WIND
5Code Exporter
Archetype:
Code Talker
ATK:
500
DEF:
2300
View:
4808
If a Cyberse monster you control would be used as Link Material for a "Code Talker" monster, this card in your hand can also be used as material. If this card is sent from the hand or field to the GY as material for the Link Summon of a "Code Talker" monster: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster in your GY; add it to your hand, or, if this card on the field was used as material, you can Special Summon it instead, but negate its effects. You can only use each effect of "Code Exporter" once per turn.
Code Exporter — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Code Exporter converts a Code Talker Link Summon into card advantage: it works as Link material from hand, and when sent to the GY for a Code Talker Link it can add a Level 4 or lower Cyberse from the GY to hand, or Special Summon it (negated) if it was used from the field. The score comes from that recovery and material value, not the 500 ATK or 2300 DEF. The 400-deck presence was used only to confirm the role is practical, and it is largely a Code Talker staple, so it did not raise the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Usable from hand as Link material and reachable through the Code Talker deck core, but it is not a searcher and has no recorded starter data (inferred, observed in 400 decks). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Text gives a one-card recovery/Special Summon after a Code Talker Link, but no combo boards were supplied so the conversion is text-only inference. |
| Resource Economy | 70 | Sent to GY as material it returns a Level 4 or lower Cyberse to hand or the field, a recovery of value per Link Summon (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect; the Special Summon is negated and gives no interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 5 WIND Cyberse usable as material from hand for Code Talker Links and still sends to GY as material when negated (verified from text, inferred for the negated case). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two once-per-turn effects in different zones give some multi-zone reach, but the GY effect is exposed to GY-hate and negation (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Typically 1 copy per deck (avg 1.31), no garnet or lock clause, and it runs in 400 of 400 sampled decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: archetype-restricted utility (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Recovers a Level 4 or lower Cyberse from the GY after a Code Talker Link Summon
- Usable as material from hand, so it can be cashed in without a board
- Low deckbuilding cost: one copy, no garnet, no lock
- Runs in 400 of 400 sampled decks, showing a practical role inside the Code Talker deck core
Weaknesses
- Requires a Code Talker Link Summon to produce its main value
- Effect interaction is absent; it does not stop the opponent
- Both effects are once per turn, which caps repeated value
- No combo evidence was supplied, so its real conversion rate is unmeasured
Counters / choke points
- Opponent GY-hate or negation that stops the GY effect (inferred, not in evidence)
- Interruption of the Code Talker Link Summon before the card reaches the GY (inferred)
Best use
Recovery/Recursion after a Code Talker Link Summon, with a material-from-hand option. Decks: Code Talker (657), Cynet, Code Talker (129), Firewall, Cyberse. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Hand material for Code Talker Link Summons (card text); GY effect adds or Special Summons a Level 4 or lower Cyberse from the GY (card text); Each effect is once per turn (card text); Runs in 400 of 400 sampled decks, avg 1.31 copies (deck stat)
- Observed: Top partners are Code Talker staples such as Micro Coder and Transcode Talker (deck stat, 97.5% and 95.8%); 71.5% of decks are gameplay type 7 (deck stat)
- Inferred: Recovery value is the main reason it is run, not its body (inference from text plus deck spread); Negation or GY-hate is the main counter risk (inference, not in evidence)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard): archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only 'Code Talker' appears as three archetype ids (657, 129, 486), so archetype grouping is ambiguous no counter or negation evidence supplied for the GY effect