- This card can be easily Summoned with "Vice Dragon" and "Magna Drago".
- Use this card's field blow-up effect, then play "Miracle Synchro Fusion" to banish this card and a Warrior-Type monster to Summon "Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste".
- After Synchro Summoning this monster and using its destruction effect, you can easily Special Summon "Meklord Emperor Wisel", "Meklord Emperor Skiel", or "Meklord Emperor Granel" to inflict some serious damage.
- If you're running a Plant Deck, a simple way to Synchro Summon this monster would be to summon "Twilight Rose Knight" and use its effect to summon any Level 4 Plant-Type monster from your hand. This will also provide you with a Plant-Type monster in your Graveyard to banish for its effect.
- In a Zombie Deck, Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon" then use its effect to clear the field then activate the Field Spell Card "Zombie World". After that play "Book of Life" to have a 2400 ATK Beatstick.
- Another strategy in a Zombie Deck is to have "Zombie World" and "Archfiend Zombie-Skull" on the field, and then Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon". "Black Rose Dragon" will be treated as a Zombie and be protected by "Archfiend Zombie-Skull". Your opponent's entire field will be destroyed, allowing for direct attacks from whatever monsters you have.
- Once this card is in play, you can activate "Stumbling" to force every monster your opponent summons into Defense Position, to then be shifted back to Attack Position and destroyed by this card.
- You can activate "Earthquake" before Synchro Summoning this card, so it can gain its effect to inflict Battle Damage with its second effect.
- Set "Limiter Overload" before Synchro Summoning this card. When you do, activate its first effect to clear the whole field. The set "Limiter Overload" will be destroyed Special Summoning "Speed Warrior" from your Deck for a direct attack. This also works with cards such as "Geartown", "Ojamagic", "Morphtronic Map", "Crystal Release" and "Wonder Garage".
- If you use this monster's effect, you might combo it with "Geartown", Special Summoning an "Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon" after destroying all cards your opponent controls, dealing a severe damage.
- In a "Dark World" Deck, Synchro Summon this card, then use its first Effect, then play "Card Destruction" or "Dark World Dealings" to Special Summon strong "Dark World" monsters to the field while your opponent has a clear Field.
- You can use "Black Garden" after summoning this card. Any new monsters your opponent summons will be weakened, making up for this card's somewhat low ATK (for a high-Level monster). You'll also be able to use the "Rose Tokens" as Tribute fodder for the various Plant support cards.
- Before you Synchro Summon this monster, activate "Plant Food Chain" and equip to one of your plant monsters so when you Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon" you can clear the field and have a direct attack.
- When you successfully Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon" and choose to activate its field clearing effect, chain "Interdimensional Matter Transporter" to it so you can have "Black Rose Dragon" come back at the end of the turn, thus saving it from being destroyed by It's own effect.
- Use "Urgent Tuning" to Synchro Summon this card on your opponent's turn, activating its effect when it gets successfully summoned to keep the field clear for your turn (unless they put into play Spells/Traps and monsters during their Main Phase 2).
- An easy way to Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon" in a plant Deck is to use the effect of "Gigaplant" to Special Summon a "Lonefire Blossom" and use the effect of "Lonefire Blossom" to Special Summon a "Copy Plant".
- Combo this monster's first effect with "Statue of the Wicked".
- This card works well with "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness". After it destroys all cards on the field, if your opponent takes the opportunity to attack you, "Gorz" will activate the moment you take damage.
- "Horseytail" and "Seed of Flame" are useful for getting Defense Position monsters on your opponent's side of the field.
- "Revival Gift" is helpful in a "Black Rose" Deck since the "Gift Fiend Tokens" will be destroyed by either of the effects of "Black Rose Dragon" anyway.
- An easy way to Synchro Summon this card is by Summoning a "Marauding Captain" and using its effect to Special Summon "Rose, Warrior of Revenge".
- If you have a face-down "Wall of Ivy" you can Flip Summon it and Synchro Summon "Black Rose Dragon" and activate its effect on the token "Wall of Ivy" created to deal 2700 damage when you destroy the "Ivy Token".
- Set a face-down "Mystic Tomato", then when your opponent destroys it by battle Special Summon "Twilight Rose Knight". During your next turn use "Twilight Rose Knight" with a Level 4 in your hand, so you can either blow the field up or banish "Mystic Tomato" for the effect of "Black Rose Dragon".
- In a Dragon Deck, this card can be used to make a clear path to Fusion Summon "Five-Headed Dragon" or just to swarm the field with Dragon monsters.
- Another way to use this card in a Dragon Deck is to Synchro Summon it and activate its first effect while you have a "Dragunity Arms Laevatein" equipped with a "Light and Darkness Dragon" on the field. The third effect of "Light and Darkness Dragon" will activate in the Graveyard after being destroyed by "Black Rose Dragon" allowing you to Special Summon "Dragunity Arms Laevatein" back to the field and use its effect to equip "Light and Darkness Dragon" to itself. This way you can clear your opponent's field while keeping a powerful monster of your own on the field.
- Alternatively, if you also have a "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" on the field or in the Graveyard when you use the effect of "Black Rose Dragon" effect, you could Special Summon that card instead with the effect of "Light and Darkness Dragon" and use "Red-Eyes" to Special Summon "Dragunity Arms Laevatein". This way you have two powerful monsters on the field in the aftermath of the effect of "Black Rose Dragon".
- If you want a weak Tribute for its effect and some side damage to your opponent, use the effect of "Give and Take" to give your opponent a "Samsara Lotus" and either attack it instantly or wait a few turns for your opponent to take 1000 damage each standby phase. Either way "Samsara Lotus" will get sent to the Graveyard and after that you can tribute it to activate the effect of "Black Rose Dragon".
- Use "Burial from a Different Dimension" or "Miracle Dig" to return 3 banished Plant-Type monsters to your Graveyard and reuse its effect again.
- Combine this card with "The Dark Creator". Synchro Summon for "Black Rose Dragon" and nuke the field, then if you've met the conditions, Special Summon "The Dark Creator". If you Special Summon a powerful DARK monster with "The Dark Creator" such as "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness", "Red Dragon Archfiend" or "Thought Ruler Archfiend" you could easily deal 5000 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points in one turn. Be absolutly certain that they don't have "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness" in their hand when doing this, because that would be devastating to the combo.
- You can combo this card with any "/Assault Mode" monsters. When you Synchro Summon this card, use its destruction effect, clear the field, and then you can Special Summon the non-"/Assault Mode" monster and attack your opponent's Life Points directly.
- An easy way to Synchro Summon this card is with "Debris Dragon" and use its effect to Special Summon a Level 3 monster in your Graveyard with less the 500 ATK, such as "Dandylion" or "Marshmallon".
- After using this card's effect to destroy the field, you can use "Stardust Shimmer" or "Monster Reborn" to revive this card for a direct attack.
- Use this when you have a Field Spell and "Malefic Stardust Dragon" on the field to summon "Malefic Truth Dragon".
- This card also helps "Yubel" out.
- You can use "Different Dimension Gate" to ensure monster presence after using this card's first effect. You can remove Token Monsters from your opponent's side of the field to keep them from getting any benefit from the D.D. Gate, or choose a weak monster if you suspect they have "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness" in their hand.
Countering
- When this card is first Synchro Summoned, and your opponent decides to activate It's destruction effect. If face-down, play "Skill Drain" (because it was chained, It's effect goes through first, and "Black Rose Dragon's" effect is cancelled out).
- Play cards like "Solemn Warning" or "Divine Wrath", to negate this monsters summoning/effect.
- To prevent this monster from using It's second effect (Reducing your monsters to 0, and switching them to attack mode), try to remove their Plant-Type monsters from the graveyard, or use "Imperial Iron Wall".
Traditional Format
- You can use "Dimension Fusion" to Special Summon powerful Plant-Type monsters which have been removed by this card.