Power Of The Duelist (POD)
Release Date: 18/05/2006

Total cards: 60
5 cards per pack

Rarity:
4 Ultra Rares
7 Super Rares
14 Rare
35 Commons

Price: 150 Yen/Pack

Contains Yuki Judai's E-Hero Neos Fusions and Neos Spacian of 2nd season of [Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monster GX] with some more Edo Phoenix's Cards and Marufuji Sho's Cards in this expansion!

Rarity List for this set:
Ultimate Rare (11):
Neospacian Aqua Dolphin (003)
Neospacian Flare Scarab (004)
Neospacian Black Panther (005)
D-Hero Doubleguy (012)
D-Hero Dogmaguy (014)
Ultimate Tyranno (020)
E-Hero Aqua Neos (031)
E-Hero Flare Neos (032)
E-Hero Black Neos (033)
Chimeratech Over Dragon (034)
Super Vehicroid - Jumbo Drill (036)

Ultra Rare (4):
E-Hero Aqua Neos (031)
E-Hero Flare Neos (032)
E-Hero Black Neos (033)
Chimeratech Over Dragon (034)

Super Rare (7):
Neospacian Aqua Dolphin (003)
Neospacian Flare Scarab (004)
Neospacian Black Panther (005)
D-Hero Doubleguy (012)
D-Hero Dogmaguy (014)
Ultimate Tyranno (020)
Super Vehicroid - Jumbo Drill (036)

Rare (14):
Submarineroid (008)
D-Hero Dashguy (017)
Alien Warrior (027)
Alien Mother (028)
Space Beast Gangil (029)
Calling Magic (039)
Overload Fusion (042)
Cyclone Blade (043)
Future Fusion (044)
Neospace (046)
Dark City (048)
D-Chain (050)
Super Charge (056)
Cyber Summon Blaster (057)
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POTD-JP001
E-Hero Neos
Light/Warrior/7/2500/2000
Normal Monster

POTD-JP002
Sabersaurus
Earth/Dino/4/1900/500
Normal Monster

POTD-JP003
Neospacian Aqua Dolphin
Water/Warrior/3/600/800
Discard a card from hand. Look at opponent's hand and choose a monster card from it. When you have
a monster on your field with higher attack strength than the chosen monster, destroy the chosen
monster and do 500 damages to opponent. When you don't have a monster on your field with attack
strength higher than that monster, you receive 500 damages. This effect can only be activate once
per turn.
Super Rare

POTD-JP004
Neospacian Flare Scarab
Fire/Insect/3/500/500
Increase this card's attack strength equal to number of Magic/Trap cards on opponent's field x400.
Super Rare

POTD-JP005
Neospacian Black Panther
Dark/Beast/3/1000/500
You can choose a face-up monster on opponent's field. As long as this card is face-up on your
field, this card would be treated as same name as the chosen monster, and get the effect of the
chosen monster until End Phase of the turn. This effect can only be activate once per turn.
Super Rare

POTD-JP006
C Dolphina (Cacoon Dolphina)
Water/Fish/2/400/600
When [Neospace] is one the field, you may sacrifice this card to special summon a [Neospacian
Aqua Dolphin] from your hand or deck.

POTD-JP007
Stargazer Bird - Laris
Wind/Bird/3/800/800
This card's attack strength is increase by the level of opponent's monster battling with this card
* 200 during damage step. When this card attack at the end of Damage Step remove this card from
the game, and put it to your field in face-up attack mode at the beginning of battle phase of
your next turn.

POTD-JP008
Submarineroid
Water/Machine/4/800/1800
This card can attack opponent directly. If so, the battle damages done to opponent would equal to
this card's original attack strength. Also, you may switch this card's mode to defense mode at
the end of Damage Step.
Rare

POTD-JP009
Kyuukyuuroid
Earth/Machine/3/300/1200
When a monster with [Roid] in its name would add to your hand from Graveyard, you may special
summon that monster.

POTD-JP010
Decoyroid
Wind/Machine/2/300/500
When this card is face-up on the field, opponent cannot choose another face-up monster as target
of attack other than [Decoyroid].

POTD-JP011
Rescueroid
Fire/Machine/6/1600/1800
When this card is face-up on the field, when a monster with [Roid] in its name on your field is
destroy as result of battle and sent to Graveyard, you may return it to your hand.

POTD-JP012
D-Hero Doubleguy
Dark/Warrior/6/1000/1000
This card cannot be special summon. This card can attack twice in a battle phase. When this card
is destroy, at your next Standby Phase, you may special summon 2 "Doubleguy Token"
(Dark/Warrior/4/1000/1000) onto your field.
Super/Ultimate Rare

POTD-JP013
D-Hero Defendguy
Dark/Warrior/4/100/2700
When this card is in face-up defense mode during Standby Phase of opponent's turn, opponent player
draw a card.

POTD-JP014
D-Hero Dogmaguy
Dark/Warrior/8/3400/2400
This card cannot be Normal Summon. This card cannot be special summon other than by sacrificing
3 monsters on your field including monster(s) with [D-Hero] in its name. When this card successfully
special summon, during the standby phase of opponent's next turn, half opponent's lifepoints.
Super/Ultimate Rare

POTD-JP015
D-Hero Daggarguy
Dark/Warrior/3/300/600
Discard this card from your hand. Until the end phase of this turn, increase the attack strength
of a monster on your field with [D-Hero] in its name by 800. This effect can also be use during
opponent's Battle Phase.

POTD-JP016
D-Hero Doomguy
Dark/Warrior/4/1000/1000
When this card is destroy as result of battle and sent to Graveyard, at your next Standby Phase,
special summon a monster with [D-Hero] in its name from your Graveyard other than [D-Hero Doomguy].

POTD-JP017
D-Hero Dashguy
Dark/Warrior/6/2100/1000
Sacrifice a monster from your field, increase this card's attack strength by 1000 until end phase
of the turn. This effect can only be used once per turn. When this card attack, switch it to
defense mode at the end of battle phase. When this card is in Graveyard, during draw phase
only once you can reveal a monster card you draw and special summon it.
Rare

POTD-JP018
Black Ptera
Wind/Dino/3/1000/500
When this card is send to Graveyard from the field outside of destroy as result of battle, return
this card into owner's hand.

POTD-JP019
Black Stego
Earth/Dino/4/1200/2000
When this card is chosen as target of attack by opponent's monster, switch this card to defense
mode.

POTD-JP020
Ultimate Tyranno
Earth/Dino/8/3000/2200
At the beginning of your Battle Phase when this card is in attack mode, this card must attack each
opponent's monster once at the beginning.
Super Rare

POTD-JP021
Miracle Jurassic Egg
Earth/Dino/4/0/2000
When this card is face-up on your field, this card cannot be remove from the game. Also, when a Dino
sub-type monster is send to Graveyard, put 2 counters on this card. Sacrifice this card, special
summon a Dino sub-type monster with level equal to or less than the number of counters on this card
from your deck.

POTD-JP022
Baby Ceratosaurus
Earth/Dino/2/500/500
When this card is sent to Graveyard by effect, choose a Dino sub-type monster with level 4 or less
from your deck and special summon it onto your field.

POTD-JP023
Baytron
Water/Reptile/6/2400/1000
Whent this card attack a monster in defense mode, and the attack strength is higher than that
defense strength, do battle damages to opponent equal to the difference.

POTD-JP024
Alien Grey
Light/Reptile/2/300/800
Reverse: Choose a face-up monster on opponent's field, and put a "A Counter" on it. When
monsters with "A Counter" battle with a monster with [Alien] in its name, the attack and
defense strength of that monster is decreased by 300 for each "A Counter" on it. Also, when
this card is destroy in battle while it's reverse, draw a card from your deck.

POTD-JP025
Alien Skull
Wind/Reptile/4/1600/1800
You may sacrifice a monster on opponent's field with level of 3 or less to special summon this
card on opponent's field. When this monster is special summon this way, you can't normal summon
this turn, and put a "A Counter" on this card when it's special summon. When monsters with "A Counter"
battle with a monster with [Alien] in its name, the attack and defense strength of that
monster is decreased by 300 for each Alien Counter on it.

POTD-JP026
Alien Hunter
Water/Reptile/4/1600/800
When this card destroy a monster with "A Counter(s)" as a result of battle, this card can attack
one more time continuously.

POTD-JP027
Alien Warrior
Earth/Reptile/4/1800/1000
When this card is destroy as a result of battle, put 2 "A Counters" on the monster that destroy
this card. When monsters with "A Counter" battle with a monster with [Alien] in its name, the
attack and defense strength of that monster is decreased by 300 for each "A Counter" on it.
Rare

POTD-JP028
Alien Mother
Dark/Reptile/6/2300/1500
When this card destroy a monster with "A Counter(s)" as a result of battle, special summon that
monster to your field at the end of Battle Phase. All monsters that are special summon this way
are destroyed when this card leaves the field.
Rare

POTD-JP029
Space Beast Gangil
Light/Reptile/7/2600/2000
If you sacrifice monster originally owned by opponent on your field, you can only sacrifice
one monster to summon this card. Once during your turn, you may put an "A Counter" on a monster on
opponent's field. When monsters with "A Counter" battle with a monster with [Alien] in its name,
the attack and defense strength of that monster is decreased by 300 for each "A Counter" on it.
Rare

POTD-JP030
Disk Musuki
Light/Machine/5/1000/2000
When this card is face-up on the field, instead of drawing a card in draw phase, you may select a
card with [Alien] in its name from your deck and put it into your hand.

POTD-JP031
E-Hero Aqua Neos
Water/Warrior - Fusion/7/2500/2000
[E-Hero Neos] + [Neo Spacian Aqua Dolphin]
This card is special summon by returning the above monsters on your field to deck (The card
[Fusion] is not required). Discard a card from your hand to destroy a card on opponent's hand
randomly. This effect can only be used once per turn. Return this card to your Fusion Deck at
End Phase.
Ultra/Parallel Rare

POTD-JP032
E-Hero Flare Neos
Fire/Warrior - Fusion/7/2500/2000
[E-Hero Neos] + [Neo Spacian Flare Scarab]
This card is special summon by returning the above monsters on your field to deck (The card
[Fusion] is not required). The attack strength of this card is increase by the number of Magic
and/or Trap card on the field *400. Return this card to your Fusion deck at End Phase.
Ultra/Parallel Rare

POTD-JP033
E-Hero Black Neos
Dark/Warrior - Fusion/7/2500/2000
[E-Hero Neos] + [Neo Spacian Black Panther]
This card is special summon by returning the above monsters on your field to deck (The card
[Fusion] is not required). You may choose a face-up effect monster on the field. As long as this
card is face-up on your field, the effect of that monster is negated until it leaves the field
(Only 1 monster can be select). Return this card to your Fusion deck at End Phase.
Ultra/Parallel Rare

POTD-JP034
Chimeratech Over Dragon
Dark/Machine - Fusion/9/?/?
[Cyber Dragon] + One of more Machine sub-type monster(s)
This card can only be special summon by Fusion summon. When this card is successfully Fusion Summon,
send all cards on your field except this card into Graveyard. The original attack and defense
strength of this card is equal to the number of monsters you used to Fusion summon this card *800.
This card can attack a number of opponent's monsters equal to the number of card you use to Fusion
Summon this card.
Ultra/Parallel Rare

POTD-JP035
Reskyuukyuuroid
Fire/Machine - Fusion/6/2300/1800
[Rescueroid] + [Kyuukyuuroid]
This card cannot be Special Summon outside of Fusion Summon. When a monster on your field is
destroy as result of battle and send to Graveyard, you may special summon that monster to your
field in defense mode. This effect can only be used once per turn.

POTD-JP036
Super Vehicroid - Jumbo Drill
Earth/Machine - Fusion/8/3000/2000
[Steamroid] + [Submarineroid] + [Drillroid]
You can only use the above monsters when you Fusion Summon this card. When this monster attack a
monster in defense mode, and the attack strength of this card is greater than the defense strength
of that monster, do battle damage to opponent equal to the difference.

POTD-JP037
Contact
Magic - Normal
Send all monster with [C] (Cacoon) in its name on your field to Graveyard, special summon from
your deck one monster mentioned in those cards.

POTD-JP038
Fake Hero
Magic - Normal
Special Summon a monster with [E-Hero] in its name from your hand. That monster cannot attack, and
return it to your hand at the End Phase of that turn.

POTD-JP039
Calling Magic
Magic - Normal
When this card is destroy by opponent's Magic/Trap card effect while set and sent to Graveyard,
choose a Quickplay Magic card from your deck, reveal it, and set it onto your field.
Rare

POTD-JP040
Vehicroid Connection Zone
Magic - Normal
Send from your hand and/or field all monster cards requied for a Fusion monster to Graveyard, and
special summon a Fusion monster with [Vehicroid] in its name from your Fusion deck. The monster
card special summon by this card cannot be be destroy by effect of Magic, Trap, and effect monster,
and its effect cannot be negate. (This special summon is treated as Fusion Summon)

POTD-JP041
D-Spirit
Magic - Normal
When there's no monster with [D-Hero] in its name on your field, you may special summon a monster
with [D-Hero] in its name from your hand that is level 4 or less.

POTD-JP042
Overload Fusion
Magic - Normal
From your field and/or Graveyard, remove from game all monster cards required for a Fusion monster
card, and special summon a Dark main-type, Machine sub-type Fusion monster from your Fusion deck.
(This special summon is treated as Fusion Summon)
Rare

POTD-JP043
Cyclone Blade
Magic - Equipment
This card can only be equipped on a monster with [D-Hero] in its name. When the equipped monster
attack, at the end of Damage Step destroy a Magic/Trap card on the field.
Rare

POTD-JP044
Future Fusion
Magic - Continuous
Choose Fusion materials from your deck for a Fusion monsters and send them to Graveyard, and
choose a Fusion monster from your Fusion deck. At the 2nd of your Standby Phase after this card
is activate special summon that Fusion monster onto your field (this special summon is treated as
Fusion Summon). When this card is not on the field, destroy that monster. When that monster is
destroy, destroy this card.
Rare

POTD-JP045
Common Soul
Magic - Continuous
Choose a face-up monster on the field to activate. Special summon a monster with [N] (Neospacian)
in its name from your hand to that monster's controller's field. The attack strength of the chosen
monster would be increase by the attack strength of that "N" monster. When this card leaves the
field, return the monster with [N] (Neospacian) in its name special summon by this card into your hand.

POTD-JP046
Neospace
Magic - Field
Increase the attack strength of [E-Hero Neos] and Fusion monsters with [E-Hero Neos] as Fusion
material by 500. The Fusion monsters with [E-Hero Neos] as Fusion material can be not put back
into deck at End Phase.
Rare

POTD-JP047
Mausoleum of Deceased Emperor
Magic - Field
Both players can pay lifepoints equal to the number of monsters need for sacrifice summon *1000,
and Normal Summon that monster without sacrificing.

POTD-JP048
Dark City
Magic - Field
When monsters with [D-Hero] in its name attack and the attack strength of the attacking monster
is less than the attack strength of the attacking target monster, the attack strength of the
attacking monster is increase by 1000 during Damage Calculation.
Rare

POTD-JP049
Destiny Mirage
Trap - Normal
This card can be acitvate when a monster with [D-Hero] in its name on your field is destroy
by opponent's card effect and sent to Graveyard. Special Summon to your field all monster
with [D-Hero] in its name that are destroyed and sent to Graveyard during this turn.

POTD-JP050
D - Chain
Trap - Normal
This card would become an equipment card with that increase the attack strength by 500, and
equipped on a monster with [D-Hero] in its name on your field. When the eqiupped monster destroy
an opponent's monster as result of battle, do 500 damage to opponent.

POTD-JP051
Mystery Circle
Trap - Normal
Send any number of monsters on your field to Graveyard to activate. Choose a monster with [Alien]
in its name with level total equal to the levels of the monsters send to Graveyard from your deck
and special summon it. If you fail to summon, you lose 2000 lifepoints.

POTD-JP052
Dividing Path of Destiny
Trap - Normal
Both player flip a coin, when its head increase the lifepoint by 2000, when its tail decrease the
lifepoint by 2000.

POTD-JP053
Exoatmosphere Shot
Trap - Normal
Send a monster with [Alien] in its name on your field to Graveyard. Destroy a Magic/Trap card on
the field.

POTD-JP054
Imperial Overtax
Trap - Normal
This card can be activate during opponent's Standby Phase. Randomly choose a card in opponent's
hand and confirmed it. When a card with same name as the chosen card is summon or activate
before the End Phase of your next turn, do 1000 damages to opponent. If didn't summon or
activate, you receive 1000 damages.

POTD-JP055
Wonder Garage
Trap - Normal
When this card is destroy and send to Graveyard while set, you may special summon a monster with
[Roid] in its name with level 4 or less from hand.

POTD-JP056
Super Charge
Trap - Normal
This card can only be activate when one of your Machine sub-type monster with [Roid] in its name
is attacked by opponent's monster. Draw 2 card.
Rare

POTD-JP057
Cyber Summon Blaster
Trap - Continuous
Whenever you successfully special summon a Machine sub-type monster, deal 300 damages to opponent.

POTD-JP058
Fossil Excavation
Trap - Continuous
Discard a card from your hand. Choose a Dino sub-type monster from your Graveyard and special
summon it. The effects of the monster special summon this way would be negate. When this card is
not on the field, destroy that monster. When that monster is destroy destroy this card.

POTD-JP059
Synthetic Angel
Trap - Continuous
Whenever you activate a Counter Trap, special summon a [Synthetic Angel Token]
(Light/Angel/1/300/300).

POTD-JP060
Brainwash Ray
Trap - Continuous
Choose a monster on opponent's field with "A Counter" on it and gain control of it. During each
of your End Phase, remove an Alien counter from that monster. If all Alien counters on that
controlled monster are remove or when that monster is destroy, destroy this card.

<3 Dinos

And Reptiles! And Stargazer Bird Laris!

18/5/06? holy crap..since when did we extend the months? :o


Wait..did you mean 8/5/06? if thats the case, the set releases on my birthday o.o

XD

Probably a typo from where I got that from. =\

I think that's Tyrin Claw's birthday too....although the only thing I'm sure of is that it's in August.


POTD-JP002
Sabersaurus
Earth/Dino/4/1900/500
Normal Monster

O_o

Dude. That is my birthday! O_o! Maybe it's destinyyy!

Wasn't Stargazer Bird Laris made by fans? o_O

The day of the Dinos, mwahahaha :3

I can use Future Fusion and Neos and that's it. REAL great pack... Well, Maybe Fake Hero will help.

Yes, it was, although they matured the image. I liked the original better, it was zuber cute. D:

Sigh, once again, no OCG names, only fan translations.

If anyone cares, here are the actual OCG names of the cards. Although most of them are pretty much the same as S&B's 'cause almost all the cards are in Katakana...

POTD-JP001 Elemental Hero Neos
POTD-JP002 Sabersaurus
POTD-JP003 Neospacian Aqua Dolphin
POTD-JP004 Neospacian Flare Scarab
POTD-JP005 Neospacian Black Panther
POTD-JP006 Cocoon Dolphina
POTD-JP007 Hoshimitori Laris
POTD-JP008 Submarineroid
POTD-JP009 Kyūkyūroid
POTD-JP010 Decoyroid
POTD-JP011 Rescueroid
POTD-JP012 Destiny Hero Doubleguy
POTD-JP013 Destiny Hero Defendguy
POTD-JP014 Destiny Hero Dogmaguy
POTD-JP015 Destiny Hero Daggerguy
POTD-JP016 Destiny Hero Doomguy
POTD-JP017 Destiny Hero Dashguy
POTD-JP018 Black Ptera
POTD-JP019 Black Stego
POTD-JP020 Ultimate Tyranno
POTD-JP021 Kiseki no Jurassic Egg
POTD-JP022 Baby Kerasaurus
POTD-JP023 Baytron
POTD-JP024 Alien Gray
POTD-JP025 Alien Skull
POTD-JP026 Alien Hunter
POTD-JP027 Alien Warrior
POTD-JP028 Alien Mother
POTD-JP029 Sorakemono Gangil
POTD-JP030 Enban Musuki
POTD-JP031 Elemental Hero Aqua Neos
POTD-JP032 Elemental Hero Flare Neos
POTD-JP033 Elemental Hero Black Neos
POTD-JP034 Chimeratech Over Dragon
POTD-JP035 Rescuekyūroid
POTD-JP036 Supervehicroid – Jumbodrill
POTD-JP037 Contact
POTD-JP038 Fake Hero
POTD-JP039 Calling Magic
POTD-JP040 Vehicroid Connection Zone
POTD-JP041 D – Spirit
POTD-JP042 Overload Fusion
POTD-JP043 Cycloneblade
POTD-JP044 Mirai Yūgō – Future Fusion
POTD-JP045 Tamashī no Kyōyū – Common Soul
POTD-JP046 Neospace
POTD-JP047 Shikōtei no Ryōbo
POTD-JP048 Dark City
POTD-JP049 Destiny Mirage
POTD-JP050 D - Chain
POTD-JP051 Mystery Circle
POTD-JP052 Unmei no Wakare Michi
POTD-JP053 Daikikengai Shageki
POTD-JP054 Ōkyū No Jūzei
POTD-JP055 Wondergarage
POTD-JP056 Supercharge
POTD-JP057 Cyber Summon Blaster
POTD-JP058 Kaseki Hakkutsu
POTD-JP059 Synthetic Angel
POTD-JP060 Sennō Kōsen

Anyone wanna predict what percentage of this set will have Censored artwork by the time it hits the U.S... And good eye Evangel.

...Not my fault.

1) I got it from dmcomet.
2) I don't even know OCG names.

4 good cards.

- Dark Ptera
- Mausoleum
- Future Fusion
- Overfusion

I didn't say it was your fault. I am not even saying this is anyone's fault. I am just saying that there are no OCG names is all.

OCG stands for Official Card Game. This is the Japanese game while TCG is the English game.

As far as sensored artworks go, I am going to say that they are not gonna like Dogmaguy's pointy object too much. Other than that, I really don't see any other cards that can/will be edited as non of Asuka's card are in this set.

I know. Thanks for that list, by the way.


Do you have a link to any pictures?

Ideal is always a good place to check for card pictures. Although some of them are blurry. (took me forever to read the furigana on Gangil)

Yea but they find the smallest things to censor. Blazing Hilta was censored from Jap to Eng. And it was something so small, no-one would possible notice unless it was pointed out to them (i.e. Me)

I looked through al the cards again, and found some that might get edited after all.

Defendguy has those horn thingies that Konami seem to hate so much, so those might be gone.
Now that I looked at him closer, Dogmaguy not only has a pointy object, but also horns too...
Doomguy's gun is gone for sure.
Alien Mother's "assets" might get altered a little.
Fake Hero 'cause of the guy's boxers.
Calling Magic might get altered a little so it doesn't look so "occultish".
D - Spirit's gangster guys in the background might be changed.
If Dogmaguy gets changed, Cycloneblade will be too.
Common Soul's sperm like souls might lose their tails.

That's all I could really see. Although them jolly rancher guys on POTD-JP058 might get some edits too.

Now you're thinking like a UDE executive.

Anyway, GO FUTURE FUSION! Woohoo.

WOW!

Another crappy set.

no, neospacian aqua dolphin is pretty good....read the effect

I'd have to concur with you there... It is very good... However, I think the Chimeratech Dragon may be overused in some decks...

Aqua Dolphin is bad for what it represents. The anime effect was unlimited times per turn, Konami watered it down to once per turn. I don't hate its OCG form, I just dislike how another potentially great GX card got pwned by Konami again. (See also Aqua Neos).

Oh well, im sure they had their reasons. It's still pretty good, or maybe should they alter it further?

Oh they had their reasons alright. Konami is afraid of having another Cyber Dragon fiasco, so every potentially great GX card gets nerfed so bad that they aren't even worth the cardboard they are printed on.

The exact reason I dont play much anymore. Ever since the Elemental Heros. I could care less.


But, though its not that good, I may still buy some packs anyways....just to see what I missed.

"cyber dragon fiasco"

hmmm... could you mean that it shows up everywhere? maybe for the next super good gx cards they will release them as 1 of a kind first, such as SJ cyber stein, and then reprint it 6 sets later.

By Cyber Dragon fiasco I mean upgrading a card from its anime counterpart to the part where it becomes super splashable like CD was. Cyber Dragon's original anime effect was that you could normal summmon him when your opponent has a monster and you don't. Bubbleman, Skyscraper, Friendog, Magical Mallet, Aqua Dolphin, and a whole bunch of other potentially useful GX cards were nerfed because Konami made a mistake and made Cyber Dragon better than it already is.

This set will not bring any new staples to the game. The sets now are improving on less playable type and that's not a bad thing but, the sets aren't enough.

Almost every deck needs its own Special Summon card to make it good or a card that nets good advantage. Chaos Sorcerer, DDV, and Strike Ninja are all good examples.

Until we see a set that will change the Meta, we will have to rely on the ban list to make the game more fun.

Which isn't a sensible thing to do either. If March's genocide bannings taught us anything, it's Konami cares more about killing certain deck types rather than balancing all decks equally.

this set blows just like the last couple minus a few decsent cards

...excuse me...blows? Sucks? This set does not. It breathes new life into Dino decks, which is something I have been looking forward to.

Vehicroids get some spiffy support, which is cool. Then you of course have Chimeratech Overdragon, a good card that is also great with a broken card in itself: Future Fusion.

"But Tom, good ol' fashion, CC decks don't use Fusion's because they are teh suckyness, unless I'm running Metamorphosis."

True. And yet now a days we run at least two cards in the standard deck that have a fusion: Cyber Dragon. I'll Gladly dump two Cyber Dragons into the graveyard to revive and use for Chaos Sorceror, with the potiential to have a Cyber Twin Dragon rampaging on the field later on in the duel. Then there are the specialty decks the card can go into that could very well be brutal too. Imagine using Future Fusion to get out Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, then Dragon's Mirror for a second BEUD then Returning the 3 Blue Eyes. Ouch.

True some of the Destiny Heroes arn't that good, but still not too bad.

Overall I think the set is pretty good, and opens a few doors for a few deck types to pop up. Hopefully It will encourage DIVERSITY, which this game sorely lacks.

I guess it does help dinos out and will add a new deck (Aliens). Other then that stuff I still think d-heros are a GX freaks dream come true (a crapy dream). I personaly think this set blows still. Unless your a dinoman or d-heroman.
Even if it gives dinos a boost, how many people use bugs or ancient gear decks? Not many. Dinos will pass by just as unused.
Konami screwed up bigtime when they went e-hero crazy. I just can't wait till Cyber dark.

So what? You want then to release a set that contains another Chaos monster right? I think Chimera Overtech Dragon and Future Fusion will re-define the format, mark my words. We'll see a ton of Chimera/Fusion decks played, plus Future Fusion cards splashed into the existing Chaos decks.

Not to mention playing that one field spell card that lets a player summon a tribute monster by paying LP instead of tributes, which can be abused in multiple of ways. First turn Jinzo? How about DMOC? Or the big bad dino of the set, Ultimate Tyranno? And let's think about it. Most standard Chaos deck tributes require tributes to happen, so Zaborgs and Mobius gain no real benefit from the card. I can defenatly see the card used along the lines of a re-hashed DMOC/Chaos deck.

Chimera-tech will be everywhere,people have been geeking out about it since they saw the spoilers list...Chimera tech wont be limited until March/April though...along with Future Fusion,and Overload Fusion.

In fact,Overload fusion should be limited immidately with the new ban list,it's going to be worse than RFTDD,because they'll use RFTDD with overlaod fusion,and Chimera-tech....the decktypes there are a changin'....

Return?

Dimension Fusion....... obv

No I don't want another chaos monster, I want a set that doesn't have all that E, D-hero crap. We've all heard "this sets gonna do this", But does it?? If I'm wrong about this pack and we all start seeing cards from this set doing anything good then fine. I personally can't wait for the aliens.

even though what I said about Overload fusion and Future fusion I still want them...a machine lover's dream...Can't help it,along with the Cyber Tin,and SD 10 pure machines...yep.