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* This card can be searched by "[[Single Purchase]]", "[[Temple of the Kings]]", "[[Transmodify]]", "[[Painful Escape]]", "[[Ties of the Brethren]]", "[[Broken Blocker]]", "[[Soul Rope]]", "[[Resonator Engine]]", "[[Vampire Dragon]]", "[[Summoner Monk]]", "[[Dragunity Corsesca]]", "[[Chaos Zone]]", "[[Mystic Tomato]]", "[[Red Sparrow Summoner]]", "[[Dragodies, the Empowered Warrior]]", "[[Freed the Matchless General]]", "[[Dark General Freed]]", "[[Field-Commander Rahz]]", "[[Creeping Darkness]]", "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]", "[[Gaia, the Mid-Knight Sun]]", "[[Sangan]]", "[[Witch of the Black Forest]]" and "[[Exchange of Night and Day]]".

* A card that is equipped Due to his interaction with Equip Spells, "[[Armed Samurai - Ben Kei]]" can be used for a monster when it revives it number of casual-level OTKs. He profits massively from the gravehigh ATK boosts, making cards like "[[Premature BurialUnited We Stand]]", also gives "[[Mage Power]]", "[[Big Bang Shot]]", "[[Psychic Blade]]" and "[[Shooting Star Bow - Ceal]]" perfect fits. 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]]", "Shooting Star Bow - Ceal" and "United We Stand" to give him 3500 ATK and the ability to attack your opponent directly three times in a single turn for an additional attack [[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.** "[[Power of the Guardians]]" is another option that can be considered for "Ben Kei". The ATK increase is slow, but he will receive ample protection as well as hitting harder every time.

* Use this card with In short, "Ben Kei" can really be a force in an Equip deck alongside "[[ScapegoatGearfried the Swordmaster]]", and "[[Shooting Star Bow - CealGilford the Legend]]" and . Such a deck also profits immensely from "[[United We StandIsolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights]]" to give him 3500 attack and the ability to attack your opponent directly three times in a single turn for an "[[OTKGod Phoenix Gearfried]]".

* Being a [[Warrior]]-[[type]] monster, "Armed Samurai - Ben Kei" can find be interacted with by a lot of support cards such as "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]", "[[The Warrior Returning Alive]]" and "[[Fusion Sword Murasame Blade]]".

* In short, "Ben Kei" can really be a force in an Equip deck alongside the Use "[[Gearfried the Swordmaster]]", "[[Gilford the Legend]]" and "[[Maha VailoPower Tool Dragon]]"to ensure that you always have an Equip Spell to play.

==Traditional Format==* "Ben Kei's" effect works well with This card can be searched by "[[Hundred Eyes DragonLast Will]]" making it a multi-attacker if it has at least 1 Equip card on it.

* Cards that equipped themselves to a monster when they are revived from the GY, like "[[Unstable EvolutionPremature Burial]]" is a good card to equip to this card, because it'll also give "Ben Kei" an additional attack boost when your life points are lower or higher than your opponent's, and it will grant to "Ben Kei" an additional attack. ==Traditional Format==* This card can be searched by "[[Sangan]]", "[[Last Will]]" and "[[Witch of the Black Forest]]".

* A common strategy is to use "[[Giant Trunade]]" to clear your opponent's set Spell and Trap cards, and then equip "Ben Kei" with cards that increase his ATK such as "[[Axe of Despair]]", "[[Mask of Brutality]]" and "[[Mage Power]]" and allowing you to attack multiple times. "[[Shooting Star Bow - Ceal]]" allows this card to attack directly, and is deadly when combined with the ATK boosting Equip Spell Cards previously mentioned. "[[Fairy Meteor Crush]]" is also useful go for the ability to do piercing damage, although "[[Big Bang Shot]]" is more often used because of its Attack boost of 400. Take caution when attempting to attack, however. Your opponent may have a set card such as "[[Old Vindictive Magician]]" or "[[D.D. Warrior Lady]]", which could pose a serious problem for "Ben Kei". It is often helpful to include "[[Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou]]" to combat such effects.** You should also take caution when attacking while "Ben Kei" is equipped face with "Big Bang Shot" because if "Big Bang Shot" is removed from the field, equipped "Ben Kei" is removed from play. You can use "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" to stop "Ben Kei" from being removed from play when "Big Bang Shot" is removed from the field.** Use "[[Power Tool Dragon]]" to ensure that you always have an equip spell to play.