Clown Control The Clown Control Deck gets its name from the main monsters of the Deck , " Dream Clown " and " Crass Clown " . It focuses on the effect s of those two monsters and " Blade Rabbit " , in conjunction with cards that switch Battle position s , such as " Stumbling " , " Spirit Burner " , " Zero Gravity " and " Labyrinth of Nightmare " . These cards allow immediate and recurring activation of the monster effects , which grants field advantage . Playing Style . Clown Control decks often revolve around " either " " Stumbling " or " Labyrinth of Nightmare " as the Deck works differently depending on which is chosen . Builds that use both should focus the deck around one of them , using the other for support purposes . Stumbling based decks in particular may want to include additional stall cards to protect the monsters from being trampled , thereby keeping them alive long enough to trigger their effects . Such cards include " Gravity Bind " , " Messenger of Peace " and " Level Limit - Area B " . Equip Spell Card s such as " Gravity Axe - Grarl " can be used in conjunction with the stall cards to further enhance the control aspect . The Rat and Warrior Toolbox es are used to search out " Dream Clown " , which is arguably the decks most important monster . Furthermore , the Rat toolbox allows one to search for helpful monsters that support the deck , such as " Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 " Nishipachi " " , " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " and " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " . With the addition of Digital Bugs , Clown Control gained access to the insect toolbox as well as new XYZ ' s which profit from the defence position of opponents monsters and contribute to field control . Ideally , the monsters used in a clown control deck should have good synergy with the continuous cards the deck focuses on . However , " Zero Gravity " and " Forbidden Lance " can be used to prevent them from becoming a hindrance to XYZ and Synchros . Clown control does very little special summoning in relation to most decks , allowing it to use various Anti - meta cards to slow down the opponent and increase field control . These include " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " , " Jowgen the Spiritualist " and " Thunder King Rai - Oh " . Whether to use Fossil Dyna or Jowgen , depends on preference and play style . Jowgen the Spiritualist is faster at getting rid of the Special Summoned monsters than Fossil Dyna , but Dyna is more guaranteed to succeed than Jowgen . Grave of the Super Ancient Organism is another excellent anti meta card , for use against decks that make extensive use of nomi and non - xyz semi - nomi monsters . Weaknesses . The deck uses its backrow to trigger effects and slow down the opponent , making spell destruction such as Mystical Space Typhoon , Twister , Galaxy Cyclone and Spell Shattering Arrow an effective counter strategy . Cards with field destruction effects such as Black Rose Dragon and Exciton are also deadly . King Tiger Wanghu and Deck Devastation Virus can potentially lockdown the deck as most of the monsters have 1400 ATK or less . Skill Drain and Majesty ' s Fiend as the deck uses monsters effects to gain advantage and field control . Ice Hand and Fire Hand .