Changes: Card Tips:Number 43: Manipulator of Souls

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"Umbral Horror Ghost", "Evil HERO Infernal Prodigy", "Caligo Claw Crow" and "Malicevorous" monsters can easily Summon this card.

Level 4 monsters like "Dancing Fairy" allow yourself to gain LP frequently. When they are no longer to be used, they can Summon Rank 4 monsters like "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk" that "Manipulator of Souls" that easily can be equipped with.
- "Rhapsody in Berserk" is usually the best choice for a Rank 4 Summon in a "Manipulator" Deck, since it can be easily upgraded to its "Number C" form using the second effect of "Don Thousand's Throne". (The first effect is great for "Manipulator" itself.) "Rhapsody" and/or its "Number C" form also boost the ATK of "Manipulator".

"Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force" can be used on this card to Summon "Evilswarm Nightmare", "Maestroke the Symphony Djinn", "Steelswarm Roach", "Evilswarm Thanatos", "Number 85: Crazy Box" or "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk".

"Double Dragon Descent" makes a surprisingly good pair with "Manipulator". The Trap will absorb an attack from your opponent while also dumping a "Number" monster like "Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon" or "Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon", etc. These monsters don't necessarily have to have any other use in the Deck itself (which would be difficult given that "Manipulator" requires Level 2 DARK monsters to Summon), since "Double Dragon Descent" can Summon them on its own.

This card can work with cards like "Don Thousand's Throne", "Solemn Wishes", "Poison of the Old Man," "Draining Shield" and "Enchanted Javelin" for quick boosts in ATK.

"Tri-and-Guess" can (at the cost of revealing both players' Extra Decks) boost your Life Points and this card's ATK by 3000 as well as inflicting the same amount as damage to your opponent's Life Points if used successfully.
- "Aegis of Gaia" can do the same, at the risk of potentially losing the 3000 gained LP later.

If the "Number" monster equipped to this card is destroyed, use the effects of cards like "Number 58: Burner Viser", "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk", or "Number C80: Requiem in Berserk" to prevent this card from being destroyed.

If there is a bent on abusing this card's LP effect, there will often be a tons of LP (much more than may needed). Cards that allow yourself to pay lots of LP can be used at their fullest potential, provided this card's effect is already abused, or there is a confident that it can survive long enough to do so.
- Example: Paying lots of LP to "Wall of Revealing Light" will stop your opponents attacks. Then it can be combo with "Life Absorbing Machine" for even more LP, (even has small potential for OTK's without attacking).

Like its "Chaos" counterpart, "Manipulator" is extremely vulnerable on its own, and will usually require some backup to survive long enough for its effects to reach full potency. If one combines "Pixie Ring" with powerful support monsters your opponent will be unable to attack "Manipulator", which makes for useful protection given that this card has 0 ATK and DEF to start. Later, once "Manipulator" gains some ATK it can provide the same protection to other monsters.
- "The Seal of Orichalcos" can also work, given that "Manipulator" will not be destroyed while it is equipped.
- "Number Wall" can provide some protection if there is no "Number" to target for this card's equipping effect.

List

Level 2 DARK monsters that can be used as Xyz Material:

	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Type	ATK	DEF
8-Claws Scorpion	八つ手サソリ	Effect Monster		Insect	300	200
Abyss Actor - Trendy Understudy	魔界劇団－ダンディ・バイプレイヤー	Effect Monster Pendulum Monster		Fiend	700	700
Allvain the Essence of Vanity	無の畢竟オールヴェイン	Fusion Monster	Tuner monster	Fairy	0	2100
Ally Salvo	Ａ・ボム	Effect Monster		Machine	400	300
Ally of Justice Unlimiter	Ａ・Ｏ・Ｊアンリミッター	Effect Monster		Machine	600	200
Altergeist Fifinellag	オルターガイスト・フィフィネラグ	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	Spellcaster	0	1000
Ama Lilith	アマ・リリス	Normal Monster		Psychic	400	400
Apprentice Magician	見習い魔術師	Effect Monster		Spellcaster	400	800
Apprentice Piper	見習い魔笛使い	Effect Monster	Flip monster	Spellcaster	100	1500
Archfiend Mirror	悪魔の鏡	Normal Monster		Fiend	700	600
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-* "[[Umbral Horror Ghost]]", "[[Evil HERO Infernal Prodigy]]", "[[Caligo Claw Crow]]", and "[[Malicevorous]]" monsters can easily summon this card.
+* "[[Umbral Horror Ghost]]", "[[Evil HERO Infernal Prodigy]]", "[[Caligo Claw Crow]]" and "[[Malicevorous]]" monsters can easily Summon this card.
-* You can use "[[Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force]]" on this card to summon "[[Evilswarm Nightmare]]", "[[Maestroke the Symphony Djinn]]", "[[Steelswarm Roach]]", "[[Evilswarm Thanatos]]", "[[Number 85: Crazy Box]]" or "[[Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk]]".
+* Level 4 monsters like "[[Dancing Fairy]]" allow yourself to gain LP frequently. When they are no longer to be used, they can Summon Rank 4 monsters like "[[Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk]]" that "Manipulator of Souls" that easily can be equipped with.
+** "Rhapsody in Berserk" is usually the best choice for a Rank 4 Summon in a "Manipulator" Deck, since it can be easily upgraded to its "Number C" form using the second effect of "[[Don Thousand's Throne]]". (The first effect is great for "Manipulator" itself.) "Rhapsody" and/or its "Number C" form also boost the ATK of "Manipulator".
+* "[[Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force]]" can be used on this card to Summon "[[Evilswarm Nightmare]]", "[[Maestroke the Symphony Djinn]]", "[[Steelswarm Roach]]", "[[Evilswarm Thanatos]]", "[[Number 85: Crazy Box]]" or "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk".
-* This card can work with cards like "[[Solemn Wishes]]", "[[Draining Shield]]" and "[[Enchanted Javelin]]".
+* "[[Double Dragon Descent]]" makes a surprisingly good pair with "Manipulator". The Trap will absorb an attack from your opponent while also dumping a "[[Number]]" monster like "[[Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon]]" or "[[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]", etc. These monsters don't necessarily have to have any other use in the Deck itself (which would be difficult given that "Manipulator" requires [[Level]] 2 [[DARK]] monsters to Summon), since "Double Dragon Descent" can Summon them on its own.
-* "[[Tri-and-Guess]]" (at the cost of revealing both players' Extra Decks) can boost your Life Points and this card's ATK by 3000 as well as inflicting the same amount as damage to your opponent's Life Points if used successfully.
+* This card can work with cards like "Don Thousand's Throne", "[[Solemn Wishes]]", "[[Poison of the Old Man]]," "[[Draining Shield]]" and "[[Enchanted Javelin]]" for quick boosts in ATK.
-* If the "Number" monster equipped to this card is destroyed, use the effects of cards like "[[Number 58: Burner Viser]]", "[[Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk]]", or "[[Number C80: Requiem in Berserk]]" to prevent this card from being destroyed.
+* "[[Tri-and-Guess]]" can (at the cost of revealing both players' Extra Decks) boost your Life Points and this card's ATK by 3000 as well as inflicting the same amount as damage to your opponent's Life Points if used successfully.
-* Like its Chaos Coutnerpart, [[The Seal of Orichalcos]] works well with this card. Plus it will not be destroy as long as you have a [[Number]] attached to it. But just to safe have [[Number C69: Heraldry Crest of Horror]] and [[Number Wall]] to better protect this played. However, you must have these two cards already on the field before play [[The Seal of Orichalcos]] as latter card prevent you from [[Special Summon]]ing [[Xyz Monster]]s from the [[Extra Deck]].
+** "[[Aegis of Gaia]]" can do the same, at the risk of potentially losing the 3000 gained LP later.
+* If the "Number" monster equipped to this card is destroyed, use the effects of cards like "[[Number 58: Burner Viser]]", "Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk", or "[[Number C80: Requiem in Berserk]]" to prevent this card from being destroyed.
+* If there is a bent on abusing this card's LP effect, there will often be a tons of LP (much more than may needed). Cards that allow yourself to pay lots of LP can be used at their fullest potential, provided this card's effect is already abused, or there is a confident that it can survive long enough to do so.
+** Example: Paying lots of LP to "[[Wall of Revealing Light]]" will stop your opponents attacks. Then it can be combo with "[[Life Absorbing Machine]]" for even more LP, (even has small potential for OTK's without attacking).
+* Like [[Number C43: High Manipulator of Chaos|its "Chaos" counterpart]], "Manipulator" is extremely vulnerable on its own, and will usually require some backup to survive long enough for its effects to reach full potency. If one combines "[[Pixie Ring]]" with powerful support monsters your opponent will be unable to attack "Manipulator", which makes for useful protection given that this card has 0 ATK and DEF to start. Later, once "Manipulator" gains some ATK it can provide the same protection to other monsters.
+** "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" can also work, given that "Manipulator" will not be destroyed while it is equipped.
+** "[[Number Wall]]" can provide some protection if there is no "Number" to target for this card's equipping effect.
+==List==
+* [[Level]] 2 [[DARK]] monsters that can be used as Xyz Material:
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