EARTH
3Code Generator
Archetype:
Code Talker
ATK:
1300
DEF:
500
View:
5239
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 send 1 Cyberse monster with 1200 or less ATK from your Deck to the GY, or, if this card on the field was used as material, you can add that card to your hand instead. You can only use each effect of "Code Generator" once per turn.
Code Generator — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Code Generator is a Level 3 Cyberse whose text converts it into a Code Talker Link-material body from hand, a Link-Summon trigger that sends a Cyberse with 1200 or less ATK from the Deck to the GY, and a self-recovery option when it is used from the field. Its 1300 ATK and Level 3 earn no points. The card's high deck count (400 of 400 sampled decks, typically 1 copy) mostly reflects its status as a Code Talker staple, so it confirms accessibility and cheap slot cost rather than standalone power. The combo evidence is a single board, so the combo and synergy axes are held close to the middle.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Runs in 400 of 400 sampled decks across several archetypes, and a Code Talker search guide names the Cynet Codec search engine, but the card is never tagged as a searched or starter piece in combo data (observed, with the search route inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Its only recorded combo is a turn-1 Code Talker setup at power index 100 with no role tagged for this card; the single sample cannot show what it builds on its own (observed, n=1). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | The Link-Summon trigger sends one Cyberse from Deck to GY and the field-use clause returns itself to hand, giving repeated access without card advantage (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The text has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect, so opponent interaction is effectively zero (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 65 | It is a Cyberse body usable as Link material from hand for Code Talker Links, which is a clean but archetype-bound use (verified from text, with Link-material fit inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 70 | It is usable from hand and field and can recover itself to hand after material use, so the line survives a single removal of the board presence (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | It is run as a single copy in 364 of 400 decks, has no garnet or lock cost, and is inexpensive to include in Code Talker lists (observed, deck stats). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Near-universal inclusion in the sampled Code Talker lists, almost always as a single copy
- Gives a Link-material body from hand and a Link-Summon GY-send trigger
- Can recover itself to hand after it is used as material from the field
- Cheap to run: one copy, no garnet, no lock
Weaknesses
- No interaction of its own
- Its effects only trigger on Code Talker Link Summons, so it is dead outside that line
- Adds little standalone value, and its ATK and Level earn nothing
- Only one recorded combo, so its real conversion rate is unmeasured
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps or negations that respond to the Link-Summon trigger stop its GY-send and recovery effects
- Opponent interaction against the Code Talker Link Summon removes the reason to run it (inferred)
Best use
Extender and recovery body for Code Talker Link lines, with Cyberse material use in the other Cyberse decks. Decks: Code Talker, Firewall, @Ignister, Mathmech. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Cyberse Link-material use from hand for Code Talker, a Link-Summon GY-send of a Cyberse with 1200 or less ATK, and a field-use add-to-hand option; Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 364 of them at one copy; Top partner co-occurrence: Transcode Talker 98.8%, Micro Coder 98.5%
- Observed: Single combo appearance at power index 100, with no starter, searched, material, or payoff role tagged; Archetype spread: Code Talker 27%, Firewall 21.8%, @Ignister 21.2%, Mathmech 11.5%; Usage statistics: inclusion 100% at one copy in one Code Talker home, 54.5% at two copies in another
- Inferred: Searchability comes from Cynet Codec, which a Code Talker guide names, but this card is not shown as its target; Link-material fit and recovery value follow from the text but are not confirmed by combo data; Hand traps can respond to its trigger and stop the line (not observed in the evidence)
- Data gaps: Only one combo sample (n=1), with no combo role tagged for this card No banlist token; 3 copies assumed (unlimited) No rulings or card-specific guide text describing this card's role No top-card ranking context (top-card status false)