DARK
3Autorokket Dragon
Archetype:
Rokket
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1000
View:
4237
When a Link Monster's effect is activated that targets this face-up card on the field (Quick Effect): You can destroy this card, then send 1 Spell/Trap on the field to the GY. During the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was destroyed on the field by battle or card effect and sent there this turn: You can Special Summon 1 "Rokket" monster from your Deck, except "Autorokket Dragon". You can only use each effect of "Autorokket Dragon" once per turn.
Autorokket Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
Autorokket Dragon is a 1600-ATK Level 3 body whose value is its text: it can destroy itself in response to a Link effect targeting it, sending 1 Spell/Trap on the field to the GY, and then in the End Phase of that turn Special Summon a non-Autorokket "Rokket" from the Deck. That makes it a self-sacrifice extender with a conditional removal add-on, not a stat-driven boss. Its ATK and DEF earn nothing, and the score is held down by the narrow Link-targeting trigger and by a one-board combo sample that shows it playing no recorded starter, searched, material or payoff role. Its real strengths are cheap single-copy deck slots (335 of 400 decks run one copy) and very high partner density with Rokket Tracer and Quick Launch.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Reached through the Rokket line's searchers, with Rokket Tracer co-occurring in 98% of decks and Quick Launch in 97%, but it has zero recorded starter role or searched-for role appearances in its single combo (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Its one recorded board (power index 100) lists no role for it, so conversion is inferred from the self-sac-to-Rokket route in the text rather than shown in combo data (inferred; one-board sample). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | It trades itself (-1) for a Rokket from the Deck (+1) and may send a Spell/Trap to the GY, which is roughly even with a small upside (verified text, inferred net). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | Its only interaction is sending 1 Spell/Trap to the GY, and only when a Link effect targets it, so it is narrow and reactive (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 3 DARK Dragon is a usable Level and Link material, but it is awkward as material because its own effects tend to destroy it on the field (inferred from text and level). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Two once-per-turn effects give some multi-spot use, but the revival requires it to die on the field this turn, which limits recovery (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single-copy in most decks (avg 1.21 copies, max 3), with no garnet or lock and a 100% inclusion rate in the Rokket usage statistics at 1 copy (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Removal (blend). Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Self-sacrifice extender: converts itself into a Rokket Special Summon from the Deck
- Single-copy, low-cost deck slot with no garnet or lock
- High partner density with Rokket Tracer (98%) and Quick Launch (97%)
- Optional removal of a Spell/Trap when a Link effect targets it
Weaknesses
- The Link-targeting trigger is narrow and needs the opponent or the player to target it with a Link effect
- Its one recorded combo shows no starter, searched or material role for it
- Its revival needs it to be destroyed on the field the same turn, so it is not a clean standalone play
- Level 3 and 1600 ATK add nothing to its power
Counters / choke points
- Opponent Link effects that avoid targeting it
- Hand traps or negation that stop the Quick Effect in response
- Board-wipe style effects that remove the Rokket line before the End Phase
Best use
Extender. Decks: Rokket (archetype 651/1193), Borrel Link (archetype 1726), Dragon Link (archetype 703). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Quick Effect destroy-self plus Spell/Trap to GY when Link effect targets it; End Phase Rokket revival from Deck; once per turn per effect; 400 decks, 335 run 1 copy, avg 1.21 copies, max 3; Rokket Tracer co-occurs in 98% of decks and Quick Launch in 97%
- Observed: Single combo appearance (power index 100) with no recorded role for this card; Rokket usage statistics: 100% inclusion at 1 copy in both Rokket entries; Spread across 30 archetypes, led by Borrel Link (33.8%) and Rokket (14.8%)
- Inferred: Primary role Extender from the self-sac-to-Rokket route; Net resource roughly even (-1 self, +1 Rokket); Accessibility via Rokket Tracer and Quick Launch searches, not a direct searcher
- Data gaps: No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Combo evidence is a single board with no role assigned to this card No rulings or Q&A for the interaction between the self-destruction and the End Phase revival Only one guide mention, from a Dragon Link guide