LIGHT
6Cyber Barrier Dragon
ATK:
800
DEF:
2800
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This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except with "Attack Reflector Unit". Once per turn, while this card is in Attack Position, your opponent's next attack is negated.
Cyber Barrier Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 40 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 41 · Deck: 39 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Cyber Barrier Dragon is a defensive body that negates one opponent attack per turn, but only while it is in Attack Position, and it can only be Special Summoned through Attack Reflector Unit. The interaction axis is the main earner, and the 800 ATK / 2800 DEF stats earn nothing. Its deck presence (26 sampled decks, mostly Cyber Dragon) confirms it is played, not that it is strong. The score is held down by the summon restriction, the lack of any combo or search data, and the absence of resource gain.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | Can only be Special Summoned via Attack Reflector Unit, which is co-run in 22 of 26 decks, but there is no searcher or combo data to show how reliably that enabler is reached (inference, observed deck co-occurrence). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No recorded boards and no worked examples; the card's text only describes a defensive effect and does not build a board on its own (inference from text). |
| Resource Economy | 10 | The text gives no draw, search, recursion or card advantage, so there is no resource gain to reward (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | One attack negation per turn, restricted to Attack Position, is real but narrow and easy to play around (verified from card text, weighted as observed in 26 decks). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 6 LIGHT Machine is a usable material body, and the card can still be material if its effect is negated, but no as_material combo stats are recorded (inference). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | The effect works only once per turn and only in Attack Position, so it is dropped in other spots and by a single targeted interrupt (verified from card text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | Usually run as a single copy (22 of 26 decks), with a one-slot cost, but the summon restriction ties it to a specific partner card (observed copies distribution, verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 41, Deck ≈ 39, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking summon restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Negates the opponent's next attack once per turn while in Attack Position
- Level 6 LIGHT Machine body usable as material
- Consistently run as a single copy in a dedicated Cyber Dragon shell
Weaknesses
- Summon restriction ties it to Attack Reflector Unit
- Effect works only in Attack Position and once per turn
- Zero search, draw or recursion, so no resource gain
- Stats (800 ATK / 2800 DEF) do not translate into power
Counters / choke points
- Monster removal or effect negation on the body, especially when it is still face-up
- Attack-based interaction that works around a single attack negation
Best use
Single-copy defensive wall in Attack Position behind Attack Reflector Unit. Decks: Cyber Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set; Special Summon only with Attack Reflector Unit; Once per turn, Attack Position, opponent's next attack is negated; 800 ATK / 2800 DEF, Level 6 LIGHT Machine
- Observed: Present in 26 sampled decks, 22 of which run one copy; Attack Reflector Unit co-occurs in 22 of 26 decks
- Inferred: Defensive wall role that fits the Cyber Dragon shell; Summon restriction makes it an awkward standalone card
- 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 Attack Reflector Unit's own text is not in the evidence pack