- This card gains added mileage in situations when you could not attack anyway, due to either the opponent's effects, a condition on the Monster/effect being Summoned/activated, or even if they Special Summon while you have the first turn of the Duel. Examples:
- Use this card to Tribute Summon either "Delg the Dark Monarch" or "Kuraz the Light Monarch", since neither can attack during the turn they are summoned.
- Use this card in a Toon Deck to Summon a Level 5 or higher Toon monster by Tributing your opponent's monster, since many Toon monsters (other than "Toon Dark Magician Girl" and "Toon Black Luster Soldier") cannot attack during the turn they are Summoned.
- This card can be used when you go first (and cannot attack anyways), after discarding a monster from your opponent's hand (with "Card Destruction", "Hand Destruction", "Dark World Dealings" etc.), then forcing it to be revived onto your opponent's field (with "Gilasaurus", "The Shallow Grave", "Foolish Revival", etc.).
- "Super Conductor Tyranno" cannot attack on the turn it inflicts its Burn damage. Using this card grants Card Advantage alongside the Burn.
- Tribute a powerful monster to Summon "Great Maju Garzett", then use "Garzett" in a Burn strategy (ex. "Misfortune" after giving it to your opponent with another card).
- Tribute Summons are not the only way to utilize this card. Examples:
- Tribute an opponent's monster for the maintenance cost of "Yubel" and similar cards.
- Tribute the monster targeted by this card for "Enemy Controller" in order to steal control of another one of their monsters for use (Tribute for Tribute Summon or effect, or use as material).
- This card can alleviate some Card Advantage issues for traditional Ritual Decks.
- Other cards this card combos handily with are "Share the Pain", "Mystik Wok", "Ectoplasmer", "Advance Force" and "Advance Draw".
- As this card is not a hard Once per turn, running multiple or recycling it with "Magical Stone Excavation", etc. will allow you to tribute more of your opponents monsters.
- Tributing is a removal method that sidesteps more common protection such as Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, or Floaters that activate when destroyed, which can be well worth giving up the Battle Phase if there is no better out.
Traditional Format[]
- Because the effect of "Substitoad" tributes a monster, you can use "Soul Exchange" to tribute an opponent's monster to special summon a "Frog" monster, giving you fodder for further defensive combos, such as special summoning a "Dupe Frog" to cause a "Frog Lock" and/or FTK with "Mass Driver."