Catty

Catty is an archetype in HCCG. It was originally created by Mathiashl, and its members are included in Light Beginnings, Collection of Memories, and Embryonic Revival.

The "Cattys" comprise one of the earliest archetypes in HCCG, and it was the first archetype to hold a top spot in the HCCG metagame (aside from Battousais, an archetype that has been rotated out of HCCG). Despite this, many of the "Catty" monsters do not work together with each other and can function as standalone cards. "Catty" strategies are varied, ranging from stalling and drawing cards to summoning the powerful boss monsters Deamon Catty and Bengal Catty. The Spell and Trap Cards within the archetype prove to unite the "Cattys" into more of a cohesive deck, and there are quite a few "Catty" cards that can protect monsters on the field from destruction. "Catty" monsters are predominantly EARTH and Beast-Type, and can thus gain access to EARTH and Beast-Type support, but there are many exceptions.

The following is a list of various "Catty" deck strategies used in the metagame.

Basic Catty Deck
This deck revolves around playing defensive "Catty" monsters such as Carpet Catty and Defense Catty and protecting them until Black Catty is drawn, who allows the player to access the big "Catty" Extra Deck monsters.

Planet Cattys
This deck combines the stalling and drawing power of the "Cattys" with the equally potent stalling and drawing power of the Planets to pull off Extra Deck plays incredibly fast. This deck is no longer playable in HCCG due to many of the broken "Catty" cards, as well as the entire "Planet" archetype, being Illegal.

Aussa's Cattys
This deck revolves around quickly sending EARTH "Catty" monsters to the Graveyard, then using the effect of Archfiend Marmot - Familiar to swarm the field with them, allowing for large Synchro plays.

Weak Finish Cattys
This deck revolves around protecting weak "Catty" monsters until Weak Finish is drawn, ideally locking the opponent, then using the ability of Ninja Catty to attack the opponent directly and win in a short amount of turns.

Trivia

 * The theme of the "Cattys" is fat cats and lolcats, and many of the artworks of cards in the archetype are quite humorous.
 * The "Catty" archetype holds the record for the largest number of Illegal members in HCCG, with 10 "Catty" cards having been rotated out of the game.
 * The "Catty" archetype is the only archetype to contain a Union monster as a member, the card in question being Driller Catty.