Tribute Fodder

From Yu-Gi-Oh!

Tribute Fodder is an oft-used term for a monster or monsters used most often as Tribute materials for stronger monsters, card effects, etc. Monsters that swarm the field quickly, such as Recruiters or the Six Samurai are good choices, as are most Token monsters, like those of Stray Lambs or Synthetic Seraphim, and cards that can Special Summon themselves like Cyber Dragon or Treeborn Frog.