FIRE
7Darkblaze Dragon
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1000
View:
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If this card is Special Summoned from the Graveyard: Its ATK and DEF become double its original ATK and DEF. If this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK.
Darkblaze Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43 · Deck: 45 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss / End-board · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Darkblaze Dragon converts into a 2400/2000 Level 7 Dragon only when it is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, and its only other effect is a battle-destruction burn equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK. Its high-stat text does not earn points on its own: it is reachable only through the Graveyard, so access depends on other cards getting it there. The 7 sampled decks confirm it is a consistent single-copy main-deck inclusion, which supports deckbuilding cost and accessibility but not raw strength. With no combo evidence, the score rests on text plus deck presence and stays moderate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | Appears in all 7 sampled decks at 1 copy each, but it is only reachable from the Graveyard and no combo or search route is recorded (observed deck inclusion; GY-access route inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Doubling stats on GY Special Summon yields a 2400/2000 body, but no recorded board shows what it converts into (verified text; conversion inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | No card advantage, search, or recovery is printed; the burn is damage, not card value (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The only interaction is damage on battle destruction, with no negation, removal, or protection (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 7 Dragon fits Dragon-type Level 7 material plays, but no material role combo data exists (inferred from level and race; no observed data). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Its Graveyard dependence is exposed to banish or GY-hate interaction, with no recursion or redundancy on the card (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single copy, no garnet or lock text, and it fits in the observed decks at 1 copy each (observed deck stat). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 43, Deck ≈ 45, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean 1-copy main-deck inclusion across 7 recent decks
- Stat doubling plus battle-damage burn gives a reliable late-game threat once it is in the Graveyard
- Level 7 Dragon body is useful as material
Weaknesses
- Requires a Graveyard Special Summon, so it is not live in the opening hand
- No search, draw, negation, or removal
- Stat gain only applies from the Graveyard and gives no value when summoned from hand or Deck
Counters / choke points
- Banish or GY-hate effects that deny the Graveyard Special Summon route
Best use
Graveyard-revived end-board attacker and Level 7 Dragon material. Decks: Amorphage, Odd-Eyes, Phantom Knights, Red-Eyes. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Special Summon from the Graveyard doubles ATK and DEF; Text: battle destruction deals damage equal to the monster's original ATK; Decks: 7 of 7 run 1 copy in the main deck
- Observed: Deck archetypes: Amorphage 4, Odd-Eyes 1, Phantom Knights 1, Red-Eyes 1; Gameplay types 7 (4 decks) and 6 (3 decks)
- Inferred: Graveyard-access route depends on partner cards such as Foolish Burial and Terraforming; Level 7 Dragon makes it usable as material in Dragon-type plays
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion and material roles are text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard): archetype inclusion inferred from the 7-deck sample only legal copies is empty for all formats