EARTH
8
1Deskbot 008
Archetype:
Deskbot
ATK:
500
DEF:
500
View:
3757
[ Pendulum Effect ] You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Deskbot" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. [ Monster Effect ] This card gains 500 ATK for each "Deskbot" card in your Graveyard. Your opponent cannot target face-up "Deskbot" cards with card effects, except this one. This card can make up to 2 attacks on monsters during each Battle Phase.
Deskbot 008 — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 48 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 48 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Deskbot 008 is a Deskbot-only Pendulum body whose main value is an ATK that grows with Deskbot cards in your Graveyard and up to two attacks on monsters each Battle Phase. It is a live, consistently included piece of the Deskbot shell (83 decks, 98.8% alongside Deskbot 002, 003 and 005, 100% inclusion in two archetypes), so its deck fit is real. The score is held down by the absence of any recorded combo boards, no card advantage or refuel text, and a Deskbot-only Pendulum restriction that makes it dependent on its shell. Its 500 base ATK and high stat ceiling earned no points on their own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | 83 decks run it and it is a fixed part of the Deskbot shell, but no combo boards or starter/searched roles are recorded, so live access is inferred from the shell rather than observed (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The two-attack and GY-scaling ATK text converts into a board-breaking attacker, but no combo data exists to confirm a realistic start (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | No card advantage, search, or GY refuel text appears in the description, so resource value is effectively zero (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Protects face-up Deskbots from opponent card effects (except itself), which is soft interaction rather than negation or removal (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 8 Machine EARTH is a usable material body for Level-8 summons, but the Deskbot-only restriction limits generic fit (verified/inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Its Pendulum-zone role and protective clause add some multi-zone value, but nothing in the text lets it recur or survive a targeted negate (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | Deskbot-only Pendulum summon restriction and a 1.4 average copy count make it a mild self-restriction that needs the shell to function (verified/observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 48, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-restriction (Deskbot-only Pendulum Summon) (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in 83 decks, with 98.8% alongside Deskbot 002, 003 and 005
- Two attacks on monsters per Battle Phase
- ATK scales with Deskbot cards in the Graveyard
- Opponent card effects cannot target face-up Deskbots other than itself
Weaknesses
- No recorded combo boards, so starter, searched or payoff roles are unconfirmed
- No card advantage or GY refuel text
- Deskbot-only Pendulum restriction ties it to its shell
- Protection clause is soft and does not stop targeted effects on itself
Counters / choke points
- Effects that target or negate the card directly, since the protection clause excludes itself
- Removing the Deskbot shell (Graveyard and field) to cut both the ATK scaling and the Pendulum route
Best use
Boss/End-board attacker in the Deskbot Pendulum shell. Decks: Deskbots shell (archetype 972, 134), Deskbot Dominus/Morganite lines (secondary).
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum Summon is restricted to Deskbot monsters, and that effect cannot be negated; Gains 500 ATK per Deskbot in your Graveyard; Opponent cannot target face-up Deskbots with card effects, except this card; Can attack monsters up to twice per Battle Phase; Level 8 Machine EARTH with 500/500 base stats and 83 decks in the sample
- Observed: Appears in 83 of the recent decks (1.4 average copies) and in 100% of inclusion records for Deskbots (972) and Deskbot (1547); Co-occurs with Deskbot 002, 003 and 005 in 98.8% of decks
- Inferred: Functions as a Boss/End-board attacker via the two-attack and GY-scaling text; Material utility is generic only within Level-8 summons, limited by the Deskbot restriction
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)