DARK
6Checksum Dragon
ATK:
400
DEF:
2400
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When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then, gain LP equal to half this card's DEF. This Attack Position card cannot be destroyed by battle.
Checksum Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Hand trap, Material body
Why it scores here
Checksum Dragon converts its hand into a free Level 6 DARK Dragon body and 1200 LP only when the opponent declares an attack, and it does not negate or stop that attack. Its 2400 DEF and battle-indestructibility in Attack Position keep it relevant as a defensive body, but no combo data is supplied, so conversion stays low. The 400 ATK and 2400 DEF stats earn nothing directly; the score comes from the conditional hand-summon, Level 6 Dragon material fit, and a low-cost single copy that appears across 14 archetypes.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Live only from hand and only when the opponent attacks; 32 sampled decks run it across 14 archetypes, but no combos data confirms the access rate (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Card text gives a summon and LP gain with no board-building follow-up; combos_evidence is empty, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Free hand-summon and 1200 LP gain, with no card advantage or refuel; roughly even (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | Does not negate the attack, destroy anything, or stop damage; its only interaction is surviving battle in Attack Position (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 6 DARK Dragon is a generic material for Dragon-type Synchro/Xyz/Link lines, and its body still counts when the effect is negated (inferred from text plus deck archetypes). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Battle-indestructibility applies only in Attack Position and only to this turn's battle; no multi-zone or multi-turn survival is stated (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Average 1.38 copies per deck, no garnet or lock, and a single-copy slot in most homes (observed from decks_evidence). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default); secondary roles not blended because hand-trap weights would not change the ranking. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, combos absent, meta unknown)
Strengths
- Free hand-summon with no card cost, triggered by the opponent's attack declaration
- Attack Position Checksum survives battle with 2400 DEF
- Level 6 DARK Dragon body fits Dragon-type material lines
- Appears across 14 archetypes in the sample, so it is portable
Weaknesses
- Does not negate or stop the attack, so it is a body, not interaction
- No combo evidence that it converts into a board
- No card advantage or refuel
- Only live when the opponent attacks and the card is in hand
Counters / choke points
- Trap or monster effects that remove or negate the attack declaration (Mirror Force is a sampled partner that does this)
- Opponents who choose not to attack, so the summon never triggers
Best use
Defensive hand-summon body with LP gain in Dragon-based decks that expect to be attacked. Decks: Dragonmaid, Rokket, Dragon Link, Borrel, Labrynth, Mekk-Knights. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 6 DARK Dragon Effect Monster, 400 ATK / 2400 DEF, no archetype; Hand-summon triggers on an opponent's attack declaration and grants LP equal to half its DEF; Attack Position body cannot be destroyed by battle
- Observed: Present in 32 sampled decks across 14 archetypes; main deck in all 32, average 1.38 copies; Top partners include Borrelsword Dragon (59.4%) and Mirror Force (46.9%) in the sample
- Inferred: Live in hand as a response to attacks, so access depends on the opponent attacking; Dragon-type material value for Synchro, Xyz and Link lines
- 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 is inferred from the deck sample only rulings unknown