Card Tips:Obelisk the Tormentor

Summoning and Utilizing Obelisk

 * In an "Ojama" deck, with at least 3 of them in your Graveyard, use "Tri-Wight" for instant three Tributes.


 * "Cosmic Compass" combined with "Double Summon" can make an excellent combo to summon "Obelisk", providing that your opponent has at least 2 monsters in play.
 * You can also use "Cosmic Compass" to benefit from the effect of "Obelisk". To destroy all of your opponent's monsters, play this card right and you get a deadly arsenal of Tributes for the price of one card.
 * The effects of the Piece Golems can speed up this card's summoning considerably.


 * A good combo to use with the effect of "Obelisk the Tormentor" is to include cards that can be special summoned easily therefore getting monsters on the field to activate the effect of "Obelisk" to Tribute two monsters to destroy all of your opponent's monsters.


 * You can use "Fires of Doomsday" for this card's ability to destroy all monsters your opponent controls.


 * A decent way of preventing your "Obelisk" from falling into the hands of your opponent from "Creature Swap" since it does not target (given if it is your only monster out on the field), you can use the card "Pole Position" to prevent it from happening since the card does not target your "Obelisk" and negates spells from affecting the strongest monster out on the field.
 * However, be careful when using this strategy, as "Pole Position" may also destroy Obelisk if its is leaving the field.


 * A good combo to summon this card is to use "One for One" in combination with "Destiny HERO - Malicious" and "Evil Thorn". Discard "Destiny HERO - Malicious" with "One for One" and Special Summon "Evil Thorn". Activate the effect of "Evil Thorn" in order to Summon two more. Then use the effect of "Destiny HERO - Malicious" to Summon another copy and then Tribute all three to Summon "Obelisk the Tormentor".


 * This card works considerably well in "Six Samurai" and "Blackwing" Decks.


 * When you have five monsters in the Graveyard use "Soul Release" and "Return from the Different Dimension" to summon those monsters and then tribute three of them for "Obelisk the Tormentor" and you can use the other two for his effect.


 * You can use "Nightmare Archfiends" and "Owner's Seal" as a combination to instantly Special Summon 3 monsters to Tribute for this card, which can also work for "The Winged Dragon of Ra" and "Slifer the Sky Dragon".


 * This card works well in a Banishment Deck. By using the effect of either "D.D. Survivor" or "D.D. Scout Plane" while "Dimensional Fissure" or "Macro Cosmos" is in play, you can continuously Tribute them for the effect of "Obelisk" to clear your opponent's field.


 * Use your opponent's monsters as Tributes for this card's effect using "Soul Exchange". The Battle Phase-skipping effect won't matter since this card cannot attack anyway, however this is only effective when your opponent have at least 3 or more monsters.


 * With some good Insect-Type monsters to put in your Graveyard, "Spider Egg" can both protect you from an attack and Special Summon 3 "Spider Tokens", providing another way to summon this card.


 * In a Dragon deck, 2 "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragons" can recycle two Dragons each of your turns, allowing you to use "Obelisk's" effect every turn. They can also easily put a "Hardened Armed Dragon" on the field for "Obelisk's" Normal Summon, giving you a virtually indestructible "Obelisk".
 * The only ways to destroy this "Obelisk" is to tribute him via "Lava Golem" or similar cards, or to overpower it (unlikely if you don't have "Honest"). Additionally, "Crystal Abundance" and "Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus" will work as they do not destroy. "D.D. Warrior Lady", "Legendary Jujitsu Master", "Creature Swap" and "Guardian Sphinx" work too because they don't target.


 * To temporarily prevent this card from being destroyed by battle, you can use "DNA Transplant" and "Honest". Since neither cards target "Obelisk", by having "DNA Transplant" having your monsters be LIGHT monsters, should your opponent happen to have a monster stronger than "Obelisk", you can discard "Honest" to prevent it from being destroyed by battle and inflict 4000 points of damage to your opponent.


 * Monsters such as "Spirit Reaper", "Gellenduo" and "Marshmallon" are useful monsters to summon this card, as they cannot be destroyed by battle.


 * Special Summon 1500 ATK or lower monster and use "Inferno Reckless Summon" in order to Special Summon two more of the same monster. Tribute all three to summon this card.
 * Effective use with "Vice Dragon".


 * "Machine Duplication" can get you monsters on the field quickly, allowing you to Tribute them to summon this card or activate its effect. This can be combined with "Magnet Circle LV2" or "One for One" to get "Obelisk" out instantly.


 * This card can be easily summoned in a "Frog" Deck thanks to "Treeborn Frog" and "Ronintoadin". "Frog" Decks also summon quickly enough to use "Obelisk" even without "Treeborn Frog".

Countering Obelisk

 * Among the best choices to remove it are with cards that don't target like "Smashing Ground", using "Honest" to destroy it in battle or gain control of it with "Creature Swap" (this method often used in most X-Saber or Gusto decks).


 * This card will be a dead draw if your opponent has "Mask of Restrict" or "Fog King" because they prevent tributing altogether. So be sure to deal with them first.


 * "Hammer Shot", "Yomi Ship", "Blind Destruction", "Mirror Force", "Exploder Dragon", "Smashing Ground", "Widespread Ruin", "Judgment Dragon", "Lightning Vortex", "Dark Hole" and "Ally of Justice Catastor" can get rid of this card.


 * Notes on destroying "Obelisk" by battle: The key is getting a monster to 4000 attack or more during a single turn.
 * The card "Metalmorph" is very useful since it gives any monster with more than 1700 attack the power to destroy "Obelisk". Many Level 4 Monster Cards have enough attack when equipped with "Metalmorph".
 * Several Fusion Monsters are strong enough to destroy "Obelisk" by battle, but it can be difficult to summon powerful ones in one turn. If "Obelisk" is summoned later in the game, try to use "Miracle Fusion" (to summon "Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman" or "Elemental HERO The Shining") or "Overload Fusion" (to summon "Chimeratech Overdragon").
 * Elemental HERO decks can also Fusion Summon "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero" via "Miracle Fusion", which will destroy Obelisk whenever it is leaving the Field (including when used for another Fusion Summon)
 * If you are willing to take a direct attack from "Obelisk" (which won't have very pretty results), you can summon "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness" or activate "The Golden Apples" which will create a token powerful enough to destroy "Obelisk".
 * If you have "Shooting Quasar Dragon" you can destroy "Obelisk" and also be able to summon "Shooting Star Dragon" from your Extra Deck.
 * Vylon decks (Element Swarming variant) can Synchro Summon "Vylon Omega", whose effect will destroy Obelisk instantly.
 * Using "Prideful Roar" (assuming you have enough Life Points), any monster virtually able to defeat Obelisk.