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Article 2: The Booster Comparison, Japanese Booster version.

This time, no more bashing the majority of English player. Today, I will just post good stuff about which booster should you pull or not.

You may see a BUNCH of Japanese booster out there. Actually, only 14 boosters are printing at the moment of this article (301-309, DL1-DL5).

Anyway...here we come! (Good = really...good, Honorable = limit on specific deck type, but still great cards)

New Ruler (301):
---If you want Gravekeeper Deck, or Burner, Discard deck, pull this booster
Good:
Soul-Banishing Spirit
Terraforming
Lava Golem
Dark Jelliod

Honorable:
Nyudoria
Hell Poemer
GK Infiltrator
GK Spearman
GK Observer
GK Leader
Jackal Paladin
Guessing Game
Necrovalley
Imp. Sacrifice
Thunder Break
Torture Wheel

Advent of Union (302):
---If you want Union deck or XYZ deck...pull this booster
Good:
None

Honorable:
X-Cannon Head
Y-Dragon Head
Z-Metal Caterpillar
Giant Orc
Magic Canceller
Knight of White Dragon
Front Line Base
Chemical Tubes
Black Core
Wave Motion Cannon
Eight Magical Absorbers
Meteor Rain
XYZ Dragon Cannon

Champion of Black Magic (303):
----If you want some great cards, Amazoness Deck, Magician/Spellcaster Deck, pull this booster
Good:
Magical Warrior - Breaker
Magical Scientist
Exclusivity Virus
Super Magical Swordsman - Black Paladin

Honorable:
Amazoness Paladin
Amazoness Swordswoman
Skilled Black Magician
Magician Apprentice
Tenacious Old Magician
Magical Marionette
Royal Magic Library
We Shall be your Shield
Double Magic

Force of Guardian (304):
----If you have that much luck for some ultra hard to find cards, or you really decided to built a Guardian deck...pull this booster.
Good:
Magical Mirror Reflector - Reflect Bounder
Dimensional Warrior Girl
Delinquent Trio

Honorable:
Death Gremlin
Twilight Zone Dragon
Heaven Ruler - Shinato
Black Flare Knight
Mirage Knight
Black Scoprion - Running Chikku
Dagger of Butterflies - Eruma
Axe of Gravity - Grawl
Skill Drain
Kaiser Glider
Sub-Space Matter Transfer Machine
Cost Down

Threat from Demon Realm (305):
----If you want Chess Demon Deck, Zork Deck, Fairy Deck, pull this booster
Good:
Inferno Queen Demon
Genocide King Demon
Mudora
Dark Master - Zork
Judgement of Anubis

Honorable:
Gagagigo
Demon Soldier
Great Demon - Gazetto
Hellish General - Mephisto
Death Rook Demon
Zolga
Agido
Pull to the Grave
Dagura Blade
Final Countdown to the End
Altar of Sacifice
Explosive Armor
Explosive Sac. Embrace

Controller of Chaos (306)
----If you think you really want to bet your money on the Chaos Duo, or you want Swift Black Ninja deck, pull this booster.
Good:
Chaos Soldier -Messenger of Beginning-
Drillago
Reload
Chaos Emperor Dragon -Messenger of the End-

Honorable:
Swift Black Ninja
Twilight Zone Observation Machine
Berserk Gorilla
Wandering Hero, Freed
Chaos Necromancer
Willpower of Normalcy
Wild Burst
Twilight Zone Designator
Seal of Sorcery
Evil Barrier -Dark Force-

Invader of the Dark (307)
----If you want weird sub-type deck (e.g. Insect, Legendary Ocean, Primal), pull this booster
Good:
Black Chaos Magician
Manticore of Darkness
Sea Dragon - Daidros

Honorable:
Giga Gagagigo
Genocide King Salmon
Crater Diver
Stealth Bird
Enraged Battle Ox
Dark Triceratops
Black Tyrano
Leaping Grasshopper
Insect Princess
Amp. Bakross MK-3
Surprising Matasa
Manju God
Moon Wind Magic
Bragon Bone Ghost
Lost Goat
Twilight Fusion
Self-Destruct Switch
DNA Replacement Surgery

Santuary of Sky (308):
----If you want some more Machine, Pyro, or just plain Angel, or some great looking cards, pull this booster
Good:
Assistant of Judgement - Saturn
Assistant of Strength - Mars
Blowback Dragon
Prominence Dragon
Monster Controller

Honorable:
Vampire Girl
Air Gear Golem
Needle Bunker
Thunder Emperor - Gaborg
Female Ninja Yae
White Magician - Pikeru
Mysterious Oriental Wok
Change of Weapon
Sanctuary of Sky
Drain Shield

309 - Pharaohic Heritage
--Pull this booster if you want serious fun weenie beatdown, Zombie boost, running Flip effect deck, or just basically for the Anti-Control theme.

GOOD:
Nightmare Atebe (008)
Holy Shrine Guardian (010)
Messenger of Underworld (021)
Magic Inspection Technique (034)

HONORABLE:
Spirit Knight of Jackal (016)
Statue of Disaster (019)
Double Ghost (023)
Swarm Magic Lord (027)
Attacking Order (030)
Demonic Fitting Room (038)
Black . Magic . Attack (040)
Curse of Anubis (050)
Remains of Anubis (056)

---Duelist Legacys

Duelist Legacy 1: If you want good Magic, Trap, and you're lucky pulling booster, pull this one...
GOOD
DL1-025 Theft
DL1-027 Confiscate
DL1-028 Mischiveous Demon Twins
DL1-034 Steadfest Guard
DL1-036 Cyclone
DL1-061 Cyber Pod
DL1-090 Android - Psycho Shocker
DL1-100 Cry of Living Dead
DL1-121 Imperial Decree
DL1-123 Emissary of Obliteration
DL1-125 Shallow Grave
DL1-126 Early Burial

HONORABLE
DL1-002 Demon Axe
DL1-018 Sacrifice
DL1-038 Distressing Choice
DL1-045 Giant Growth
DL1-064 Senju God
DL1-065 UFO Turtle
DL1-069 Giant Virus
DL1-070 Quick Squirrel
DL1-072 Shining Fairy
DL1-077 Sonic Bird
DL1-078 Killer Tomato
DL1-086 Emissary of Peace
DL1-118 Ceasefire Treaty
DL1-129 Chaos Pod

Duelist Legacy 2: If you're lucky enough...building Exodia Deck, and pulling staples, pull this pack
GOOD
DL2-033 Black Hole
DL2-034 Thunderbolt
DL2-070 Sealing Swords of Light
DL2-082 Raise Dead
DL2-083 Jar of Greed
DL2-135 Change of Heart

HONORABLE
DL2-001 Blue Eyes White Dragon
DL2-005 Black Magician
DL2-050 Red Eyes Black Dragon
DL2-085 Right Leg
DL2-086 Left Leg
DL2-087 Right Arm
DL2-088 Left Arm
DL2-089 Exodia
DL2-106 Black Demon Dragon
DL2-123 Saint Magician
DL2-132 Welcome for the Dead
DL2-133 Soul Release
DL2-000 Executioner Makyura

Duelist Legacy 3: Kind of Random...but you may try to pull some very rare card...
GOOD
DL3-063 Tidal Wave
DL3-085 Power of Teamwork
DL3-086 Power of Magician
DL3-136 Blade Knight

HONORABLE
DL3-010 Meteor Strike
DL3-020 Gravity Bind
DL3-030 Thousand Eyes Sacrifice
DL3-031 Falcon Knight
DL3-037 Goblin Strike Team
DL3-039 Iron Knight Gearfreed
DL3-049 Masked Hellraiser
DL3-067 Reward of Rebirth
DL3-083 Vase of Greed
DL3-094 Soul Remover: Kaiku
DL3-097 Dark Necrophia
DL3-109 Last Warrior of Another Planet
DL3-120 Ouija Board
DL3-131 Virus - Black Dust

Duelist Legacy 4: If you want common TP card, some staples, Structure Card, pull this pack...
GOOD
DL4-009 Critter
DL4-047 Witch of Black Forest
DL4-055 Revolver Dragon
DL4-067 Holy Barrier - Mirror Force -
DL4-071 Tempest
DL4-097 Angel's Gift
DL4-113 Metamol Pot
DL4-129 Vampire Lord

HONORABLE
DL4-005 Time Magician
DL4-011 Kuribo
DL4-039 Cannon Soldier
DL4-056 God's Declaration
DL4-057 Magic Jammer
DL4-058 Thief's Seven Tools
DL4-064 Thieving Goblin
DL4-091 Gemini Elf
DL4-108 Devil Franken
DL4-111 Needle Worm
DL4-114 Penguin Soldier
DL4-127 Command Knight
DL4-131 Toon Cannon Soldier
DL4-132 Toon Gemini Elf

Duelist Legacy 5: If you want to build Warrior, Dragon, Hand Control, Undead, etc...pull this pack
GOOD
DL5-017 Troop Commander
DL5-022 Mercenary Troops
DL5-026 Calling Reinforcement
DL5-033 Spear Dragon
DL5-058 Yatagarusu
DL5-047 Fiber Pod
DL5-110 Guardian Sphinx
DL5-114 Don Zaruug

HONORABLE
DL5-001 King of Underworld - Hades
DL5-002 Demon: Dark Baltar
DL5-015 Undefeated General - Freed
DL5-028 Warrior's Return
DL5-032 Tyrant Dragon
DL5-035 Death Demon Dragon
DL5-052 Injection Angel Lily
DL5-055 Dol Dora
DL5-072 Forced Transfer
DL5-090 Last Battle!
DL5-101 Severing Samurai
DL5-111 Pyramid Turtle
DL5-117 Book of Life - Forbidden Magic -
DL5-118 Book of Sun
DL5-119 Book of Moon
DL5-120 Mirage of Nightmare

Limit Edition Packs:
Good:
Sphere Bomb (LE2 Keith)
Soul Taker (LE5 Yugi)

Honorable:
Spirit Mirror (LE3 Yugi)
Copycat (LE3 Jou)
Scapegoat (LE3 Jou)
Ambush (LE4 Malik)

Premium Pack Series:
Good:
Magic Cylinder (P4)
HFD (P5)
DDVD (P5)
Marshmellon (P6)

Honorable:
Time Wizard (P1)
Sealed Exodia (P1)
BEUD (P3)
Black Magic Curtain (P4)
Magic Box of Death (P4)
Acid Pit Trap (P5)
Claymore Mine (P5)
Gemini Devil (P6)
Yata's Skeleton (P6)

Promos:
GOOD:
Sixth Sense (VB6-003)
Harpy's Feather Sweep (G2)
DDVD (G2)
Killer Snake (G3-02)
D-Ring (G4-18)
Igzarion Universe (G6-03)
Newt (S2-03)
Blade Knight (VJC-005)
Reversed World (WJ-04)

HONORABLE:
Rope of Soul (EX3-B01)
D.D. Assistant (EX3-003)
Emisu the Infinity (EX3-001)
Rocket Warrior (VB-04)
Legend Devil (VB-06)
Devil's Santuary (VB5-001)
Metal Reflect Slime (VB5-002)
Claymore Mine (G3-03)
Force (G4-08)
Sebek's Blessing (G4-06)
Attack Nullify (G4-12)
Death Vorsaguelf (G6-01)
Gilford the Lightning (G6-04)
F.G.D. (G7-01)
Dragon Master Knight (G7-03)
Satellite Cannon (GB8-004)
Cyber Scouter (S2-02)
Time Machine (G3-B2)
Pharoah's Shrine (G6-B1)
Curse of Pain (GB7-B01)
Total Defense General (VJ-02)
Executioner Makyura (VJ-04)
Gilfar Demon (WJ-01)
Avatar of Apophis (WJ-03)

- Baron