halve the ATK of the opponent's monster, and if you do, this card gains that same amount of ATK
Other cards you could use include Five Headed Dragon (there'll be enough dragons in the grave to get it out), Monster Reincarnation, Monster Reborn, all Solemn counter traps, Burial from a Different Dimension or Dimension Fusion (especially if some Blue Eyes will be banished), Blue Eyes Shining Dragon, Kaibaman, Kidmodo Dragon, Keeper of the Shrine
C Common Abyss Actor - Twinkle Little Star X DARK Level 4 [ FiendPendulumEffect ] ATK 1000 DEF 1000 P Scale 9 You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Abyss Actor" monsters
This deck was made using the Dueling Nexus deck editor.You can easily see many different opening hands using the shuffle button.
PS Platinum Secret Rare QCSE Quarter Century Secret Rare Number 17: Leviathan Dragon X WATER Rank 3 [ DragonXyzEffect ] ATK 2000 DEF 0 2 Level 3 monsters Cannot attack directly unless it has material