Card Tips:Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder


 * Use the "Crystal Beasts" as Tributes for "Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder", since they can become Continuous Spell Cards when destroyed. This is also a great backup or substitute for Rainbow Dragon, as it only requires any three Crystal Beasts in the Continuous Spell zone (as opposed to Rainbow Dragon's requirement of 7 different crystal beasts). The downside, of course, is that the beasts are destroyed in the process of summoning Hamon.
 * In the Crystal Beasts idea, it is great to use Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise and Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat with it. You are able to either have a hit and run strategy with Hamon using Tortoise's effect or a permanent pinger.


 * If Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it's a good idea to use Monster Reincarnation to bring Hamon back to your hand to Special Summon Hamon to the field in the same turn, or later on.


 * Use Destiny Board to get the "Spirit Message" cards out from your hand or Deck. By the time Spirit Message "A" is activated, you will have the 3 Continuous Spell Cards you will need as Tributes.


 * Use Continuous Spell Cards like Messenger of Peace, Level Limit - Area B to stall your opponent, and then Tribute them for Hamon.


 * If for nothing else, this card can prove to be a quick tribute fodder, especially for ATK-based cards like Great Maju Garzett, as Hamon can theoretically be summoned in one turn without taking up your normal summon. In the aforementioned example, you would also have a 8000ATK monster, which may form an OTK.


 * By having this card in Defense Position and a face-up Batteryman D on your side of the field, your opponent cannot attack your monsters as Batteryman D prevents attacks on all your Thunder Type monsters except himself while Hamon is the only monster your opponent can attack while in Defense Position. Since Hamon is a Thunder Type monster, Batteryman D protects all other Thunder Type monsters and Hamon protects all other monsters, a lockdown on any opposing attacks targeting your monsters will form.


 * You can run multiple copies of "Burden of the Mighty" to severely weaken your opponent's monsters until you can draw Hamon and summon it.


 * If you use this card in a Crystal Beast Deck, use it with Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat to ping your opponent.


 * The "Convulsion of Nature" and "Archfiend's Oath" combo can help draw Hamon faster, and also provides two of his three Tributes.