Card Tips:Number 43: Manipulator of Souls

"Number 43: Manipulator of Souls":

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• "Umbral Horror Ghost", "Evil HERO Infernal Prodigy", "Caligo Claw Crow" and "Malicevorous" monsters can easily Summon this card.

• "Gingerbread House" pairs well with this card, continuously destroying monsters and increasing your lifepoints.

• Level 4 monsters like "Dancing Fairy" allow yourself to gain LP frequently. When they are no longer to be used, they can Summon Rank 4 monsters like "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk" that "Manipulator of Souls" that easily can be equipped with.
  • "Rhapsody in Berserk" is usually the best choice for a Rank 4 Summon in a "Manipulator" Deck, since it can be easily upgraded to its "Number C" form using the second effect of "Don Thousand's Throne". (The first effect is great for "Manipulator" itself.) "Rhapsody" and/or its "Number C" form also boost the ATK of "Manipulator".

• "Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force" can be used on this card to Summon "Evilswarm Nightmare", "Maestroke the Symphony Djinn", "Steelswarm Roach", "Evilswarm Thanatos", "Number 85: Crazy Box" or "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk".

• "Double Dragon Descent" makes a surprisingly good pair with "Manipulator". The Trap will absorb an attack from your opponent while also dumping a "Number" monster like "Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon" or "Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon", etc. These monsters don't necessarily have to have any other use in the Deck itself (which would be difficult given that "Manipulator" requires Level 2 DARK monsters to Summon), since "Double Dragon Descent" can Summon them on its own.

• This card can work with cards like "Don Thousand's Throne", "Solemn Wishes", "Poison of the Old Man," "Draining Shield" and "Enchanted Javelin" for quick boosts in ATK.

• "Tri-and-Guess" can (at the cost of revealing both players' Extra Decks) boost your Life Points and this card's ATK by 3000 as well as inflicting the same amount as damage to your opponent's Life Points if used successfully.
  • "Aegis of Gaia" can do the same, at the risk of potentially losing the 3000 gained LP later.

• If the "Number" monster equipped to this card is destroyed, use the effects of cards like "Number 58: Burner Viser", "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk", or "Number C80: Requiem in Berserk" to prevent this card from being destroyed.

• If there is a bent on abusing this card's LP effect, there will often be a tons of LP (much more than may needed). Cards that allow yourself to pay lots of LP can be used at their fullest potential, provided this card's effect is already abused, or there is a confident that it can survive long enough to do so.
  • Example: Paying lots of LP to "Wall of Revealing Light" will stop your opponents attacks. Then it can be combo with "Life Absorbing Machine" for even more LP, (even has small potential for OTK's without attacking).

• Like its "Chaos" counterpart, "Manipulator" is extremely vulnerable on its own, and will usually require some backup to survive long enough for its effects to reach full potency. If one combines "Pixie Ring" with powerful support monsters your opponent will be unable to attack "Manipulator", which makes for useful protection given that this card has 0 ATK and DEF to start. Later, once "Manipulator" gains some ATK it can provide the same protection to other monsters.
  • "The Seal of Orichalcos" can also work, given that "Manipulator" will not be destroyed while it is equipped.
  • "Number Wall" can provide some protection if there is no "Number" to target for this card's equipping effect.

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• Level 2 DARK monsters that can be used as Xyz Material:

Name	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Type	Scale	ATK	DEF
8-Claws Scorpion	八（や）つ手（で）サソリ	Effect Monster		Insect		300	200
Abyss Actor - Trendy Understudy	魔（ま）界（かい）劇（げき）団（だん）－ダンディ・バイプレイヤー	Effect Monster Pendulum Monster		Fiend	8	700	700
Allvain the Essence of Vanity	無（む）の畢（ひっ）竟（きょう） オールヴェイン	Fusion Monster	Tuner monster	Fairy		0	2100
Ally Salvo	Ａ（アーリー）・ボム	Effect Monster		Machine		400	300
Ally of Justice Unlimiter	Ａ・Ｏ・Ｊ（アーリー・オブ・ジャスティス） アンリミッター	Effect Monster		Machine		600	200
Altergeist Fifinellag	オルターガイスト・フィフィネラグ	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Spellcaster		0	1000
Apprentice Magician	見（み）習（なら）い魔（ま）術（じゅつ）師（し）	Effect Monster		Spellcaster		400	800
Apprentice Piper	見（み）習（なら）い魔（ま）笛（てき）使（つか）い	Effect Monster	Flip monster	Spellcaster		100	1500
Archfiend Mirror	悪魔の鏡（デーモンズ・ミラー）	Normal Monster		Fiend		700	600
Armored Bitron	アーマード・ビットロン	Effect Monster		Cyberse		500	0
Assault Blackwing - Sayo the Rain Hider	Ａ（アサルト） ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－雨（あま）隠（がく）れのサヨ	Effect Monster Synchro Monster		Winged Beast		800	100
Assault Synchron	アサルト・シンクロン	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Machine		700	0
Bacon Saver	タスケルトン	Effect Monster		Zombie		700	600
The Bewitching Phantom Thief	魅（み）惑（わく）の怪（かい）盗（とう）	Normal Monster		Spellcaster		700	700
Bite Shoes	朱（あか）い靴（くつ）	Effect Monster	Flip monster	Fiend		500	300
Blackwing - Blizzard the Far North	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－極（きょく）北（ほく）のブリザード	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Winged Beast		1300	0
Blackwing - Chinook the Snow Blast	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－雪（せつ）撃（げき）のチヌーク	Effect Monster		Winged Beast		100	700
Blackwing - Fane the Steel Chain	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－鉄（てっ）鎖（さ）のフェーン	Effect Monster		Winged Beast		500	800
Blackwing - Gust the Backblast	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－逆（ぎゃく）風（ふう）のガスト	Effect Monster		Winged Beast		900	1400
Blackwing - Harmattan the Dust	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－砂（さ）塵（じん）のハルマッタン	Effect Monster		Winged Beast		800	800
Blackwing - Mistral the Silver Shield	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－銀（ぎん）盾（たて）のミストラル	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Winged Beast		100	1800
Blackwing - Sharnga the Waning Moon	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－下（か）弦（げん）のサルンガ	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Winged Beast		500	500
Blackwing - Vata the Emblem of Wandering	ＢＦ（ブラックフェザー）－無（ぶ）頼（らい）のヴァータ	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Winged Beast		800	0
Bokoichi the Freightening Car	魔（ま）貨（か）物（もつ）車（しゃ）両（りょう） ボコイチ	Normal Monster		Machine		500	500
Boo Koo	ブークー	Normal Monster		Spellcaster		650	500
Brain Jacker	ブレイン・ジャッカー	Effect Monster	Flip monster	Fiend		200	900
Caligo Claw Crow	クロクロークロウ	Effect Monster		Winged Beast		900	600
Candle of Fate	運（うん）命（めい）のろうそく	Normal Monster		Fiend		600	600
Capshell	カプシェル	Effect Monster		Fiend		0	0
A Cat of Ill Omen	不（ふ）幸（こう）を告（つ）げる黒（くろ）猫（ねこ）	Effect Monster	Flip monster	Beast		500	300
Cherry Inmato	プチトマボー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Plant		700	400
Chrysalis Pantail	Ｃ（コクーン）・パンテール	Effect Monster		Beast		800	300
Clown Zombie	マーダーサーカス・ゾンビ	Normal Monster		Zombie		1350	0
Confiras de Nouvelles	コンフィラス・ド・ヌーベルズ	Effect Monster Ritual Monster		Warrior		800	1850
Crimson Resonator	クリムゾン・リゾネーター	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Fiend		800	300
Cross Debug	クロス・デバッガー	Effect Monster		Cyberse		900	600
Cross Keeper	クロス・キーパー	Effect Monster		Warrior		400	400
Cross Porter	クロス・ポーター	Effect Monster		Warrior		400	400
Curtain of the Dark Ones	黒（くろ）魔（ま）族（ぞく）のカーテン	Normal Monster		Spellcaster		600	500
Cyber Commander	コマンダー	Normal Monster		Machine		750	700
Cyber Ouroboros	サイバー・ウロボロス	Effect Monster		Machine		100	600
Cyber-Stein	デビル・フランケン	Effect Monster		Machine		700	500
D.D. Scout Plane	異（い）次（じ）元（げん）の偵（てい）察（さつ）機（き）	Effect Monster		Machine		800	1200
D/D Ghost	Ｄ（ディー）Ｄ（ディー）ゴースト	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Fiend		600	300
D/D Swirl Slime	Ｄ（ディー）Ｄ（ディー）スワラル・スライム	Effect Monster		Fiend		200	200
Damage Eater	ダメージ・イーター	Effect Monster		Fiend		100	800
Dark Beckoning Beast	暗（あん）黒（こく）の招（しょう）来（らい）神（しん）	Effect Monster		Fiend		0	0
Dark Rose Fairy	闇薔薇の妖精（ダークローズフェアリー）	Effect Monster		Fairy		800	1000
Dark Tinker	ダーク・リペアラー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Fiend		1000	1300
Dark-Eyes Illusionist	ダーク・アイズ・イリュージョニスト	Effect Monster	Flip monster	Spellcaster		0	1400

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