Trap
NormalAttack Reflector Unit
Archetype:
Cyber Dragon
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Tribute 1 "Cyber Dragon". Special Summon 1 "Cyber Barrier Dragon" from your hand or Deck.
Attack Reflector Unit — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 48 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
The card's text is a single Tribute-based Special Summon: it trades 1 Cyber Dragon for 1 Cyber Barrier Dragon from hand or Deck, so it converts one body into another rather than building a board. Its score comes from reliable deck presence (30 of 30 decks, 1 copy on average, Cyber Dragon as partner in 86.7% of them) and a cheap, low-slot cost, not from any recorded combo or interaction, since none was supplied. The Trap frame, which is inconsistent with a Special Summon effect, lowers confidence. Its high deck count confirms access, not strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Present in 30 of 30 decks, and its Tribute cost is usually met by Cyber Dragon (partner in 26 decks), but it needs that second card on the field or in hand (verified; deck counts observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Converts one Cyber Dragon into one Cyber Barrier Dragon, a 1-for-1 body swap with no recorded boards to confirm a larger payoff (verified text; 0 combos observed). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Spends one Tribute and gains one Special Summon from hand or Deck, roughly card-neutral (inference from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No opponent interaction is described in the text (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 10 | The card is not a monster body, so it provides no material value of its own; the summoned body's stats are outside the evidence (inference from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A single effect that depends on a Cyber Dragon tribute and can likely be negated by opponent interaction, with no redundancy or recovery shown (inference). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Mostly one copy per deck with no garnet or lock restriction, but it occupies a slot that must be paired with Cyber Dragon (observed copies; inference). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 48, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Present in 30 of 30 sampled decks at about 1.2 copies, so access is consistent (observed)
- Turns a Cyber Dragon tribute into a Special Summon from hand or Deck (verified text)
- Low slot and garnet cost, and it fits the main Cyber Dragon partner set (observed)
Weaknesses
- Needs Cyber Dragon on the field or in hand as a Tribute (verified text)
- No recorded combo boards, starter or material role, so conversion is text-only (observed gap)
- No interaction, and little resilience beyond its single effect (inference)
Counters / choke points
- Opponent negation or hand traps used during the Special Summon (inference from text)
Best use
Starter / Combo enabler: Tribute a Cyber Dragon to Special Summon a Cyber Barrier Dragon. Decks: Cyber Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Tribute 1 Cyber Dragon, then Special Summon 1 Cyber Barrier Dragon from hand or Deck; Archetype: Cyber Dragon; formats TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Present in 30 of 30 sampled decks; 26 main and 1-copy average (1.2); Cyber Dragon partner in 26 decks (86.7%); 9 distinct archetypes; 0 recorded combos; 0 guides
- Inferred: Primary role is Starter / Combo enabler with an Extender secondary, from the text; Net resource effect is roughly neutral; Counter set is limited to negation or hand traps during the summon
- Data gaps: Card type is 'Trap Card' with frame 'trap' and race 'Normal', but the text describes a Special Summon effect; verify the card data before relying on the type No combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion is from the 30-deck sample only No ATK/Level for Cyber Barrier Dragon, so the summoned body's value is unverified 11 decks are unaffiliated ('Không có'), so archetype attribution is partly unlabeled