Card Tips:Lava Golem


 * Lava Golem is a very good monster to use when your opponent has some troublesome monsters like Prime Material Dragon, Jinzo, Stardust Dragon, Marshmallon, etc. Usually, the combined ATK of the tributed monsters will be more than 3000 or at least close to it. There are few cards capable of stopping Lava Golem, even if his summon was negated, at least you still eliminated 2 of your opponent's monsters.


 * Use Lava Golem with Mask of the Accursed and Nightmare Wheel. That way, your opponent loses 2000 Life Points every turn, and can't even use Lava Golem's huge ATK to any advantage. Play also Mask of Restrict so your opponent can't get rid of Lava Golem.


 * Another tip is to use Lava Golem with Ring of Destruction and Barrel Behind the Door. You can get rid of 2 of your opponents monsters and make your opponent lose 6000 Life Points in one turn. If you do this after Lava Golem's own effect has activated, they will lose 7000 Life Points.


 * Using Remove Brainwashing after special summoning Lava Golem will not only get rid of 2 of your opponent's monsters, but allow you to attack with this monster in the same turn. Combine this card with Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai and Call of the Haunted will deal 3000 damage to your opponent after it's first attack, and will allow you to attack again, allowing you to potentially do 9000 damage in one turn with 4 cards.


 * Summon Lava Golem then use Snatch Steal or other similar cards for a possible Direct Attack. If your opponent counter the attack with Mirror Force or similar cards, Use Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai


 * This monster is one of the few options of getting rid of Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes since the deity's effect won't stop it from being used to pay the cost of special summoning Lava Golem. Just make sure your opponent has another monster on the field. Destiny Hero - Departed, Foolish Revival, and Ojama Trio are good for building up monsters to tribute.


 * Use Lava Golem with Water Dragon, making its attack 0 and useless.


 * Use this card with Change of Heart to control Lava Golem the turn you special summoned it. Lava Golem will return to your opponent to inflict 1000 direct damage. Then, use Magic Cylinder to take advantage of Lava Golem's attack.


 * This card combos nicely with Destiny Hero - Plasma as you can tribute two of your opponent's monsters and Lava Golem's effect only prevents normal summoning or setting not special summoning so with that you can tribute three of your monsters to summon Plasma then use its effect to equip Lava Golem to itself gaining half its ATK with Plasma on the field having 3400 attack points and your opponent being out two monsters will leave their defense weakened if not non-existent.