• This card can be searched by "Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms"

• This card can be Tribute Summoned with one Tribute using "Totem Dragon" or "Double Coston".

• "Diabolos, King of the Abyss‎" is a good combo to use with "Ectoplasmer". Because Diabolos cannot be tributed for card effects, "Ectoplasmer" will only tribute your opponent's face-up monsters.

• In Chaos Dragon Deck you can use "Advance Force" to tribute summon this card by tributing "Darkflare Dragon". You can use "Eclipse Wyvern" to add "Diabolos" to your hand.

• • Malefic Deck can do the same because all of them are easily searched and special summoned high level DARK monsters.

• You can use "DNA Transplant" to overlook the fact that Diabolos needs DARK tributes.

• This card's effect that lets you see the card your opponent will draw is a very good advantage when you have an active "Deck Devastation Virus" or "Eradicator Epidemic Virus". You can manipulate his/her Draw Phase, by allowing him/her to draw the card that will be destroyed depending on the active virus card.
  • Dark World Can provide easy tributes for this Card, as well as for "Viruses".

• Use "Cost Down" and "Soul Exchange" to make this card easier to summon.

• The effect to control your opponent's draw gives you a huge advantage, especially against a "Lightsworns Deck", "Dark Armed Dragon" decks and players who like to stack their deck.

• Use "Fires of Doomsday" at the end of your opponent's turn, to summon this card in your turn.

• Use this card in tandem with something that lets you look at your opponent's hand (Like "Trap Dustshoot" or "Crush Card Virus") so you can determine whether or not you should let them draw their next card.

• "Star Blast" and "Mausoleum of the Emperor" can aid in summoning this card.

• This card excels in a Dark Scorpion Deck.

• This card is safe from "Share the Pain".

• "Giant Germ" helps to swarm the field so you can summon this card.

• This card can stall Exodia Decks from applying the main card's effect by placing the pieces on bottom of the Deck.

Traditional Format Edit

• This card can be searched by "Witch of the Black Forest".