Card Tips:Decoy Dragon


 * This card can be searched via "Sangan", "UFO Turtle", "Flamvell Poun", Flamvell Firedog", and "Masked Dragon".


 * Cards like Felgrand Dragon and Darkblaze Dragon benefit best from being revived.


 * This card is one of the best options to Special Summon "Tyrant Dragon" from the Graveyard. You can Tribute "Decoy Dragon" for "Tyrant Dragon's" effect and redirect the attack to him.


 * Use "Dragon Canyon", "Foolish Burial" or "Future Fusion" to send strong Dragon(s) to the graveyard before this card is summoned onto the field. Use one of the tactics below to make sure your opponent attacks Decoy Dragon, and you will get the monster you sent to the graveyard to the field.


 * Since the opponent is unlikely to voluntarily declare an attack against this card, this card can be used to stall like "Marshmallon". Even if they do declare an attack upon it and manage to destroy the summoned Dragon by battle, Decoy Dragon can simply summon the dragon from the Graveyard again the same turn, perpetually preventing itself from being attacked.


 * Use "Call of the Earthbound", "Shift", "Battle Mania", "Patrician of Darkness", "Savage Colosseum" or "Raregold Armor" to force your opponent to attack this card.


 * This card works well with "Montage Dragon". Discard three high-level Dragons to summon Montage Dragon with high ATK and summon Decoy Dragon, which can summon any of those dragons.


 * Use "Future Fusion" to Fusion Summon a high-level Dragon Fusion Monster like "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" or "Five-Headed Dragon". Send a bunch of high-level Dragons to the graveyard and then summon Decoy Dragon to protect your Life Points while you wait for Future Fusion's effect to resolve.


 * You can counter this card's effect with "Big Burn".


 * You can combine this card's effect with "Magic Cylinder", your opponent will take damage and you can Special Summon a level 7 or higher Dragon.


 * You may use Decoy Dragon's effect to Special Summon a Level 7 Dragon, then use Metamorphosis to bring a King Dragun and Special Summon a high-level Dragon, then you get 2 beatsticks in a shot.


 * List of monsters eligible for this card:
 * (The box below also lists Nomi-, Semi-Nomi (if not properly summoned) and Cannot Special Summon-Monsters which can't be special summoned by the effect "Decoy Dragon")

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 * This card can be searched via "Last Will" and "Witch of the Black Forest".