EARTH
5
10Deskbot 005
Archetype:
Deskbot
ATK:
500
DEF:
500
View:
3480
[ Pendulum Effect ] You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Deskbot" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. [ Monster Effect ] If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy it. This card gains 500 ATK for each face-up "Deskbot" monster in your Extra Deck. If this card in the Pendulum Zone is destroyed: You can target 1 "Deskbot" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. You can only use this effect of "Deskbot 005" once per turn.
Deskbot 005 — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Deskbot 005 is a Pendulum Effect Monster whose main value is a Normal or Special Summon trigger that destroys one Spell/Trap on the field, which places it in the Board breaker role. Its Pendulum-zone destruction effect can revive a Deskbot from the Graveyard, which gives it a secondary Recovery role. Its 500 ATK and 500 DEF are not scored; the 500 ATK boost per face-up Deskbot in the Extra Deck is text-verified but does not earn points on its own. Strong deck presence (179 decks, 98% alongside Deskbot 003) confirms the card is reliably accessible within the Deskbot shell and is run as a standard piece, not that it is intrinsically strong.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | 179 recent decks run it at 1.84 copies on average, and the archetype is well supported, but there is no combo starter or searched data to confirm opening-hand access (observed for deck count, inferred for access). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No combo boards were supplied, so any conversion into a larger board rests on text alone: one Spell/Trap removal plus a possible Deskbot revival (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The Spell/Trap destruction is a one-for-one exchange on summon, and the Pendulum-zone revival gives some recursion value, but no net card advantage is measured (verified from text, inferred for value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | A soft on-summon Spell/Trap destruction that the opponent can respond to, but it is not a hand trap or a negation (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 5 EARTH Machine is a generic material body, but the 500/500 stats are average and the card has no stated material effect (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The summon effect can be negated, while the Pendulum-zone revival is a separate trigger that can still work after the card is destroyed (verified from text, inferred for resilience). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Mostly 1 to 2 copies per deck with no garnet or brick restriction beyond the Deskbot archetype, and the Pendulum Summon restriction is mild (observed for copies, verified from text for restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Board breaker + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Destroys one Spell/Trap on each Normal or Special Summon, which is a reliable on-summon effect
- Pendulum-zone destruction can revive a Deskbot from the Graveyard, providing recursion
- Deep, established support: 179 decks, 20 archetypes, and a 98% co-occurrence with Deskbot 003
Weaknesses
- The 500/500 body is average, and the ATK boost depends on Deskbot monsters in the Extra Deck
- Restricted to the Deskbot Pendulum Summon shell, which limits flexibility
- No combo data, so the conversion into a full board is unmeasured
Counters / choke points
- Negating the on-summon effect with a negation or hand trap
- Responding to the destruction trigger in the Spell/Trap zone
Best use
Board breaker with Deskbot recursion. Decks: Deskbot (archetype 134), Deskbot (archetype 972), Gandora (archetype 318). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Destroys one Spell/Trap on Normal or Special Summon (card text); Pendulum-zone destruction revives a Deskbot from the Graveyard (card text); Pendulum Summon is restricted to Deskbot monsters (card text)
- Observed: Appears in 179 recent decks, 1.84 copies on average, 20 archetypes; 98.3% co-occurrence with Deskbot 003
- Inferred: Board breaker role is the main value; Recovery role is secondary; Opening-hand access is reasonable inside the Deskbot shell
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token, so 3 copies (unlimited) is assumed no starter or searched data, so accessibility is inferred from deck count