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*Also available as an Ultimate Rare card
**Also available as an Ultimate Rare and Ghost Rare card
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Spellbook of Life
Equip Spell
Banish 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your Graveyard and reveal 1 other "Spellbook" Spell Card in your hand to target 1 Spellcaster-Type monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target in face-up Attack Position and equip it with this card. The equipped monster's Level is increased by the Level of the monster that was banished for this card's activation. You can only activate 1 "Spellbook of Life" per turn.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 1
Comments: While Monster Reborn and Call of the Haunted remain legal for tournament play, this card will remain pointless.
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Spellbook of Power
Normal Spell
Target 1 face-up Spellcaster-Type monster you control; until the End Phase, it gains 1000 ATK. Also, until the End Phase, each time it destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can add 1 "Spellbook" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Spellbook of Power" per turn.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: Your Spellcaster gets a temporary +1000 ATK and you get another Spellbook if it wins a battle but being only temporary, will leave this card with only 2 stars for a rating.
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Spellbook of Secrets
Normal Spell
Add 1 "Spellbook" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Spellbook of Secrets". You can only activate 1 "Spellbook of Secrets" per turn.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: Recruit any other Spellbook Spell Card but I have yet to see any good ones.
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Galaxy Queen's Light
Normal Spell
Target 1 face-up Level 7 or higher monster you control; the Levels of all other face-up monsters you currently control become the current Level of that monster, until the End Phase.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: It's only good for Xyz Summoning Ranks 7 or higher, which really limits this card's playability.
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Chronomaly Pyramid Eye Tablet
Continuous Spell
All "Chronomaly" monsters you control gain 800 ATK.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: Unlike Solidarity, this card doesn't need anything in the Graveyard to match its affected monsters' anything but it's limited to Chronomaly monsters.
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Chronomaly Technology
Normal Spell
Target 1 "Chronomaly" monster in your Graveyard; banish it, then look at the top 2 cards of your Deck, add 1 of them to your hand, and send the other to the Graveyard. You can only activate 1 "Chronomaly Technology" per turn. You cannot Special Summon any monsters during the turn you activate this card, except "Chronomaly" monsters.
COMMON
Rating: 1
Comments: Their technology must be vastly outdated if they're copying already poor cards like Pot of Duality, then giving them bad effects.
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Heroic Chance
Normal Spell
Target 1 face-up "Heroic" monster you control; this turn, double its ATK, but it cannot attack your opponent directly. You can only activate 1 "Heroic Chance" per turn.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: It makes any Heroic monster you have become twice as powerful but it can only attack monsters and you can't use more than one of these per turn.
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Overlay Regen
Normal Spell
Target 1 face-up Xyz Monster on the field; attach this card to it as an Xyz Material.
COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: For the good Xyz monsters, this isn't all that bad but for the rest, which is far more than the good ones IMO, it does nothing helpful.
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Gagagarevenge
Equip Spell
Target 1 "Gagaga" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it and equip it with this card. When this card leaves the field, destroy the equipped monster. When this card is sent to the Graveyard because the equipped monster was used as an Xyz Material: All Xyz Monsters you currently control gain 300 ATK.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 1
Comments: Even though you can bring back Gagaga Magician, you'll likely only use him as Xyz Material and this card doesn't provide much of a boost when you do.
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Sword Breaker
EARTH / Warrior-Type Xyz / Rank 6 / ATK 2700 / DEF 1000
2 Level 6 monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to declare 1 Monster Type; this card gains the following effect. At the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles a monster of a Type that has been declared: Destroy that monster.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 1
Comments: He's already outclassed by Ally of Justice Catastor, which can also beat him with his own effect.
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Fairy King Albverdich
EARTH / Plant-Type Xyz / Rank 4 / ATK 2300 / DEF 1400
2 Level 4 EARTH monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; all non-EARTH monsters currently on the field lose 500 ATK and DEF.
RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: It'll probably hit a few monsters on the field but there are better ways to lower ATK than this.
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Soul of Silvermountain
EARTH / Rock-Type Xyz / Rank 3 / ATK 1800 / DEF 2200
2 Level 3 EARTH monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 Set card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Card Zone; it cannot be activated while this card is face-up on the field. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle while it has Xyz Material: You can target 1 EARTH monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target in face-up Defense Position.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: It has enough DEF to survive at least the first battle it takes part in and has a bonus effect in case you don't want it to sit and do nothing but it's not that good overall.
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Alchemic Magician
DARK / Spellcaster-Type Xyz / Rank 4 / ATK 1500 / DEF 1500
3 Level 4 Spellcaster-Type monsters
This card gains 200 ATK for each Spell Card in your Graveyard. Once per turn, during your End Phase: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card and send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard; choose 1 Spell Card from your Deck, then Set it in your Spell & Trap Card Zone.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: What it lacks in ATK and DEF it sort of makes up for with its effects.
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Gear Gigant X
EARTH / Machine-Type Xyz / Rank 4 / ATK 2300 / DEF 1500
2 Level 4 Machine-Type monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; add 1 Level 4 or lower Machine-Type monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand. When this card leaves the field: You can target 1 Level 3 or lower "Geargia" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.
SECRET RARE
Rating: 3
Comments: Much like the card around him in this set, he's specific on Xyz Materials but you have a choice in what kind of Machines you use and both benefit from this card's effect!
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Hierophant of Prophecy
DARK / Spellcaster-Type Xyz / Rank 7 / ATK 2800 / DEF 2600
2 Level 7 Spellcaster-Type monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; destroy Spell/Trap Card(s) your opponent controls, up to the number of "Spellbook" Spell Cards in your Graveyard.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: It demands specific Xyz Materials but you get to take away some of your opponent's hidden surprises.
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Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer
LIGHT / Machine-Type Xyz / Rank 10 / ATK 5000 / DEF 2000
3 Level 10 monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls. Your opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards in response to this effect's activation.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 3
Comments: Although needing 3 Level 10s is daunting, it can be done with 3 Metal Reflect Slime cards and you get a big payoff in the end with his high ATK and virtually un-chainable effect!
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Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech
LIGHT / Machine-Type Xyz / Rank 5 / ATK 2400 / DEF 1500
2 Level 5 monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; inflict damage to your opponent equal to the difference between its original ATK and current ATK, and if you do, this card gains ATK equal to the damage inflicted.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: He keeps any extra ATK and combos with Darkworld Shackles but needs 2 Level 5 Xyz Materials and his stats aren't very high for those needs.
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Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut
LIGHT / Psychic-Type Xyz / Rank 3 / ATK 2100 / DEF 1000
2 Level 3 monsters
Once per turn, when this card is targeted for an attack: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this turn, this card cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects, also your opponent takes any Battle Damage you would have taken from battles involving this card.
SUPER RARE
Rating: 3
Comments: Unlike Excalibur, this guy's effects protect you and himself while hurting your opponent when/if they attack it and all for half as many non-Xyz Material specific Xyz Materials!
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Heroic Champion - Excalibur
LIGHT / Warrior-Type Xyz / Rank 4 / ATK 2000 / DEF 2000
2 Level 4 Warrior-Type monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 2 Xyz Materials from this card; this card's ATK becomes double its original ATK until your opponent's next End Phase.
ULTRA RARE
Rating: 2
Comments: People seem to like this guy but what turns me away is needing use BOTH Xyz Materials for a non-permanent effect and if the effect is stopped, that's basically it for him and that's sad since he's Xyz Material-specific.
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Goblin Marauding Squad
EARTH / Beast-Warrior / Level 4 / ATK 1900 / DEF 0
When this card declares an attack, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects. If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase, and its battle position cannot be changed until the End Phase of your next turn.
SHORT PRINT COMMON
Rating: 2
Comments: It's one of the better Goblin monsters as it gets to attack interruption-free but once successful, it goes to Defense Mode, where it likely won't survive to have its position changed back.