- This card can be searched by "Single Purchase", "Temple of the Kings", "Transmodify", "Dragunity Corsesca", "Painful Escape", "Ties of the Brethren", "Soul Rope", "Resonator Engine", "Vampire Dragon", "Summoner Monk", "Rescue Ferret", "Dark General Freed", "Creeping Darkness", "Chaos Zone" and "Lucent, Netherlord of Dark World".
- This card can attack the turn it is Special Summoned. Useful ways to do so include "Marauding Captain", "Goblindbergh", and "Tin Goldfish".
- Also "Doom Shaman", particularly in a Fiend deck
- You can add this card from your Graveyard using "Recurring Nightmare".
- This card has destructive synergy with "Deck Devastation Virus" due to its 2200 ATK points.
- Considering other Level 4 Monsters with similar stats ("Goblin Attack Force", for example), this card's effect is quite lenient. You only have to wait one turn to attack with this card IF you Normal Summon it. However, it has no restrictions after that (i.e. switching to defense position after attacking, etc). Special Summoning it is the most practical (and obvious) route, but if you are unable to, considering this card has ATK equal or greater to most Level 5 and, in some cases, Level 6 monsters, it can hold its own for one turn before attacking.
- This card is ideal to use in a deck that uses "Skill Drain".
- Another way is to use "Forbidden Chalice" to power him up and negate it's effect.
- This card is ideal for a Dark World deck - "The Gates of Dark World" will make his ATK 2500, which is enormous for his level, also, this deck commonly uses both "Skill Drain" and "Deck Devastation Virus".
- This card's effect is also redundant if it is Normal Summoned on the first turn of the duel.
- You can use this card in a deck with "Future Visions" to lose nothing due to its effect.
Traditional Format
- This card can be searched by "Witch of the Black Forest".