Card Tips:Gateway of the Six


 * You can remove " Bushido Counters" from "Six Samurai United" or from another "Gateway of the Six" to activate the effects of this card.
 * Drawing multiple copies of Gateway of the Six (preferably on the first turn and with a Six Samurai monster) will allow for a wide range of combos that can be made in a single turn. Examples include:
 * Having 2 copies of Gateway of the Six
 * Being played alongside a summoning of a Six Samurai monster to gain 4 Bushido Counters. Powerful Six Samurai cards such as Grandmaster of the Six Samurai can then be searched and summoned for an additional 4 counters which can then be used to power up Six Samurai monsters on your side of the field or to make an additional search.
 * Being played alongside a summoning of "Hand of the Six Samurai" can be a extremely good combination. You then remove 4 Bushido Counters to add 1 "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" from your Deck/Graveyard to your hand and Special Summon it (gaining 4 more counters). You use "Hand of the Six Samurai"'s effect and tribute "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" to destroy 1 monster you opponent controls. You can then remove the 4 counters to add the same "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" back to your hand. You can repeat this process until your opponent's front field is clear.
 * Being played alongside a summoning of Six Samurai monster while you control an "Ultimate Offering" allows you to get a full field of "Six Samurai" monster of your choice. You can remove 4 Bushido Counters to add 1 "Six Samurai" monster to your hand and pay 500 lifepoints for extra Normal Summons (gaining 4 more counters for each summon, you can continue the process until your monster field zones are filled).
 * By combining the above three moves you will get a substantial advantage.
 * There are three monsters which can be Special Summoned by this card's third effect: Great Shogun Shien, Shien's Footsoldier, and Tenkabito Shien.  Enishi, Shien's Chancellor cannot be Special Summoned because it is a Nomi.
 * This card can potentially create an burn OTK by having 2 copies of Gateway of the Six on the field while also having a Mass Driver, Toon Cannon Soldier, or Cannon Soldier. Normal Summon any of your Six Samurai monster, gain 4 Bushido Counters. Then use Gateway of the Six's 4 counter effect to search for Grandmaster of the Six Samurai. Special Summon Grandmaster of the Six Samurai to gain 4 more Bushido Counters. Activate Mass Driver and tribute Grandmaster of the Six Samurai to inflict 400 damage to your opponent. Then use Gateway of the Six to search Grandmaster of the Six Samurai from your Graveyard, back to your hand, and Special Summon it again to continue the burn cycle. (By using Mass Driver, you can potentially have an FTK, with any Six Samurai, 2 Gateway of the Six, and a Mass Driver.
 * If you only draw one Gateway of the Six in your opening hand, you could always activate it, summon a Six Samurai from your hand, and then play Cunning of the Six Samurai. Upon activation, it would send the monster you just normal summoned to the Graveyard, but then you could special summon that same monster back to the field, giving your Gateway 4 counters, enough to do 1 search for maybe a Grandmaster of the Six Samurai. Special Summon him and get 2 counters on Gateway. You could save those for later, or increase one of your monster's attacks by 500 until the end phase.