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Starter Deck

-Jaden Yuki-

YSDJ-EN040 YSDJ-ENPY1 YSDJ-ENPY2 YSDJ-ENPY3
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Negate an opponent's attack AND deal heavy damage to his or her's LPs! Like DS, it's useless when Jinzo or Royal Decree are out and active. Since this set ends before the row is completed, a Proxy Card will take the remaining spaces. Since this set ends before the row is completed, a Proxy Card will take the remaining spaces. Since this set ends before the row is completed, a Proxy Card will take the remaining spaces.
YSDJ-EN036 YSDJ-EN037 YSDJ-EN038 YSDJ-EN039
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A nice little surprise for your opponent but Mirror Force is better so if you don't have that card or aren't using it, then run this card but otherwise, use Mirror Force instead. At most, this card is a nuisance for your opponent for summoning a monster only to have it be returned to his or her's hand. Even Sakuretsu Armor is better so use that instead. Use it on a strong monster to get back major amounts of LPs! Since it only negates the attack of 1 monster, it's rating is 3/5. A lifesaver at most since it negates the attack from ALL monsters not just one! The fact is, it can't be activated if Jinzo or Royal decree is face up on the field.
YSDJ-EN032 YSDJ-EN033 YSDJ-EN034 YSDJ-EN035
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This card isn't very lucky at all unless it gives your monster the 500 ATK bonus that it needed to take out a Blue-Eyes or Summoned Skull. Useful in some situations but in most cases, MST is better so use that instead. If this card included Special Summon, it's rating would've been higher but since it doesn't, it's just an okay card to use. Negate the effect of any Spell Card by discarding a card! It's better than Magic Drain and is good Dark World support!
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While you may have to discard a card to retrieve a monster from your Graveyard, discard a Dark World monster like Goldd and you'll get two monsters for the price of one! I cannot give this card anything higher than a 3 simply because you must discard a card and you can only destroy face-up monsters. Good for Dark World though! Paying a mere 800 LPs can be next to nothing when compared to tributing your opponent's monster for a stronger one or attacking with it for major damage! It can pull of a Harpie's Feather Duster effect but that's only if you have 5 Elemental Hero monsters out. More than likely you'll only destroy one or two, making this card only useful in Jaden's deck.
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One of the best S/T removers to this day! While 200 ATK can mean the difference between Cosmo Queen taking out Blue-Eyes, it's still hardly worth using this card, especially with Equip Spells that can give a much higher boost. There is some use in this card like if your opponent only has 1 monster out or take out a high defensive monster but once Shield Crush becomes legal, there will be no reason to use this card. Not the best card to use IMO, just considering that there are better cards out there. Overall, a pretty bad card but not he worst card in this deck.
YSDJ-EN020 YSDJ-EN021 YSDJ-EN022 YSDJ-EN023
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The odds of him lasting on the field are the same as the odds of him using his effect: near ZERO. Don't use him. +700 isn't too bad to surprise your opponent with but let's face it, even Malevolent Nuzzler is better since the ATK boost lasts while it's equipped to the monster.. While it does remove the fear of being Mirror Forced or Magic Cylindered, it's only for one turn and Heavy Storm does the job better so use that instead.

Giving a Warrior-Type monster 800 ATK is quite decent, especially on a monster like Mataza the Zapper or Gearfried the Swordmaster! The fact that only Warrior-Type monsters can take it is why card's rating is 3/5.
YSDJ-EN016 YSDJ-EN017 YSDJ-EN018 YSDJ-EN019
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While there are more situations where this card can attack your opponent directly than with Drillago, 1400 ATK won't last long and his DEF makes him easy pray for even Zone Eater at 250 ATK. Keep him in Jaden decks only since his stats are low and his effect is horrible.   2600 ATK rolls over SS, Jinzo and GAF! Plus when he knocks down a Defense Position monster with DEF under his ATK, the opponent takes damage equal to the difference! The two tributes hurts it though.  He avoids cards such as Ring, Mirror Force and Torrential but still, even Maha Vailo at 1550 ATK can destroy him.  
YSDJ-EN012 YSDJ-EN013 YSDJ-EN014 YSDJ-EN015
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The odds of this guy actually surviving a battle with 1400 ATK are pretty slim especially since he has no way of protecting himself. Use him in Joey decks only. Being able to avoid Snatch Steal, Brain Jacker or any other card that steals your monsters is quite decent! Plus, power him up with Equip Spells for even more damage! Take out Giant Soldier of Stone, Stone Statue of the Aztecs and even Labyrinth Wall without a problem if they're in Defense Position! His effect is truly horrid. In fact, it's so bad that this guy gets 2/5 stars for such a bad effect. For beat down, you can run him but elsewhere, don't use him at all.
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Same as YSDJ-EN006's comments. His stats are horrid and his effect is just bad. Don't run him as there are better cards that deal damage than this. While it allows you to bring back some of the game's best Trap Cards like Mirror Force and Magic Cylinder, it's prone to Monster Removal. Not the strongest of cards with stats of (1000/1000) but in the right situations it can be helpful but still, you waste your Normal Summon just to use his effect.
YSDJ-EN004 YSDJ-EN005 YSDJ-EN006 YSDJ-EN007
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Don't run this. Unless this is for Jaden or Aster's deck, don't use this. Same as YSDJ-EN005's comments. He has 2000 DEF but that's about it. Only use this for Jaden, Aster or Stall decks.
YSDJ-EN000 YSDJ-EN001 YSDJ-EN002 YSDJ-EN003
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Not the greatest Elemental Hero in this deck but it can help if you have a high-level Elemental Hero in your hand and no monsters out but still just an okay card so keep him in Jaden's deck only. 2500 ATK makes him great in just about any deck and being a Machine-Type, he's usable with Limiter Removal! Great card overall! One of the best 1900 attackers around! 1800 ATK knocks down Jerry Beans Man or many of the high attackers in Defense Position!