Card Tips:Enchanted Javelin

"Enchanted Javelin":

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• This card can be searched by "Trap Trick", "Trap Tracks", "Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle", "Lilith, Lady of Lament", "Triple Tactics Thrust", "Angel of Blue Tears", "Farewelcome Labrynth", "Labrynth Set-Up", and other generic searchers.

• Use this card to ease the activation of any card that you have to take Battle Damage to activate. Good examples include "Attack and Receive", "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness", "Numinous Healer" or "Damage Condenser". This card is also invaluable for more suicidal activation costs, like that of "Nutrient Z" or "Inferno Tempest".

• Chain this card to any attack negation for free Life Points. In particular, "Draining Shield" before this card gives you equal the ATK of the attacking Monster in Life Points. Note that if Enchanted Javelin is used on it's own, it will only work as a negation to a monster's attack because it is not stopping a monster's attack. It only increases your Life Points by the same amount as the ATK of the monster. At the same time, the monster is still attacking your Life Points. Therefore, no damage is done to you, but there is no increase in your LP, unless you have a monster in defense position.
• When deciding whether to use this card or "Draining Shield", consider whether or not you'll want an attack to connect most of the time. While "Draining Shield" tends to be a more solid choice in conventional decks, Enchanted Javelin wins out when you consistently need to take damage or have a monster killed in battle, because it gives you valuable Life Points in the midst of suicide tactics. Also, if "Numinous Healer" or "Nutrient Z" are employed alongside Enchanted Javelin, you have a shot at getting more Life Points than you would have with "Draining Shield". Using this card over "Draining Shield" can also allow you to summon "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness" or "Tragoedia" while effectively taking no damage.

• This card is also useful in decks focusing reversing battles with cards like "Rising Energy", "Blast with Chain" or "Graceful Dice".

• Use this card when your opponent is attacking your "The Agent of Force - Mars" or any other card that gets stronger as your Life Points increase.

• Activate this card against your opponents "Ancient Sacred Wyvern" to reduce it's ATK to 0 and make your Life Points at least 2100 points higher than your opponents.