DARK
4Cyberdark Keel
Archetype:
Cyberdark
ATK:
800
DEF:
800
View:
4903
If this card is Normal Summoned: Target 1 Level 3 or lower Dragon monster in your GY; equip that Dragon monster to this card. Gains ATK equal to the original ATK of the monster equipped to it by this effect. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: Inflict 300 damage to your opponent. If this card would be destroyed by battle, destroy the monster equipped to it by its effect, instead.
Cyberdark Keel — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 49 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Cyberdark Keel is a Level 4 DARK Machine body whose text is mainly a Normal Summon trigger that equips a Level 3 or lower Dragon from the Graveyard for ATK, plus a 300-damage hit on battle destruction and a battle-destruction redirect to the equipped monster. Its real value comes from being a cheap, near-universal slot in the Cyberdark and Cyber Dragon homes (400 of 400 sampled decks, 1.05 average copies), not from its 800 ATK, which earns no points. The four recorded combos all show high power indices, but the combo data does not tag its role, so that credit is not attributed to this card and the score stays in the mid-50s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | It is Normal Summoned from hand and runs in 400 of 400 decks, but no combo or search role is recorded for it, so access depends on the Cyberdark engine (observed; search route inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | It appears in 4 of 4 recorded combos with power index 100, but the combo role fields are empty and it is never tagged as starter or payoff, so the contribution is unattributed (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The GY-Dragon equip gives ATK but no card advantage, and the 300 damage on battle destruction is a finisher, not a resource gain (verified from text; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | It has no hand trap, negation or removal; its only protection is redirecting battle destruction to its own equipped monster (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 4 DARK Machine is a generic material body, but no material role count is recorded and its text grants nothing extra when used as material (verified from text; inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | It survives only battle destruction, via the equip redirect; effect-based removal and negation are not covered (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | It is a single-copy card in the Cyberdark line, and a guide calls that deck cheap to build because of Structure Deck access (observed from guide; verified from deck counts). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 49, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Normal Summonable Level 4 DARK Machine body that fits the Cyberdark and Cyber Dragon homes
- Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks at one copy each, so access is consistent
- Equip effect turns a Level 3 or lower Dragon in the Graveyard into an ATK gain
- Battle-destruction redirect protects it from a basic battle loss
Weaknesses
- 800 ATK and 800 DEF with no ATK-based payoff in the evidence
- No hand trap, negation or removal
- Equip target is limited to Level 3 or lower Dragons
- Its structural role in the four combos is not tagged, so its contribution cannot be isolated
- Battle-destruction redirect does not protect against effects
Counters / choke points
- No counter cards are named in the evidence; generic answers to a Normal Summoned body or its equip target (inferred)
Best use
Utility body with GY-Dragon equip, used as a Normal Summon body in the Cyberdark line. Decks: Cyberdark, Cyber Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Normal Summon equips a Level 3 or lower Dragon from the GY for ATK equal to its original ATK; Text: 300 damage when it destroys a monster by battle; Text: battle destruction is redirected to the equipped monster; Stats: Level 4, DARK, Machine, ATK 800, DEF 800; Decks: 400 of 400 run it, average 1.05 copies, 20 distinct archetype labels
- Observed: Combos: appears in 4 of 4 with power index 100, combo role empty; Partners: Cyberdark Edge 99%, Cyberdark Realm 98.8%, Cyber Dragon Core 98%; Guide: the Cyberdark deck is described as weak but cheap via Structure Deck
- Inferred: As a Normal Summon body it is generic material, though no material role count is recorded; The battle redirect is self-protection, not interaction; The GY equip is the card's main engine contribution
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred from the 400-deck sample only Combo combo role is empty, so starter/material/payoff roles cannot be confirmed Only 4 recorded combos No list of Level 3 or lower Dragons that the equip can target No counter or negation data for this card