Hieratic

"Hieroglyph" ( Seikoku) is an archetype consisting of LIGHT Dragon-Type monsters that seems to rely on Special Summoning and destroying cards by Tributing other "Hieroglyph" monsters. What makes this archetype powerful and interesting is that many of its monsters allow you to Tribute from your hand, which has almost never happened (the only common exception being the monsters used in Ritual Summoning).

The motif of these cards are based on Egyptian hieroglyphics and Ennead, a group of Egyptian gods in mythology.

Monsters

 * Alexandrite Dragon
 * Blue-Eyes White Dragon
 * Dragorado
 * Delta Flyer
 * Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Aset Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Dragon Geib
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Shiyu Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Nephthe Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Setekh Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Tfeni Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Dragon - Usir Dragon
 * Hieroglyph Seal of the God Dragon
 * Honest (If you don't use Solidarity)
 * Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
 * Vanguard of the Dragon

Spells

 * Hieroglyph Seal of Gathering
 * Hieroglyph Seal of Superstrength
 * Inferno Reckless Summon
 * Solidarity
 * Super Rejuvenation
 * Trade-In
 * Burial from a Different Dimension
 * Light of Redemption
 * Silent Doom
 * Advance Draw
 * Enemy Controller
 * Xyz Territory
 * Xyz Burst

Traps

 * Burst Breath
 * Dragon's Rage
 * Hieroglyph Seal of Erasure
 * Photon Rising Stream
 * Champion's Vigilance

Extra Deck

 * Hieroglyph Dragon King - Atumus
 * Hieroglyph God Dragon - Ennead
 * Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
 * Photon Streak Bouncer
 * Thunder End Dragon
 * Trident Dragion
 * Number 15: Gimmick Puppet - Giant Killer
 * Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7

Trivia

 * This is the 2nd Egyptian-themed Archetype in the OCG/TCG; the 1st was the "Gravekeeper's".
 * It can be said that the two are opposites of each other; being made up of two of the most supported Types: the "Gravekeeper's" being DARK Spellcasters while the Hieroglyphs are LIGHT Dragons.


 * In this archetype each monster has a Egyptian symbol on some parts of their body.


 * The monsters in this archetype have designs similar to "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" and "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" for their illuminating bodies, scaly armors, and wings.