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"'''Gravekeeper's'''", known as "'''Gravekeeper'''" ({{Ruby|墓|はか}}{{Ruby|守|もり}} ''Hakamori'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[Spellcaster]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] based on ancient Egyptian tomb-keepers. The theme is heavily related to the "[[Necrovalley (archetype)|Necrovalley]]" archetype of Spell and Trap cards, and its strategy revolves around the eponymous "[[Necrovalley]]" Field Spell.
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"'''Gravekeeper's'''", known as "'''Gravekeeper'''" ({{Ruby|墓|はか}}{{Ruby|守|もり}} ''Hakamori'') in the ''[[OCG]]'',<ref group=Notes>The archetype was originally known as ''Hakamori no'' ({{Ruby|墓|はか}}{{Ruby|守|もり}}の), but was changed to ''Hakamori'' ({{Ruby|墓|はか}}{{Ruby|守|もり}}) with the print of "[[Gravekeeper's Priestess]]" in ''[[Advanced Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.4]]'' in 2014. All subsequent "Gravekeeper's" support printed or reprinted in the ''OCG'' since uses the new name.</ref> is an [[archetype]] of [[Spellcaster]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] based on ancient Egyptian tomb-keepers. All monsters of this archetype are [[DARK]], except for the [[EARTH]] "[[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]".
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In Japanese, the archetype was originally known as "'''Gravekeeper's'''" ({{Ruby|墓|はか}}{{Ruby|守|もり}}の ''Hakamori no''), but was changed to just "'''Gravekeeper'''" ({{Ruby|墓|はか}}{{Ruby|守|もり}} ''Hakamori'') with the print of "[[Gravekeeper's Priestess]]" in ''[[Advanced Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.4]]'' in 2014. All subsequent "Gravekeeper's" support printed or reprinted in the Japanese ''OCG'' use the new name.
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[[Gravekeeper's Chief (character)|Gravekeeper's Chief]] and [[Yasmin|Assailant]] appeared as characters in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''.
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"Gravekeeper's" Decks usually revolve around "[[Necrovalley]]" and gains power from it, while avoiding its drawbacks. This Deck tends to prevent the opponent from affecting cards placed in the [[Graveyard]], as well as keeping [[Field advantage|field control]] with its ability to [[swarm]].
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==Design==
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===Members===
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This was the first archetype to receive support, with members and support for the archetype debuting in ''[[Pharaonic Guardian]]''.
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====Character counterparts====
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The "Gravekeeper's" monsters that were released in ''[[Starstrike Blast]]'' and ''[[Absolute Powerforce]]'' bear a strong resemblance to members of the Ishtar family, who are a family of [[Tomb Keeper]]s in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]]. Additionally, one "Gravekeeper's" monster released in ''[[Legacy of the Valiant]]'' bears resemblance to [[Thief King Bakura]], an ancient Egyptian character from the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime and manga.
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The [[Gravekeeper's Chief (character)|Gravekeeper's Chief]] and [[Yasmin|Assailant]] appeared in the anime as characters. The former Duels against [[Jaden Yuki]], giving the Duelist a hard time, but eventually Jaden manages to beat him. After the defeat, he gave Jaden one half of the [[Shadow Charm]] pendant, telling him that another person ([[Atticus Rhodes]]) has the other half.
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! Gravekeeper
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"[[Gravekeeper's Chief (World Championship character)|Gravekeeper's Chief]]" appears as a character in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008]]'' and in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator]]'', "[[Gravekeeper's Commandant (character)|Commandant]]" appears in ''2008'', "[[Gravekeeper's Descendant (character)|Descendant]]" appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia]]'', and "[[Gravekeeper's Visionary (character)|Visionary]]" appears in ''2010'' and in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus]]''.
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! Corresponding ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' character
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==Members==
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| [[Gravekeeper's Visionary]]
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The "Gravekeeper's" monsters that were released in ''[[Starstrike Blast]]'' and ''[[Absolute Powerforce]]'' bear a strong resemblance to members of the [[Ishtar]] family.
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| [[Ishtar forefather]]
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| [[Odion]]
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| [[Gravekeeper's Heretic]]
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====Aged counterparts====
 
Some "Gravekeeper's" monsters have changed, either by age or by other events:
 
Some "Gravekeeper's" monsters have changed, either by age or by other events:
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| [[Gravekeeper's Shaman]]
 
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==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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===Strategy===
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The "Gravekeeper's" archetype is a [[stun]] Deck revolving around the [[Field Spell]] "[[Necrovalley]]". "Necrovalley" is a [[floodgate]] that prevents both players from moving cards out of either [[Graveyard]], shutting down large amounts of interactions and combos that involve the Graveyard. It is supported by "Gravekeeper's" monsters, who can search out "Necrovalley" and have simple beatdown-based effects, and numerous supporting Spell/Traps with further floodgating effects, such as "[[Royal Tribute]]" or "[[Hidden Temples of Necrovalley]]".
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The key card to the "Gravekeeper's" Deck is "Necrovalley", a [[Field Spell Card]] that increases the [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] of "Gravekeeper's" monsters by 500. "Necrovalley" also stops  effects from affecting cards in the [[Graveyard]], like "[[Monster Reborn]]" and "[[Call of the Haunted]]", and prevents either player from [[banish]]ing from their Graveyards with cards like "[[Soul Release]]". However, "Necrovalley" does not prevent effects that [[activate]] in the Graveyard, so cards like "[[Mystic Tomato]]" and "[[Pyramid Turtle]]" still activate.
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Individual "Gravekeeper's" monsters typically have simple searching, offensive, or defensive effects. Due to their comparatively lower power level, most "Gravekeeper's" decks focus on the floodgating effects of "Necrovalley" and its supporting Spell/Traps, using the "Gravekeeper's" monsters as searchers and beatsticks. In this role, the key "Gravekeeper's" monsters are "[[Gravekeeper's Commandant|Commandant]]", who can search for "Necrovalley" by discarding itself, and "[[Gravekeeper's Priestess|Priestess]]", who treats the field as "Necrovalley" with its effect.
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For additional, easily accessible board presence, the Deck primarily relies on "[[Gravekeeper's Spiritualist|Spiritualist]]", who can perform a Fusion Summon to summon the archetype's Fusion Monster, "[[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist|Supernaturalist]]", and "[[Gravekeeper's Headman|Headman]]", who revives a Level 4 "Gravekeeper's" monster on Normal Summon (without being affected by "Necrovalley"). The Deck's main search spell is "[[Necrovalley Throne]]".
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Because of the effects of "Necrovalley", this Deck tends to be somewhat anti-meta, countering "[[Zombie]]", and to a certain extent, "[[Psychic]]" monsters, "[[Inzektor]]", and "[[Chaos Dragon]]". It is therefore an ideal anti-meta Deck. Because most of the "Gravekeeper's" monsters are DARK they can also use "[[Allure of Darkness]]", and other DARK [[Attribute]] [[support]] cards.
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The "Necrovalley"-related Spell/Traps are the Deck's main victory conditions, and most of them require "Necrovalley" and/or controlling a "Gravekeeper's" monster to function. These include "[[Royal Tribute]]", which forces both players to discard all monsters in their hand, "[[Hidden Temples of Necrovalley]]", which prevents both players from Special Summoning non-"Gravekeeper's" monsters, and "[[Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley]]", a [[Counter Trap]] negate.
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Although "Necrovalley" stops most Graveyard related effects, "Gravekeeper's" have their own support that are unaffected by "Necrovalley", namely "[[Rite of Spirit]]" and "[[Gravekeeper's Stele]]". "[[Gravekeeper's Chief]]" enables your graveyard to be unaffected by "[[Necrovalley]]". This enables the use of the effect of "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]". Your opponent is also allowed to target your graveyard however, so this could become a disadvantage.
 
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With the ''[[Starstrike Blast]]'' set release came one of the most important members of the archetype with "[[Gravekeeper's Recruiter]]". This monster acts like a "Gravekeeper's" exclusive "[[Witch of the Black Forest]]", allowing the player to add a "Gravekeeper's" monster with 1500 or less DEF from the Deck to the hand. The multiple combinations possible with this creature to generate advantage and thin the Deck adds much needed consistency to the "Gravekeeper's" archetype.
 
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With the release of ''[[Legacy of the Valiant]]'', the "Gravekeeper's" lockdown becomes even more fearsome. "[[Gravekeeper's Shaman]]" can protect "Necrovalley" and at the same time prevent effects that [[activate]] in the Graveyard, completely locking down the Graveyard. "[[Gravekeeper's Nobleman]]" can call out any "Gravekeeper's" in face-down defense position; it can help bring out "[[Gravekeeper's Spy]]" or "[[Gravekeeper's Guard]]" and use their [[Flip Monster Effect|Flip Effect]]s, allowing "Spy's" effect to be used to Special Summon high level Gravekeeper monsters without tribute. "[[Gravekeeper's Ambusher]]" can recycle "Necrovalley". "[[Gravekeeper's Oracle]]" can destroy any annoying Flip Effect Monster and is a great beatstick with an ATK ranging from 2400 to over 3000. Finally, the "Gravekeeper's" field control is complete with "[[Gravekeeper's Heretic]]" who is not effected by any other card effect as long as "Necrovalley" is on the field.
 
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The use of "Necrovalley" in this archetype prevents the opponent from using the Graveyard as a resource. Therefore, a very large number of opposing strategies will be at a severe disadvantage while this card is on the [[field]] (Zombie, "[[Infernity]]", "[[X-Saber]]", [[Dragon]], "[[Blackwing]]", "[[Inzektor]]", etc.). It is also very effective against strategies that rely on banishing cards from the Graveyard to activate their effects.
 
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They also have excellent search capabilities, as exemplified by "Gravekeeper's Spy" "Gravekeeper's Nobleman" and "[[Gravekeeper's Recruiter]]". "Recruiter" is especially useful in this respect, creating fantastic combinations with "[[Gravekeeper's Descendant]]".
 
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===Weaknesses===
 
===Weaknesses===
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Their intense reliance on "Necrovalley" and their own effects makes them very vulnerable to opponents who enjoy using [[Spell]] and [[Trap]] [[destroy]]ing effects and monster card [[negate|negating]] effects, so cards to protect "Necrovalley" (such as "[[Malefic Stardust Dragon]]"), and traps that can help the player maintain a field and hand advantage over a stronger opponent despite losing access to [[Monster Card]] effects amid other things are highly recommended.
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* The deck lacks accessible searchers for its Spell/Traps that are not "Necrovalley", making its game plan slow and inconsistent.
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* The deck lacks strong and easily accessible swarming or boss monster options, making its monster boards extremely fragile.
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"[[Consecrated Light]]" is another weakness of this Deck because it is almost entirely made up of DARK monsters. The only good thing is that it still allows you to [[Set]] DARK monsters. "[[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]" can destroy it by battle and you can [[flip]] "[[Gravekeeper's Descendant]]" and activate its effect.
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* As the deck revolves around "Necrovalley", removing "Necrovalley" shuts down the Deck instantly.
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* As a DARK-based Deck, the Deck is countered by anti-DARK cards like "[[Consecrated Light]]" or "[[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]]".
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"[[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]]" can also be very troublesome for "Gravekeeper's" Decks as it stops the effects of all "Gravekeeper's" monsters other than "[[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]" from being used. "[[Last Day of Witch]]" and other anti-Spellcaster cards can also cause problems for "Gravekeeper's", since all of them are [[Spellcaster]]s.
 
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Your opponent may use "[[Mind Control]]" on your [[face-down]] "Spy" or "Guard" and then [[Flip Summon]] them on their side of the field, which is especially deadly in the mirror match as "Spy" will provide field advantage for your opponent. "Guard" could also decrease your field presence and leave you open for an attack.
 
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"Gravekeeper's" Decks most destructive weapon, "[[Royal Tribute]]", can put you at a severe disadvantage when Dueling a "[[Dark World]]" Deck, as these gain powerful effects from being discarded by a card effect, especially an opponent's effect.
 
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This can be partly solved by siding them out for Anti-Meta cards, such as "[[The End of Anubis]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[D.D. Crow]]", or "[[Secret Village of the Spellcasters]]".
 
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* [[Gravekeeper's Ambusher]]
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* [[Gravekeeper's Chief]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Descendant]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Descendant]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Headman]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Headman]]
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* [[Gravekeeper's Heretic]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Nobleman]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Nobleman]]
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* [[Gravekeeper's Priestess]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Recruiter]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Recruiter]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Spiritualist]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Spiritualist]]
 
* [[Malefic Cyber End Dragon]]
 
* [[Malefic Cyber End Dragon]]
 
* [[Malefic Stardust Dragon]]
 
* [[Malefic Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Eda the Sun Magician]]
 
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* [[Gravekeeper's Spy]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Spy]]
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* "[[Shaddoll]]" monsters
 
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* [[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist]]
 
* [[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist]]
 
* [[Cyber End Dragon]]
 
* [[Cyber End Dragon]]
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* [[El Shaddoll Winda]]
 
* [[Masked HERO Dark Law]]
 
* [[Masked HERO Dark Law]]
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
 
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* [[Evilswarm Ouroboros]]
 
* [[Evilswarm Ouroboros]]
 
* [[Number 66: Master Key Beetle]]
 
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* [[Crowley, the First Propheseer]]
 
* [[Crowley, the First Propheseer]]
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* [[Wee Witch's Apprentice]]
 
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* [[Gravekeeper's Stele]]
 
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* [[Necrovalley]]
 
* [[Necrovalley]]
 
* [[Necrovalley Throne]]
 
* [[Necrovalley Throne]]
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* [[Hidden Temples of Necrovalley]]
 
* [[Royal Tribute]]
 
* [[Royal Tribute]]
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* [[Gravekeeper's Stele]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
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* [[Mask Change II]]
 
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* [[Gravekeeper's Trap]]
 
* [[Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley]]
 
* [[Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley]]
 
* [[Necrovalley Temple]]
 
* [[Necrovalley Temple]]
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* [[Dark Renewal]]
 
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* [[Darklight]]
 
* [[Darklight]]
 
* [[Deck Devastation Virus]]
 
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* [[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]
 
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* [[Exchange of the Spirit]] (with "Gravekeeper's Trap")
 
* [[Lose 1 Turn]]
 
* [[Lose 1 Turn]]
 
* [[Skill Drain]]
 
* [[Skill Drain]]
 
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==Trivia==
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* "Gravekeeper's" is the first proper [[archetype]] in the ''TCG''/''OCG'', in that it is the first card series to receive support cards (in ''[[Pharaonic Guardian]]'') that specifically interact with cards containing the "Gravekeeper's" string in their names.
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** Though the "[[Dark Magician (archetype)|Dark Magician]]", "[[Blue-Eyes]]", and "[[Forbidden One]]" archetypes include cards from sets before ''Pharaonic Guardian'', they did not receive supporting cards that specify their archetypal name until much later.
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* Though the archetype was not used by [[Ishizu Ishtar]] and [[Marik Ishtar]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime, it became retroactively associated with them; the two are shown using "Gravekeeper's" cards in some video games, and ''[[Structure Deck: Marik (TCG)|Structure Deck: Marik]]'' includes some "Gravekeeper's" cards.
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Gravekeeper's
From left to right: "Heretic", "Nobleman", "Oracle", "Ambusher" and "Shaman"
From left to right: "Heretic", "Nobleman", "Oracle", "Ambusher" and "Shaman"
Japanese
  • 墓（はか）守（もり）
  • 墓守 (base)
  • はかもり (ruby)
  • Hakamori (romanized)
  • 墓（はか）守（もり）の (anime)
  • 墓守の (base)
  • はかもりの (ruby)
  • Hakamori no (romanized)
French
  • Protecteurs du Tombeau
German
  • Grabwächter
Italian
  • Custode di Tombe
Korean
  • 묘지기
  • 墓지기 (Hanja)
  • Myojigi (romanized)
  • 묘지기의
  • 墓지기의 (Hanja)
  • Myojigi-ui (romanized)
Portuguese
  • do Coveiro
  • Coveiro (formerly)
Spanish
  • Cuidador de Tumbas
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"Gravekeeper's", known as "Gravekeeper" (墓（はか）守（もり） Hakamori) in the OCG, is an archetype of Spellcaster monsters based on ancient Egyptian tomb-keepers. The theme is heavily related to the "Necrovalley" archetype of Spell and Trap cards, and its strategy revolves around the eponymous "Necrovalley" Field Spell. In Japanese, the archetype was originally known as "Gravekeeper's" (墓（はか）守（もり）の Hakamori no), but was changed to just "Gravekeeper" (墓（はか）守（もり） Hakamori) with the print of "Gravekeeper's Priestess" in Advanced Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.4 in 2014. All subsequent "Gravekeeper's" support printed or reprinted in the Japanese OCG use the new name. Gravekeeper's Chief and Assailant appeared as characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

Design

Members

Character counterparts

The "Gravekeeper's" monsters that were released in Starstrike Blast and Absolute Powerforce bear a strong resemblance to members of the Ishtar family, who are a family of Tomb Keepers in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga. Additionally, one "Gravekeeper's" monster released in Legacy of the Valiant bears resemblance to Thief King Bakura, an ancient Egyptian character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga.

Gravekeeper Corresponding Yu-Gi-Oh! character
Gravekeeper's Visionary Ishtar forefather
Gravekeeper's Descendant Marik Ishtar
Gravekeeper's Priestess Ishizu Ishtar
Gravekeeper's Recruiter Odion
Gravekeeper's Heretic Thief King Bakura

Aged counterparts

Some "Gravekeeper's" monsters have changed, either by age or by other events:

Younger version Older version
Gravekeeper's Assailant Night Assailant
Gravekeeper's Commandant Gravekeeper's Visionary
Gravekeeper's Descendant Gravekeeper's Oracle
Gravekeeper's Heretic Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist
Gravekeeper's Nobleman Gravekeeper's Watcher
Gravekeeper's Priestess Gravekeeper's Shaman

Playing style

The "Gravekeeper's" archetype is a stun Deck revolving around the Field Spell "Necrovalley". "Necrovalley" is a floodgate that prevents both players from moving cards out of either Graveyard, shutting down large amounts of interactions and combos that involve the Graveyard. It is supported by "Gravekeeper's" monsters, who can search out "Necrovalley" and have simple beatdown-based effects, and numerous supporting Spell/Traps with further floodgating effects, such as "Royal Tribute" or "Hidden Temples of Necrovalley". Individual "Gravekeeper's" monsters typically have simple searching, offensive, or defensive effects. Due to their comparatively lower power level, most "Gravekeeper's" decks focus on the floodgating effects of "Necrovalley" and its supporting Spell/Traps, using the "Gravekeeper's" monsters as searchers and beatsticks. In this role, the key "Gravekeeper's" monsters are "Commandant", who can search for "Necrovalley" by discarding itself, and "Priestess", who treats the field as "Necrovalley" with its effect. For additional, easily accessible board presence, the Deck primarily relies on "Spiritualist", who can perform a Fusion Summon to summon the archetype's Fusion Monster, "Supernaturalist", and "Headman", who revives a Level 4 "Gravekeeper's" monster on Normal Summon (without being affected by "Necrovalley"). The Deck's main search spell is "Necrovalley Throne". The "Necrovalley"-related Spell/Traps are the Deck's main victory conditions, and most of them require "Necrovalley" and/or controlling a "Gravekeeper's" monster to function. These include "Royal Tribute", which forces both players to discard all monsters in their hand, "Hidden Temples of Necrovalley", which prevents both players from Special Summoning non-"Gravekeeper's" monsters, and "Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley", a Counter Trap negate.

Weaknesses

  • The deck lacks accessible searchers for its Spell/Traps that are not "Necrovalley", making its game plan slow and inconsistent.
  • The deck lacks strong and easily accessible swarming or boss monster options, making its monster boards extremely fragile.
  • As the deck revolves around "Necrovalley", removing "Necrovalley" shuts down the Deck instantly.
  • As a DARK-based Deck, the Deck is countered by anti-DARK cards like "Consecrated Light" or "Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror".

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Trivia

  • "Gravekeeper's" is the first proper archetype in the TCG/OCG, in that it is the first card series to receive support cards (in Pharaonic Guardian) that specifically interact with cards containing the "Gravekeeper's" string in their names.
    • Though the "Dark Magician", "Blue-Eyes", and "Forbidden One" archetypes include cards from sets before Pharaonic Guardian, they did not receive supporting cards that specify their archetypal name until much later.
  • Though the archetype was not used by Ishizu Ishtar and Marik Ishtar in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, it became retroactively associated with them; the two are shown using "Gravekeeper's" cards in some video games, and Structure Deck: Marik includes some "Gravekeeper's" cards.
    • The connection likely originates from the fact that Ishizu and Marik shared the archetype's theme of being Tomb Keepers. Several "Gravekeeper's" monsters also resemble the Ishtar family.
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