*Ratings below are based on when the product was released and NOT today's Yu-Gi-Oh format*
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The Duelist Genesis (Page 3)

*Also available as an Ultimate Rare card
**Also available as an Ultimate Rare and Ghost Rare card
TDGS-EN059
Lightsworn Sabre
Equip Spell
Equip only to a "Lightsworn" monster. It gains 700 ATK. When this card is sent from your Deck to your Graveyard, you can equip it to 1 "Lightsworn" monster you control.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: Where you aren't using this, use Malevolent Nuzzler instead.
TDGS-EN058
Power Filter
Continuous Spell
Neither player can Special Summon monsters with 1000 or less ATK.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 1
Comments: Why UDE thought this card was worthy of being a Super Rare is beyond me since pretty much the only non-banned playable monster that fits its requirements is Sangan.
TDGS-EN057
Geartown
Field Spell
Both players can Tribute Summon "Ancient Gear" monsters with 1 less Tribute than required. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 "Ancient Gear" monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.
COMMON
Rating: 4
Comments: Since it applies to both players, it's rating is 4 stars but very good with Ancient Gear Beast and Golem!
TDGS-EN056
Mirror of Yata
Equip Spell
Equip only to a Spirit monster. The equipped monster does not have to have its effect that returns it to the hand activated. If it would be destroyed by battle, destroy this card instead.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: At least it'll keep your Spirit monster on the field but if it goes, so does your Spirit-Type monster.
TDGS-EN055
Orb of Yasaka
Equip Spell
Equip only to a Spirit monster. When it destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, gain Life Points equal to that monster's original ATK. When the equipped monster you control is returned to the hand and this card is sent to the Graveyard, return this card to your hand.
COMMON
Rating: 1
Comments: Use Guardian Angel Joan instead.
TDGS-EN054
Sword of Kusanagi
Equip Spell
Equip only to a Spirit monster. During battle, when it attacks a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of the equipped monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent. When the equipped monster you control is returned to the hand and this card is sent to the Graveyard, return this card to your hand.
COMMON
Rating: 1
Comments: It isn't too bad with the stronger Spirit monsters but even so, I wouldn't use it.  
TDGS-EN053*
Emergency Teleport
Quick-Play Spell
Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower Psychic-Type monster from your hand or Deck. During the End Phase this turn, remove from play that monster.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 1
Comments: A pretty bad Ultra Rare card. If you aren't Synchro Summoning with them, leave this card out.
TDGS-EN052
Psi-Impulse
Normal Spell
Tribute 1 Psychic-Type monster. Return all cards in your opponent's hand to the Deck. Then, they draw 3 cards.
COMMON
Rating: 1
Comments: This card gives your opponent the complete advantage! Not worth it in any deck.
TDGS-EN051
Psi-Station
Continuous Spell
When a Psychic-Type monster is Normal Summoned, you can pay 500 Life Points to have it gain 300 ATK and increase its Level by 1.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: Since most Psychic-Type monsters are weak anyway and can at least be used to Synchro Summon (since they generally don't have anything else) this card has some uses but not much.
TDGS-EN050
Lightwave Tuning
Normal Spell
Select 1 Level 4 LIGHT monster you control. It is treated as a Tuner monster while it is face-up on the field.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: If you can find a decent Level 4 LIGHT monster like X-Head Cannon, this card isn't too bad but it has literally limited uses.
TDGS-EN049
De-Synchro
Normal Spell
Select 1 face-up Synchro Monster. Return it to its owner's Extra Deck. Then, if all the monsters that were used for the Synchro Summon of that monster are in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon them.
RARE
Rating: 1
Comments: All this card is a poor excuse to have extra tributes and you can't activate it if it's face down.
TDGS-EN048
Battle Tuned
Quick-Play Spell
Remove from play 1 Tuner monster from your Graveyard. Target face-up monster you control gains ATK equal to the removed monster's ATK.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: It's the fact that you have to remove from play a Tuner monster that hurts this card and its rating.
TDGS-EN047
Junk Barrage
Equip Spell
When the equipped monster destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the destroyed monster's ATK.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: If it inflicted the entire ATK, its rating would've at least doubled but that isn't the case.
TDGS-EN046
Domino Effect
Continuous Spell
When a monster your opponent controls is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can send 1 monster you control to the Graveyard to destroy 1 monster your opponent controls.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: If the monster was like Sangan or something, then this card isn't too bad but it isn't very good.
TDGS-EN045
Fighting Spirit
Equip Spell
The equipped monster gains 300 ATK for each monster your opponent controls. If it would be destroyed by battle, you can destroy this card instead.
RARE
Rating: 3
Comments: Your opponent will generally have 2 monsters on the field on average due to Cyber Dragon, which'll give your monster a nice 600 ATK!
TDGS-EN044*
Thought Ruler Archfiend
DARK / Psychic-Type Synchro / Level 8 / ATK 2700 / DEF 2300
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, gain Life Points equal to that monster's original ATK. You can pay 1000 Life Points to negate the activation of a Spell or Trap Card that targets 1 Psychic-Type monster, and destroy it.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: It's clear that UDE didn't even think about this card's name and its effect is certainly isn't too much to think about either.
TDGS-EN043
Magical Android
LIGHT / Psychic-Type Synchro / Level 5 / ATK 2400 / DEF 1700
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
During your End Phase, gain 600 Life Points for each face-up Psychic-Type monster you control.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: Even if you don't run Psychic-Type monsters, his 2400 ATK isn't too bad but it's his needing 2 monsters that bring his rating down and his effect keeps the rating from dropping lower.
TDGS-EN042*
Goyo Guardian
EARTH / Warrior-Type Synchro / Level 6 / ATK 2800 / DEF 2000
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon that monster to your side of the field in face-up Defense Position.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 3
Comments: Normally, a card like this would get 1 star but due to his effect, I have given him two more but it's his level and stats that keep his rating from being higher.
TDGS-EN041*
Red Dragon Archfiend
DARK / Dragon-Type Synchro / Level 8 / ATK 3000 / DEF 2000
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
If this card attacks a Defense Position monster your opponent controls, destroy all Defense Position monsters your opponent controls after damage calculation. During the End Phase, destroy all other monsters you control that did not declare an attack this turn.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 4
Comments: A very powerful Synchro monster! His only downside (and reason why his rating isn't 5/5) is that every monster you have that didn't attack gets destroyed.
TDGS-EN040**
Stardust Dragon
WIND / Dragon-Type Synchro / Level 8 / ATK 2500 / DEF 2000
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
You can Tribute this card to negate the activation of a Spell Card, Trap Card, or Effect Monster's effect that destroys a card(s) on the field, and destroy that card. If you negate an effect this way, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard during the End Phase.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 3
Comments: His stats and losing himself to negate the card effect and destroy it are why his rating is only 3 stars. Still a decent card to use, though!