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Alright

Decent

Outstanding!

Epic!!!

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Starter Deck (2008) (Page 2)

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5DS1-EN030
Symbols of Duty
Equip Spell
Send 1 Normal Monster you control to the Graveyard. Select and Special Summon 1 monster from either Graveyard and equip it with this card. When this card is removed from the field, destroy the equipped monster.
COMMON
Rating: 3
Comments: Send a weak Normal Monster you have to your Grave and summon virtually any monster you want from the Graveyard!
5DS1-EN029
Double Summon
Normal Spell
You can Normal Summon 1 additional time this turn. You can only gain this effect once per turn.
COMMON
Rating: 3
Comments: Call your strongest Level 4 monsters straight from your hand then use them for Synchro Summons or Tribute Summons! Since you can't use more than one of this card per turn, it's rating holds at 3/5. 
5DS1-EN028
Twister
Quick-Play Spell
Pay 500 Life Points. Destroy 1 face-up Spell or Trap Card.
COMMON
Rating: 1
Comments: Come on, UDE, what is wrong with you? Clearly MST is better than this card. Sure it's been printed more times than this card but it's better.
5DS1-EN027
Lightning Vortex
Normal Spell
Discard 1 card. Destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.
COMMON
Rating: 3
Comments: Since most monsters your opponent has will be face up, losing 1 card is nothing compared to leaving your opponent potentially defenseless!
5DS1-EN026
Monster Reincarnation
Normal Spell
Discard 1 card. Add 1 Monster Card from your Graveyard to your hand.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: Discard a bad card like a high-level monster you can't summon when you activate this card but it's really not too great a card.
5DS1-EN025
Rush Recklessly
Quick-Play Spell
Target face-up monster gains 700 ATK until the end of this turn.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: The +700 ATK is temporary and that's why this card gets only 2 stars.
5DS1-EN024
Smashing Ground
Normal Spell
Destroy the 1 face-up monster your opponent controls that has the highest DEF. (If it's a tie, you get to choose.)
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: It can take out your opponent's last defense but still a situational card.
5DS1-EN023
The Warrior Returning Alive
Normal Spell
Add 1 Warrior-Type monster from your Graveyard to your hand.
COMMON
Rating: 3
Comments: Retrieve any Warrior-Type monster you want without any drawback!
5DS1-EN022
Synchronized Realm
Continuous Spell
Each time you Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster, inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: The damage is minimal, especially when taking the effort needed to Synchro Summon.
5DS1-EN021
Synchro Blast Wave
Normal Spell
Activate only while you control a face-up Synchro monster. Destroy 1 monster your opponent controls.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: Don't run this without your Synchro monsters for obvious reasons.
5DS1-EN020
Synchro Boost
Equip Spell
The equipped monster gains 500 ATK, and its Level is increased by 1.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: It can power up 1 of your monsters and prep it for Synchro Summoning but the boost isn't very much and 1 level gained might not be enough to summon your Synchro monster.
5DS1-EN019
Exiled Force
EARTH / Warrior / Level 4 / ATK 1000 / DEF 1000
You can Tribute this card to destroy 1 monster on the field.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: He destroys an opponent's monster but you lose a defense from your opponent's attacks.
5DS1-EN018
Marauding Captain
EARTH / Warrior / Level 3 / ATK 1200 / DEF 400
Your opponent cannot select another Warrior-Type monster you control as an attack target. When this card is Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand.
COMMON
Rating: 3
Comments: Bring this guy out and another decent monster like a second MC or CK to prevent virtually all attacks from your opponent!
5DS1-EN017
Mystic Tomato
DARK / Plant / Level 4 / ATK 1400 / DEF 1100
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in face-up Attack Position.
COMMON
Rating: 3
Comments: Unlike UFO Turtle, this guy has more monsters to choose from like Yubel or Sangan, both of which are decent cards.
5DS1-EN016
UFO Turtle
FIRE / Machine / Level 4 / ATK 1400 / DEF 1200
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 FIRE monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in face-up Attack Position.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: Summon monsters like Solar Flare Dragon or I suppose Magna Drago for Synchro Summoning but his uses are limited (literally).