A Card packed with Synergy

Yu-Gi-Oh's deckbuilding is all about synergy. One of the cards that has caught my attention today is King Tiger Wanghu. I find it very odd rarely seeing this card on competitive decks. This card has a lot of synergy going on with it.


One of them is that this card works exceptionally well with Burden of the Mighty. This almost ensures all the Face-up Attack Position monsters your opponent plays, if he does, gets destroyed by this cards's effect. A level 4 1900 Attack Monster will get its attack reduced by 400, settling it to 1500 which is an easy kill for Wanghu. Anything below that is simply destroyed by this card's effect. Top it off with Light of Intervention to ensure destruction every time your opponent plays or Special Summons a monster.

This card also works with Banisher of the Radiance, as every monster destroyed by this card is removed from play instead, ensuring decks that rely on cards like Dark Armed Dragon or Judgement Dragon is rendered useless. Banisher of the Radiance can also benefit from Burden of the Mighty as this allows him to stay longer in the field (Banisher of the Radiance only has 1600 ATK).

But this card needs protection for it to work effectively. You never know when your opponent has prepared a card like Smashing Ground to easily destroy this card. Cards that destroys Spell and Trap cards like Heavy Storm might ruin your pace. Mass destruction cards like Icarus Attack ruins the whole combo, rendering it useless. Ultimately, the powerful effects of your cards doesn't matter if you don't protect them carefully. Also, card effects works best if they are well played with other card effects working with them.