Card Tips:Trap Stun
- This card can be searched by "Trap Trick", "Trap Tracks", "Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle", "Lilith, Lady of Lament", "Triple Tactics Thrust", "Angel of Blue Tears", "Farewelcome Labrynth", "Labrynth Set-Up", and other generic searchers.
- Activate this card before Summoning a good monster, to protect it from cards like "Solemn Warning", "Torrential Tribute", "Compulsory Evacuation Device", etc.
- One should use this card over "Royal Decree" in Decks which use Trap Cards frequently. If most of your Deck's other Trap Cards are defensive (i.e. meant to stop an opponent's attack, negate a summon, etc.) this card won't clash with them when used to negate the opponent's Trap Cards during your turn. However unlike the effect of "Royal Decree," which is Continuous and can provide long-term protection, "Trap Stun" only lasts one turn so weigh your options carefully when building your deck.
- Can use this card with "Call of the Haunted" so that the monster won't be destroyed if "Call of the Haunted" leaves the field.
- Better yet, combine "Trap Stun" with "Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier", "Cosmic Fortress Gol'gar", "Poseidra, the Atlantean Dragon" or "Giant Trunade" (Traditional Format only) to reuse negated Traps.
- It makes a great combo with "Trident Dragion", for you can activate it and destroy it by the effect of "Trident Dragion" to ensure you've got two Trap-free attacks.
- If there is a monster that can perform an OTK, use this card before attacking, so it will be protected from cards like "Mirror Force", "Dimensional Prison", "Magic Cylinder" etc.
- This card works well with and against "Gravity Bind" for a 1-turn immunity.
- The "Quillbolt Loop" can be broken with "Trap Stun", as it will negate the effect of "Imperial Iron Wall" and cause "Quillbolt" to be banished.
- This card cannot be used to chain a Counter Trap Card, but still can negate it's effect if activated and resolved beforehand. You can use this to disencourage your opponent of activating counter Trap Cards, as they are still vulnerable to other card effects, although they are Spell Speed 3.
- If you control a face-up "Splendid Venus", the effects of your Trap Cards will be unaffected by "Trap Stun", though your opponent's Traps will face negation.
- This card is a GREAT sucker punch against an Anti-Meta Deck, especially the Tyrant's cards. "Tyrant's Tirade", "Tyrant's Tummyache, "Tyrant's Throes"... all these cards would be useless as soon as you activate Trap Stun, meaning you would be able to use a Monster Effect to destroy these locking Continuous Trap Cards as well.
