Card Tips:Call of the Haunted

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• "Call of the Haunted" can be very useful in combination with "Jinzo". For example, if your opponent activates "Heavy Storm", you can chain "Call of the Haunted" to Special Summon "Jinzo" before "Heavy Storm" resolves. Since "Jinzo" negates the effects of all face-up Trap Cards on the field, when "Call of the Haunted" is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by "Heavy Storm", "Jinzo" is not destroyed, because the effect of "Call of the Haunted" is negated by "Jinzo".
  • Chain "Call of the Haunted" to an opponent's Trap and target "Jinzo". "Jinzo" will be Special Summoned and negate the opponent's Trap.
  • This will also work with monsters that negate Trap Card effects that target them, such as "Cyber Phoenix", as well as monsters that are immune to Trap Card effects, like "Elemental HERO Wildheart".

• Like "Jinzo", "Tyrant Dragon" will negate the effect of "Call of the Haunted". He will then destroy it but he will not be destroyed since he negated its effect beforehand.

• If your opponent activates "Mystical Space Typhoon" or another card that would destroy "Call of the Haunted", you can chain "Call of the Haunted" to Special Summon "Sangan". "Call of the Haunted" is destroyed and takes "Sangan" with it, activating its effect. The same also applies to "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys". If "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" is destroyed by "Call of the Haunted", its Trigger effect will activate during your next Standby Phase.
  • Examples of other cards that work in a similar fashion are "Sacred Crane", "Molten Zombie", "Card Trooper", "Vortex Trooper" and "Gigastone Omega".

• If a monster revived by "Call of the Haunted" is Tributed or used as a material, "Call of the Haunted" will remain on the field without effect.
  • You can then use the effet of "Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier" to return it to your hand.
  • use this to your advantage by using the summoned monster as a Synchro Material Monster for "Scrap Dragon" and then targeting this otherwise worthless and space taking card for destruction, hopefully destroying a more useful card belonging to your opponent in turn.

• You can also return a used "Call of the Haunted" with "Mist Valley Falcon".

• Activate "Card Destruction" or "Disturbance Strategy" then Chain "Call of the Haunted" to revive "Protector of the Sanctuary". Your opponent will lose their hand without replacing it.

• Combo this card with "Ally of Justice Cyclone Creator" so that you can re-use this card if you revived "Sangan" or any other monster card that activates when it is sent to the Graveyard.

• You can use this card to revive "Kuraz the Light Monarch" so you could use its effect to destroy itself and this card in order to draw 2 cards.

• Chain this card when your opponent activates "Monster Reborn" on a monster in your graveyard.
• Special Summoning a WIND monster and Tributing it for "Swift Birdman Joe" will let you return this card to your hand since the monster was not destroyed. You will be able to set it once more and activating it again after your turn.

• During the Battle Phase, a monster that attacked can be Tributed in any manner (most simply with "Altar for Tribute" or "Mystic Wok") and be brought back with this card, enabling it to attack again.

• This card works well with "Stardust Dragon". If an effect activates that destroys a card(s), "Stardust Dragon" will go to the Graveyard. When it comes back during the End Phase it will no longer be equipped to "Call of the Haunted", and thus freed from its effect.

• This card can be helpful in summoning "Uria, Lord of Searing Flames".

• "Trap Stun" can help in summoning a monster prevent it from being affected by it being destroyed.

Traditional Format

• Use the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" to return this card to your hand for another use by discarding one card from your hand.