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Dark Crisis (DCR-105) Judgment of Anubis
TRAP	Counter Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Discard 1 card from your hand to negate the activation and the effect of a Spell Card controlled by your opponent that includes the effect of destroying Spell and/or Trap Card(s) on the field and destroy it. Then, you can destroy 1 face-up monster on your opponent's side of the field and inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster. (Secret Rare)
Rating: 4 out of 5 Not as strict as Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell and there's a nice bonus effect when successful.
Dark Crisis (DCR-104) Blast Held by a Tribute
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack with a monster on his/her side of the field that has been Tribute Summoned or Set. Destroy all face-up Attack Position monsters on your opponent's side of the field and inflict 1000 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Basically, it's a watered down Mirror Force.
Dark Crisis (DCR-103) Ray of Hope
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Select 2 LIGHT monsters from your Graveyard and add them to your Deck. Then shuffle your Deck. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The best choices aren't even going to help you that turn.
Dark Crisis (DCR-102) Sakuretsu Armor
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Destroy the attacking monster. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 Negate Attack does more, but this at least gets rid of the monster.
Dark Crisis (DCR-101) Spell Vanishing
TRAP	Counter Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Discard 2 cards from your hand to negate the activation of a Spell Card and destroy it. Also, check your opponent's hand and Deck and if you find any Spell Cards of the same name as the destroyed Spell Card, send all of them to the Graveyard. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 More costly than Magic Jammer and less useful than Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell.
Dark Crisis (DCR-100) Dice Re-Roll
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
After this card is activated, for the rest of this turn you can negate 1 six-sided die roll and re-roll it. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Under no circumstances are dice roll effects any good.
Dark Crisis (DCR-099) Archfiend's Roar
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Pay 500 Life Points to activate this card. Special Summon 1 Archfiend Monster Card from your Graveyard. This monster cannot be offered as a Tribute under any conditions and is destroyed during the End Phase of this turn. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Not even their own Call of the Haunted makes them viable.
Dark Crisis (DCR-098) Dark Scorpion Combination
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when you have "Don Zaloog", "Cliff the Trap Remover", "Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow", "Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong", and "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn" face-up on your side of the field. During the turn this card is activated, any of these 5 cards can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. In that case, the Battle Damage inflicted by each of those cards (that attack your opponent's Life Points directly) becomes 400 points. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Talk about a bad combination, and not in a meaningful way.
Dark Crisis (DCR-097) Battle-Scarred
TRAP	Continuous Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Select 1 Archfiend monster on your side of the field when you activate this card. When the monster's controller pays Life Points during the Standby Phase for the selected monster, that player's opponent also must pay equal Life Points. If this card is destroyed or removed from the field, destroy the selected monster. When the selected monster is destroyed or removed from the field, this card is also destroyed. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Good luck drawing this when you're paying rent on the Archetype.
Dark Crisis (DCR-096) Frozen Soul
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when your opponent's Life Points are at least 2000 points higher than yours. Your opponent skips his/her next Battle Phase. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Thunder of Ruler is already a better version of this.
Dark Crisis (DCR-095) Altar for Tribute
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Select 1 monster on your side of the field and send it to the Graveyard. Increase your Life Points by an amount equal to the original ATK of the monster. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 A slower and less versatile Mystik Wok isn't what you need.
Dark Crisis (DCR-094) Pandemonium
SPELL	Field Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Neither player has to pay Life Points during the Standby Phase of Archfiend monsters. Each time a players Archfiend Monster Card(s) are destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, except as a result of battle, that player can select 1 Archfiend Monster Card from his/her Deck that has fewer Level Stars than the destroyed card and add it to his/her hand. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 There isn't a single member that is worth using for this, making this useless too.
Dark Crisis (DCR-093) Mustering of the Dark Scorpions
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when you have "Don Zaloog" face-up on your side of the field. You can Special Summon any of the cards from your hand that include "Dark Scorpion" on the name, or are named "Cliff the Trap Remover". You cannot Special Summon 2 cards with the same card name by the effect of this card. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Their strongest member (Gorg) isn't really that strong at all so what's the point in this?
Dark Crisis (DCR-092) Archfiend's Oath
SPELL	Continuous Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Once per turn you can pay 500 Life Points to declare 1 card name. Pick up the top card from your Deck and if the card name is the one you declared, add it to your hand. If not, send the card you picked up to the Graveyard. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The ways to make this more in your favor are few and far between.
Dark Crisis (DCR-091) Final Countdown
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Pay 2000 Life Points. After 20 turns have passed after you activate this card (counting the turn you activate this card as the 1st turn), you win the Duel. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 It comes down to 10 turns each, but there aren't many ways to stall during a Duel.
Dark Crisis (DCR-090) Cestus of Dagla
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be equipped to Fairy-Type monsters. A monster equipped with this card increases its ATK by 500 points. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, increase your Life Points by an equal amount. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The variants of Black Pendant are spreading like a virus.
Dark Crisis (DCR-089) Checkmate
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Offer 1 Archfiend monster on your side of the field as a Tribute. During the turn this card is activated, 1 "Terrorking Archfiend" on your side of the field can attack your opponents Life Points directly. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Terrorking can mostly only deal 1000 damage, which is just slightly more than you're paying each turn.
Dark Crisis (DCR-088) Falling Down
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Destroy this card if there is no face-up Archfiend card on your side of the field. Take control of 1 of your opponent's face-up monsters. Inflict 800 points of damage to your Life Points during each of your opponent's Standby Phases. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The most obvious alternatives are banned, and that leaves less options to use over this, but this is bad enough.
Dark Crisis (DCR-087) Contract with the Dark Master
SPELL	Ritual Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Dark Master - Zorc". You must also offer monsters whose total Level Stars equal 8 or more as a Tribute from the field or your hand. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 No signature required, but the end result isn't much better.
Dark Crisis (DCR-086) Contract with the Abyss
SPELL	Ritual Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
This card is used to Ritual Summon any DARK monster. You must also offer monsters from the field or your hand whose total Level Stars equal the Level Stars of the Ritual Monster you are attempting to Ritual Summon. (Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 When there's only like 2 possible choices, this isn't really going to impact the Duel much.
Dark Crisis (DCR-085) Incandescent Ordeal
SPELL	Ritual Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Legendary Flame Lord". You must also offer monsters whose total Level Stars equal 7 or more as a Tribute from the field or your hand. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The Legendary Flame Lord is really a dimly lit candle waiting to burn out.
Dark Crisis (DCR-084) Dragged Down into the Grave
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You and your opponent look at each other's hands, select 1 card from each other's hands and discard them to the Graveyard, and each draw 1 card. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Nothing really changes here. You're just hoping you have better luck than your opponent.
Dark Crisis (DCR-083) Spell Reproduction
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Send 2 Spell Cards from your hand to the Graveyard. Select 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard and add it to your hand. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Yikes, what a bad card. Magician of Faith just got a whole lot better.
Dark Crisis (DCR-082) Dark Master - Zorc
DARK	Fiend / Ritual / Effect	Level 8	ATK: 2700 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Contract with the Dark Master". You must also offer monsters whose total Level Stars equal 8 or more as a Tribute from the field or your hand. During your turn you can roll 1 six-sided die. If the result is 1 or 2, destroy all monsters on your opponent's side of the field. If the result is 3, 4, or 5, destroy 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field. If the result is 6, destroy all monsters on your side of the field. (Super Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 At least they made the odds 33%, but your odds are actually higher to get the other effects.
Dark Crisis (DCR-081) Legendary Flame Lord
FIRE	Spellcaster / Ritual / Effect	Level 7	ATK: 2400 DEF: 2000	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Incandescent Ordeal". You must also offer monsters whose total Level Stars equal 7 or more as a Tribute from the field or your hand. Each time you or your opponent activates 1 Spell Card, put 1 Spell Counter on this card. Remove 3 Spell Counters from this card to destroy all monsters on the field except this card. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 There aren't enough good Spell Cards to make this even remotely useful.
Dark Crisis (DCR-080) Agido
EARTH	Fairy / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1500 DEF: 1300	Pendulum Scale:
When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, roll a six-sided die. You can Special Summon 1 Fairy-Type monster from your Graveyard whose Level Stars are equal to the number rolled. If the result is 6, you can Special Summon a Level 6 or higher monster. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Why wait when you can use Call of the Haunted and revive your desired Fairy right then and there?
Dark Crisis (DCR-079) Zolga
EARTH	Fairy / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1700 DEF: 1200	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card increases his/her Life Points by 2000 points when this monster is offered as a Tribute for a successful Tribute Summon or Set. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Unfortunately, it's not limited to just you, and isn't going to do anything right away.
Dark Crisis (DCR-078) Kelbek
EARTH	Fairy / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1500 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
Any monster that attacks this card is returned to its owner's hand. Damage calculation is applied normally. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 A somewhat weaker Wall of Illusion, but that makes little difference here.
Dark Crisis (DCR-077) Keldo
EARTH	Fairy / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1200 DEF: 1600	Pendulum Scale:
When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, select 2 cards from your opponent's Graveyard and return them to your opponent's Deck. Your opponent then shuffles his/her Deck. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 It might've been better if the cards were removed from play, but this'll probably just help your opponent out.
Dark Crisis (DCR-076) Mudora
EARTH	Fairy / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1500 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
The ATK of this card increases by 200 points for every Fairy-Type monster in your Graveyard. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 With only 1500 ATK to start, that extra ATK is going to make little difference.
Dark Crisis (DCR-075) Tsukuyomi
DARK	Spellcaster / Spirit / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1100 DEF: 1400	Pendulum Scale:
This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card returns to the owner's hand during the End Phase of the turn that it is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or flipped face-up. When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or flipped face-up, flip 1 face-up monster on the field into face-down Defense Position. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Book of Moon can do this without wasting your Normal Summon.
Dark Crisis (DCR-074) Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite
WATER	Aqua / Union / Effect	Level 7	ATK: 1000 DEF: 500	Pendulum Scale:
Once per turn, during your Main Phase, if you control this monster on the field, you can equip it to a face-up monster on your side of the field as an Equip Spell Card, OR change it back to a monster in face-up Attack Position. When equipped to a monster by this card's effect, that monster will not be affected by the effects of Spell Cards controlled by your opponent. (1 monster can only be equipped with 1 Union Monster at a time. If the monster that this card is equipped to is destroyed in battle, this card is destroyed instead.) (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Even after you equip it, the equipped monster is only safe from 1/3 of card effects.
Dark Crisis (DCR-073) Skull Archfiend of Lightning
DARK	Fiend / Effect	Level 6	ATK: 2500 DEF: 1200	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 1, 3, or 6, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 First we had the Toon version and now this. Summoned Skull just can't seem to catch a break from the bad remakes.
Dark Crisis (DCR-072) Terrorking Archfiend
DARK	Fiend / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 2000 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
You cannot Normal Summon or Flip Summon this card unless you have an Archfiend Monster Card on your side of the field. The controller of this card pays 800 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 2 or 5, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. Also negate the effect of an Effect Monster that is destroyed by this monster in battle. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Let's take an already bad card and make it worse. That's how you reach Archfiends like this one.
Dark Crisis (DCR-071) Infernalqueen Archfiend
FIRE	Fiend / Effect	Level 3	ATK: 900 DEF: 1300	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 2 or 5, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. As long as this card remains on the field, during each Standby Phase increase the ATK of 1 Archfiend monster by 1000 points. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 You're expecting too much if you think this'll be around long enough to have any benefits.
Dark Crisis (DCR-070) Desrook Archfiend
LIGHT	Fiend / Effect	Level 3	ATK: 1100 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 3, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. When a "Terrorking Archfiend" on your side of the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon the "Terrorking Archfiend". (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 In the game of Yu-Gi-Oh chess, cards with no maintenance costs beat cards with them.
Dark Crisis (DCR-069) Darkbiship Archfiend
WATER	Fiend / Effect	Level 3	ATK: 300 DEF: 1400	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When an Archfiend Monster Card on your side of the field is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 1, 3, or 6, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Oh good so there's a 50-50 chance of succcess here. Like that makes a difference.
Dark Crisis (DCR-068) Shadowknight Archfiend
WIND	Fiend / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 2000 DEF: 1600	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card pays 900 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 3, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. The Battle Damage this card inflicts to your opponent's Life Points is halved. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Terrorking should've been in this rarity too, and you'll see why.
Dark Crisis (DCR-067) Vilepawn Archfiend
EARTH	Fiend / Effect	Level 2	ATK: 1200 DEF: 200	Pendulum Scale:
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 3, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, your opponent cannot attack another face-up Archfiend Monster Card. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Here we go, the series of chess-themed monsters that are by no means a major selling point.
Dark Crisis (DCR-066) Mefist the Infernal General
DARK	Fiend / Effect	Level 5	ATK: 1800 DEF: 1700	Pendulum Scale:
When this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Position monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, select 1 card from your opponent's hand randomly and discard it. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Want a better way to deal piercing damage? Stick to Fairy Meteor Crush. You're not missing anything.
Dark Crisis (DCR-065) Goblin of Greed
EARTH	Fiend / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1000 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
As long as this card remains face-up on your side of the field, neither player can discard from his/her hand as a cost. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 So that eliminates only a handful of cards at this point.
Dark Crisis (DCR-064) Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu
FIRE	Beast-Warrior / Effect	Level 2	ATK: 500 DEF: 500	Pendulum Scale:
FLIP: Select 1 Equip Spell Card from your Deck and add it to your hand. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 Thankfully there's at least a few good ones to get, but this won't stay on the field very long.
Dark Crisis (DCR-063) Great Maju Garzett
DARK	Fiend / Effect	Level 6	ATK: 0 DEF: 0	Pendulum Scale:
The ATK of this card becomes twice the original ATK of the Tribute Monster you used to Tribute Summon this card. (Rare)
Rating: 3 out of 5 Anything with 1800 ATK or above is an ideal choice to use with this. It doesn't gain DEF though.
Dark Crisis (DCR-062) Outstanding Dog Marron
LIGHT	Beast / Effect	Level 1	ATK: 100 DEF: 100	Pendulum Scale:
When this card is sent to your Graveyard, it is returned to your Deck. Then shuffle your Deck. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 What good is recycling a monster this weak, especially when that's all it does?
Dark Crisis (DCR-061) Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn
DARK	Warrior / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1000 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, you can select and activate one of the following effects: ● Select 1 card that includes "Dark Scorpion" in its name, or is named "Cliff the Trap Remover", from your Deck and add it to your hand. ● Select 1 card that includes "Dark Scorpion" in its card name, or is named "Cliff the Trap Remover", from your Graveyard and add it to your hand. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 From the not-so-strong to the tickle in my side. Hardly painful in the slightest.
Dark Crisis (DCR-060) Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong
DARK	Warrior / Effect	Level 5	ATK: 1800 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, you can select and activate 1 of the following effects: ● Return 1 Monster Card on your opponent's side of the field to the top of its owner's Deck. ● Send 1 card from the top of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Strong by comparison to many monsters released before and since, maybe, but not compared to true threats.
Dark Crisis (DCR-059) Sasuke Samurai #2
WIND	Warrior / Effect	Level 1	ATK: 200 DEF: 300	Pendulum Scale:
Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can pay 800 Life Points. If you do this, until the End Phase, Spell and Trap Cards cannot be activated. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Sure, spend more Life Points so that next turn when you take big damage, you'll be closer to losing the Duel.
Dark Crisis (DCR-058) Pandemonium Watchbear
DARK	Beast / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1300 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
As long as this card remains face-up on your side of the field, "Pandemonium" on your side of the field cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The Archetype is so bad that the Field Spell is really the only "glue" holding it together.
Dark Crisis (DCR-057) Archfiend Soldier
DARK	Fiend / Normal	Level 4	ATK: 1900 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
An expert at battle who belongs to a crack diabolical unit. He's famous because he always gets the job done. (Rare)
Rating: 3 out of 5 I 1000% support using this Archfiend and not any of the other ones to come.
Dark Crisis (DCR-056) Ojama Green
LIGHT	Beast / Normal	Level 2	ATK: 0 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
He's one of the Ojama Trio. It's said that he butts in by any means necessary. It's also said that when the three are together, something happens. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 9 times out of 10, the only "something happens" will be it losing a battle.
Dark Crisis (DCR-055) D. D. Trainer
DARK	Fiend / Normal	Level 1	ATK: 100 DEF: 2000	Pendulum Scale:
A poor goblin that was sucked into a different dimension. However, he's doing his best with his new destiny. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 That dimension didn't take everything away. The DEF will certainly be a benefit.
Dark Crisis (DCR-054) Gagagigo
WATER	Reptile / Normal	Level 4	ATK: 1850 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
This young evildoer used to have an evil heart, but by meeting a special person, he discovered justice. (Common)
Rating: 3 out of 5 Having 50 extra ATK means taking down the other good Beatsticks released before it.
Dark Crisis (DCR-053) Cost Down
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Discard 1 card from your hand. Downgrade all Monster Cards in your hand by 2 Levels until the End Phase of the turn this card is activated. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 If there were more decent high-Level monsters, this'd have more justification for its rarity and a higher rating.
Dark Crisis (DCR-052) Interdimensional Matter Transporter
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Select 1 face-up monster on your side of the field and remove it from play until the End Phase of the turn this card is activated. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 This just ends up taking your monster out of play so that you have less to defend yourself.
Dark Crisis (DCR-051) Kaiser Glider
LIGHT	Dragon / Effect	Level 6	ATK: 2400 DEF: 2200	Pendulum Scale:
This card is not destroyed as a result of battle when this card battles with a monster with the same ATK. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, return 1 monster on the field to its owner's hand. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 4 out of 5 Nearly equal stats for a Level 6 monster and packing a decent effect to boot.
Dark Crisis (DCR-050) Really Eternal Rest
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Destroy all monsters equipped with Equip Cards. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The odds of this being successful are Really Unlikely.
Dark Crisis (DCR-049) Skill Drain
TRAP	Continuous Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Pay 1000 Life Points. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, negate the effects of all face-up Effect Monsters on the field. (Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 The fee I feel is rather steep considering both players' monsters are affected and it's just their monsters too.
Dark Crisis (DCR-048) Arsenal Robber
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Your opponent selects 1 Equip Spell Card form his/her Deck and sends it to the Graveyard. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 That's assuming they have any, but even then, this may only make it easier to play.
Dark Crisis (DCR-047) Ojama Trio
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Special Summon 3 "Ojama Tokens" (Beast-Type/LIGHT/2 Stars/ATK 0/DEF 1000) in Defense Position on your opponent's side of the field. The tokens cannot be used as a Tribute for a Tribute Summon. When an "Ojama Token" is destroyed, inflict 300 points of damage to the controller's Life Points. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 At this point in the game, there's little else for players to do so this will certainly have somewhat of an impact.
Dark Crisis (DCR-046) Staunch Defender
TRAP	Normal Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Select 1 face-up monster on your side of the field. During the turn this card is activated, your opponent can only attack the monster you selected. Your opponent must attack the selected monster with all face-up monsters on his/her side of the field. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 Not going to be that useful unless you have a strong monster to choose.
Dark Crisis (DCR-045) Final Attack Orders
TRAP	Continuous Trap	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all face-up monsters on the field are changed to Attack Position and their battle position cannot be changed. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 It might seem like a good idea, but I'll bet after a while, you'll regret having it on the field.
Dark Crisis (DCR-044) Different Dimension Gate
SPELL	Continuous Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Select 1 Monster Card each from you and your opponent's sides of the field and remove them from play. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, return those monsters to the field in the same battle position as when they were removed from play. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Vulnerable and does pretty much nothing while it's on the field.
Dark Crisis (DCR-043) Non-Spellcasting Area
SPELL	Continuous Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
All face-up Monster Cards on the field, except for Effect Monsters, are unaffected by any Spell Card (excluding this card). (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Basically it's Normal Monster support without saying so, and most of those are pretty bad.
Dark Crisis (DCR-042) Morale Boost
SPELL	Continuous Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Each time a player equips an Equip Spell Card, that player's Life Points increase by 1000 points. Each time an Equip Spell Card is destroyed or removed from the field, inflict 1000 damage to the Life Points of the controller of that Equip Spell Card. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The morale of the story is don't use cards that affect both players.
Dark Crisis (DCR-041) Token Thanksgiving
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Destroy all tokens on the field. Increase your Life Points by the number of tokens destroyed x 800 points. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 All Tokens, as in like one or two?
Dark Crisis (DCR-040) Fairy of the Spring
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
Select 1 Equip Spell Card from your Graveyard and add it to your hand. You cannot activate that Equip Spell Card this turn. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 What's the point in getting it when your opponent now knows a card in your hand that you'll probably play?
Dark Crisis (DCR-039) Rod of the Mind's Eye
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
When a monster equipped with this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, the damage becomes 1000 points. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 All it does is hold the stronger monsters back and give weak monsters powers that aren't worth it.
Dark Crisis (DCR-038) Precious Cards from Beyond
SPELL	Continuous Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
When you successfully Tribute Summon or Set a monster that required 2 or more Tributes, draw 2 cards from your Deck. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Not very redeeming when you just lost 2 monsters to add to your hand.
Dark Crisis (DCR-037) Twin Sords of Flashing Light - Tryce
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You must send 1 card from your hand to your Graveyard when you activate this card. A monster equipped with this card decreases its ATK by 500 points. A monster equipped with this card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 It should really say "A monster equipped with this card now has even lower odds of being successful in battle."
Dark Crisis (DCR-036) Rod of Silence - Kay'est
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
A monster equipped with this card increases its DEF by 500 points. Negate the effect of a Spell Card (excluding this card) that specifically designates a monster equipped with this card as a target and destroy it. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 Only the strongest and best monsters should get this.
Dark Crisis (DCR-035) Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You must send 1 card from your hand to your Graveyard when you activate this card. A monster equipped with this card increases its ATK by 500 points. When a monster equipped with this card destroys a monster with an effect on your opponent's side of the field in battle, negate the effect of that monster. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Dark Ruler Ha Des does a much better job at negating effects without costing you anything from your hand.
Dark Crisis (DCR-034) Gravity Axe - Grarl
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
A monster equipped with this card increases its ATK by 500 points. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, monsters on your opponent's side of the field cannot change their battle position. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 So what if they can't change their battle positions? In most cases there's no need to.
Dark Crisis (DCR-033) Shooting Star Bow - Ceal
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
A monster equipped with this card decreases its ATK by 1000 points. A monster equipped with this card can attack your opponent's Life Points directly.. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Ceal this card up for all eternity.
Dark Crisis (DCR-032) Butterfly Dagger - Elma
SPELL	Equip Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
A monster equipped with this card increases its ATK by 300 points. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard while equipped to a monster, this card can be returned to the owner's hand. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Surprisingly, this card is at 1, and for what? +300 ATK and the ability to be recycled? What good is that?
Dark Crisis (DCR-031) Contract with Exodia
SPELL	Normal Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card when you have "Exodia the Forbidden One", "Right Arm of the Forbidden One", "Left Arm of the Forbidden One", "Right Leg of the Forbidden One", and "Left Leg of the Forbidden One" in your Graveyard. Special Summon 1 "Exodia Necross" from your hand. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Sacrificing an instant win should give more than this has to offer.
Dark Crisis (DCR-030) A Deal with Dark Ruler
SPELL	Quick-Play Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
You can only activate this card during a turn in which a monster with 8 or more Level Stars on your side of the field was sent to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 "Berserk Dragon" from your hand or Deck. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The lack of an activation fee doesn't change anything about this card's lack of uses.
Dark Crisis (DCR-029) Shinato's Ark
SPELL	Ritual Spell	Level	ATK: DEF:	Pendulum Scale:
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane". You must also offer monsters whose total Level Stars equal 8 or more as a Tribute from the field or your hand. (Common)
Rating: 4 out of 5 Relinquished has nothing on what this Ritual Spell brings out.
Dark Crisis (DCR-028) Thousand Needles
EARTH	Beast / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1000 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
When this Defense Position card is attacked and the ATK of the attacking monster is lower than the DEF of this card, after Damage Calculation destroy the attacking monster. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 You'd have to be pretty stupid to be running monsters with less than 1800 ATK.
Dark Crisis (DCR-027) D. D. Warrior Lady
LIGHT	Warrior / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1500 DEF: 1600	Pendulum Scale:
When this card battles another monster, after Damage Calculation you can remove the opponent's monster and this card from play. (Super Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 It could get rid of strong monsters, but it's really just bait to get itself out of play.
Dark Crisis (DCR-026) Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow
DARK	Warrior / Effect	Level 3	ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, you can select and activate 1 of the following effects: ● Return 1 card on the field to its owner's hand. ● See 1 card on the top of your opponent's Deck. Your opponent does not see the card. Then return it on the top or the bottom of your opponent's Deck. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 The stats match the little shrimp of a monster that stands very little chance at triggering its effect.
Dark Crisis (DCR-025) Fear from the Dark
DARK	Zombie / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1700 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
When this card is sent directly from your hand or Deck to your Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, Special Summon this card to your side of the field. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 In this case, you have nothing to fear at all.
Dark Crisis (DCR-024) Maju Garzett
DARK	Fiend / Effect	Level 7	ATK: ? DEF: 0	Pendulum Scale:
The ATK of this card becomes equal to the combined original ATK of the 2 monsters you offered as a Tribute to Tribute Summon this card. (Common)
Rating: 3 out of 5 Tribute Summoning this guy is one of the best moves you can make, with the right monsters Tributed.
Dark Crisis (DCR-023) Despair from the Dark
DARK	Zombie / Effect	Level 8	ATK: 2800 DEF: 3000	Pendulum Scale:
When this card is sent directly from your hand or Deck to your Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, Special Summon this card to your side of the field. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Without the effect, it's just a high-Level monster with 3000 DEF. Labyrinth Wall and Millennium Shield are better.
Dark Crisis (DCR-022) Blindly Loyal Goblin
EARTH	Warrior / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1800 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
As long as this card remains face-up on the field, control of this card cannot switch. (Common)
Rating: 3 out of 5 Searchable and locks your opponent out of stealing it, though that's hardly a perk.
Dark Crisis (DCR-021) Gyaku-Gire Panda
EARTH	Beast / Effect	Level 3	ATK: 800 DEF: 1600	Pendulum Scale:
The ATK of this card increases by 500 points for every monster on your opponent's side of the field. When this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Position monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 3300 ATK could be respectable as printed ATK, but it's through an effect and changes constantly.
Dark Crisis (DCR-020) Exodia Necross
DARK	Spellcaster / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1800 DEF: 0	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Contract with Exodia". This card is not destroyed as a result of battle at any time or by the effects of Spell or Trap Cards. During each of your Standby Phases, increase the ATK of this card by 500 points. This card is destroyed when you do not have all 5 of these cards in your Graveyard: "Exodia the Forbidden One", "Right Arm of the Forbidden One", "Left Arm of the Forbidden One", "Right Leg of the Forbidden One", "Left Leg of the Forbidden One". (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Why does it need to self-destruct at all? It's difficult enough just to get it out and it's hardly invincible.
Dark Crisis (DCR-019) Berserk Dragon
DARK	Zombie / Effect	Level 8	ATK: 3500 DEF: 0	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "A Deal with Dark Ruler". This card can attack all monsters on your opponent's side of the field once. You cannot attack your opponent directly if you attack any monsters first. Decrease the ATK of this card by 500 points during each of your End Phases. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 You already lost a Level 8 monster and you'll lose this one soon enough.
Dark Crisis (DCR-018) Mirage Knight
LIGHT	Warrior / Effect	Level 8	ATK: 2800 DEF: 2000	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Dark Flare Knight". When this card battles another monster, during damage calculation increase the ATK of this card by the original ATK of the opponent's monster. During the End Phase after this card was involved in battle, remove this card from play. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 How likely are you to battle a strong monster? Not very likely at all, and that's what you get for your hard work.
Dark Crisis (DCR-017) Dark Flare Knight
DARK	Warrior / Fusion / Effect	Level 6	ATK: 2200 DEF: 800	Pendulum Scale:
"Dark Magician" + "Flame Swordsman" Any damage to the controller of this card from battle involving this monster becomes 0. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle, Special Summon 1 "Mirage Knight" from your hand or Deck. (Super Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Requires a bad Fusion Monster and then the best it can do is make your battle damage 0 or bring out a worse monster.
Dark Crisis (DCR-016) Shinato, King of a Higher Plane
LIGHT	Fairy / Ritual / Effect	Level 8	ATK: 3300 DEF: 3000	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Shinato's Ark". You must also offer monsters whose total Level Stars equal 8 or more as a Tribute from the field or your hand. When a Defense Position monster on your opponent's side of the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by this card as a result of battle, inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the original ATK of the destroyed monster. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 4 out of 5 With over 3000 ATK, you're likely going to knock down quite a few monsters in Defense Mode. It's a powerhouse.
Dark Crisis (DCR-015) Different Dimension Dragon
LIGHT	Dragon / Effect	Level 5	ATK: 1200 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
The effect of a Spell of Trap Card cannot destroy this card unless the Spell or Trap Card specifically designates a target. This card is not destroyed as a result of battle when this card battles with a monster with an ATK of 1900 or less. (Super Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 It is only marginally harder to take down than regular monsters, but that makes it okay to use.
Dark Crisis (DCR-014) Des Feral Imp
DARK	Reptile / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
FLIP: Select 1 card from your Graveyard and add it to your Deck. Then shuffle your Deck. (Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 I don't know what you're going to return to the Deck, but it won't be in your hand for a while after that.
Dark Crisis (DCR-013) Little-Winguard
WIND	Warrior / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1400 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
Once during each of your End Phases, you can change the battle position of this card. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 You'll probably need that effect with such low ATK, but it can't do much more in Defense Mode.
Dark Crisis (DCR-012) Reflect Bounder
LIGHT	Machine / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1700 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
When this face-up Attack Position card is attacked by a monster on your opponent's side of the field, before damage calculation is resolved in the Damage Step, this card inflicts damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the ATK of the attacking monster. Then, after damage calculation is resolved, this card is destroyed. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Shouldn't it NOT self-destruct when attacked to be an Ultra Rare? What a letdown this became from the anime.
Dark Crisis (DCR-011) Cyber Raider
DARK	Machine / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1400 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned successfully, select and activate 1 of the following effects: ● Select 1 equipped Equip Spell Card and destroy it. ● Select 1 equipped Equip Spell Card and equip it to this card. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 What an oddly specific effect, and one that doesn't make the card any more useful.
Dark Crisis (DCR-010) Guardian Tryce
LIGHT	Thunder / Effect	Level 5	ATK: 1900 DEF: 1700	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned when there is a "Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce" on your side of the field. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon the monster that was offered as a Tribute for this card. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 They're so bad they might just rival the terribleness of another Archetype in this very set.
Dark Crisis (DCR-009) Guardian Kay'est
WATER	Sea Serpent / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1000 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned when there is a "Rod of Silence - Kay'est" on your side of the field. This card is unaffected by any Spell Cards and cannot be attacked by your opponent's monsters. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 So once it's on the field, you're stuck with a weak monster that resists power boosts from Spell Cards.
Dark Crisis (DCR-008) Guardian Baou
DARK	Fiend / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 800 DEF: 800	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned when there is a "Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou" on your side of the field. Each time 1 of your opponent's monsters is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard in battle by this monster, increase the ATK of this card by 1000 points. Also negate the effect of an Effect Monster that is destroyed by this monster in battle. (Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 It needs more than those lame effects to make the Summoning requirements actually necessary.
Dark Crisis (DCR-007) Guardian Grarl
FIRE	Dinosaur / Effect	Level 5	ATK: 2500 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned when there is a "Gravity Axe - Grarl" on your side of the field. If this is the only card in your hand, you can Special Summon it without offering Tributes. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 That's it? This is the effect that coincides with such a high rarity? You have got to be kidding me. It's pathetic.
Dark Crisis (DCR-006) Guardian Ceal
FIRE	Pyro / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1700 DEF: 1400	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned when there is a "Shooting Star Bow - Ceal" on your side of the field. Send an Equip Spell Card on your side of the field equipped to this card to the Graveyard to destroy 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field. (Ultra Rare)
Rating: 1 out of 5 XYZ-Dragon Cannon can do far better than this and is just as rare.
Dark Crisis (DCR-005) Guardian Elma
WIND	Fairy / Effect	Level 3	ATK: 1300 DEF: 1200	Pendulum Scale:
This card can only be Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned when there is a "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" on your side of the field. When this card is Summoned successfully, you can select 1 appropriate Equip Spell Card in your Graveyard and equip it to this card. (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 Prepare to be disappointed when you find out what Butterfly Dagger - Elma is, if you haven't already.
Dark Crisis (DCR-004) Arsenal Summoner
WIND	Spellcaster / Effect	Level 4	ATK: 1600 DEF: 1600	Pendulum Scale:
FLIP: Select 1 card that includes "Guardian" in its card name from your Deck and add it to your hand. You cannot select "Celtic Guardian", "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1", "Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress #2", "Guardian of the Labyrinth", or "The Reliable Guardian". (Common)
Rating: 1 out of 5 It exluded bad cards, but left several other bad ones out. Not much of an arsenal is it?
Dark Crisis (DCR-003) Acrobat Monkey
EARTH	Machine / Normal	Level 3	ATK: 1000 DEF: 1800	Pendulum Scale:
An autonomous monkey type robot which was developed with cutting-edge technology. It moves very acrobatically. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 Nothing cutting-edge here, just 1800 DEF.
Dark Crisis (DCR-002) Nin-Ken Dog
EARTH	Beast-Warrior / Normal	Level 4	ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000	Pendulum Scale:
Ninja dog who has mastered extreme Ninjitsu. Through hard training, it learned the technique to metamorphose into a human being. (Common)
Rating: 3 out of 5 I'd have more faith in this ninja than the others I've seen as cards.
Dark Crisis (DCR-001) Battle Footballer
FIRE	Machine / Normal	Level 4	ATK: 1000 DEF: 2100	Pendulum Scale:
A cyborg with high defense power. Originally it was invented for a football machine. (Common)
Rating: 2 out of 5 It'll serve more purpose now than as a football machine at least.
Dark Crisis (DCR-000) Vampire Lord
DARK	Zombie / Effect	Level 5	ATK: 2000 DEF: 1500	Pendulum Scale:
Each time this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, declare 1 card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap). Your opponent selects 1 card of that type from his/her Deck and sends it to the Graveyard. Also, when this card is destroyed and sent to your Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, it is Special Summoned to the field during your next Standby Phase. (Secret Rare)
Rating: 2 out of 5 I don't really think either effect warrants it being a Secret Rare, but it could be far worse.