WATER
5Des Frog
Archetype:
Frog
ATK:
1900
DEF:
0
View:
4448
When this card is Tribute Summoned, you can Special Summon "Des Frog"(s) from your hand or Deck up to the number of "T.A.D.P.O.L.E."(s) in your Graveyard.
Des Frog — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Starter
Why it scores here
Des Frog converts a Tribute Summon plus the TADPOLE count in the Graveyard into up to that many Des Frogs from hand or Deck, so its value is board extension and a net gain in bodies, not its 1900 ATK. The Frog ecosystem backs that up: 30 of 48 sampled decks are Frog, and it runs in every sampled deck with Dupe Frog and Swap Frog as the main partners. The score is held down by the Tribute cost, the dependence on Tadpoles in the Graveyard, the lack of any negation or removal, and the absence of recorded boards to confirm how often the effect actually goes off.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Runs in 48 of 48 sampled decks at about 2 copies each, but its Tribute Summon needs fodder and no starter or searched data exists (observed; inferred for the fodder requirement). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The text converts one Tribute Summon into multiple Des Frogs, bounded by the Graveyard TADPOLE count; no board examples exist to confirm the realistic count (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | The Tribute costs one card, but the effect can add several bodies from hand or Deck, so the net is positive when the Graveyard count is met (verified text; inferred net). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect, so it contributes no opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 5 WATER Aqua body with 1900 ATK is a usable generic material, but no material usage appears in the evidence (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | One negate on the Tribute Summon trigger ends the effect, and the Frog-only text limits it to a few zones (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Copies sit at 1 to 3 with no garnet or lock, but running it depends on Frog-specific fodder and a Tribute Summon line (observed for copies; inferred for the restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Starter. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- One Tribute Summon can yield several Des Frog bodies from hand or Deck
- Deep Frog ecosystem: Dupe Frog, Swap Frog, and Unifrog appear with it in most sampled decks
- Generic Level 5 WATER body that stays usable as material
Weaknesses
- Needs a Tribute and TADPOLEs in the Graveyard before it gives value
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap reach
- Effect is lost to a single negation of the trigger
- No recorded boards to confirm how often the effect converts
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation on the Tribute Summon trigger (inferred)
Best use
Extender. Decks: Frog.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: when Tribute Summoned, Special Summon Des Frog(s) from hand or Deck up to the number of TADPOLEs in your Graveyard; Level 5, WATER, Aqua, 1900 ATK, Effect Monster, Frog archetype
- Observed: Present in 48 of 48 sampled decks (100% main-deck); Frog archetype in 30 of 48 decks (62.5%); 9 distinct archetypes; Average 2.04 copies per deck, with 22 decks at 3 copies; Dupe Frog in 89.6% of decks, Swap Frog in 87.5%, Unifrog in 72.9% (co-occurrence)
- Inferred: Primary role is Extender, with Starter as a secondary role; Net card advantage is positive when the Graveyard TADPOLE count is met; Negating the trigger removes the effect
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard): inclusion % inferred from the deck sample only no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no recorded TADPOLE count or Graveyard data to size the realistic number of summons