Card Tips:Apoqliphort Towers

Support

 * This card can be searched by "Ruffian Railcar", "Qliphoth Sacrifice", and "Qliphort Tool".


 * Since this card cannot have its ATK increased (except by Continuous effects of monsters), it is best to support it with effects that hinder the opponent's monsters. Cards like "Shadow Spell", "Shrink", or "Burden of the Mighty" are good complements, as well as the Pendulum Effects of "Qliphort Shell" and "Qliphort Genome".


 * Use cards like "Gravity Bind", and "Level Limit - Area B" to hinder your opponent while allowing this card to attack freely.


 * This card works well with "Advance Zone", since this card's Summoning requirements will trigger all of its effects.


 * Use "Qliphortress" to prevent your opponent from negating this card's Normal Summon.


 * If your opponent has a monster with higher ATK, you can use "Threatening Roar" to prevent it from attacking and, during your turn, force your opponent to send that monster to the Graveyard.
 * You can combine this with "Kaiser Colosseum" to make your opponent control only 1 monster, making them probably lose their best monster (unless they send a monster from their hand).

Countering

 * "Share the Pain" is the simplest way to eliminate this card, although your opponent should control no other monsters to force them to Tribute this card.


 * Since this card is immune to Spell/Trap Cards and the activated effects of Level 9 or lower monsters, the first alternative is destroying it by battle. Effects that boost your monsters' ATK, like "Honest" or "Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow" can help in this regard.
 * "Star Eater" is a self-sufficient example, as its effect restores its original ATK while attacking.


 * Also note that this card is susceptible to the effects of Level/Rank 10 or higher monsters. Cost-effective cards can include:
 * "Cyber Eltanin"
 * "Darklord Desire"
 * "Number C9: Chaos Dyson Sphere"
 * "Metaion, the Timelord"
 * "Skypalace Gangaridai"
 * "Gishki Zielgigas"
 * "Shooting Quasar Dragon"


 * "Bujin" Decks can use ATK-modifier cards such as "Bujingi Crane", "Bujingi Sinyou" or "Honest" to destroy this card by battle, but also supplement it with "Bujintervention" to eliminate all other copies of this card.


 * The Wicked God cards and Egyptian God cards can easily destroy this card by battle and/or their card effects.


 * With a hand size of 6 or more cards, "Tragoedia" will be able to destroy this card by battle.
 * Alternatively, you can discard a Level 10 monster to take control of this card.


 * Some easily-Summoned monsters that can match or out-power this card include "Chimeratech Overdragon," a "Cyber Twin Dragon" (Summoned via "Power Bond"), "Copycat" and "Five-Headed Dragon".


 * Since this card is still affected by Continuous monster effects, it can be weakened by cards such as "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant".


 * This card is also susceptible to the Summoning conditions of monsters, since they are not effects that "activate". Excluding already-suggested cards (above), these can include:
 * "Chimeratech Fortress Dragon"
 * "Lava Golem"
 * "Santa Claws"
 * "Volcanic Queen"


 * Activate "Skill Drain" before this card is Summoned, in order to negate its effects. However, if you activate "Skill Drain" after this card is Summoned, this card will be unaffected by it.
 * Be aware that having "Skill Drain" active allows your opponent to Normal Summon their other "Qliphoth" monsters (without Tributing) and have them retain their original (printed) ATK.


 * Prevent this card from being Tribute Summoned at all, using "Mask of Restrict" or "Zombie World".


 * Use the effect of "Fire King Avatar Yaksha" to destroy "Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua" or "The Wicked Eraser" in your hand or on your field to trigger their field-destroying effects. Since both monsters are Level 10, their effects will destroy this card.


 * Destiny HERO - Plasma cn make short work of this card: since this card has protection against the ACTIVATED effects of lower level/rank monsters, and Plasma has a continuous effect negating ability, Killer becomes Vulnerable to Plasma's Absorption effect.