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{{Stub}}Infobox archseries{{Infobox archetype| cut_from_names = true| image = ElementalTriangleoftheZoodiac-RATEMat-JPWCQRegional-RZoodiac.png| caption = Various "[[Zoodiac Boarbow]]", "[[Zoodiac Ram]]" and "[[Zoodiac Rabbina]]" monsters in the artwork of "[[Elemental Triangle of the Zoodiac]]"RATE Regional season (2017)| ja_name = {{Ruby|十|じゅう}}{{Ruby|二|に}}{{Ruby|獣|しし}}| romaji = Jūnishishi| trans = Twelve Beasts| fr_name = Zoodiaque| de_name = Zoodiak| it_name = Zoodiaco| ko_name = 십이수| ko_hanja = 十二獸| ko_romanized = Sibisu| ko_trans = Twelve Beasts| pt_name = Zoodíaco(a)| es_name = Zoodíaco| sets =

 "'''Zoodiac'''", known as "'''Twelve Beasts'''" ({{Ruby|十|じゅう}}{{Ruby|二|に}}{{Ruby|獣|しし}} ''Jūnishishi'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[Level]]/[[Rank]] 4 [[EARTH]] [[Beast-Warrior]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that debuted in ''[[Raging Tempest]].''."[[Master Peace, the True Dracoslayer]]" and "[[True King LithosazimLithosagym, the Disaster]]" appear to have a relation are related to this archetype in Duel Terminal Lore, as seen in the artworks of "[[Zodiac Sign]]" and "[[Seasonal Direction to the ZoodiacCombo]]", respectively. 

The Japanese nameof this archetype, "''Jūnishishi"'' ({{Ruby|十|じゅう}}{{Ruby|二|に}}{{Ruby|獣|しし}}), is a play pun on the terms "''Jūnishi''" (十二支), which refers to the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, and "''Shishi''" (獣), meaning "beast". The Its English name, "Zoodiac", is a portmanteau of the words "zoo" and "zodiac". ===Appearance===The "Zoodiac" monsters are based on the [[wikipedia:Chinese zodiac#Signs|Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac]], with each monster being a slightly anthropomorphized version of their respective animal. Each monster also wears an oversized gauntlet on either their left or right forearm, with which they wield their own respective weapon. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center"! rowspan="2" | Zoodiac! colspan="2" | Origin

! Zoodiac! Zodiacal Zodiac sign

| [[Zoodiac MarmoratRatpier|MolmoratRatpier]]| 01 - [[wikipedia:Rat (zodiac)|Rat]]| [[wikipedia:Rapier| Rapier]]

| 02 - [[wikipedia:Ox (zodiac)|Ox]]| Axe[[wikipedia:Broadaxe|Broadaxe]]

| [[Zoodiac TigressTigermortar|TigressTigermortar]]| 03 - [[wikipedia:Tiger (zodiac)|Tiger]]| Cannon[[wikipedia:Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]]

| [[Zoodiac RabbinaBunnyblast|RabbinaBunnyblast]]| 04 - [[wikipedia:Rabbit (zodiac)|Rabbit]]| [[wikipedia:Blunderbuss| Blunderbuss]]

| [[Zoodiac DranciaDrident|DranciaDrident]]| 05 - [[wikipedia:Dragon (zodiac)|Dragon]]| Halberd[[wikipedia:Trident|Trident]]

| [[Zoodiac ViperWhiptail|ViperWhiptail]]| 06 - [[wikipedia:Snake (zodiac)|Snake]]| [[wikipedia:Whip#Snake whips|Snake whip]]

| 07 - [[wikipedia:Horse (zodiac)|Horse]]| [[wikipedia:Sword| Sword]]

| [[Zoodiac RamRamram|RamRamram]]| 08 - [[wikipedia:Goat (zodiac)|Goat]]| Shield[[wikipedia:Battering ram|Battering ram]]

| 09 - [[wikipedia:Monkey (zodiac)|Monkey]]| [[wikipedia:War hammer#Maul| Hammer]]

| [[Zoodiac CluckleKataroost|CluckleKataroost]]| 10 - [[wikipedia:Rooster (zodiac)|Rooster]]| Knuckle[[wikipedia:Katar (dagger)|Katar]]

| [[Zoodiac LycaChakanine|LycaChakanine]]| 11 - [[wikipedia:Dog (zodiac)|Dog]]| [[wikipedia:Chakram| Chakram]]

| 12 - [[wikipedia:Pig (zodiac)|Pig]]| [[wikipedia:Bow and arrow| Bow]]|}==Playing style==The "Zoodiac" archetype is focused on performing [[Xyz Summon]]s with 1 card. All "Zoodiac" [[Xyz Monster]]s share the [[Summoning condition]] that, [[once per turn]], they can be Xyz Summoned using any "Zoodiac" monster the player [[control]]s with a different name.The archetype has six [[Main Deck]] monsters and six Xyz Monsters. Each "Zoodiac" Main Deck monster has an individual effect, and grants an additional effect for any [[Beast-Warrior]] Xyz Monster they are [[attach]]ed to as [[material]].{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"|-! Zoodiac! Individual effect summary! Applied effect summary|-| [[Zoodiac Thoroughblade|Thoroughblade]]| If Summoned: Discard 1 "Zoodiac" card, draw 1 card.| Inflicts [[piercing]] [[battle damage]].|-| [[Zoodiac Whiptail|Whiptail]]| (Quick Effect): [[Attach]] this card from hand/field to 1 friendly Beast-Warrior Xyz Monster.| If this card battles an opponent's monster, [[banish]] that monster after [[damage calculation]].|-| [[Zoodiac Kataroost|Kataroost]]| If destroyed: Target 1 different "Zoodiac" card in GY, shuffle it into Deck.| [[Detach]] 1 material; [[negate]] a [[monster effect]] that [[target]]s this card.|-| [[Zoodiac Bunnyblast|Bunnyblast]]| If destroyed: Target 1 different "Zoodiac" card in GY, add it to hand.| Detach 1 material; negate a [[Spell Card|Spell]] (or effect) that targets this card.|-| [[Zoodiac Ramram|Ramram]]| If destroyed: Target 1 different "Zoodiac" monster in GY, Special Summon it.| Detach 1 material; negate a [[Trap Card|Trap]] (or effect) that targets this card.

 ==Playing style==The individual effects of the "Zoodiac" monsters in the Main Deck possess effects that allow Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monsters monsters enable indirect monster searching, hand fixing, and GY recovery (for "Kataroost", "Bunnyblast", and "Ramram") if they are attached to to gain different combined with card-destroying effects (which the archetype has through "[[Zoodiac Barrage]]" and "[[Zoodiac Drident]]"). Their applied effectsgrant effect protection, combat support, ranging from Spell/Trap negation to piercing damageand monster swarming (for "Ratpier"). The "Zoodiac" Xyz Monsters of the archetype, meanwhile, all possess variable (?) [[ATK ]]/[[DEF]], and gain ATK/DEF, stemming from the sum total of equal to the ATK and /DEF of the "Zoodiac" monsters attached to it them as [[Xyz Material]]s. Furthermore{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"|-! Zoodiac! Effect summary! Notes|-| [[Zoodiac Tigermortar|Tigermortar]]| [[Once per turn]], each Xyz Monster can be Xyz Summoned once every turn by using a different detach 1 material; attach 1 "Zoodiac" monster as in the [[GY]] to 1 Xyz MaterialMonster the player controls as material.| Situational material attacher; useful in some combos.|-| [[Zoodiac Hammerkong|Hammerkong]]|The basic premise of * While this card has material, the archetype is to stack opponent cannot target face-up as many members as possible as Xyz Materials for their Xyz Monsters"Zoodiac" monsters with effects, making them gain more ATK/DEF and additional effects for each except this card.* Detach 1 material they manage to gatherduring the [[End Phase]] (mandatory).| Situational targeting protection.|-== Weaknesses ==| [[Zoodiac Chakanine|Chakanine]]The archetype is extremely reliant on | [[Once per turn]], detach 1 material; Special Summon 1 "MarmoratZoodiac" as monster from the GY (this turn, its primary play maker meaning if you were effects are negated, and it cannot be used for an Xyz Summon).| Monster reviver with restrictive conditions; useful for board-building.|-| [[Zoodiac Drident|Drident]]| [[Once per turn]] ([[Quick Effect]]): detach 1 material; target and [[destroy]] 1 [[face-up]] card.| Destruction disruption.|-| [[Zoodiac Boarbow|Boarbow]]|* Can attack directly.* When this card inflicts battle damage to prevent the opponent , while it has 12+ materials, [[send]] all cards from being able the opponent's hand and [[field]] to play it through cards such as the GY.| Enabler for "[[ProhibitionDivine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder]]" or "; its second effect is generally unused.|-| [[Mistaken ChargesZoodiac Broadbull|Broadbull]]| [[Once per turn]]", detach 1 material; [[add]] 1 Beast-Warrior monster that can be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]] from the Deck to the hand.| [[Search]]er for almost the entire Beast-Warrior [[Type]].|}The archetype would be unable 's strength lies in its ability to do much perform consistent and powerful 1-card [[Extra Deck]] plays off of anythingany single [[Main Deck]] "Zoodiac" monster. Also, many of its combos require the use of 3 Any Main Deck "Zoodiac" monster or "MarmoratsZoodiac", meaning if you were to banish 1 the archetype would be greatly hindered until they can return it to the decksearcher (e.g. It does alot of special summoning"[[Zoodiac Barrage]]", meaning cards like "[[Maxx Fire Formation - Tenki]]"C, "[[Speedroid Terrortop]]" and 1-card "[[Vanity's EmptinessM-X-Saber Invoker]]" can hinder this deck. Alsoengine) provided immediate access to monster searching via "Broadbull", while it has good recoverydisruption via "Drident", speedand conditional monster revival via "Chakanine". Simply going through the effects of "Broadbull", and consistency"Drident", the archetype lacks raw power and therefore is reliant on other archetypes"Chakanine" with any 1 Main Deck "Zoodiac" monster provided a +3 in card advantage.When "Ratpier" was [[Unlimited]], such as "getting access to it also provided monster [[Kaiju|Kaijusswarm]]ing as its applied effect could be used on two different " or Zoodiac"[[MetalfoesXyz Monster]]s to Summon 2 more copies of "Ratpier" from the Deck. Going through 3 copies of "Ratpier" and the aformentioned "Zoodiac"Extra Deck monsters provided a +5 in card advantage in one turn, off of a single copy of "Ratpier".The archetype lends itself to do a control-based playstyle. Typically, "Zoodiac" Decks take advantage of the bulk archetype's ability to perform consistent 1-card plays and dedicate most of the heavy liftingtheir space to [[staple]] cards like [[hand trap]]s instead. == Combos ==Due to the power offered by its 1-card plays, the consistency provided by "Zoodiac" searchers, and its compact Main Deck requirements, "Zoodiac is " at its peak power formed a very combopowerful 1-oriented deckcard engine that can be splashed into many other Decks to provide card advantage, swarming, and disruptions (via "Drident").The archetype's Xyz Monsters have generic [[material]] requirements. As such, "[[Zoodiac Chakanine]]", who requires the least number of generic [[Level]] 4 monsters as such materials (2+), can be difficult used in other Decks to masterSummon other "Zoodiac" Xyz monsters. An explanation of a few of the core combos can be found here:=== Recommended cards ===http://roadoftheking.com/zoodiac{{Decklist|Recommended cards

* [[Abominable Unchained Soul]]* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear]]* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Buffalo]]* [[Cocatorium the Heavy Metal Avian]]* [[Time Thief Winder]]* [[Zoodiac CluckleBunnyblast]]* [[Zoodiac MarmoratKataroost]]* [[Zoodiac RabbinaRamram]]* [[Zoodiac RamRatpier]]

* [[Zoodiac ViperWhiptail]]* [[Coach Captain Bearman]]* [[Enraged Battle Ox]]* [[Giant Rat]]* [[Speedroid Taketomborg]]* [[Speedroid Terrortop]] 

* [[Zoodiac BroadbullChakanine]]* [[Zoodiac DranciaDrident]](Traditional Format only)

* [[Zoodiac LycaTigermortar]]|link monsters =* [[Zoodiac TigressAussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable]]* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger KingEagle]]* [[Coach King Giantrainer]]* [[Daigusto EmeralFire Fighting Daruma Doll]]* [[Diamond Dire WolfGravity Controller]]* [[M-X-Saber InvokerInfinitrack Fortress Megaclops]]* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic GalaxyMissus Radiant]] 

* [[Elemental Triangle of the Zoodiac]]* [[Zodiac Sign]]* [[Cattle Call]]* [[Creature SwapAbomination's Prison]]

* [[Overlay RegenPot of Avarice]]* [[Stoic ChallengeShuffle Reborn]]

* [[Ties of the BrethrenZoodiac Barrage]]* [[Xyz GiftZodiac Sign]]* [[Xyz Shift]] 

* [[Horn of the Phantom Beast]]* [[Jar of AvariceXyz Block]]* [[Xyz RebornZoodiac Combo]]