Degenerating Archetype

The 'Degenerating' Archetype focus on burning your opponent, as they have very few (if not none) beatsticks and spell/trap removal cards. The burn damage is applied during your standby phase, hence they have many support cards that prevent them from being destroyed, or prevent your opponent from attacking them. All Degenrating monsters have effects that allow you to pay lifepoints to return them from the graveyard to the bottom of your deck, for retrieval via cards such as Curiosity from below or Degenerating Ghost.