Spell
FieldCynet Storm
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All linked monsters on the field gain 500 ATK/DEF. Link Summons of Link Monsters cannot be negated. Once per Chain, if you take 2000 or more battle or effect damage: You can shuffle the face-down cards in your Extra Deck, excavate the top card, and if it is a Cyberse Link Monster, Special Summon it. Otherwise, return it to the Extra Deck.
Cynet Storm — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Cynet Storm is a Field Spell whose main effect gives every face-up Link Monster in the zone +500 ATK/DEF, and whose other effect makes Link Summons unnegatable. Its score comes from being a clean, single-slot card that is included in 90 sampled decks across 21 archetypes, not from its ATK or DEF, which are not relevant to a Field Spell. Its once-per-chain damage trigger can convert into a Cyberse Link Special Summon from the Extra Deck, but no board evidence confirms how often that happens, so conversion is scored as inference.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Included in all 90 sampled decks at a mostly 1-copy average (1.3), with no searcher route shown in the pack, so it is live when drawn but not reliably reached (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | The text buffs Link Monsters and can Special Summon a Cyberse Link after 2000 damage, but there are zero recorded combo boards to confirm how far it converts (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No card advantage in the text; the damage trigger nets a card only when it hits a Cyberse Link and otherwise returns the card to the Extra Deck (verified text, inferred outcome). |
| Effect & Interaction | 50 | Making Link Summons unnegatable is a real anti-interaction for Link decks, but the pack shows no hand-trap or removal reach (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 10 | As a Field Spell it provides no material, name, level or attribute, so the body contributes nothing when interacted with (verified frame and type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | It occupies the Spell/Trap zone and depends on the field staying intact, and the trigger is limited to once per chain; the pack has no evidence on how often it is removed (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | One copy in 75 of 90 decks, no garnet or lock text and no banlist token, so it is cheap and easy to run (observed deck stats, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility (0.7) + Recovery/Recursion (0.3) blend, since primary Utility and secondary Recovery/Recursion are both listed. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Included in 90 sampled decks across 21 archetypes, so it is portable across Link-based homes
- Makes Link Summons unnegatable, which protects the Link engine
- Single-slot, mostly 1-copy, no garnet or lock text
- Once-per-chain Cyberse Link Special Summon from the Extra Deck is a possible card-advantage route
Weaknesses
- No recorded combo boards, so conversion is text-only inference
- Field Spell provides no material value
- Damage trigger requires taking 2000 or more battle or effect damage, which is not guaranteed
- Only buffs Link Monsters, so value depends on the deck having a Link board
Counters / choke points
- No counter evidence is supplied in the pack; field-removal effects are a general class and are not evidenced here
Best use
Utility Field Spell for Link-based decks, with a once-per-chain Cyberse Link recursion option. Decks: Cynet, Code Talker, Cyberse, Firewall, Salamangreat, Mathmech, @Ignister. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Field Spell with a +500 ATK/DEF buff for face-up Link Monsters, and Link Summons cannot be negated (card text); Once-per-chain damage trigger for 2000 or more damage, with Cyberse Link Special Summon or return to Extra Deck (card text); Included in 90 sampled decks, 75 at 1 copy and 12 at 3 copies (deck stats)
- Observed: Spread across 21 archetypes, led by Cynet at 22.2% and Code Talker at about 35% combined (deck stats); Top partners are Micro Coder (71.1%), Transcode Talker (70.0%) and Cynet Codec (68.9%) (deck stats); Played in Main Deck in 90 of 90 sampled decks (deck stats)
- Inferred: Its consistent inclusion across Link homes suggests a generic buff role rather than a single-archetype engine; The damage trigger is a conditional recursion route whose frequency is not measured; Deck resilience is moderate because the pack shows no starter-count data
- Data gaps: no combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); archetype inclusion inferred from the deck sample only no searcher or access data; accessibility inferred from deck inclusion