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HA05-EN057 HA05-EN058 HA05-EN059 HA05-EN060
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More like a first step towards defeat because you don't run away when trying to take over something and that's what the Steelswarm monster does here. It gathers the missing monsters you may need to Ritual Summon but the monsters you retrieve have to be Gishiki monsters. For what it's worth, you're better off just bringing back one of your fallen Gusto monsters instead of waiting to have 3 targets in the Grave, bring back one of them and risk getting screwed over in the process. Never run away if trying to take over something or even bother using a card this bad.
HA05-EN053 HA05-EN054 HA05-EN055 HA05-EN056
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It's non-Tuner specific but the effect is at least not just available when Synchro Summoned. Same as HA05-EN053's comments. It's got what I call the self-retrieval effect, it can get itself back, and you also get a Gishiki monster back to your hand, which isn't too bad but best with Gishiki decks. You get 2 of your fallen Gusto monsters back and destroy an opponent's card but that's only partially worth it.
HA05-EN049 HA05-EN050 HA05-EN051 HA05-EN052
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He becomes essentially a Level 5 or 6 monster if you Tribute Summon him with a Steelswarm monster but also only barely getting 2 stars.  Here you have a poor-man's Judgment Dragon or Heavy Storm and quite frankly the latter is better than this because of how little you need to play both cards. You could either return 5 cards you lost during the duel or 5 of  your opponent's least playable cards to the deck but you only have one shot at it. Its effect is once per turn but you can shuffle any face up opponent's monster into the deck by discarding a Gishiki monster, which is sub-par at best.
HA05-EN045 HA05-EN046 HA05-EN047 HA05-EN048
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Getting there but still only marginally at 2/5. If the high-level Steelswarm monsters were actually good, then I'd certainly at least double this guy's rating but they're not so keep this caller on your ignore list. See? Using his effect requires 1000 Life Points and another Steelswarm monster for his Tribute Summon. This mantis doesn't stand a prayer. His ATK is decent for a Level 6 monster but nothing else is so I think I'll stick with Jinzo or Brain Golem instead.
HA05-EN041 HA05-EN042 HA05-EN043 HA05-EN044
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He won't stay long but you do get to replenish your deck with Gusto monsters and draw 1 card for the time he's on the field. You can bring back the Tuner monster that can come back when used for a Synchro Summon but that's probably the best target and that's sad when you consider this guy's stats for a Level 6 monster. Talk about having nothing good to offer! His stats are bad, his effect is bad and the entire archtype is bad! If there's a club meeting, they need to discuss why they're bad cards for decks.