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A common trait of archetypes is to have at least 1 [[Field Spell Card]], typically one that supports the monsters with ATK/DEF increases and other bonuses. Some of the time, these are not part of the archetype by name though, which is a more recent trend, as seen on the "[[Shaddoll]]" and "[[Majespecter]]" archetypes. Some archetypes may heavily rely on Field Spell Cards such as "[[Ghostrick]]" and "[[Malefic]]".
Although membership in an archetype is dictated by the Japanese names of the cards, there are cases where the membership of a card in an archetype is unintentional. For example, "[[Kinetic Cipher Soldier]]" is considered to be part of predates the "[[Cipher]]" archetype, as its Japanese name ("Cipher Scouter") contains 「サイファー」, the text for "Cipher", despite this card having by nearly 16 years and has no relation to or synergy with the other members of the archetype.
Some archetypes are related to each other in some way, for example the [[Duel Terminal]] archetypes and the "[[Dracoslayer]]" archetype being related to the archetypes seen in the main sets, such as "[[Igknight]]" and "[[Dinomist]]".
