Card Tips:Junk Warrior

"Junk Warrior":

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• Useful Level 1-2 monsters to control (that can have high ATK) when this card is Synchro Summoned include:
  • Chaos Necromancer
  • Copycat
  • Goblin King
  • King of the Skull Servants
  • "Meklord Emperor" monsters
  • Relinquished
  • The Calculator
  • Tragoedia (making it Level 1 or 2 beforehand, with plenty of cards in-hand)
    • (Use cards like "Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord", "Tragoedia" and "Metal Reflect Slime" to easily boost its ATK.)

• This card can be powerful in "Frog" Decks, as their monsters can swarm the field easily and gain a relatively large ATK-boost from "Wetlands".

• This card can be useful in "Ojama" Decks, but only if "Ojama Country" is on the field (disregarding the minor ATK-loss the Field Spell afflicts this card with). "Ojama" Decks can swarm the field easily with their Level 2 monsters via "Ojama Country", "Ojama Red", "Tri-Wight", "Baby Raccoon Ponpoko" and "Baby Raccoon Tantan".

• Use "Inferno Reckless Summon" before Synchro Summoning this card. It can help bring out Level 1-2 monsters that have (or can have) high ATK, especially on "The Calculator" Summoned through the effect of "Junk Synchron".
  • "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" can serve as an alternative.

• Use "Doppelwarrior" as a Synchro Material for this card, Chaining its effect to this card's effect so that this card will gain ATK from the "Doppel Tokens". Alternatively, "Doppelwarrior" can be used for another synchro summon, then use "Sonic Warrior" to Summon "Junk Warrior", allowing it to gain at least 1800 ATK.

• Use the effects of the Level 2 monsters "Nimble Momonga" and/or "Giant Germ" beforehand, before Synchro Summoning this card.

• Before Synchro Summoning this card, use the "The League of Uniform Nomenclature" on an "Atlantean Pikeman" or "Clown Zombie" on your field (as they are currently the Level 2 Normal Monsters with the highest original ATK).

• Chain "Star Siphon" to this card's effect. By the time this card's effect resolves, this card will be Level 1 and have its ATK doubled as a result (at the very least).

• Use Level-reducing cards/effects on your Level 3 or higher monsters before Synchro Summoning this card. Useful ones can include "Level Lifter", "Mischief of the Yokai" and "Star Light, Star Bright".

• Token Monsters are good monsters to control when this card is Synchro Summoned, as many of them are low-Level.

• Use ATK-boosting Equip Spell Cards on your Level 1-2 monsters before Synchro Summoning this card. Powerful ones include "Mage Power" and "United We Stand".

• In an all-Warrior-Type Deck (and most Extra Deck monsters), activate "The A. Forces" and/or "Solidarity" before Synchro Summoning this card, so it can gain extra ATK from your Level 1-2 monsters.

• Use "The Golden Apples" before Synchro Summoning this card. The "Malus Token" will have potentially high ATK, aiding this monster's ATK boost.

• "Junk Warrior" has good synergy with the "Ghostrick" family, as most of them are Level 1 or 2 with decent ATK. If one has enough Fiend and/or Spellcaster "Ghostricks" face-up, just Summon "Junk Synchron" to call forth one more from the Graveyard, Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior" and it'll gain a lot of power, becoming a powerful beatstick for the usually low-powered archetype.

• Combo "Rush Warrior" and "Scrap Fist" with this card for a potential OTK. "Scrap Fist" will double any battle damage your opponent takes from attacks involving "Junk Warrior" during the turn its activated as well as grant it the ability of piercing battle damage and "Rush Warrior" will double the current ATK of "Junk Warrior". This can result in enough battle damage to win a duel if the ATK of "Junk Warrior" has been increased enough by its own effect.

Traditional Format

• Use "Graceful Charity" to draw 3 cards and discard "Quillbolt Hedgehog" and "Speed Warrior", then Normal Summon "Junk Synchron" and use the effect of "Quillbolt" and Special Summon it. Use the effect of "Junk Synchron" to Summon "Speed Warrior" and tune "Junk Synchron" and "Quillbolt". Lastly, Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior" and its ATK will become 3200.