Gem Knight Garnet is part of a fusion strategy, allowing an extra Normal Summon. ... There are Spells that can be set up to potentially OTK your opponent and cards that enjoy being recycled.

Gem-Knight Garnet really did everything you needed from a card and even now the term 'Garnet' is used in Yu-Gi-Oh terminology to describe a normal monster that you use to help summon or cheat into ...

In particular, you can pretty much assemble half of a Crystal Beast or Gem-Knight deck from this pack alone. There are also a number of Fairies that Ishizu Ishtar used in Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters.