Equip this card with the Union card "Heavy Mech Support Platform", then not only will it gain the 500 ATK/DEF bonus but it will also gain the union's effect. Lastly, instead of "Covered Core" being destroyed, "Support Platform" would be destroyed which grant this card an extra attack.
Tribute a "Hardened Armed Dragon" to Summon this card, and "Covered Core" will be indestructible.
Summon cards that allow yourself to Summon counters per turn, that way there will always be 2+ counters.
"Second Coin Toss" can give yourself a second chance of flipping a coin when this card has to remove a counter.