendulum Scale 5
[Psychic/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Mecha Spanner Monkey" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: Once per turn: You can shuffle 5 face-up "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters from your Extra Deck into the Deck, then draw 2 cards. You can place this card from your hand face-up in the Extra Deck; shuffle your hand into the Deck, that draw that many cards. You can only use this effect of "Zodiac Pendulum Rapid Reload Ram" once per turn.
2800/1800

Zodiac Pendulum Mecha Spanner Monkey
Level 9 Water
Pendulum Scale 4
[Machine/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Raging Rooster" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster effect: If this card is Pendulum Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by shuffling Fusion Materials listed on it from your side of the field into the Deck. If this card is Normal Summoned: Add 1 "Scroll of the Forgotten Emperor" from your Deck to your hand.
1900/2900

Zodiac Pendulum Raging Rooster
Level 10 Fire
Pendulum Scale 3
[Winged Beast/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Defiant Dog" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: Once per turn: You can switch this card from Attack Position to Defense Position, then target 2 cards you control, except this card, and 1 card your opponent controls; destroy all 3 targets, also if 2 "Zodiac Pendulum" cards you control were destroyed this way, inflict 1500 damage to your opponent.
3000/0

Zodiac Pendulum Defiant Dog
Level 11 Earth
Pendulum Scale 2
[beast-Warrior/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Power Pig" from your Deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: During either player's Damage Step, when a "Zodiac Pendulum" monster battles: You can place this card from your hand face-up in the Extra Deck, then place a face-up "Zodiac Pendulum" monster from your Extra deck into an unoccupied Pendulum Zone; that monster gains ATK equal to that Pendulum Card's Pendulum Scale *200, until the end of this turn.
2200/2200

Zodiac Pendulum Power Pig
Level 12 Light
Pendulum Scale 1
[Fairy/Pendulum/Effect]
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is destroyed while it is face-up on the field: Add 1 "Zodiac Pendulum Master Mouse" from your deck to your hand.
Monster Effect: This card's original ATK and DEF is equal to the total Levels of all face-up "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters you control *100. During your Main Phase: You can return this card to the hand; return 1 card on the field to the hand. This effect of "Zodiac Pendulum Power Pig" can only be activated once each turn.
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Gatekeeper of the Zodiacs
1 "Zodiac Pendulum" Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Level 6 Light
[Warrior/Synchro/Effect]
While this card is face-up on the Field, this card is also EARTH-Attribute and FIRE-Attribute. Your opponent cannot activate effects of monsters with the same original Attribute(s) as this card. Once per turn: You can place 1 "Zodiac Pendulum" monster from your Main Deck face-up in the Extra Deck. You take no battle damage from battles involving this card.
900/2900

Forgotten Zodiac, Curious Cat
Level 12 Fire
1 "Zodiac Pendulum" Tuner + 2 or more non-Tuner monsters
[Fiend/Synchro/Effect]
While this card is face-up on the field, this card is also EARTH-Attribute and LIGHT-Attribute. Your opponent cannot activate effects of monsters with the same original Attribute(s) as this card. Once per turn: You can choose any number of "Zodiac Pendulum" monster(s) on the field and any number of face-up "Zodiac Pendulum" monster(s) in your Extra Deck, then change their Levels to the current Level of any 1 of the selected monsters. During your end Phase, if you have 12 "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters of different names in your Extra Deck, you win the duel.
3100/1300

Shen Long of the Zodiacs
Rank 5 Wind
[Wyrm/Xyz/Effect]
2 or more (max. 5) "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters
While this card is face-up on the field, this card is also WATER-Attribute and DARK-Attribute. Your opponent cannot activate effects of monsters with the same original Attribute(s) as this card. If this card would be destroyed, detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead. This card gains effects based on the number of Xyz Materials attached to it:
2 or more: Switch the original ATK and DEF of this card.
3 or more: If this card attacks, it is unaffected by other card effects until the end of the Damage Step.
5: Once per turn: you can detach any number of Xyz Materials attached to "Shen Long of the Zodiacs"; place, from your Main Deck, that many "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters in your Extra Deck, face-up.
2000/3000

Forgotten Emperor of the Zodiacs
Level 8 Dark
[Zombie/Fusion/Effect]
"Zodiac Pendulum Heavy War Horse" + "Zodiac Pendulum Rapid Reload Ram" + "Zodiac Pendulum Mecha Spanner Monkey"
While this card is face-up on the field, this card is also WATER-Attribute and WIND-Attribute. Your opponent cannot activate effects of monsters with the same original Attribute(s) as this card. When this card is Fusion Summoned, Special Summon any number of "Zodiac Pendulum" monsters from your Extra deck. Shuffle all "Zodiac Pendulum" Special Summoned this way into your deck at the End of the turn, and draw 1 card for each monster shuffled back this way.
3200/0

Scroll of the Forgotten Emperor
Spell card
Banish, from either side of the field or your Extra Deck, the Fusion Material Monsters listed on "Forgotten Emperor of the Zodiacs", and Special Summon that Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck. (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon.)