Trap
ContinuousApophis the Swamp Deity
Archetype:
Trap Monster
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During the Main Phase: Special Summon this card as a Normal Monster (Reptile/EARTH/Level 6/ATK 2000/DEF 2200) (this card is also still a Trap), then, you can negate the effects of face-up cards your opponent controls, up to the number of other Continuous Traps you control, until the end of this turn.
Apophis the Swamp Deity — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 63 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59.5 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body / Normal
Why it scores here
The card's value is a conditional negate: it can turn off face-up opposing cards, but only up to the number of other Continuous Traps the player controls, so its disruption scales with a trap-heavy build. Its Level 6 EARTH Reptile Normal-monster body gives it a reliable material fallback even if the negate is blanked. Its near-universal inclusion (400 of 400 decks, 68 archetypes) confirms it is a dependable staple but did not raise the score, since frequency is not power. No combo boards were supplied, so conversion and resource scores are text-only inference and carry the largest uncertainty.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Present in all 400 sampled decks at an average of 2.21 copies, and it is reachable from the Trap zone in the Main Phase, but no searcher or combo appearance data was supplied (observed deck frequency plus inferred Trap-zone access). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No combo boards were supplied, so the only conversion evidence is the text: a 2000-ATK body plus a count-limited negate, with no cited multi-card payoff (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The effect converts a set Trap into a monster body and does not draw, search or refuel, so it is at best a one-for-one negate with a free body (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | It can negate multiple face-up opposing cards in one activation, but the count is capped by other Continuous Traps and it cannot touch set cards (verified from text, with the cap limiting reach). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Once summoned it is a Level 6 EARTH Reptile Normal monster, a clean material body that remains usable even if its negate is blanked (verified from text, with deck-level usage as observed context). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | It exists as a face-down Continuous Trap in the backrow, so backrow removal and common trap-negation interaction can reach it before it resolves (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | It runs 2 to 3 copies with no garnet or self-lock text, and its 400-deck, 68-archetype spread shows it slots into many homes at low cost (observed from deck data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal / Negation + 0.3 Material body / Normal. Intrinsic ≈ 59.5, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts an otherwise dead Trap-zone card into a Level 6 EARTH Normal body
- Multi-target negate of face-up opposing cards in one activation
- Included in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 68 archetypes at 2 to 3 copies
- Strong partner fit with the Apophis ecosystem (Apophis the Serpent in 74 percent of decks)
Weaknesses
- Negate count is capped by the number of other Continuous Traps controlled
- Cannot affect face-down cards, so set-based plays are unaffected
- Vulnerable to backrow removal while face-down
- No combo evidence supplied, so its real board conversion is unverified
Counters / choke points
- Backrow removal or trap-negation that hits face-down Continuous Traps before activation
Best use
Removal / Negation with a Level 6 EARTH material fallback in Trap-heavy builds. Decks: Temple of the Kings, Apophis, Odion, Argostars, Eldlich.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Main Phase Special Summon as a Level 6 EARTH Reptile Normal monster (2000 ATK / 2200 DEF) while remaining a Trap; Negation applies to face-up opposing cards, capped by other Continuous Traps controlled; Legal in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel; 400 of 400 sampled decks run it
- Observed: Average of 2.21 copies per deck, distribution 1 to 3 copies; Top partner Apophis the Serpent appears in 74 percent of decks; Gameplay split is 69.2 percent gameplay 7 and 23.5 percent gameplay 4
- Inferred: Negated body still functions as a Level 6 EARTH material; Backrow removal can reach it face-down before activation; Combo conversion is limited without recorded boards
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and resource scores are text-only inference no banlist token, so 3 copies are assumed legal no top-card ranking data, so top-card status is false and gives no signal guide evidence is a single general Eldlich guide mention with no direct card analysis