Card Tips:Yamata Dragon

"Yamata Dragon":

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• This card can be Tribute Summoned with one Tribute using "Flame Ruler" or "Totem Dragon".

• This card works very well with "Mausoleum of the Emperor".
  • Especially if you have "Solemn Wishes" out, so you can have enough life points to pay the cost.
    • This can further be used to an advantage by "Fire Princess".

• At the End Phase of a turn it is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up, a Spirit Monster will return to it's owner's hand. However, if "Dimensionhole" is played on a Spirit Monster, it will be removed from play and return to play during the next Standby Phase. Since the Spirit Monster was not Normal Summoned or flipped face-up during that turn, it will not return to the hand during the End Phase. Using "Dimensionhole" on "Yamata Dragon" is an easy way to keep it on the field.

• This and the other Spirit Monsters can easily counter "Light and Darkness Dragon's" effect. Since returning Spirit monsters to the hand during the End Phase is obligatory, "Light and Darkness Dragon" will negate it again and again until his ATK is too low.

• Use this monster's draw effect together with "Robbin' Goblin"/"Robbin' Zombie" so that when you increase your Hand Advantage, you cause a disadvantage to your opponent.

• Use "Spiritual Energy Settle Machine" and/or "Shield and Sword" to make use of this card's high DEF.

• You can use this card in a loop with "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" and "Totem Dragon" to summon this card each turn. It's easy to do and helps maintain hand presence. Works very well with "Royal Decree".

• A tricky move to do is to tribute set this monster. If your opponent attacks it with a weaker monster, it is still considered to have done battle damage, and you draw.
  • If this card is attacked with an opponent's monster that has more than 2600 ATK but less than or equal to 3100 DEF, you can use "Book of Moon" to flip your "Yamata Dragon" into face-down defense position. And, if you inflict battle damage you'll be able to refill your hand.

• You can use "Book of Moon" on this card to keep it on the field until your next turn.

• This card can potentially work well in a Volcanic Deck when combined with with "Blaze Accelerator" and "Tri-Blaze Accelerator".

• Use this card with "Creature Swap". During the End Phase, this card will return to your hand, while you get to keep your opponent's monster.

• Before attacking you want to set as many spell and trap cards as possible. You can also use "The Cheerful Coffin" to empty your hand of monsters.