Editing Card Tips:Poseidon Wave

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* This card can be [[Searcher|searched]] by "[[Trap Trick]]", "[[Trap Tracks]]", "[[Labrynth Archfiend]]", "[[Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]", "[[Lilith, Lady of Lament]]", "[[Triple Tactics Thrust]]", "[[Angel of Blue Tears]]", "[[Farewelcome Labrynth]]", "[[Labrynth Set-Up]]", and other [[List of generic searchers#Traps|generic searchers]].

* Swarm your field with [[Fish]], [[Sea Serpent]] or [[Aqua]]-[[Type]] monsters that can [[Special Summon]] themselves or other cards, like "[[Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth]]", "[[Aqua Spirit]]", "[[Shark Stickers]]", "[[Treeborn Frog]]", "[[Deep Sea Diva]]", "[[Fishborg Blaster]]" (traditional format only), "[[Mermail Abyssalacia]]", "[[Shark Cruiser]]", "[[Salvage Warrior]]" (with "Deep Sea Diva", "[[Geomancer of the Ice Barrier]]", "[[Dewdark of the Ice Barrier]]" or other level 3 and lower WATER-attribute Tuner monsters in your graveyard) etc. to inflict more damage to your opponent.
** You can chain "[[Call of the Atlanteans]]" to this card for an extra surprising 2400 damage by controlling 3 Sea Serpents on your next turn.
** Another idea is to activate "[[Water Hazard]]" while you control no monsters to gain an extra summon.
** Another method is to Special Summon a monster from the graveyard with "[[Surface]]".
** "[[Ultimate Offering]]" and "[[Double Summon]]" can provide extra [[Normal Summon]]s.
*** Better yet, "[[Salvage]]" to return WATER-attribute Fish, Sea Serpent or Aqua-type monsters from your Graveyard to your hand.
** [[Frog]] monsters can easily swarm the field for use with this card.

* To create an [[OTK]] with this card, first [[Normal Summon]] any monster. Then, set "[[Scapegoat]]", 2 "Poseidon Wave"s and "[[DNA Surgery]]". Before your opponent attacks, activate "Scapegoat" and "DNA Surgery", changing all monsters you control into Fish, Sea Serpent, or Aqua-Type monsters. When your opponent attacks, activate the 2 Set "Poseidon Wave" to inflict 4000 points of damage × 2 = 8000 damage.
** You would need your opponent attack twice in a row for this to work. For a more reliable semi-OTK with less set up, this would utilize a "[[Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth]]" on the field, "[[Battle Mania]]", and two Poseidon Waves while your opponent has at least two monsters on the field (there are a number of cards you can use to give your opponent monsters, one of the best being "[[Nightmare Archfiends]]"). Discard a card to fill your field with monsters using SDKC's effect, set the traps you'll use, and allow your opponent to begin their turn. During their standby phase, activate Battle Mania to force their monsters to attack, and activate Poseidon Wave each time. Although the damage potential of Poseidon Wave is great, it is more reliable when used to punish the opponent for attacking while you control the field, and any successful OTKs are hindered by the fact they rely on your opponent being able to attack.