LIGHT
4Denko Sekka
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1000
View:
6343
Cannot be Special Summoned. While you control no Set Spells/Traps, neither player can Set Spells/Traps nor activate Spell/Trap Cards that are Set on the field.
Denko Sekka — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate / Control
Why it scores here
Denko Sekka's value comes from one conditional floodgate: while its controller has no Set Spell/Trap, neither player can Set Spells/Traps or activate Set ones. That restricts set backrow and gives the card a practical role in decks that rely on set cards. Its 1700 ATK and Level 4 body earn no points, and the card cannot be Special Summoned, so its tempo value is limited. The 400/400 deck inclusion at about 2.5 copies confirms it is a live, widely run tech; it does not by itself prove strength, so the score stays in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Present in all 400 sampled decks at an average of 2.47 copies, but it is Normal Summon only and no searcher or starter route is evidenced (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No combo boards are supplied and the card produces no board on its own; the floodgate is its only conversion (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | No card advantage, draw, search, or recursion appears in the text or evidence (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | The floodgate restricts set Spells/Traps for both players, but it does not stop face-up cards or hand traps and is conditional on the controller's own backrow (verified from text, inferred scope). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A non-Tuner Level 4 LIGHT Thunder body is a usable generic material, and its value as material is unaffected by the effect (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | The effect ends if the monster is removed or negated, and it lapses whenever its controller sets any Spell/Trap (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | A single-copy floodgate with a self-restriction on the controller's own set backrow and no Special Summon; it runs at 2–3 copies in observed decks without evident garnet cost (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Single-role Floodgate / Control weights; no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Practical floodgate against set Spells/Traps for both players
- Widely run across 111 archetypes at about 2.5 copies (observed)
- Generic Level 4 body that remains usable as material
Weaknesses
- Cannot be Special Summoned, so tempo is limited
- Restriction also applies to the controller's own set backrow
- No combo evidence, so board conversion is unmeasured
Counters / choke points
- Face-up Spells/Traps and hand traps are unaffected by the floodgate (inferred from text)
- Setting any Spell/Trap on your own side lifts the restriction (inferred from text)
- Removing or negating the monster ends the effect (inferred from text)
Best use
Floodgate / set-backrow restriction. Decks: Branded, Elfnote, Despia, D/D/D, Fiendsmith. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: cannot be Special Summoned; floodgate on Set Spells/Traps while the controller controls none; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, average 2.47 copies
- Observed: Runs in 111 distinct archetypes, 74.5% in gameplay type 7; Top partners include Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (82.5%) and Mulcharmy Fuwalos (77.8%); Alien archetype usage at 100% inclusion, 3 copies (single archetype sample)
- Inferred: Floodgate is most relevant against set-backrow strategies; The effect lapses when the controller sets a Spell/Trap; Removal or negation of the monster ends the effect
- Data gaps: No combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No rulings supplied for the floodgate's interaction with set cards Single guide mention is an Eldlich guide that does not discuss this card usage statistics covers only one archetype (Alien)