DARKDoublebyte Dragon
ATK:
1500
LINK-2
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Link Arrow:
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2 Link Monsters Gains ATK equal to the combined Link Ratings of the monsters used for its Link Summon x 300. Unaffected by monster effects, except Link Monsters' effects, and cannot be destroyed by battle, except by battle with a Link Monster.
Doublebyte Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Doublebyte Dragon is a 2-rated Cyberse Link body whose value is as a link-summon piece and a self-protecting 1500-ATK monster. Its text grants +300 ATK per Link Rating used in its Link Summon and makes it immune to non-Link monster effects and to battle destruction except by Link monsters, so it survives the common interaction in those matchups. The card's 1500 ATK earns nothing by itself; the score comes from its 202-deck presence across 48 archetypes at one copy each, which confirms it is a cheap, portable body rather than a strong standalone effect. The absence of combo records keeps conversion and resource scores low and the confidence at Medium.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | 202 of 202 sampled decks run one copy across 48 archetypes, most often with Called by the Grave as a partner (observed); no searcher route is recorded, so access depends on the Link Summon itself (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No combo boards are recorded (0 appearances); the only conversion is text-based, a Link-summoned body that gains ATK (verified from text, inferred for board impact). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No card advantage or refuel is stated in the text, so the card is roughly one-for-one as a Link Summon body (verified text, inferred balance). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | It has no hand trap, negate, or removal, and its protection only blocks non-Link monster effects and non-Link battle destruction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Two Link arrows (Top and Bottom), a Cyberse race and a DARK attribute let it feed higher Link Summons, and the body keeps its arrows when its effect is negated (verified from text, inferred from arrow placement). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Protection from non-Link monster effects and from battle with non-Link monsters makes it hard to clear with generic interruption (verified from text, inferred for real-game frequency). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | A single copy with no garnet or lock restriction, appearing across many archetypes, makes it a low-cost slot (observed from deck data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Material body / Normal; no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Portable across 48 archetypes at one copy each
- Two Link arrows make it a useful link-summon body
- Protection from non-Link monster effects and non-Link battle destruction
Weaknesses
- No combo evidence to show it converts into a board
- No card advantage or refuel
- No direct interaction such as a negate or removal
Counters / choke points
- Link monster effects, which can still affect it
- Link monsters in battle, which can destroy it
Best use
Link-2 material body and self-protecting Link Summon piece. Decks: Kashtira, Drytron, Mecha Phantom Beast, Tearlaments. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Link-2 with Top and Bottom arrows, Cyberse, DARK, 1500 ATK; Gains ATK equal to combined Link Ratings x300 of the Link Summon materials; Unaffected by non-Link monster effects and not destroyed in battle except by Link monsters
- Observed: Appears in 202 of 202 sampled decks, one copy each, across 48 archetypes; Most common partner is Called by the Grave (151 decks)
- Inferred: Link Summon access is the main route, with no searcher evidence; Battle protection and effect immunity give it real survival value
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only