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One should rename this card "Unleash Your Laughter" as its such a horrible card that your opponent will burst out laughing. Don't run this card, even in Gemini decks. If you get lucky (and that's a big IF), you can get an additional summon but if another CS is activated, this one's effect is null and void. Use Gaia Power instead as it's actually playable compared to this card. Use only in Six Samurai decks. Plain and simple.
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It does double the ATK of the monster when it returns but even Power Bond is better as the monster STAYS on the field while with this card leaves the monster susceptible to Bottomless and Torrential. Due to the large activation requirement, this card's rating becomes 3/5. There are cards in this set that should make it easier to activate it, though. It can retrieve Exodia's Head, Sangan and even Blast Sphere but still, because it can't just pick any DARK monster, its rating stays at 2/5. The Stray Lambs wannabe. Use Scapegoat instead as you can tribute them for Dogma or Plasma. 
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Don't run this card UNLESS you are running the Elemental Hero Neos Fusion monsters as this card is useless anywhere else. I gave it 2/5 because you summon Neos from anywhere you possess him. Use Meteor of Destruction everywhere else and keep this card in Jaden's Season 3 deck. A horrible card undeserving of any other rating! It majorly hurts you as you have to discard your hand, RFG 5 Spell Cards in your deck and take 500 damage per card still RFG! Run in Yubel's deck only. The requirement for activating this card is far too steep to make it playable and it can give your opponent a major advantage!
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His effects drop his rating by 1 star but other than that, a pretty powerful card for almost any deck!  With a monster like Rainbow Neos, this card has its uses since it negates Man-Eater Bugs, Jinzo, or any other powerful Effect Monsters' effects! The only reason this card's rating is 4/5 is because you have to discard a card to use it but overall very deadly as you can take monsters from either field and its effect can't be chained to! There are very limited uses for this card, especially since it only gives the equipped monster 300 ATK and gives your opponent a 2500 ATK and DEF token but that can be used to tribute for Plasma or you can destroy it with Torrential Tribute. 
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Not much more than a 2000 DEF wall, especially when his effect isn't worth brining out the monsters that fit his requirement. Alright, UDE, where did you think you were going with this card? Why did you bother giving him an effect that is only useful for non-existent monsters? Overall, a decent NORMAL monster. Having a SS method and not having decent stats to make up for it is horrible. Don't run him outside Jaden Season 3 decks only. What keeps such a powerful monster at 3/5? His effect includes your Spell and Trap Cards and the fact that he returns to the Fusion Deck during the End Phase. Still a decent card to use.
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This guy can become quite the power house, especially when it starts out with 600 ATK. That 0 DEF and no protecting effect keep this card's rating at 3/5. With only a mere 1600 DEF, it won't get a chance to use its effect unless your opponent is running monsters below 1600 or you have a stall card like SORL out. First of all, he has low odds of destroying a monster in battle with less than 1700 ATK and second, you can't even use the token for a Tribute Summon! The only way this card will achieve anything spectacular is if all your opponent's monsters are Machines, which isn't very likely. Use a better monster instead.
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With horrible stats and two-tribute requirement, this card is better off in the Grave as it can give Fiend-Type monsters below Level 5 1000 ATK if Pandemonium is out but only 1 Archfiend monster gets the boost. A decent card for almost any deck! The fact is if it is attacked, even monsters with 1450 ATK can destroy it. I question why UDE decided this card was worthy  of the Ultra Rare status when it requires two tributes and has a cost to use either of its effects. Use Levia Dragon instead. The 1500 damage isn't too bad but to win with it, you'd have to tribute at least 8 monsters and its stats don't exactly qualify for the one-tribute it needs.
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I can see why he's vengeful with all the times he has been destroyed in battle. All he has is a draw engine. Unless you apply Mist Body on him or have Spirit Barrier out, don't bother with this card. Don't even THINK about using this card except in Warrior decks as he won't be immortal anywhere else (or in Warrior decks). He only gets 2/5 for being able to search out certain Destiny Hero/Elemental Hero monsters that may be deep in your deck. Other than that, he's horrible. Unless you're running Gladiator Beast decks, don't run him at all.
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Sure she can easily send monsters like Sangan to the Grave but a mere 800 damage isn't worth losing one of your monsters and her stats won't allow her to last very long in battle. One of the better Gemini monsters from this set. A base ATK of 1800 and trample ability make him at least decent enough to use unlike most other Gemini monsters. A strong 2400 ATK monster but with so few Plant monsters out there, you'll have to run him in an Insect deck. You don't have to tribute a monster to re-summon him but his effect leaves him with 3/5. The future of this samurai is in the Graveyard and very quickly (that is if anyone runs him/her and if not he/she'll be in the garbage can). Stats of (1600/1200) aren't worth summoning or re-summoning.
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Normally for a card this weak, he'd get 1/5 but since he keeps the ATK boost and can make DAD easier to summon gives him 2/5. It seems to me that UDE made a mistake on this card's rarity in that it should've been a common since all it does is send a DARK monster to the Grave from the deck. His stats aren't very menacing either. The horror, the horror, or rather horrible! You'll need at least 5 RFP DARK monsters in your Grave to make this guy even a threat and without DAD, MC or DMoC, that isn't very likely. All he is is a 2100 DEF wall with a pretty bad effect. Unless for stall, don't run him as even Marshmallon or Spirit Reaper are better choices.
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He brings back your Level 4 DARK monsters and can be summoned normally but effect only activates when Spell Cards activate during the opponent's turn and can't be used more than once per turn. Being a SCR card, I would've expected more but his stats are identical to his pure counterpart's and he can't be summoned without 5+ DARK monsters in your Grave and no monsters on your field! Absolutely horrendous! Normal Summoning him requires 2 tributes and his effects don't help him either, especially when the original Nephthys come back when a card effect destroys him. While he has a Special Summoning requirement, it isn't hard to get DARK monsters into the Grave with Foolish Burial and other cards from this set! His summoning requirement lowers his rating by 1.
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I suppose there will be that one lucky time where this card can deal your opponent major damage but it doesn't negate the damage done to you, making this card only worthy in a FIRE or Axel's deck. Using his effect would be your best option since it'll leave your opponent with less options for which monster you control to attack and it knocks of 1000 of their LPs. Overall, a pretty bad card to use. There's no way this guy would ever be a dunker in basketball with his mediocre stats and even worse effect. Don't run him except in the obvious Destiny Hero decks. They probably call him "Departed" because people won't want him in their decks once they find out he is garbage and throw him out, thus departing with the duelist who used him.
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Yubel's final and most deadly form. While she can't be brought out other than by her previous form's effect, she too doesn't need anything to stay out and has all of her previous forms' effects! Only play this if, your Cyber Dragon's in Defense Mode because he'll only have 1100 ATK, which is easy prey for even the weakest monsters and it'll cost you damage. If not, it's still a 2000 DEF wall. This card's rarity probably was based off of the effect of the second bullet in his text, which is probably your best option if your opponent's monsters are stronger. If I were UDE, I would've named this card "Cyber Oh Who Cares" because his effect and stats are truly horrible. Unless you're running Zane's Season 3 deck, don't bother with this card.
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Compared to Treeborn Frog, this card is terrible for even TF has at least SOME ATK and DEF and doesn't have any cost to pay. Keep this card in a "fun Yubel deck" only and use TF elsewhere.  For the number of tributes required, stats of only (0/1500) are horrible. If it was a Level 4 or lower monster, it would've gotten a higher rating. Since this isn't the case, keep this in the "fun Yubel" deck. Am I crazy to give a Level 10 monster with no ATK and DEF a 4 star rating? Well her effects are VERY powerful and thoroughly justify her rarity in this set. While Yubel's next form has a summoning requirement, she still possesses all the other abilities of Yubel except the tributing a monster cost. The summoning requirement keeps this card from getting 5 stars.
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With such low stats of only (1700/1600), this guy won't see much play except for getting monsters like Disc Commander, Dasher or Malicious into the Graveyard. At 1900, he can go head-to-head with Gemini Elf, Elemental Hero Neos Alius and Vorse Raider! A nice addition for just about any deck!  Hmm, "The Great Ocean Lord"...I find that hard to believe with his stats and those that are afraid of him are just stupid as there are much stronger fish to be afraid of than him. This guy gets one more star than his TAEV counterpart because unlike that card, he's easier to summon (just 7 DARK monsters need to be in your Graveyard) and his effect can be used right away.