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• Summon this card using "Hardened Armed Dragon" to protect it from destruction by card effect.

• "Twin-Headed Behemoth", "Soul Exchange", "Double Summon", "D-Boyz" and "Gilasaurus" are recommended cards to summon "Slifer" faster.
  • The "Gadget" monsters are also recommended, as they maintain hand advantage as you Summon them and are easy to summon using "Ultimate Offering".
• A great engine for summoning "Slifer" are "Frogs". You could use any combined effects of "Treeborn Frog", "Swap Frog" or "Ronintoadin" to bring "Slifer" to the field.

• Use the effect of "Destiny HERO - Dasher" to Summon "Slifer" upon drawing it, though the 1 turn only Special Summon effect still applies.

• This card works well with "Infinite Cards", as its effect allows both players to exceed the hand size limit.
  • To prevent your opponent's hand size limit, add "Enervating Mist" to the combine.

• Monsters such as "Spirit Reaper", "Shiba-Warrior Taro" and "Marshmallon" are useful monsters to summon this card, as they cannot be destroyed by battle.

• This card can be combo'd with "Chainsaw Insect", "The Bistro Butcher" or "Destiny HERO - Defender" along with "Appropriate" to grant extra power to it more often.
  • Use "Reckless Greed" to get more ATK immediately.

• Use "Morphing Jar" and "The Shallow Grave" to recycle it to keep this card's ATK high.

• This card could work well with "Koa'ki Meiru Drago". This card is DIVINE, while most monsters in the current Metagame are either LIGHT or DARK, so the opponent cannot Summon anything that can be used to defend themselves.

• This card combos beautifully with "Dark Simorgh". The opponent will be unable to Set cards, monsters included, forcing them to Summon face-up. If they Summon in Attack Position, their monster will lose 2000 ATK due to this card's effect.

• Combo this card with "Burden of the Mighty" to destroy more powerful monsters that the opponent summons.

• Create a lockdown using "King Tiger Wanghu" and/or "Black Garden".

• Use this card with "Ma'at" to quickly gain hand advantage.

• This card is very useful against Synchro Decks. Generally Tuner monsters have low ATK, so this card will destroy almost any Tuner monster that is Normal Summoned on the opponent's side of the field.

• Combo this card with "Darkness Neosphere" to return Traps to the hand and boost the ATK of "Slifer", then set them again to prevent the need to discard.
  • If the opponent somehow takes out "Slifer" and/or "Neosphere", recover with "Uria, Lord of Searing Flames".

• Maxx "C" can easily allow "Slifer" to gain at least 1000 ATK during the turn that it is played, although if it is already on the field, it is unlikely that the opponent will swarm with anything due to its destructive effect; It might be a good idea to play Maxx "C" a turn in advance to summoning "Slifer".

• In a pinch, "Muka Muka" or "Enraged Muka Muka" can serve as backup "Slifers".

• "Slifer" can be Summoned in one turn using "Blackwing - Bora the Spear", "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind", any "Blackwing" monster and "Double Summon". First use "Double Summon", then summon the "Blackwing" monster, then Special Summon "Bora" and "Gale", then Tribute Summon for "Slifer". You can use "Morphing Jar" after you summon "Slifer" to give him a boost.
  • Using "Blackwing - Gust the Backblast" can let you use the above combo without needing 2 normal summons.

• This card can be used in a Synchro Deck since many Tuners have effects that Special Summon other monsters ("Blackwings", "Six Samurai", etc).

• Combo this card with "Final Attack Orders" and "Light of Intervention". This will ensure that "Slifer"'s effect will be used on all enemy monsters.

• Combo this card with "Infinite Cards" and "Appropriate" to allow Slifer to increase its' ATK more quickly.

• You can use "Nightmare Archfiends" and "Owner's Seal" as a combination to instantly Special Summon 3 monsters to Tribute for this card, which can also work for "The Winged Dragon of Ra" and "Obelisk The Tormentor".

• By using "Recycle" you can keep putting Spell/Trap cards back in your deck to prevent decking yourself out.

Traditional Format Edit

• Use "Card of Safe Return" in combination with "Manticore of Darkness" to draw any amount of cards to increase this card's ATK almost to the capacity of the Deck x1000.

• Combo this card with "Crush Card Virus" to make sure the opponent won't be able to Normal Summon any monsters.