Oophagous

Oophagous is an archetype of WATER Fish-Type Monster Cards in HCCG. It was originally created by Hippocampus, and its members are included in Signal from the Depths and Embryonic Revival.

The "Oophagous" comprise a variety of cards whose effects all revolve around destroying other "Oophagous" cards in the player's hand (note that this is not the same as discarding, and "Oophagous" effects typically do not activate upon simple discarding). While this would normally cause the player serious negative card advantage, the effects of "Oophagous" cards are usually very powerful and include swarming the field, drawing cards, and increasing the ATK of face-up "Oophagous" monsters. Because of this, they are a very prominent deck in the HCCG metagame today.

The goal of a "Oophagous" deck is to swarm the field with monsters to either pressure the opponent or to make frequent Synchro Summons. While there is currently only one "Oophagous" Synchro monster, Oophagous Terlen, there are two "Oophagous" Tuner Monsters, both of which are incredibly useful for spamming Synchro monsters as well as being fairly consistent to play. As a result, many "Oophagous" decks max out the slots in their Extra Decks. "Oophagous" decks also have access to the powerhouse Oophagous Dragon, who is relatively easy to summon and who has an additional effect upon being sent to the Graveyard. Being all WATER and Fish-Type monsters, "Oophagous" have access to standard WATER support cards and Fish support cards in HCCG as well.

Here is a list of some cards that could be used in a "Oophagous" deck:
 * Oophagous Catshark
 * Oophagous Dragon
 * Oophagous Mackerel
 * Oophagous Nurse
 * Oophagous Porbeagle
 * Oophagous Shortfin
 * Oophagous Speartooth
 * Oophagous Thresher
 * Oophagous Yolk
 * Oophagous Terlen
 * Oophagous Bait Catcher
 * Oophagous Omelet
 * Oophagous Relay
 * Oophagous Scavenges
 * Oophagous Strike-Fins
 * Kaze-Miyama/Temple Before the Ocean
 * Broken Ice Machine
 * The Ocean's Blessing
 * Vivifying Blackhawk
 * Crystal of the Great Ocean
 * Bait
 * Great Resurface (works best if using Oophagous Speartooth)
 * Big Splash
 * Splash Back

Trivia

 * The theme of the "Oophagous" is sharks, and all non-Synchro "Oophagous" monsters are named after various species of sharks, either common names or scientific names. The Synchro monster, Oophagous Terlen, is named after a fantastical shark.
 * While not a real word in English, the word "oophagous" is derived from the Latin stems oo, meaning "egg", and phag, meaning "eat"; thus, it can be said that the "Oophagous" are all egg-eaters. This is reinforced by the cards Oophagous Omelet and Oophagous Yolk, both of which have to do with the consumption of eggs.