Card Tips:Crimson Blader
- This monster can be helpful when facing a Dragon-Type Deck. It's easily Summoned, being a Level 8, and has an ability to prevent your opponent from Summoning Level 5 and higher monsters during their next turn. By powering it up with any number of Warrior-Type support cards, a "Hopeless Dragon" Deck can easily be overpowered.
- A good Warrior-Type support card to use is "Magnum Shield", as it will increase the 2800 ATK of "Crimson Blader" by 2600, totaling at an immense 5400 ATK, which can get over virtually any monster in the game, assuring that its effect will go off.
- The above rings true also for many "Instant Synchro" Decks, as nearly all Synchro Monsters that will be Summoned are Level 5 and higher, which can severely limit your opponent's ability to counterattack.
- The above is also true when facing "Monarch" Decks, as the "Monarch" cards are all Level 5-6, completely preventing any kind of attack.
- Use "Summoner Monk" to Special Summon "Vylon Prism" and Synchro Summon this card. This boosts "Crimson Blader" by 1000 ATK when battling a monster, allowing it to mow over very strong boss monsters such as "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning" and "Judgment Dragon". To add some boost to this strategy, providing "Blader" is your only monster, use "Assault Armor" (or "Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce" in case there are more than 1 monster, since the 500 ATK decrease is made up for by "Prism"), allowing this card to take down 2 monsters or even attack directly.
- This card skill will shut down "Qli" Deck, as all "Qlis" are Level 5+ (they become Level 4 if the are not Tribute Summoned).
- This card can be used to ward away those nasty "Kaiju" monsters from tributing your own monsters. These require your opponent to special summon to your side of the field.
