Card Tips:Knightmare Goblin

Traditional Format/OCG

 * Link Summon this card rapidly using monsters like Gouki monsters, the Sky Striker Engine, and the second effects of Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights and Summon Sorceress.
 * Once this card has been Summoned, try to use the extra Normal Summon right away, obviously on a monster that gains advantage from being Normal Summoned, then combine this card and the Summoned monster for an even bigger play. In particular, use this card to Summon Firewall Dragon, and head for an Extra Link.
 * By using Knightmares Phoenix, Cerberus and possibly Gryphon as part of your Extra Link, most effects will fail to break your board. Be aware of those which can however, like Evenly Matched.
 * The smallest possible Extra Link in the game combines Phoenix and Cerberus with any 2 Link-1s and a Link-2 with 2 side-facing arrows, naturally this one. This requires 8 materials to set up. So, one risky, if surprising tactic is to make this Extra Link on the first turn of the game! With the Knightmare's combined protection effects, you can lock your opponent out of their Extra Deck right from the start, then build slowly into bigger monsters later. The risk is the low ATK of the Link monsters leaving you open to an OTK, even with Phoenix's protection.