DARK
1Alien Psychic
Archetype:
Alien
ATK:
200
DEF:
100
View:
3139
This card is changed to Defense Position when it is Normal Summoned or Flip Summoned. Monsters with A-Counters cannot declare an attack.
Alien Psychic — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 45 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 43 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal
Why it scores here
Alien Psychic is a Level 1 DARK Reptile body with 200 ATK whose only printed effect is a self-restriction: it is forced into Defense Position when Normal or Flip Summoned. Its value is as a cheap Level 1 material and as a body inside Alien shells, which the deck evidence supports (6 of 6 decks, 5 of them Alien, all running one copy). No combo evidence exists, so the score rests on text and deck placement rather than observed conversion. Its A-Counter attack lock is narrow, and the card gives no card advantage, so the score stays in the low-middle range.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Live in 6 of 6 sampled Alien-leaning decks with partners in every deck, but no combo or searcher evidence confirms a route to it (observed deck placement, inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No combo boards recorded; the card's text only turns it into a 200-ATK body that enters Defense Position (verified text, inferred conversion). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | No draw, search, or recursion text; it is a one-for-one body with no card advantage (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | Its only interaction is that monsters with A-Counters cannot declare an attack; it does not negate or remove anything (verified text, situational). |
| Material Utility | 50 | A clean Level 1 DARK Reptile material that remains a material body even though its Defense Position restriction blanks nothing about its level (inferred from text; no as_material evidence). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Forced Defense Position limits its use as an attacker, and it has no redundancy or recursion (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Runs one copy in every sampled deck with no garnet or lock on the rest of the deck, so it is cheap to include (observed deck stat). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Material body / Normal, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 43, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap, single-copy inclusion with no garnet cost
- Level 1 DARK Reptile body that fits Alien material plans
- Present in 6 of 6 sampled decks, with Alien partners in every deck
Weaknesses
- Forced into Defense Position on Normal or Flip Summon, so it cannot attack as printed
- No search, draw, recursion, or negation
- A-Counter lock is narrow and depends on the A-Counter monsters being in play
Counters / choke points
- Monsters with A-Counters cannot attack while it is on the field (its own lock)
- Standard sweepers and board breakers remove it without losing value
Best use
Level 1 material body in Alien shells. Decks: Alien, Reptilianne. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Printed text: Defense Position on Normal or Flip Summon; Printed text: monsters with A-Counters cannot declare an attack; Level 1 DARK Reptile, 200 ATK / 100 DEF
- Observed: Appears in 6 of 6 sampled decks, 5 Alien and 1 Reptilianne, one copy each; Partners appear in 4 to 6 of those decks
- Inferred: Usable as a Level 1 material body in Alien plans; Its Defense Position restriction makes it a poor attacker
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion % comes from the deck sample only