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The Duelist Genesis

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At least it'll keep your Spirit monster on the field but if it goes, so does your Spirit-Type monster. Since it applies to both players, it's rating is 4 stars but very good with Ancient Gear Beast and Golem! Why UDE thought this card was worthy of being a Super Rare is beyond me since pretty much the only non-banned playable monster that fits its requirements is Sangan. Where you aren't using this, use Malevolent Nuzzler instead.
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This card gives your opponent the complete advantage! Not worth it in any deck. A pretty bad Ultra Rare card. If you aren't Synchro Summoning with them, leave this card out. It isn't too bad with the stronger Spirit monsters but even so, I wouldn't use it. Use Guardian Angel Joan instead.
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It's the fact that you have to remove from play a Tuner monster that hurts this card and its rating. All this card is a poor excuse to have extra tributes and you can't activate it if it's face down. If you can find a decent Level 4 LIGHT monster like X-Head Cannon, this card isn't too bad but it has literally limited uses. Since most Psychic-Type monsters are weak anyway and can at least be used to Synchro Summon(since they generally don't have anything else) this card has some uses but not much.
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It's clear that UDE didn't even think about this card's name and its effect is certainly isn't too much to think about either. Your opponent will generally have 2 monsters on the field on average due to Cyber Dragon, which'll give your monster a nice 600 ATK! If the monster was like Sangan or something, then this card isn't too bad but it isn't very good. If it inflicted the entire ATK, its rating would've at least doubled but that isn't the case.
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His stats and losing himself to negate the card effect and destroy it are why his rating is only 3 stars. Still a decent card to use, though! A very powerful Synchro monster! His only downside(and reason why his rating isn't 5/5) is that every monster you have that didn't attack gets destroyed. Normally, a card like this would get 1 star but due to his effect, I have given him two more but it's his level and stats that keep his rating from being higher. Even if you don't run Psychic-Type monsters, his 2400 ATK isn't too bad but it's his needing 2 monsters that bring his rating down and his effect keeps the rating from dropping lower.
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If you are going to use this, I highly recommend using him only for his effect to help you Synchro Summon with your monsters. Sane as TDGS-EN036's comments. All he is is a De-Fusion monster. His rarity is certainly not worth using his effect or his stats. Use any decent Spell Card to destroy your opponent's defenses, power this guy up and let him destroy 2 monsters in one turn! The downside is he can't just simply attack a second monster.
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If you aren't running Zombies with this guy, don't run him at all. His stats are bad but throw him in a DARK deck and use that Book of Eclipse card from this set when you have at least 5 DARK monsters in your Grave for a Raigeki-effect! Here's a card that can be with you in spirit but should never be in your deck. Same as TDGS-EN034's comments.
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It wouldn't matter if his effect summoned the token whether or not he were destroyed in battle since the token is going to get destroyed too in most cases. Personally, I'd rather use his stronger self since I can use it when I want to and this guy can only use it once. I'd also use Snipe Hunter instead so use one of those two cards. He at least stays on the field and prevents other Sprit monsters from going to the hand but really isn't worth it until better Spirit monster support comes out. Decent ATK but his effect could better and would have given him a higher rating.
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He's exceptionally horrid outside GB decks so keep him there. She has 2100 DEF but she won't be mending much for your LPs. From the looks of his background, he takes only weak DARK monsters as it would appear that he has charmed Meda Bat, who is just as bad as this card. He'd be a little more playable if he destroyed the selected card but even so, 500 damage is hardly much these days and his other effects are pretty bad too.
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While not in the "great card" category, his effect lets him destroy any monster that battles a Psychic-Type monster for a few of your own LPs! Plus since he's a Tuner monster, I gave him an extra star! Great ATK for a Level 4 monster and no drawback either except that he can't attack if his effect is used.   Since he's going to die anyway, he can at least serve two purposes: protecting your other Psychic-Type monsters and reducing your opponent's options.   He lives up to his name but has no use in any deck, including Psychic decks.  
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He does search out your Psychic-Type monsters but his stats only grant him a trip to the Grave and you major damage. At least this one doesn't require anything else to add the Psychic-Type monster to your hand but still not very good.   Paying 800 LPs is a far cry when it means this guys stay on the field!  2200 DEF normally let this guy get 3 stars but his effect bumps it down.  
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A fighter that has 700 ATK and 900 DEF? Not much of a fighter to me and certainly not a card for your deck. Its stats are weak for its level but that makes it easier for it to get destroyed in battle, thus triggering his effect! Plus it drains the equipped monster's ATK by 1800! A very powerful monster if used correctly! That 0 DEF is why it's rating isn't 5 stars. It'll at least put that powerful monster like Jinzo face down to be destroyed later or prevent the effect from activating but if it let me choose the monster to put face down, I'd rate it higher.
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A Cyber Dragon wannabe. Where you aren't using this, use Cyber Dragon instead. This one is worse than Nitro Synchron. So yet another card whose rarity should be lower due to bad stats and effect. While not a bad card, Spirit Reaper is better. I certainly doubt a monster with his stats has little of any chance staying on the field but this guy doesn't need to and his effect is pretty good!
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Ironically, had his DEF been lower, I'd rate him higher since he'd die more easily! Plus his -1000 ATK activates just when destroyed and sent to the Grave! Like Avenging Knight Parshath, and perhaps all cards with this rating, his effect is the only thing preventing his rating from being lower. What's this? Another okay monster? Forget him. Same as TDGS-EN006's comments.
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I really don't see how he's going to be avenging much as he's hard to summon to begin with! He at least has the trample effect but that's the only reason he didn't get a 1. He makes summoning Plasma easier or gives you an extra defense / helps take out an opponent's monster but is overall pretty bad. He's very restricted on his effect, so I don't know why he's a Super Rare. Had he let you draw 1 card if used for Synchro Summon of any monster, I could believe its rarity being Super and would rate it higher. His level states all on the rating. He helps bring out Synchro Monsters but unless you can get him back from the different dimension, he's not going to help you much.