DARKDecode Talker Integration
Archetype:
Code Talker
ATK:
2300
LINK-3
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2+ Effect Monsters While this card is in the Extra Monster Zone, it gains 500 ATK for every other Link Monster in the field and the GYs, also your opponent cannot target it with card effects. (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 monster this card points to; send 1 Cyberse monster from your Extra Deck to the GY, also this card can make up to 2 attacks on monsters during each Battle Phase this turn. You can only use this effect of "Decode Talker Integration" once per turn.
Decode Talker Integration — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss / End-board · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Decode Talker Integration converts the Extra Deck and Link Zone into a large attacking body: its ATK grows with other Link Monsters on the field and in the GY, it cannot be targeted by card effects, and its quick effect lets it attack twice per Battle Phase at the cost of a Tribute and a Cyberse sent from the Extra Deck. Its 2300 base ATK and high deck count earn no points by themselves. The score comes from the 105-deck sample, where it is a consistent single-copy Extra Deck staple paired with Ash Blossom and Maxx "C", and from its clean, untargetable body. Its resource economy is weak because the Tribute and the ED-to-GY send are both costs with no card advantage in return.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Live in 105 of 105 sampled decks at one copy each, but it sits in the Extra Deck and needs an Extra Monster Zone or Link Zone spot, with no searcher or starter data in the evidence (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Text describes a large attacker with a 500 ATK per Link bonus and a double attack, but the evidence has no combo boards to confirm how far it converts (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | The effect costs a Tribute and an ED-to-GY send with no draw, search or banish return, so the card is net negative on resources (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | It has no removal or negation, and its only interaction is protecting itself from card-effect targeting (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | It is a Link Monster that can serve as Link material, but it is restricted to Link Summons and the evidence has no as_material data (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | It cannot be targeted by card effects, which helps it survive the common targeting interrupt, though it is still exposed to non-targeting effects (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | It is a single-copy Extra Deck slot with no garnets or locks, and it appears in 35 archetypes across 105 decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Board breaker. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in 105 sampled decks at one copy each, across 35 archetypes
- Cannot be targeted by card effects, which helps it survive targeting interruption
- Strong observed partner support with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (88.6%) and Maxx "C" (71.4%)
- Single-copy Extra Deck slot with no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- No card advantage: the Tribute and ED-to-GY send are both costs
- No removal or negation to disrupt the opponent
- Needs a Link-rich board and an Extra Monster Zone or Link Zone spot to reach its ATK and attack potential
- Once-per-turn quick effect and Tribute requirement limit how often it can attack twice
Counters / choke points
- Non-targeting removal or board wipes, which bypass its immunity to card-effect targeting
- Mass-removal or Link-count disruption that reduces the field and GY Link count its ATK depends on
Best use
Extra Deck Link attacker that finishes boards in Cyberse and Link-count decks. Decks: Code Talker, Maliss, @Ignister, Firewall, Cyberse-based Link builds. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: +500 ATK per other Link Monster in field and GYs while in the Extra Monster Zone; Cannot be targeted by card effects; Quick effect costs a Tribute and an ED-to-GY send, and grants up to 2 attacks on monsters per Battle Phase, once per turn; Single copy in all 105 sampled decks
- Observed: Appears in 105 of 105 sampled decks across 35 archetypes; Partner frequencies: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 88.6%, Maxx "C" 71.4%
- Inferred: Converts into a large attacking body once Link count is high; Link material usefulness is restricted to Link Summons
- 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