Trap
NormalBranded Expulsion
Archetype:
Branded
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Tribute 1 Fusion Monster, then target 2 non-Fusion Monsters that are banished and/or in either GY; Special Summon both monsters, 1 on each field. If you Tributed a Fusion Monster that mentions "Fallen of Albaz" as material to activate this card, you can Special Summon both monsters to your field instead, in Defense Position. You can only activate 1 "Branded Expulsion" per turn.
Branded Expulsion — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 64 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 66.6 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Branded Expulsion is a Fusion-enabler recursion trap: it Tributes one Fusion Monster you control and Special Summons two non-Fusion monsters from the banished zone and/or GY, one to each field. Its score comes from converting a Fusion-based board into a 2-for-1 body swing (both recorded boards show net card advantage of +6 with 5-6 end monsters), plus near-universal inclusion in the sample at one copy each. The 99% inclusion rate and 400-deck presence confirm it is a consistent staple, not an intrinsically strong card, so that frequency was not used to raise the score. The Fusion-tribute requirement and the once-per-turn clause cap accessibility and deck-building cost, and the card has no negation or material value of its own, which keeps effect_interaction and material_utility low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Set trap that needs a Fusion Monster on the field to Tribute and two non-Fusion targets in the banish zone or GY; live in most Fusion-centric boards but not a searched or starter card in the recorded combos (combo evidence, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 80 | Both recorded boards reach 5-6 end monsters with 2-3 bosses and power index 100, so it converts a Fusion-based line into a full board (observed, 2 combos only). |
| Resource Economy | 75 | Recovers two monsters from GY/banish for one Tributed Fusion, with netCardAdvantage +6 on both example boards (observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | Card text has no negation, removal, or disruption clause; interaction is nil apart from the trap's own activation (verified). |
| Material Utility | 15 | A Trap cannot be used as material and the card has no body; its only material link is the Fusion Monster it Tributes, which is a cost rather than a material value (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Backrow card vulnerable to backrow removal, but it is set and used from the field, and its once-per-turn clause limits repeat use; the 2-monster recovery spreads across both fields (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single copy in 396 of 400 decks with 22 archetypes, a low-slot cost that Fusion-based decks absorb; the requirement to run Fusion Monsters is a mild restriction (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 66.6, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Fusion-dependency restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts a Fusion board into two summoned monsters with a 2-for-1 recovery
- Single copy, low slot cost, and present across 22 archetypes in the sample
- Combos it appears in reach 5-6 end monsters with net card advantage +6
Weaknesses
- Requires a Fusion Monster on the field to Tribute, so it is dead in non-Fusion boards
- Once per turn, and the Tribute is a real cost
- No negation, removal, or material value; the card's power is entirely recursion
Counters / choke points
- Backrow removal or a trap-negate targeting the set Expulsion
- Interaction that strips the Fusion Monster before activation, leaving the Tribute unpayable
Best use
Recovery/Recursion: Tribute a Fusion Monster to Special Summon two non-Fusion monsters from banished or GY. Decks: Branded, Bystial/Byssted, Despia, Dogmatika, Dracotail, Fallen of Albaz-based Fusion lines. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Tribute 1 Fusion Monster, then Special Summon 2 non-Fusion monsters from banished and/or GY, one to each field; once per turn; Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 1 copy in 396 of them (decks_evidence); Appears in 2 of 2 recorded combos (combos_evidence)
- Observed: Both example boards reach 5-6 end monsters with netCardAdvantage +6 and power index 100; Top partners are Fusion-centric Branded/Dragon cards at 96-100% co-occurrence; Found in 22 distinct archetypes, with 4+ archetypes meeting the generic-utility proxy
- Inferred: Recovery/Recursion primary role with Extender secondary, from the banish/GY summon text and the Tribute cost; Accessibility capped at 65 because the Fusion requirement and set-trap status limit the live-turn rate; Deck-level synergy is high but the 2-combo sample is too thin for a higher synergy score
- Data gaps: no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only only 2 recorded combos, neither tags the card with a role (role_in_combo empty) no rulings or FAQ evidence supplied for Tribute and once-per-turn interactions no top-card ranking; popularity is not used as a score driver