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For a list of eligible cards, see Crush Card Virus: Eligible Cards.

• The three "Cyberdark" monsters make good Tribute fodder for "Crush Card Virus", "Deck Devastation Virus" and "Eradicator Epidemic Virus", as they have various ATK values according to the Dragon-type equipped monster, or after their equipment has been destroyed.

• "Crush Card Virus" works well at knocking out some commonly-used cards, such as "Jinzo", the Monarchs, "Dark Magician of Chaos", and "Cyber Dragon".

• After "Light and Darkness Dragon" has lowered its ATK to less than 1000 with its own effect, you can Tribute it to activate "Crush Card Virus".

• Use "Shrink" on any DARK monster with an ATK of 2000 or less to Tribute it for "Crush Card Virus". Seto Kaiba uses this method several times in the second series anime

• "Alchemy Cycle" will make any DARK monster eligible for this card, though you will lose hand advantage if any monster you tribute disappears from the field.

• "Crush Card Virus" will allow for the Tribute of face-down DARK monsters. Ideal ways to utilize this is with monsters like "Apprentice Magician", "Old Vindictive Magician", "Sangan" and "Mask of Darkness".

• The "Apprentice Magician" toolbox is the perfect way to take advantage of "Crush Card Virus", since you easily Special Summon DARK monsters with <1000 ATK. If you Summon "Old Vindictive Magician", you can use its Flip Effect to destroy an opponent's monster and then Tribute it for "Crush Card Virus". This is best utilized when your opponent has a monster with <1500 ATK or "Elemental Hero Wildheart" / "Tenkabito Shien" on the field.

• This card works well with "Deck Devastation Virus" to destroy all monsters for several turns

• This card is very powerful in a Destiny Hero Deck.

• Use "The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh" to Special Summon "Kuriboh" and use it as the Tribute.

• "Plaguespreader Zombie" can be Special Summoned after using it to activate "Crush Card Virus", or revived to activate "Crush Card Virus".

• Black Garden can supply an almost endless amount of ammunition to play "Crush Card Virus". However, "Black Garden" will halve your opponent's monsters' ATKs, limiting the amount of monsters "Crush Card Virus" can destroy.

• This card is play-able in Lightsworn Decks since they mostly use both Necro Gardna and Plaguespreader Zombie and is therefore easy to use it while building up the Graveyard

• If you recognize a specific deck archetype being used, this card becomes much more powerful after using Dark Designator. If dueling against, for example, a Cyber Dragon Deck, use Dark Designator to make sure that Cyber Dragon is in the hand when you activate Crush Card Virus.

• Before Crush Card Virus is activated, activate up to 3 Nightmare Archfiends, dealing 2400 damage for each.

• The list of monsters that can be tribute with this card:

8-Claws Scorpion, @Ignister Token, Absolute King Back Jack, Abyss Actor - Comic Relief, Abyss Actor - Extras, Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian, Abyss Actor - Hyper Director, Abyss Actor - Trendy Understudy, Abyss Actor - Twinkle Little Star, Accel Synchron, Acrobatic Magician, The Agent of Destruction - Venus, Akakieisu, Aleister the Invoker, Alice, Lady of Lament, Alien Psychic, Allure Queen LV3, Allure Queen LV5, Allvain the Essence of Vanity, Ally of Justice Cycle Reader, Ally of Justice Unlimiter, Ally Salvo, Altergeist Fifinellag, Altergeist Kidolga, Altergeist Pookuery, Ancient Brain, Ancient Sorcerer, Anesthrokket Dragon, Ankuriboh, Ape Magician, Appliancer Celtopus, Appliancer Copybokkle, Appliancer Socketroll, Appliancer Vacculephant, Apprentice Magician, Apprentice Piper, Aratama, Archfiend Heiress, Archfiend Mirror, Armed Samurai - Ben Kei, Armityle the Chaos Phantasm, Armityle the Chaos Phantasm - Phantom of Fury, Armored Bitron, Aromalilith Rosalina, The Arrival Cyberse @Ignister, Assault Blackwing - Sayo the Rain Hider, Assault Synchron, Aswan Apparition, Baba Barber, Baby Mudragon... further results