Card Tips:Totem Dragon

"Totem Dragon":

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• This card can be searched by "Dogu", "Single Purchase", "Serpentine Princess", "Vampire Dragon", "Flamvell Poun", "Giant Rat", "BOXer", "Frontline Observer", "Ninjitsu Art of Super-Transformation", "Dragonic Guard", "Draconnection", "Masked Dragon", "Dread Dragon", "Dragunity Corsesca", "Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg", "Hieratic Dragon King of Atum", "Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms" and "Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders".

• Due to the ruling change, the following Xyz plays become more lucrative:
  • "Totem Dragon" + "Delta Flyer" = Rank 3 Xyz Monster
  • "Totem Dragon" + "Bright Star Dragon" = Rank 4 Xyz Monster
    • It is advised that you only Xyz Summon Dragon-type Xyz Monsters with this card, since any other type could hinder this card's effect (assuming you have two or more copies of this card).
      • This issue can be easily remedied by banishing any monster with incompatible Type using the Dragon Rulers (but doesn't work with either LIGHT or DARK monster).
    • Because Xyz Materials are not treated as "on the field", if detached as Xyz Material, it would simply sent to the Graveyard instead of being banished, allowing for another Xyz Summon during the following turn.

• This card is recommended to be used in a "Blue-Eyes" Deck, a "Red-Eyes" Deck, or any Dragon-Type Deck that uses high Level Dragons like "Light and Darkness Dragon".
  • Hieratic decks can also utilized this card well, also to prevent dead draws due to large number of high-level monsters associated with the archetype.

• If you have this card in your hand, you can send it to the Graveyard with "Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders" or discard-cost Traps such as "Raigeki Break", since this card's more useful in the Graveyard anyways.

• This is a good card to have in your Graveyard late game. That way, if you draw a high Level monster and you have no monsters to Tribute for it, "Totem Dragon" can keep it from turning into a dead draw.
  • Works best with "Yamata Dragon", since it's effect can instantly netting you up to +5 in card advantage (depending on the situation). Afterwards, you can even use "Yamata" along with one of the Dragon Rulers for Rank 7 Xyz Summon.

• This card can be Special Summoned with the effect of "Debris Dragon" for Synchro Summoning a Level 6 Dragon-type monster like "Orient Dragon" instantly.

• You can banish this card to Special Summon "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", then Special Summon any Dragon necessary. This can save your Normal Summon so that you can use "Red-Eyes Wyvern" during your End Phase to Special Summon another "Red-Eyes" monster from your Graveyard (if any).
  • You can also Tribute Summon any Dragon Ruler (preferably "Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos") and keep them from returning to your hand during your opponent's End Phase.

• This card works well with "Imperial Iron Wall" active. When it leaves the field, it'll just go back to the Graveyard since it cannot be banished, enabling it to be reused over and over during your future Standby Phases.

• This card can speed up the summon of "Yamata Dragon" and/or "Light and Darkness Dragon".
  • Summon "Light and Darkness Dragon" if you're going into full-force direct attack (if possible, have a "Koa'ki Meiru Drago" also). This can ensure that your opponent cannot, or at least waste more resources to block your attacks.

• When this card banishes itself after using its own effects, you can use "D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation" to bring it back to the field next turn, use it to Tribute Summon another Dragon, and put "Totem Dragon" back into the Graveyard for later use.

• This card makes "Overwhelm" easier to use since it won't be hard to Tribute Summon a Level 7 or higher Dragon monster. "Light and Darkness Dragon" is preferred choice, since "Light and Darkness Dragon" cannot negate Counter Traps, which is complimented by "Overwhelm".

Traditional Format

• This card can be searched by "Sangan", "Last Will" and "Witch of the Black Forest".

• This card works excellent in Dragon Revival Decks as it can combo with "Card of Safe Return" and "Felgrand Dragon".

• You can send this card and "The White Stone of Legend" with "Future Fusion" to Fusion Summon "Five-Headed Dragon" in 2 turns. This will put a copy of "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in your hand from your Deck. Then, you can Special Summon a copy of this card from your Graveyard and Tribute it for "Blue-Eyes". By sending 2 copies of this card and 3 copies of "White Stone" with "Future Fusion", you will thin 8 cards out of your Deck and have a 3000-ATK monster on your side of the field all from 1 card.