DARK
8Cyberdark Dragon
Archetype:
Cyberdark
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1000
View:
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"Cyberdark Horn" + "Cyberdark Edge" + "Cyberdark Keel" This monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this monster is Special Summoned, select 1 Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard and equip it to this card. This card gains ATK equal to the equipped card's ATK. This card gains 100 ATK for each Monster Card in your Graveyard. If this card would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.
Cyberdark Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Cyberdark Dragon is a Fusion-only end-board body. Its strength comes from the equip-from-GY ATK gain, the +100 ATK per monster in the Graveyard, and battle-destruction redirection, so it converts a Fusion summon into a large, hard-to-remove board. Its high base stats do not earn points by themselves. Its weaknesses are the Fusion-only summon restriction, the lack of any negation or refuel, and the fact that the redirect protects only against battle, not against card effects.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Fusion-only summon with 400 of 400 sampled decks running it and Power Bond, Cyberdark Realm and Cyber Dragon Core as top partners, but no starter or searched appearances in combos (verified text, observed decks; combo role counts are all zero). |
| Combo & Conversion | 85 | Appears in 4 of 4 recorded boards with power index 100, 2-3 boss and 3-4 end monsters, and net card advantage of 4-6 (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Board netCardAdvantage of 4-6 comes from the surrounding Fusion line; the card itself draws, searches and refuels nothing (verified text, observed combos). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | Only a battle-destruction redirect that protects itself; no negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 20 | No material appearances in combos and a Level 8 Dark Machine body with a Fusion-only summon restriction, so it is a weak material (observed, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Redirect works only against battle, and the GY-Dragon equip needs a Dragon in the Graveyard; a single effect negate or removal ends most of its value (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Single copy in 376 of 400 decks, no garnet or lock effect, and a clean fit with the Cyberdark and Cyber Dragon lines (observed); the Fusion-only restriction costs a little (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Boss/End-board profile, single role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Fusion-only summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Equip-from-GY ATK gain plus +100 ATK per monster in the Graveyard gives a large end-board threat from one card
- Battle-destruction redirect protects it in combat
- Near-universal deck inclusion with a strong, consistent partner set (observed)
Weaknesses
- Fusion-only summon makes it dead in hand without Fusion access
- Needs a Dragon-Type monster in the Graveyard for the equip
- Redirect works only against battle, not card effects
- No negation, removal, search or refuel of its own
Counters / choke points
- Effect-based removal or destruction of the equipped card or the Fusion monster
- Negating the Fusion Summon or its materials before the effect resolves
- Battle-based interaction is blunted by the redirect (inferred)
Best use
Boss/End-board finisher in Fusion-based Cyber lines. Decks: Cyberdark, Cyber Dragon, Therions, Gizmek. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion-only summon restriction (card text); Equip a Dragon from the Graveyard and gain its ATK (card text); Gains 100 ATK per monster in the Graveyard (card text); Battle-destruction redirect to the equipped monster (card text)
- Observed: Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 93% in gameplay type 7; Top partners: Cyberdark Realm 99%, Cyber Dragon Core 97.5%, Power Bond 94.5%; Appears in 4 of 4 recorded boards with power index 100; Board netCardAdvantage 4-6 and 2-3 boss monsters in sampled boards
- Inferred: Weak as material and zero material appearances in combos; Self-protection only against battle, so effect-based removal ends its value; Redundancy across 22 archetypes gives a moderate deck resilience
- Data gaps: no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred from the 400-deck sample only combo data role counts (starter/searched/material/payoff) are all zero despite 4 appearances, so role attribution is unverified guides evidence is a single Vietnamese guide with a negative remark about the deck, which is weak context