- Unless you use Creeping Dark Goat as starting vanguard, you will definitely able to use this unit's skill when you ride him, make him fairly easy to use.
- Do note, however, you will need two rear-guards in your front row column to use the skill to the maximum. So, it is advisable to call difficult to retire rear-guards, such as Knight of Darkness, Rugos or Knight of Fighting Spirit, Dordona (for Grade 2 cards).
- When playing against Vanguards with 11000 or higher power, you can leave the rearguard circle behind Dictator empty as he will still be able to hit 18000 power alone, and you will be able to save hand by not needing to call a rearguard to that circle.
- This unit is splashable in any Shadow Paladin build, as it does not require any counterblasts.
- As you cannot boost this unit, you can put a unit with a self rest skill or a good skill but low power behind it, such as Witch of Nostrum, Arianrhod or Skull Witch, Nemain.
- If you use this unit's skill on Triple Dark Armor, and activate its skill, you can reach 17k on a rear-guard column (alone). If boosted by a 6k unit, you can reach 23k, enough to force crossriders a 15k shield.
- Combo this card and Silver Spear Demon, Gusion as a Final Turn attack to make sure your opponent cannot guard it except using a null guard.
- To fill up your field quickly to power up The Dark Dictator and use its soulblast, you can:
- Call Dark Mage, Badhabh Caar to (RC) and use its skill to superior call another Shadow Paladin without any cost. If the unit called by Badhabh Caar is a G2 or G3 unit and your front row is full, you can call the unit behind The Dark Dictator, since he can't be boosted anyway.
- Break Ride this unit on top of Illusionary Revenger, Mordred Phantom to superior call one G2 unit and be able to use Dictator's soulblast skill without returning Creeping Dark Goat to the soul.
- Call Revenger, Dark Bond Trumpeter to superior call a G0 unit (as rest) behind this unit.
- Call Tartu or Macha or Mana to superior call a Grade 1 unit.
- You can use some of the above units to superior call Blaster Dark Spirit behind this unit to use its skill and avoid Blaster Dark Spirit from being attacked and inevitably being retired.