DARK
7Absorouter Dragon
Archetype:
Rokket
ATK:
1200
DEF:
2800
View:
5646
If you control a "Rokket" monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Absorouter Dragon" once per turn this way. If this card is sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Rokket" monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Absorouter Dragon" once per turn.
Absorouter Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 63 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Absorouter Dragon scores on reliability, not raw stats: it is in all 400 sampled decks at about 1.35 copies, and its hand Special Summon and once-per-turn Deck-to-hand Rokket search give it a steady extender role. The 1200 ATK and 2800 DEF earn nothing, and the Rokket-board condition on the hand summon and the absence of any interaction keep the score in the middle. The combo sample is a single board with no role tags, so the combo axis rests on text and deck evidence rather than observed starter or searched roles.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Live in 400/400 sampled decks and reachable from hand whenever a Rokket monster is controlled, though that condition is a real limit (observed + verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | The text converts one card into a Rokket search and a body, but the only combo sample (power index 100) lists no role for it, so this rests on text (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | The GY trigger adds one card from Deck to hand, a repeatable +1 once it reaches the graveyard (verified text, inferred advantage). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect is written on the card (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 7 DARK Dragon, usable as a Dragon Link body and as a Level 7 material, but there are no material-tagged combo appearances (verified text, observed material role 0%). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The GY search survives the hand summon being blanked, but the hand summon is a single once-per-turn spot that depends on a Rokket being on board (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | About 1.35 copies on average, no garnet or lock, and 1-copy use is the norm, so the slot is cheap to run (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 63, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- In all 400 sampled decks, with near-universal co-occurrence with Rokket Tracer (100%) and Striker Dragon (98.5%)
- Cheap to run at 1 to 3 copies with no garnet, lock or brick cost
- GY trigger gives a repeatable Rokket search that keeps the engine supplied
Weaknesses
- Hand summon needs a Rokket monster already on board, which limits the opening-hand role
- No interaction at all: no negation, removal or hand-trap effect
- Level 7 body with no Tuner or special material value; its value depends on the surrounding archetype
Counters / choke points
- Losing the Rokket board removes the hand-summon route (inferred from the summon condition)
- Graveyard-based interaction would stop the GY search, though no such card appears in the evidence (inferred)
Best use
Extender with a GY search for the Rokket engine. Decks: Rokket (archetype 651), Dragon Link (archetype 703), Borrel (archetype 1585). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Hand Special Summon requires controlling a Rokket monster; once per turn; GY effect adds one Rokket monster from Deck to hand; once per turn; Level 7 DARK Dragon, 1200 ATK / 2800 DEF; No negation, removal or hand-trap text
- Observed: Present in 400/400 sampled decks at 1.35 average copies; Rokket Tracer co-occurs in 100% of decks; Per-archetype inclusion 63% to 100% in usage statistics; Single combo appearance with power index 100 and no role tags
- Inferred: Primary role Extender, secondary Searcher/Tutor; GY search is net card advantage once the card reaches the GY; Low material value beyond Dragon Link use
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Only one combo sample, with no role tagging, so combo conversion is thin No rulings available Guide snippets are general and do not isolate this card's role