DARK
8Crossmind Archfiend
Archetype:
Archfiend
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2800
View:
1180
1 Psychic Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 of your banished Level 7 or lower Psychic monsters; Special Summon it. During the Battle Phase (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 other monster; gain LP equal to its original ATK, and if you do, this card gains that much ATK until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Crossmind Archfiend" once per turn.
Crossmind Archfiend — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Crossmind Archfiend is a Level 8 Synchro whose main-phase effect revives a banished Level 7 or lower Psychic, which extends a Psychic engine but does not refuel or gain cards. Its battle-phase effect trades a Tribute for LP and ATK, a one-card cost with a finite payoff. The 2500 ATK and 2800 DEF earn no points by themselves. The score sits near the middle because the card is a single-copy staple in 400 of 400 sampled decks, with strong Psychic partners, but there is no combo evidence and no interaction.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Extra Deck Synchro that needs a banished Level 7 or lower Psychic to revive, so it is live only mid-game. Deck presence is 400/400 with 92.8% in gameplay type 7 (observed; the banish requirement is inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Text-only inference: a revive from banish plus a Tribute for ATK makes one Synchro body a threat. No combo boards are recorded, so the conversion is inferred rather than observed. |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The banish revive is card-neutral and the Tribute-for-LP cost is a one-for-one trade with no refuel or draw (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in the text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | Level 8 DARK Psychic body, a usable material when blanked (inferred from its level and attribute; no as_material combo stat). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two once-per-turn quick effects across Main and Battle phases give multi-phase reach, but there is no protection against a single interrupt (verified text, inferred resilience). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | One copy in 392 of 400 decks and a Psychic-compatible shell with 85–94% partner co-occurrence make it near free-roll (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Boss/End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Single-copy staple in 400 of 400 sampled decks, so it is easy to run
- Revive from banish is card-neutral and extends a Psychic engine
- Two once-per-turn quick effects across Main and Battle phases
- Strong synergy with high-co-occurrence Psychic partners
Weaknesses
- No card advantage or refuel; the Tribute cost is a one-for-one trade
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect
- Extra Deck Synchro that is live only mid-game
- No recorded combo boards, so its conversion value is text-inferred
Counters / choke points
- Generic negation of the Synchro summon or of its effects (inferred; no counter data in evidence)
Best use
Extender and late-game body in a Psychic engine. Decks: Psychic Synchro shells (P.U.N.K., Psy-Frame, Myutant). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: Main Phase revive of a banished Level 7 or lower Psychic; Effect text: Battle Phase Tribute of 1 other monster for LP equal to its original ATK and ATK gain; Once-per-turn limit on each effect; No negation or removal in text
- Observed: In 400 of 400 sampled decks, 1 copy in 392; 92.8% in gameplay type 7; 85–94% co-occurrence with top Psychic partners
- Inferred: Banish requirement makes the revive mid-game only; Level 8 DARK Psychic body usable as material when blanked; Extender role is primary, Boss/End-board secondary
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)