DARK
4Cyberdark Edge
Archetype:
Cyberdark
ATK:
800
DEF:
800
View:
4702
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. This card can attack directly. If it does using this effect, its ATK is halved during damage calculation only. If this card would be destroyed by battle, destroy the monster equipped to it by its effect, instead.
Cyberdark Edge — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Cyberdark Edge is a Level 4 DARK Machine body that is present in all 400 sampled decks, almost always as a single copy, so it is reliably accessible. Its equip effect needs a Level 3 or lower Dragon in the GY, which narrows when it converts, and it gives no card advantage or negation, so the score stays in the middle. Its value comes mainly from being a clean material body in the Cyberdark and Cyber Dragon homes; the high ATK and the 800/800 stats earn no points. The combo evidence is only three boards with empty role tags, so the combo and deck-synergy scores rest on thin evidence.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, almost always as a single copy, with 99%+ co-occurrence with core partners (observed); no searcher route is recorded, so the score stays at mid-range (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Present in 3 of 3 recorded combos, all Cyber mix Core lines with power index 100, but combo role is empty and starter role is 0, so the conversion role is not confirmed (observed, low detail). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | No card advantage, refuel, or recursion is recorded; the text only provides an equip and ATK gain (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 20 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap reach; the only protective clause is destroy-the-equipped-monster-instead-of-itself on battle (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A Level 4 DARK Machine body that remains a valid material even when its effects are negated (inferred from text and stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The battle-destruction redirect gives some survival, but the card is a single body with no multi-zone or multi-turn presence (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Single-copy use in 381 of 400 decks with no garnet or lock text on the card itself (observed from deck distribution); the guide notes a cheap Structure Deck entry point (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body (primary) + 0.3 Combo enabler (secondary). Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Near-universal inclusion in the sampled Cyberdark and Cyber Dragon decks (400/400)
- Single-copy, low-slot use with no garnet or lock text on the card itself
- Clean material body that stays useful when its effects are negated
Weaknesses
- No card advantage, refuel, or negation; its value is indirect
- The equip target requires a Level 3 or lower Dragon in the GY, which narrows when it works
- Combo evidence is thin (3 boards, empty role tags), so the synergy read is low-confidence
Counters / choke points
- Opponent interaction in response to its Normal Summon effect (inferred from text)
Best use
Material body and Normal Summon extender in Cyberdark and Cyber Dragon builds. Decks: Cyberdark, Cyber Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 DARK Machine, ATK 800 / DEF 800 (card data); Normal Summon target: Level 3 or lower Dragon in GY, equip, gains ATK, direct attack, battle-destruction redirect (card text); Appears in 400/400 sampled decks, 381 of them as a single copy (deck data)
- Observed: Present in 3/3 recorded combos, all Cyber mix Core lines, power index 100 (combo data); Co-occurs with Cyberdark Realm in 99.2% of decks (deck data); Guide notes that the deck is cheap to build via Structure Deck (guide data)
- Inferred: Usable as a material body even when effect-negated (from stats and text); Acts as an Extender for the Normal Summon line (from text, not a recorded role)
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo data combo role is empty, so the starter/material/payoff role is not confirmed No record of which Level 3 or lower Dragons the equip target can hit in practice usage statistics covers only one archetype and gameplay type (Cyberdark, gameplay 6) No dated metagame sample, so meta power is null