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- This card can be searched via "Witch of the Black Forest".
- This card can be Tribute Summoned with one tribute via "The Trojan Horse".
- You can use "Rock Bombardment" to put a Rock-Type monster to your Graveyard.
- You can use "Burial from a Different Dimension" or "Miracle Dig to return up to 3 Rock-Type monsters to your graveyard to keep "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant" on the field (Since it will remove a Rock-Type monster each turn)
- "Release from Stone" will Special Summon a Rock-Type monster that was removed from play by "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant"'s effect.
- "Lost Guardian" gains DEF for each removed Rock-Type monster you have.
- For an OTK style, after Special Summoning "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant", use "Return from the Different Dimension" or "Dimension Fusion" (Traditional Format) to bring back the Rock-Type monsters you removed from play.
- You can replace "Doom Dozer" for "Demise OTK" Deck.
- It is an alternate Fusion Material for "Evil Hero Dark Gaia".
- Due to its effect, your opponent will need a monster with 5600+ ATK to beat "Gaia Plate" in battle while it is in attack position, or 2100+ ATK while it is in defense position.
- Send "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant" to the graveyard with the effect of "Rock Bombardment", then remove it from play to Special Summon "Gigantes", then Special Summon "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant" with the effect of "Release from Stone" so that you have 2 Special Summoned monsters, allowing you to also Normal Summon an extra monster.