Unspoken Tricks With The Stone Statue of the Aztecs Everybody should know Stone Statue of the Aztecs by now (which will be refered to as SSA), but if you don't here are the outlines of the card: (Any Battle Damage your opponent takes when he/she attacks this monster is doubled) Okay, now with the tricks. *Note*- There are flaws in these and I may not have metioned them all, but those are the ones I found when playing with my friends. TIP #1 - MAJOR BEATDOWN - Make sure you have at least half the amount of LP as your opponent. All you need are SSA, DNA Surgery, and Bark of Dark Ruler. Clear your opponent's field. Set both of the traps and next turn, summon SSA. Activate DNA Surgery and say Fiend. Attack and boost your SSA to half your opponent's LP + the attack of your opponent's lowest monster (you are adding 0 if you are attacking directly). Let's show the math with an attack position BEWD and perfect LP. 8000LP 8000LP SSA = 300 BEWD = 3000 pay 8000/2 - 300 + 3000 = 4000 - 300 + 3000 = 6700 1000LP 8000LP SSA = 7000 BEWD = 3000 7000 - 3000 = 4000 *EFFECT* 4000 x 2 = 8000 = DEATH WEAKNESSES: 1:Jinzo 2:Not enough LP 3:Nutrient Z 4:Negate Attack(etc) 5:Offerings to the Doomed COUNTER-WEAKNESSES: 1:Monster destroyer (Offerings to the Doomed) 2:Healer (Dian Keto), Equipment Cards (Axe of Despair, Twin Swords) 3:Seven Tools, Another attack boost (Bark of Dark Ruler) 4:Seven Tools 5:Magic Jammer, Fiend's Hand Mirror (if there is another target possible) *(My Favourite)* TIP #2 - SUICIDAL OPPONENT - A less costly approach. Basically your opponent kills him/herself unwillingly. Many cards can be used in variation but the must cards to have are SSA, Ojama Trio, Stanch Defender and a defence booster (The Reliable Guardian). Have your SSA in defence position, preferably face-up, and put down your Ojama Trio, Stanch Defender and your defence booster. Your opponent will probably hesitate to attack, so you should have a bait monster out, I like using Amazoness Fighter. When they attack, activate Staunch Defender and chain with Ojama Trio. Most likely, they will have a beat-down monster out, like GAF, that's where the defence boost comes into play. Not only do you do an extra 6 x the boost (3 tokens, x2 damage), but this ensures you defence from any basic monster. Let's assume we use The Reliable Guardian to boost SSA's defence. Ojama Token = 1000 attack SSA = 2700 defence 2700 - 1000 = 1700 1700 x 2 = 3400 3400 x 3 = 11200 (that should be enough) You can use Offerings to the Doomed if one of his monsters are too strong, or if he has too many monsters. WEAKNESSES: 1:Jinzo 2:Begone, Knave! 3:Nobleman of Crossout 4:Kuriboh (if they have full LP or multiple Kuriboh) 5:Nutrient Z COUNTER-WEAKNESSES: 1:Monster destroyer (Offerings to the Doomed) 2:MST, Seven Tools 3:Magic Jammer, Ceasefire/Life Absorbing Spell 4:Another defence boost (Pyramid Energy) 5:Seven Tools TIP #3 - SHIELD BASH - All you need are SSA, Shield and Sword, DNA Surgery and Limiter Removal. Clear your opponent's field. DNA Surgery to Machine. Summon SSA. Shield and Sword. Pummel with Limiter Removal. WEAKNESSES: 1:Mystery of magic cards 2:Opponent has monsters (when they have +4000LP) 3:Kuriboh 4:Negate Attack(etc) 5:Jinzo COUNTER-WEAKNESSES: 1:MST/Dust Tornado, Heavy Storm/Giant Trunade (use Makyura to activate DNA Surgery) 2:Dark Hole, another boost (Limiter Removal) 3:Confiscation before attack 4:Seven Tools 5:Monster Destroyer(Offerings to the Doomed) These, may not be the best, but they are still good for what cards you need to use. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Email David with the subject as Aztec at: kanan_ball@yahoo.ca