Swift Ninja (archetype)

"Swift Ninja" is a sub-archetype of the "" archetype consisting of mainly Warrior-Type monsters created by Feder373, which debuted in the Booster Pack Revenge of the Duelist. Unlike other "Ninja" monsters, the effects of the "Swift Ninjas" allow them to move to an adjacent unoccupied Main Monster Zone during either player's turn, so they can avoid attacks and card effects from the opponent. This could be considered an improvement over the effect of "", which has a similar effect that can avoid attacks and effects but with a very hefty cost and removes itself from the field temporarily. In addition, some of the "Swift Ninjas" can only be targeted for attacks or card effects by cards in the same column, and some of the "Swift Ninjas" have effects that allow them to attack the opponent directly if they control no cards in the same column where the monster is.

Weaknesses
While this archetype can be very good at avoiding your opponent's attacks and card effects, because this is done by moving themselves to an adjacent Main Monster Zone, if you occupy too many of them, or if you occupy them in the wrong way, your "Swift Ninjas" will be unable to move and apply their effect, and thus they will be vulnerable to your opponent's attacks and card effects. So you must choose wisely where to place your "Ninjas" to avoid this drawback.