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Starter Deck

-Syrus Truesdale-

YSDS-EN000 YSDS-EN001 YSDS-EN002 YSDS-EN003
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Your best option is to play him face up in Defense Position but that won't happen often and 400 ATK won't help either. A card for Syrus' Deck only. An excellent card for almost any deck! 1600 ATK for a Normal Monster doesn't cut it anymore so don't use this. A decent card for any deck, especially Warrior or DARK!
YSDS-EN004 YSDS-EN005 YSDS-EN006 YSDS-EN007
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Mere stats of (1000/1800) are just horrid for a Normal Monster and he'll get creamed by monsters of even 1850 ATK. Don't run him unless for fun. Another excellent monster! One of this deck's worst cards. Don't use this outside Syrus decks. He may be 50 ATK stronger than Sonic Duck but he's still no match for Dark Blade, Gemini Elf or one of the Familiar Possessed monsters. Plus his 0 DEF makes him an easy target for even Aitsu.
YSDS-EN008 YSDS-EN009 YSDS-EN010 YSDS-EN011
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Whether you're running Dark World, DARK or Fiend, this is a must have! He obviously isn't very poisonous or it's not very effective as his stats won't be making any monsters sick. Retrieve a deadly Trap Card to re-use but that's about it. His low stats make him almost impossible not to destroy him in battle so his effect will most of the time activate but he is also prone to Monster Removal.
YSDS-EN012 YSDS-EN013 YSDS-EN014 YSDS-EN015
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Like I said in YSDJ, this guy is pretty bad despite being 1800 ATK as we have MST, which does the job much better. In my book, he's a rookie cop that won't get much pay for he won't be catching much and on the battle field, monsters as weak as even Soul Eater with 1250 ATK can defeat him. Use Spirit Reaper in every other deck and keep this one in Syrus' deck. This guy gets an extra star for being able to take out Giant Orc, Gemini Elf and any 2000 DEF monster without any boost except with his effect. The only downside is, he loses 500 ATK when attacked.
YSDS-EN016 YSDS-EN017 YSDS-EN018 YSDS-EN019
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His ability to plow through any Defense Position monster can come in handy but 1600 ATK and DEF isn't all that strong in protecting itself from even Whiptail Crow at 1650 ATK.  Not only can he attack directly but he also can change to Defense Position in the same turn without any drawback! The fact is, 1800 DEF doesn't stand up to much these days and he only deals 800 damage when attacking directly.  Worst case scenario, he'd have to save his OWN life with only 1200 DEF and a mere 300 ATK, which don't help him at all.   In combination with his weaker brother, he's okay but otherwise, no one will come to his rescue nor will he rescue anyone with those stats.  
YSDS-EN020 YSDS-EN021 YSDS-EN022 YSDS-EN023
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First of all, his stats are weak, second, his burn damage is low and third, his weak burn damage applies to both players. Overall not playable at all. +500 isn't the worst ATK booster but not the best either and the minimal 500 damage isn't much either.   A sneaky way to give your monster 700 ATK for one turn but there are better cards out there that do the job better like Axe of Despair. Not much going for this card except to remove any surprises your opponent may have waiting for you.  
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The best S/T removal card since Harpie's Feather Duster!  It not only can keep your monster safe, it can reuse Flip-Effect monster effects or flip an opponent's monster down!  A decent card for now but will become pretty much useless when Shield Crush becomes legal.   Not the best card in this deck but has some uses.  
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A poor excuse not to use Level Limit Area - B. Use LLA-B instead and keep this in Tyranno Hassleberry decks.   Retrieve an Exodia piece or discard a Dark World monster and summon it but otherwise, just an okay card. The fact that it only destroys face up monsters hurts it but it's still a decent card to use in Dark World decks with Raigeki and Dark Hole banned!  Take an opponent's only defense or strongest monster and tribute it for one of your own!
YSDS-EN032 YSDS-EN033 YSDS-EN034 YSDS-EN035 
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It does destroy any Normal/Flip Summoned monster with at least 1000 ATK but it does not with Special Summoned monsters, which is why this card's rating is 2/5. Negate a Spell Card and summon a monster all in one turn by discarding a Dark World monster!  Paying 1000 LPs to negate a Trap card and destroy it isn't' a steep cost but Royal Decree can negate a Trap Card without cost so use that or Jinzo instead.  While it's effect isn't the worst, it can't stop Jinzo from attacking and it can only stop up to 3 monsters from attacking if your lucky but that isn't likely going to happen.
YSDS-EN036 YSDS-EN037 YSDS-EN038 YSDS-EN039
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I gave this card an extra star for being able to activate it at any time during your opponent's turn not just during the Battle Phase, which is nice since it has less of a chance of being destroyed before being activated!  Since it has a specific activation timing, this card's rating is 3/5. Still a decent card to use, though.   A decent card to use at just about any Battle Phase of your opponents! The only downside is, you can't use it if Jinzo or Royal Decree is active.   In a Dark World deck, this card can be somewhat useful since you have to discard a card and you can make one of your monsters stronger but like any other Trap Card, it's useless around Jinzo or Royal Decree's presence.  
YSDS-EN040 YSDS-ENPY1 YSDS-ENPY2 YSDS-ENPY3
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In a roid deck, this card isn't too bad but otherwise, it's useless. 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.