DARK
2Cyber-Stein
ATK:
700
DEF:
500
View:
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You can pay 5000 LP; Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck in Attack Position.
Cyber-Stein — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Cyber-Stein's text converts one card into one Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck, so its score rests on that single extra-deck access plus a clean Level 2 DARK Machine body. The evidence gives no combo data (0 boards), so combo conversion is text-only and capped. The stated 5000 LP cost and the absence of any interaction pull resource economy and effect interaction down, and the 700 ATK earns nothing by itself.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Playable from a generic Level 2 body that appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, but no searcher or draw route is in the evidence (verified text; observed deck count). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | One effect converts the card into one Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck, with no further steps shown in the evidence (verified text; combo stats absent, so inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | Trades an LP cost and a field presence for one Fusion Monster with no card advantage or refuel shown (verified text; inferred from absence of advantage). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect in the text (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 2 DARK Machine 700/500 is a generic material body, but material role counts are not supplied (verified stats; inferred use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Single effect with no stated once-per-turn or multi-zone clause, and no interaction resistance in evidence (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Average 1.17 copies per deck with max 3 and no garnet or lock; the LP cost is a play cost, not a deckbuilding restriction (observed deck stats; verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic Level 2 Machine body that many archetypes can run
- Single-card access to a Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck
- Cheap to run: 1 copy in most sampled decks
Weaknesses
- The stated 5000 LP cost is a heavy play cost, and needs verifying against the card database
- No opponent interaction or resilience in the text
- No combo evidence showing what it builds into
Counters / choke points
- Not supplied in evidence (no counter data for this card)
Best use
Fusion Monster access from the Extra Deck, usually as one copy. Decks: Tearlaments, Cyber Dragon, Blue-Eyes, Black Luster Soldier, Exchange of the Spirit. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect: pay 5000 LP to Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck in Attack Position (as stated in evidence); Level 2 DARK Machine Effect Monster, 700 ATK / 500 DEF; Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, average 1.17 copies (max 3); Tearlaments archetype accounts for 33.2% of sampled decks; 66 distinct archetypes; Gameplay type 4 in 54.2% of decks; Top partners include Maxx C and Naturia Exterio at about 52% of decks
- Inferred: Primary role is Starter / Combo enabler, since the text is a single Extra Deck summon; Level 2 body is a generic material with no stated negation; No searcher or draw route exists in the text, so accessibility depends on being drawn
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no usage statistics (StatisticsCard): archetype inclusion % inferred from the deck sample only The 400-deck sample contains this card in every deck, so it looks card-filtered; inclusion rates are not population measures legal copies is 0 in all four formats, which is probably unset rather than forbidden; not used as a penalty, needs checking The 5000 LP cost in the evidence text should be verified against the card database Location (hand, field or GY) and once-per-turn wording are not stated in the evidence Guide snippets do not name this card; the guide signal is weak No material role statistics to confirm the material role