Trap
NormalDouble Dust Tornado Twins
View:
3205
Target any number of Set cards in your Spell & Trap Zone; return this card to the hand, along with as many of those Set cards as possible (min. 1), then you can Set Spells/Traps from your hand equal to the number of cards returned to your hand by this effect. You can only activate 1 "Double Dust Tornado Twins" per turn.
Double Dust Tornado Twins — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Double Dust Tornado Twins is a Normal Trap that returns itself and any number of Set cards to hand, then lets you Set that many Spells/Traps from hand. This is a repositioning tool rather than card advantage: it nets zero cards, and its value is in dodging targeted removal or resetting a Set backrow. Its strength is cheap, clean, and generic deck-building (7 archetypes across 8 decks, single copy each), which earns the deckbuilding and resilience axes. It is not a material body and has no combo evidence, so the high-level board-conversion axes stay low. The card's ATK/DEF and rarity are not relevant here.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs to be Set first and is a Trap, so it is live only after setup; appears in 8 of the 400 attached decks (observed), with no searcher or combo route recorded (data gap) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Text only: self-return plus Set-from-hand converts Set cards into a reposition, not a board; no combo examples supplied (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Returns itself and N Set cards, then sets up to N from hand; the count is preserved, so no net advantage (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Can return Set Spells/Traps to hand in response to targeted removal, giving soft protection, but it does not negate or destroy anything (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Trap card cannot be material, so this axis is near zero (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Returns itself to hand and can be re-Set, and is one-per-turn; the protection is reusable across turns (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Generic Normal Trap with no garnet or lock; run 1 copy in each of 8 decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default), no blend. Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Reusable self-return lets it protect Set backrow from targeted removal and reposition Set cards
- Generic, single-copy, no garnet; fits 7 archetypes
Weaknesses
- Nets zero cards; no card advantage
- No combo or board conversion evidence
- Once-per-turn restriction limits repeated use
Counters / choke points
- Opponent can destroy or remove the Set cards before activation, or attack the Set backrow directly (inferred)
Best use
Utility. Decks: Decks that run Set Spells/Traps and need protection against backrow removal. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: self-return plus N Set cards to hand, then set up to N from hand; once per turn; Trap card, not a material body; Single copy in all 8 attached decks
- Observed: Appears in 8 of 400 attached decks across 7 archetypes and 2 gameplay types; Top partners each appear in 5 of 8 decks
- Inferred: Protects Set backrow against targeted removal by responding with a bounce; Repositions Set cards without changing card count
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only