Doing this successfully cuts them off from the Extra Deck which is GG
At the start of the Damage Step, if this Ritual Summoned monster battles an opponent's monster: Change the ATK of that opponent's monster to 0 until the end of the Damage Step, and if you do, increase this card ATK by half the original ATK of that monster
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Once you have Slifer on the field, reinforce him with cards that allow you to draw, like the all-new Thunder Force Attack
While not a particularly important piece of Clown Control strategies of the time, it lives up to the archetype by allowing you to switch positions
Overall, Tearlament was an amazing archetype, and its options for winning the game were almost endless