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• This card can be searched by "Triple Tactics Thrust", "Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic", and other generic searchers.

• This card can be useful in an "Ice Barrier" Deck, as "Prior of the Ice Barrier" is a Level 2 Aqua and almost all "Ice Barrier" Tuner monsters fall into the category that this card targets, as well as a few other monsters that support the archetype.

• In a "Gishki" deck:
  • Use this card to summon "Gishki Abyss" to trigger its search effect.
  • Or summon "Gishki Vision" to use as Ritual tribute or as a Rank 2 Xyz Material.

• Use this card with "Spined Gillman" to increase the ATK of your other Fish, Sea Serpent or Aqua monsters.
• Similarly, since most Fish, Sea Serpent and Aqua-type monsters are WATER-attribute, Special Summon "Deepsea Macrotrema" and forcefully trigger its effect (with cards like "Spiritual Water Art - Aoi") to strengthen the rest of your monsters.

• Use this card in a Fish Deck to revive most monsters in the deck:
  • Revive "Treeborn Frog" for a Level 1 non-Tuner.
  • Revive "Swap Frog" as a Level 2 non-Tuner and mill "Treeborn Frog" or "Ronintoadin". You can then bounce "Swap Frog" to your hand or Tribute it for a Tribute Summon.
  • Revive "Oyster Meister" for a Level 3 non-Tuner that leaves a Level 1 Token when it's used to Synchro Summon.

• This card is useful to summon an Xyz Monster like "Black Ray Lancer". However, note that not all Fish, Sea Serpent, or Aqua-type monsters are WATER monsters, so they cannot fulfill the requirements to Summon "Black Ray Lancer".

• In a Deck specializing in "Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness", this card can be used on "Torpedo Fish" or "Cannonball Spear Shellfish", effectively becoming a one-for-one removal card.

• Since this card Summons a monster in DEF-position you won't be able to attack with it the same turn. That's why it is better to use this card to prepare for another Summon or effect.
  • Summon a monster to support "Mermaid Archer" or "Armed Sea Hunter".
  • Summon "Lost Blue Breaker" to use its effect to destroy an opponents spell or trap.
  • Resummon a "Deep Diver" you used the previous turn to search for a high level monster. Then summon the high level monster using "Big Wave Small Wave" or via Tribute summoning.
  • Summon a appropiate monster as material for a XYZ-, Synchro or -Fusion summon.

Traditional FormatEdit

• If you control a low-Level WATER monster, revive "Fishborg Blaster" to use as a Tuner.
  • Alternatively, if both "Fishborg Blaster" and a low-Level WATER monster are in your Graveyard, use "Surface" on the latter, then revive "Fishborg Blaster" with its effect.

ListsEdit

• Level 3 and lower Fish, Sea Serpent, and Aqua monsters that can be Special Summoned:

Name	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Attribute	Type	Level	Scale	ATK	DEF
Advanced Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise	Ａ（アドバンスド）宝（ほう）玉（ぎょく）獣（じゅう） エメラルド・タートル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		600	2000
Airorca	エアジャチ	Effect Monster		WIND	Sea Serpent	3		1400	300
Ameba	アメーバ	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	1		300	350
Aqua Snake	アクア・スネーク	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		1050	900
Aquaactress Guppy	アクアアクトレス・グッピー	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	2		600	600
Aquaactress Tetra	アクアアクトレス・テトラ	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	1		300	300
Atlantean Attack Squad	海（かい）皇（おう）の突（とつ）撃（げき）兵（へい）	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	3		1400	0
Atlantean Heavy Infantry	海（かい）皇（おう）の重（じゅう）装（そう）兵（へい）	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	2		0	1600
Atlantean Marksman	海（かい）皇（おう）の狙（そ）撃（げき）兵（へい）	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	3		1400	0
Atlantean Pikeman	海（かい）皇（おう）の長（なが）槍（やり）兵（へい）	Normal Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	2		1400	0
Beautunaful Princess	鰤っ子姫（ブリンセス）	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	1		0	0
Beelze Frog	悪（あ）魔（ま）ガエル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		1200	800
Big Jaws	ビッグ・ジョーズ	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	3		1800	300
Blizzed, Defender of the Ice Barrier	氷（ひょう）結（けっ）界（かい）の番（ばん）人（にん） ブリズド	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	1		300	500
Boneheimer	ボーンハイマー	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		850	400
Cannonball Spear Shellfish	砲（ほう）弾（だん）ヤリ貝（がい）	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	2		1000	1000
Caravan of the Ice Barrier	氷（ひょう）結（けっ）界（かい）の輸（ゆ）送（そう）部（ぶ）隊（たい）	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	1		500	200
Centerfrog	寝（ね）ガエル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	2		100	2000
Change Slime	チェンジ・スライム	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	1		400	300
Chemicritter Carbo Crab	化（か）合（ごう）獣（じゅう）カーボン・クラブ	Effect Monster	Gemini monster	FIRE	Aqua	2		700	1400
Chrysalis Dolphin	Ｃ（コクーン）・ドルフィーナ	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	2		400	600
Click & Echo	クリック＆（アンド）エコー	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	2		300	2100
Creeping Doom Manta	忍（しの）び寄（よ）るデビルマンタ	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	3		1300	1200
Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier	氷（ひょう）結（けっ）界（かい）の術（じゅつ）者（しゃ）	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Aqua	2		1300	0
Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise	宝（ほう）玉（ぎょく）獣（じゅう） エメラルド・タートル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		600	2000
Deep Diver	ディープ・ダイバー	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		1000	1100
Deep Sea Artisan	深（しん）海（かい）のアーチザン	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	1		0	500
Deep Sea Diva	深（しん）海（かい）のディーヴァ	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Sea Serpent	2		200	400
Deep Sea Minstrel	深（しん）海（かい）のミンストレル	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Sea Serpent	3		1200	1500
Deep Sea Sentry	深（しん）海（かい）のセントリー	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	2		400	2000
Deepsea Macrotrema	深（しん）海（かい）の大（おお）ウナギ	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	1		600	100
Defender of the Ice Barrier	氷（ひょう）結（けっ）界（かい）の守（しゅ）護（ご）陣（じん）	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Aqua	3		200	1600
Dewdark of the Ice Barrier	氷（ひょう）結（けっ）界（かい）の水（みず）影（かげ）	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Aqua	2		1200	800
Dorover	ドローバ	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		900	800
Drill Barnacle	ドリル・バーニカル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		300	0
Dupe Frog	魔（ま）知（ち）ガエル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	2		100	2000
Enchanting Mermaid	恍（こう）惚（こつ）の人魚（マーメイド）	Normal Monster		WATER	Fish	3		1200	900
Fallen of the Tistina	ティスティナの落（お）とし子（ご）	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	1		200	0
Fishborg Archer	フィッシュボーグ－アーチャー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Fish	3		300	300
Fishborg Blaster	フィッシュボーグ－ガンナー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Fish	1		100	200
Fishborg Launcher	フィッシュボーグ－ランチャー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WATER	Fish	1		200	100
Fishborg Planter	フィッシュボーグ－プランター	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	2		200	200
Flip Flop Frog	裏（うら）ガエル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	2		500	200
Flyfang	フライファング	Effect Monster		WIND	Fish	3		1600	300
Friller Rabca	キラー・ラブカ	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	3		700	1500
The Furious Sea King	怒（いか）りの海（かい）王（おう）	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		800	700
Genex Undine	ジェネクス・ウンディーネ	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3		1200	600
Gishki Abyss	リチュア・アビス	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	2		800	500
Gishki Diviner	リチュア・ディバイナー	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	3		1200	800
Gishki Grimness	グリム・リチュア	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	2		600	700

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• Those that are legal in TCG Speed Duels:

Name	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Attribute	Type	Level	ATK	DEF
Airorca	エアジャチ	Effect Monster		WIND	Sea Serpent	3	1400	300
Change Slime	チェンジ・スライム	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	1	400	300
Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise	宝（ほう）玉（ぎょく）獣（じゅう） エメラルド・タートル	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3	600	2000
Fishborg Planter	フィッシュボーグ－プランター	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	2	200	200
Flyfang	フライファング	Effect Monster		WIND	Fish	3	1600	300
Imairuka	イマイルカ	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	2	1000	1000
Lost Blue Breaker	ロスト・ブルー・ブレイカー	Effect Monster		WATER	Sea Serpent	3	1400	0
Magical Reflect Slime	マジック・スライム	Effect Monster	Gemini monster	WATER	Aqua	3	700	1200
Maryokutai	魔（ま）力（りょく）吸（きゅう）収（しゅう）球（きゅう）体（たい）	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3	900	900
Needle Sunfish	ハリマンボウ	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	3	1500	100
Oyster Meister	オイスターマイスター	Effect Monster		WATER	Fish	3	1600	200
Slushy	フラッピィ	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	2	0	0
Vortex Trooper	エア・サーキュレーター	Effect Monster		WIND	Aqua	3	0	600
Wetha	ウェザ	Normal Monster		WATER	Aqua	3	1000	900
Yomi Ship	黄（よ）泉（み）へ渡（わた）る船（ふね）	Effect Monster		WATER	Aqua	3	800	1400

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