Card Tips:Armed Samurai - Ben Kei
- This card can be searched by "Reinforcement of the Army", "Dragodies, the Empowered Warrior", "Red Sparrow Summoner", "Infernoble Knight Captain Roland", "Exchange of Night and Day", "Gaia, the Mid-Knight Sun", "Wake Up Your Elemental HERO", "Iron Knight", "Arcana Extra Joker", "Freed the Matchless General", "Field-Commander Rahz", "Creeping Darkness", "Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy", "Mystic Potato", "Mystic Tomato", "Chaos Zone", "Dark General Freed", "Summoner Monk", "Primathmech Alembertian", "Battle Royal Mode - Joining", "Vampire Dragon", "Resonator Engine", "Soul Rope", "Rescue Ferret", "Umbramirage the Elemental Lord", "Sangan", "Witch of the Black Forest", and other generic searchers.
- Due to his interaction with Equip Spells, "Armed Samurai - Ben Kei" can be used for a number of casual-level OTKs. He profits massively from high ATK boosts, making cards like "United We Stand", "Mage Power", "Big Bang Shot", "Psychic Blade", "Bashing Shield", "Axe of Despair", "Noble Arms - Clarent", "Mask of Brutality", and "Dunnell, The Noble Arms of Light" are all recommended. He simply needs a minimum ATK boost of 1500 ATK when equipped with three Equip Spells, and a minimum ATK boost of 2200 ATK when equipped with two. There is a sizeable number of possibilities to get over 8000 damage by using "Ben-Kei".
- Use this card with "Scapegoat", "Noble Arms - Clarent" and "United We Stand" to give him 4000 ATK and the ability to attack your opponent directly three times in a single turn for an OTK.
- "Psychic Blade" in combination with "Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce" is enough damage with three cards, since "Ben Kei" will have 2000 ATK and four attacks.
- "Big Bang Shot" can be helpful in certain match-ups, since it allows "Ben Kei" to pierce through any defenders the opponent has.
- In short, "Ben Kei" can really be a force in an Equip deck alongside "Gearfried the Swordmaster" and "Gilford the Legend". Such a deck also profits immensely from "Immortal Phoenix Gearfried".
- Being a Warrior-type monster, "Armed Samurai - Ben Kei" can be interacted with by a lot of support cards such as "Reinforcement of the Army", "The Warrior Returning Alive" and "Fusion Sword Murasame Blade".
- Use "Power Tool Dragon" to ensure that you always have an Equip Spell to play.
- This card has great synergy with the Adventurer series.
- As this card's effect is continuous, it is not negated by the effect of "Rite of Aramesir".
- "Fateful Adventure" allows you to search Equip Spells from the deck, granting "Ben Kei" extra attacks.
Traditional Format[edit]
- This card can be searched by "Last Will".
- Cards that equipped themselves to a monster when they are revived from the GY, like "Premature Burial", also give an additional attack to "Ben Kei".
- A common strategy is to use "Giant Trunade" to clear your opponent's set Spell and Trap cards, and then go for the face with the equipped "Ben Kei".
