FIRE
6Doomkaiser Dragon
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1500
View:
4607
"Plaguespreader Zombie" + 1 or more non-Tuner Zombie-Type monsters When this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 Zombie-Type monster in your opponent's Graveyard; Special Summon that target to your side of the field in face-up Attack Position, but destroy it when this card leaves the field.
Doomkaiser Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 49.4 · Deck: 55.9 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss / End-board · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Doomkaiser Dragon converts a Plaguespreader Zombie plus one non-Tuner Zombie into a 2400-ATK Synchro body, and its Special Summon trigger takes a Zombie from the opponent's Graveyard as a temporary extra body that is destroyed when Doomkaiser leaves the field. Its observed role is mostly as an end-board piece in Shiranui lines, with two recorded boards averaging a power index of 72.5 but no starter, searched, or material appearances. Its 2400 ATK and 400-deck presence earn no points by themselves; the score comes from a reasonably live summon route, a single-copy extra-deck footprint, and a modest GY-steal swing, while the weak effect interaction and fragile summon-trigger resilience cap it.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Runs in 400 of 400 sampled decks (1.02 copies avg), but the Synchro route depends on Plaguespreader Zombie plus a non-Tuner Zombie and no searcher is tabled in the evidence (observed + inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in 2 of 2 recorded combos with an average power index of 72.5 and a board of 2 end monsters in its best example, but it is never a starter (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | The Special Summon trigger takes a Zombie from the opponent's Graveyard as a temporary body, which is a real but modest +1 swing with no recursion (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | No negation or removal; the GY-steal only denies the opponent a Zombie in the Graveyard, which is minor interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 35 | Level 6 Fire Zombie Synchro with no recorded use as material in combos (0 material role), so its material value is untested (observed + inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Its effect fires only on Special Summon and the stolen monster is lost when it leaves, so it is easy to shut off with a single response (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single-copy extra-deck slot, no garnets or locks, and 392 of 400 decks run exactly one copy (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss / End-board + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 49.4, Deck ≈ 55.9, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean, single-copy Synchro body with a live summon route inside Shiranui (59% of sampled decks in archetype 66)
- Special Summon trigger takes an opponent Zombie from the GY and adds a 2400-ATK body to the field
- Cheap to run: one copy in 392 of 400 decks, no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Not a starter or searcher: 0 of 2 recorded combos show it starting or searching
- Effect is one-shot on Special Summon and the stolen monster is destroyed when Doomkaiser leaves the field
- No negation or removal; its interaction is limited to denying a GY Zombie
Counters / choke points
- Negating the Special Summon trigger or the Synchro summon removes its entire effect
- Removing the Plaguespreader Zombie or non-Tuner material before Synchro summon stops the body from appearing
Best use
Boss / End-board. Decks: Shiranui (archetype 66), Shiranui (archetype 588), Vampires (archetype 605). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Synchro requirement is Plaguespreader Zombie plus one or more non-Tuner Zombie-Type monsters; Special Summon trigger targets one Zombie in the opponent's Graveyard and destroys it when Doomkaiser leaves the field; Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks with 1.02 copies average
- Observed: 2 of 2 recorded combos include the card, average power index 72.5, none as starter, searched, material, or payoff; Top partners are Shiranui and Mezuki-linked cards with 55–92% co-occurrence; Shiranui archetype accounts for 59.2% of sampled decks
- Inferred: Summon route is fragile without a dedicated Plaguespreader Zombie search; Effect is easy to shut off with a single response to the Special Summon trigger; Deck-level value is concentrated in Shiranui homes, so cross-archetype portability is limited
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only only 2 recorded combos, so combo conversion and starter stats are thin no searcher or material-use rows for Plaguespreader Zombie or other Synchro inputs