The Japanese name of the archetype uses the kanji characters 「神碑」 (''Shinpi''), literally meaning "Divine Runestone", which likely refers to "[[Runick Fountain]]"; however, it has the forced reading of 「ルーン」 (''Rūn''). 「神碑」 is also homophonous with the word 「神秘」 (''Shinpi'', "Mystery").
The English name of the archetype is likely a [[wikipedia:portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the words "rune" and "[[wikipedia:Magic (supernatural)|magick]]", the latter being an archaic spelling for the word "magic".
==Design==
The "Runick" monsters are based on [[wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]] and Germanic [[wikipedia:Runes|runes]]. They also feature elements from video games, primarily [[wikipedia:Action role-playing game|action RPGs]].
The artworks of all "Runick" [[Spell Card]]s are drawn from a first-person perspective, usually with the hand of the POV character being visibly in frame. This is likely intended to mimic the appearance of a first-person RPG. Their artworks also each depict a different weapon/ability being used by the POV character, and have different settings.
The "[[Generaider]]" monsters, which are also based on Norse mythology and video games, are related to this archetype, as evidenced by "[[Loptr, Shadow of the Generaider Bosses]]" appearing in the artwork of "[[Runick Allure]]", and the same characters appearing in both "[[Generaider Boss Fight]]" and "[[Runick Dispelling]]".
===Members===
====Spell Cards====
The "Runick" [[Quick-Play Spell Card]]s are based on various spells and equipment that incorporate specific runes.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Runick
! Rune
! Meaning
! Norse origin
|-
| [[Runick Tip|Tip]]
| [[wikipedia:Tiwaz (rune)|ᛏ]]
| The god [[wikipedia:Týr|Týr]]
| [[wikipedia:Tyrfing|Tyrfing]]
|-
| [[Runick Flashing Fire|Flashing Fire]]
| [[wikipedia:Sowilō (rune)|ᛋ]]
| Sun
| -
|-
| [[Runick Destruction|Destruction]]
| [[wikipedia:Haglaz|ᚺ]]
| Hail
| [[wikipedia:Járngreipr|Járngreipr]]
|-
| [[Runick Dispelling|Dispelling]]
| [[wikipedia:Mannaz|ᛗ]]
| Man
| [[wikipedia:Seiðr|Seiðr]]
|-
| [[Runick Freezing Curses|Freezing Curses]]
| [[wikipedia:Eihwaz|ᛇ]]
| Yew tree
| [[wikipedia:Ýdalir|Ýdalir]]
|-
| [[Runick Slumber|Slumber]]
| [[wikipedia:Berkanan|ᛒ]]
| Birch
| [[wikipedia:Bragi|Bragi]]'s Harp
|-
| [[Runick Golden Droplet|Golden Droplet]]
| [[wikipedia:Gyfu|ᚷ]]
| Gift
| [[wikipedia:Draupnir|Draupnir]]
|-
| [[Runick Smiting Storm|Smiting Storm]]
| [[wikipedia:Thurisaz|ᚦ]]
| The god [[wikipedia:Thor|Thor]]
| [[wikipedia:Mjölnir|Mjölnir]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Runick
! Norse origin
|-
| [[Runick Fountain|Fountain]]
| [[wikipedia:Mímisbrunnr|Mímisbrunnr]]
|-
| [[Runick Allure|Allure]]
| ''[[wikipedia:Lævateinn|Lævateinn]]''
|}
====Fusion Monsters====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Runick
! Rune
! Meaning
! Norse origin
|-
| [[Hugin the Runick Wings|Hugin the Wings]] & [[Munin the Runick Wings|Munin the Wings]]
| rowspan="2" | [[wikipedia:Fehu (rune)|ᚠ]]
| rowspan="2" | Cattle, wealth
| [[wikipedia:Huginn and Muninn|Huginn and Muninn]]
|-
| [[Geri the Runick Fangs|Geri the Fangs]] & [[Freki the Runick Fangs|Freki the Fangs]]
| [[wikipedia:Geri and Freki|Geri and Freki]]
|-
| [[Sleipnir the Runick Mane]]
| N/A
| N/A
| [[wikipedia:Sleipnir|Sleipnir]]
|}
==Playing style==
"Runick" is an archetype almost entirely made up of [[Spell Card]]s (especially [[Quick-Play Spell]]s), with an exclusive focus on a [[Deck out]] victory condition. The archetype has no [[Main Deck]] monsters, only one monster with non-zero [[ATK]] (who [[Prevents battle damage|cannot deal battle damage]]), and the effects of all its Quick-Play Spells cause the player to skip their next [[Battle Phase]], forcing the archetype to entirely forgo combat to focus on Deck out.
