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Dark Beginning 2

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If he's called "Launcher Spider" then he should launch himself to the Graveyard and stay there as even Goblin Attack Force, who needs no tributes can take this guy down. Same as DB2-EN056's comments. I wished he really was immortal so that you could keep the 3000 lifepoints that you would lose and then some when this guy is sent from the field to the Graveyard. Well what do we have here? Another unplayable Monster.
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If it really were a tremendous fire, then it would be extremely hard to get and or not even printed. Use another card. Strong ATK, bad DEF and a really bad effect. This all adds up to another unplayable Monster. His stats are really bad for the 1 tribute and only gets 100 ATK per Monster in your Graveyard. Truly bad. Keep in Kaiba decks.
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A Fusion Monster worse than an already bad Thousand Dragon is just terrible. A very funny clown indeed. Why? His horrid stats and even worse effect are most certainly something to laugh about. This clown can keep dreaming. He'll never see play with those stats and equally bad effect. Odds are pretty good that your opponent will have enough Spell or Trap Cards out to make this card do some decent damage!
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Leave this in Joey's Battle City deck. He is NOT king of anything as those stats are pitiful for a Level 5 monster and Summoned Skull already outclassed him back in MRD. I bet the only reason for his Super Rare status is his effect, which can be used multiple times as otherwise, he'd be a much more appropriate Rare or Common. There is nothing mystical about a Monster with bad stats and no decent effect so leave him out of your deck.
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Big Shield Gardna has better DEF than this card and needs no tributes so use him instead. It doesn't really matter how this guy hits the Graveyard as long as he was on the field first! Very nice for Exodia or almost any deck! If it really were a great moth, then it'd have better stats, be harder to get and would actually be playable but it doesn't have any of those categories so don't use it. While he isn't worth summoning to the field, he can be quite the life saver as he reduces damage to 0 from 1 attack and the effect can be used during either player's turn!
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Absolutely horrendous as even Dark Blade has higher DEF, same ATK and needs no tributes. Even if you successfully call it right on the coin toss, you'll most likely only have this guy on the field and won't be dealing much at all. Stick this only in Joey decks. Yugi wasn't even impressed in the first officially aired Yu-Gi-Oh episode and who could blame him with such horrible stats and no decent effect to protect him? Since most people don't even use Dragon Capture Jar, they most certainly won't use this card and you shouldn't either.
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One turn can buy you time but not unless you're against Mobius the Frost Monarch. Making him Ultra Rare was a poor choice because both of his effects are mediocre but enough to give him a 2/5. Stay out of using this card anywhere except in Joey decks. I'd say his vulnerability lies in his poor stats and lack of any sort of decent effect.
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This card isn't too bad against a Fusion Monster that had big summoning requirements but overall isn't great. Summon all your strongest Fusion Monsters more easily! Problem is that it works for your opponent as well and can easily be destroyed. Keep it on the field long enough and it destroys the Monster while returning itself to your hand, which isn't too bad but it doesn't activate if destroyed beforehand. With so few Remove from Play decks out there right now, it'll be a miracle if this card sees play.
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Same as DB2-EN024's comments. While reducing both players' attacks to 1 per turn isn't too bad, this card can easily be destroyed and it applies to both players. I don't see why this card would get negated anyway as it's effect is way to horrid to be worth negating. Bad support for an already bad card.
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It does automatically win you the duel but you have to have all 4 of its letters on your field and what's worse, they're all destroyed if one of the cards is destroyed. Unless you're running Destiny Board, don't EVER use this. Same as DB2-EN022's comments. Same as DB2-EN023's comments.
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There will be no retribution if you use this card. Use Fairy Meteor Crush instead. Land on the right roll and you could destroy all your opponent's Monsters! However, it could destroy your Monsters too. This card can take an eternal holiday as it has no use in any deck.
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While there are rare situations where this card wouldn't be too bad, I still wouldn't use this. It can't stop Monsters like Mobius and Jinzo. Odds are, this card won't get much(if any) use in your deck as there aren't many cards target that are actually used. Use Hammer Shot or even Fissure instead.
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Use Giant Trunade or the better Heavy Storm instead. Just about everything on this card makes him bad and it all adds up to an unplayable Monster. Same as DB2-EN010's comments. If he weren't banned, then he'd get a higher rating but because he is, it's a 1/5 for him.
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Having to remove from play 2 LIGHT Monsters in your Graveyard just for a Monster whose stats cannot compete with Goblin Attack Force, even with his other effect is just bad. She's worse than SoPaL. Better than AS but still not playable. He comes in handy for bringing out Black Tyranno or an even better Monster like BEWD but still your opponent can Special Summon a Monster too with his effect.
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With this guy banned from play, he is no longer playable. In fact, he was barely playable when he was tournament legal! Hit your opponent for damage with this guy and take out any worry of your opponent resurrecting his or her's Monsters! You can power it up to 2500 ATK, which isn't too bad but you have to remove from play 3 of your own Monsters in the Graveyard. A monster with poor stats if you were tribute summoning but you just remove from play 3 Fiend-Type monsters and this guy can come out and if he gets destroyed, you gain control of an opponent's monster!