Trap
NormalDark Magic Mirror Force
Archetype:
Shining Sarcophagus
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When an opponent's monster declares an attack, or an opponent's monster effect is activated that would destroy a monster(s) on the field, while a monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" is on the field: Destroy as many Attack Position monsters your opponent controls as possible, then if you control "Dark Magician", inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed, also for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, the first time each monster you control that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" would be destroyed by battle or card effect, it is not destroyed.
Dark Magic Mirror Force — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
The card converts one opponent attack or destruction-effect response into a mass removal of Attack Position monsters, plus 500 damage per destroyed monster when Dark Magician is controlled. Its value is gated by a Shining Sarcophagus monster being on the field, so it is a conditional trap, not a free board wipe. It is run in all 400 sampled decks (1 copy each in most), which confirms it is practical, but that inclusion does not add power by itself. No combo or guide evidence exists, so the score rests on text-based inference and the deck-level role.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | A set trap that needs a Shining Sarcophagus monster on the field to activate; it appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, but there is no combo starter or searched data (verified deck count; inference for the field condition). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Text describes a mass removal plus conditional damage, but there are 0 recorded combo boards to confirm the conversion (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | One trap card that can destroy several Attack Position monsters, so it can be a positive 1-for-many trade; no refuel or recursion exists (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Destroys every Attack Position monster the opponent controls in response to an attack or destruction effect, a strong but conditional reactive effect (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A trap card with no monster body, so it cannot serve as material (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | A set trap that can be negated or blanked by generic Spell/Trap responses, and it depends on a Sarcophagus monster surviving; the first-destruction protection gives some multi-turn value (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Runs as 1 copy in most decks with no garnet or lock, but it only works alongside the Shining Sarcophagus engine (observed deck counts; inference for restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Removal / Negation; no secondary weight blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Destroys every Attack Position monster the opponent controls on an attack or destruction-effect response
- Adds 500 damage per destroyed monster when Dark Magician is controlled
- Present in all 400 sampled decks across 44 archetypes, so it is a practical, well-supported pick
Weaknesses
- Requires a Shining Sarcophagus monster on the field before it can activate
- Only hits Attack Position monsters, so Defense Position boards are unaffected
- No combo or guide evidence to confirm conversion beyond the text
Counters / choke points
- Spell/Trap negation in response to activation
- Removing or destroying the Shining Sarcophagus monster that enables the trap
- Opponent setting monsters in Defense Position
Best use
Mass removal when the opponent attacks or responds to a destruction effect, gated by a Shining Sarcophagus monster on the field. Decks: Shining Sarcophagus, Dark Magician. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: destroys Attack Position monsters the opponent controls, with 500 damage per destroyed monster if Dark Magician is controlled; Card text: first destruction of each Shining Sarcophagus monster per turn is prevented; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 1 copy in 375 of them
- Observed: Top partners include Shining Sarcophagus (95.2%), Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic (93.8%), and Gandora-G (93.5%); Gameplay concentrated in gameplay type 7 (92.8% of decks)
- Inferred: Conditional trap with a Shining Sarcophagus gate limits accessibility; Vulnerable to generic Spell/Trap negation and to removal of the enabling monster; Combo conversion is text-only with no recorded boards
- 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 deck sample only