Because Zombie Synchro Is Back In Action (Zombie Counterparts Expansion) [WRITTEN]

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Skeletal Cathedral
EARTH/Zombie/Effect/Level 4/0 ATK/2000 DEF
If your opponent controls a face-up Zombie-Type monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). When this card is Normal Summoned, or Special Summoned in face-up Attack Position: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower Zombie-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Skeletal Cathedral". You can only use this effect of "Skeletal Cathedral" once per turn.
 
Accursed Ghost Witch
WIND/Zombie/Effect/Level 4/1300 ATK/0 DEF
When this card is sent to the Graveyard to activate a Zombie-Type monster's effect: You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard. You can only Special Summon "Accursed Ghost Witch" once per turn this way.

 

Matryoshghoul
DARK/Zombie/Effect/Level 4/1600 ATK/1200 DEF
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can halve this card's Level, ATK, and DEF, and if you do, you can Special Summon 1 "Ghoul Token" (Zombie-Type/DARK/Level 2/600 ATK/800 DEF) to either side of the field. "Ghoul Tokens" cannot be Tributed or used as Synchro Material Monsters, except for the Summon of a Zombie-Type monster. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Ghoul Token" to either side of the field.

 

Hands of the Abyss
DARK/Zombie/Effect/Level 2/600 ATK/600 DEF
When this card is Special Summoned from the Graveyard: You can target 1 face-up card on the field; destroy it. If this card is sent to the Graveyard for the Synchro Summon of a Zombie-Type monster: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it. When this card in your possession is destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle, or by card effect) and sent to your Graveyard: You can target 1 Set card on the field; destroy it. You can only use 1 "Hands of the Abyss" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Chthonian Reaper
FIRE/Zombie/Effect/Level 2/600 ATK/600 DEF
When you take damage while this card is in your Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card in Attack Position. During your Main Phase: You can target 1 Zombie-Type monster on the field; send it to the Graveyard, and if you do, its controller's opponent takes 500 damage. You can only use each effect of "Chthonian Reaper" once per turn.
 
D.D. Variant Carrier
LIGHT/Zombie/Tuner/Effect/Level 2/400 ATK/200 DEF
While this card is face-up on the field, its name is treated as "Plaguespreader Zombie". When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 of your banished Level 4 or lower Zombie-Type monsters; Special Summon it, but it cannot be used as an Xyz Material, and cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a Zombie-Type monster.

 

Akz, Relentless Berserker
EARTH/Zombie/Synchro/Effect/Level 6/1500 ATK/0 DEF
"Plaguespreader Zombie" + 1 or more non-Tuner Zombie-Type monsters
If a Zombie-Type monster you control attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. This card can attack your opponent directly. If this card battles a Zombie-Type monster, during damage calculation: Double this card's ATK during damage calculation only.
 
Disgraced Necromancer Dezard
DARK/Zombie/Synchro/Effect/Level 6/1900 ATK/2300 DEF
"Plaguespreader Zombie" + 1 or more non-Tuner Zombie-Type monsters
You can only use each of the following effects of "Disgraced Necromancer Dezard" once per turn. When this monster is Special Summoned: You can activate one of the following effects.
● Target 1 Level 4 or lower Zombie-Type monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it.
● Target 1 of your banished Level 4 or lower Zombie-Type monsters; Special Summon it.
● Until your next End Phase, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when you Normal or Special Summon a Zombie-Type monster(s).

Lich-King of Vast Eternities
DARK/Zombie/Synchro/Effect/Level 8/2900 ATK/2600 DEF
"Plaguespreader Zombie" + 1 non-Tuner Zombie-Type Synchro Monster
Must first be Synchro Summoned. Once per turn: You can target 1 Zombie-Type monster in either player's Graveyard; Special Summon it. This card cannot attack during the turn you activate this effect. This face-up card cannot be targeted by your opponent's Spell/Trap effects. You can only control 1 "Lich-King of Vast Eternities".

 

I'd love to see which of these you can figure out are retrains.

Save for D.D. Variant Carrier. He's not really a retrain.

 

Discuss.

[Tojin]

All of these are pretty neat! Here are my individual thoughts on them:

 

• Cathedral: Nice, balanced searcher that requires you to (theoretically, anyway) put it in the line of fire to get a search out of it. I feel like if it existed IRL, it'd be used a lot in Rank4Zombies.dek (the one with the Oni monsters), which is good, since that deck needs some more support. I think this is Castle of Dark Illusions?
• Ghost Witch: Simple and effective. Not really much to say here, except that it contributes more to the Rank 4 Zombies I mentioned previously. I want to say this one is Night's End Sorcerer, but I'm not quite sure...
• Variant Carrier: Interesting toy for Shiranui to use, and lets you recover used Mezuki, plus it treats itself as Plaguespreader to help in getting out more of those Plaguespreader-specific Synchros.
• Necromancer: Oh, a Great Dezard retrain! Nice! Definitely helps out with the Graveyard spam that Zombies so enjoy, lets you get back more used Mezuki or Plaguespreaders, and if you summon it at the right time, it lets you make a big push without having to worry about things like Torrential Tribute or BTH. Very nicely designed!
• Lich-King: ... Fushioh Richie? Anywho, this guy is a fitting boss, what with the ability to both revive other Zombies and the targeting immunity. Lich-King is probably my favorite out of all of these, tbh.

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

 

All of these are pretty neat! Here are my individual thoughts on them:

 

• Cathedral: Nice, balanced searcher that requires you to (theoretically, anyway) put it in the line of fire to get a search out of it. I feel like if it existed IRL, it'd be used a lot in Rank4Zombies.dek (the one with the Oni monsters), which is good, since that deck needs some more support. I think this is Castle of Dark Illusions?
• Ghost Witch: Simple and effective. Not really much to say here, except that it contributes more to the Rank 4 Zombies I mentioned previously. I want to say this one is Night's End Sorcerer, but I'm not quite sure...
• Variant Carrier: Interesting toy for Shiranui to use, and lets you recover used Mezuki, plus it treats itself as Plaguespreader to help in getting out more of those Plaguespreader-specific Synchros.
• Necromancer: Oh, a Great Dezard retrain! Nice! Definitely helps out with the Graveyard spam that Zombies so enjoy, lets you get back more used Mezuki or Plaguespreaders, and if you summon it at the right time, it lets you make a big push without having to worry about things like Torrential Tribute or BTH. Very nicely designed!
• Lich-King: ... Fushioh Richie? Anywho, this guy is a fitting boss, what with the ability to both revive other Zombies and the targeting immunity. Lich-King is probably my favorite out of all of these, tbh.

 

The Synchros were a bit obvious, but you'll have to look a bit farther back for the other two. They were designed to synergize with modern Zombie decks, just like their cousin, Uni-Zombie. In fact, Ghost Witch works great not just with Zombie Master, but also Uni-Zombie, giving Zombies readier access to Level 8 Synchros. Dezard is designed as a ladder to Level 8 Synchros as well, since it can fetch Plaguespreader from nearly anywhere you've sent it after Synchro Summoning, meaning you can then ladder into Lich-King. Lich-King, like Skeletal Cathedral, also works well with Zombie World, since it can also revive your opponent's Zombies.

Updated the OP with some more cards.

[Premier Alexander Romanov]

Added some more cards.