DARKDark Infant @Ignister
Archetype:
@Ignister
ATK:
500
LINK-1
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1 non-Link "@Ignister" monster If this card is Link Summoned: You can add 1 "Ignister A.I.Land" from your Deck to your hand. When a Cyberse monster with 2300 original ATK activates its effect (Quick Effect): You can move this card to your Main Monster Zone this card points to, then, you can change it to any Attribute until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Dark Infant @Ignister" once per turn.
Dark Infant @Ignister — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58.3 · Deck: 60.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher / Tutor · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
This Link-1 body converts a Link Summon into a search for Ignister A.I.Land, and it sits in all 400 sampled decks at about two copies, so it is live and cheap to run. Its 500 ATK earns no points; the score comes from accessibility, its usefulness as a clean DARK Link-1 material, and low deck cost. The quick effect is a narrow response to one specific Cyberse trigger and adds little interaction, and with no recorded boards the combo conversion stays modest.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | Link Summoning it is cheap and it is in 400 of 400 sampled decks, but it needs a Link Summon from the Extra Deck and an @Ignister material first (verified text, observed deck count). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | The Link Summon search converts to one field card and there are zero recorded combo appearances, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 58 | The Link Summon search is a +1 card gain against a Link Summon that costs only Extra Deck cards, giving a modest net advantage (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 22 | The quick effect only moves the card and changes its attribute when a 2300 original-ATK Cyberse activates, so it is a narrow response rather than a negation (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 62 | A DARK Cyberse with Left arrow is a clean Link-1 material for higher Links, but no recorded board confirms it converts when its effects are negated (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Each effect is once per turn and the search depends on a single Link Summon, so one negation of the Link Summon ends its value (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | It is a 1-Link at about two copies with no garnet or lock restriction, and it appears across 21 archetypes (observed deck data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 58.3, Deck ≈ 60.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Link Summon search for Ignister A.I.Land, a near-universal @Ignister line (observed)
- Clean DARK Cyberse Link-1 body that can feed higher Links (inferred from text)
- Included in all 400 sampled decks at about two copies, with 99.8% co-occurrence with Backup @Ignister (observed)
Weaknesses
- 500 ATK and no board presence beyond the search and a narrow response effect (verified text)
- The quick effect only triggers on a 2300 original-ATK Cyberse activation (verified text)
- The @Ignister material requirement limits generic portability (verified text)
- No recorded combo appearances, so its conversion value is unconfirmed (observed gap)
Counters / choke points
- Negating its Link Summon search effect, which ends its value for that turn (inferred from text)
Best use
Link-1 searcher and material body for @Ignister. Decks: @Ignister (gameplay 4 and 7). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Link Summon: add 1 Ignister A.I.Land from Deck to hand; Quick effect triggers on a Cyberse with 2300 original ATK activating its effect; Link material requires 1 non-Link @Ignister monster; Each effect is once per turn
- Observed: Included in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 1.74 copies average, typically 2; 21 distinct archetypes, 84.2% in gameplay type 7; Usage statistics show 100% inclusion in the @Ignister gameplay-4 archetype at 2 copies; Zero recorded combo appearances
- Inferred: Link-1 is cheap to Link Summon and usable as material for higher Links; The Link Summon search is a net +1 card gain; Its quick effect is a niche response, not a negation
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token, so 3 copies (unlimited) is assumed No rulings for the Link Summon search or the quick-effect interaction Only one guide mentions the card