Spell
NormalDrytron Nova
Archetype:
Drytron
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Special Summon 1 "Drytron" monster from your Deck, but destroy it during the End Phase. You can only activate 1 "Drytron Nova" per turn. You cannot Special Summon monsters, except monsters that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set, the turn you activate this card.
Drytron Nova — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Drytron Nova converts a Drytron deck into board presence: it Special Summons a Drytron from the Deck and destroys it in the End Phase, so the body goes to the GY as fuel for the archetype's engine. Its score comes from reliable access (3 copies in all 400 sampled decks, with combos 5/5 showing it in the line) and high observed board power (average power index 92.2). It has no interaction, cannot be material itself, and is once per turn and archetype-locked, so those limits keep it from scoring higher.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Run as 3 copies in 400/400 decks (avg 2.48 copies) and in 100% of sampled combos, but it is a plain Spell with no searcher route and needs a Drytron in the Deck (verified/observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 80 | Appears in 5/5 recorded combos with average power index 92.2 and examples scoring 100 with 3-4 end-board monsters and one boss; the role tags are empty, so the credit for the card itself is partly inferred (observed/inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Example boards show netCardAdvantage of +4, and the summoned body reaches the GY as refuel, but the Spell itself is a -1 that the Special Summon only partly recovers (observed/inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal, or disruption; the text only grants a Special Summon and a destruction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 10 | A Spell can never be material and the summoned Drytron is destroyed in the End Phase, so the card contributes no material value (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Once per turn, and it is a Spell, so it can be negated by common spell-negation cards. Redundancy comes from 3 copies per deck (verified/inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Three copies run cleanly with no garnet, but it is archetype-locked and carries a self-restriction on Special Summons for the turn it resolves (verified/inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary Starter / Combo enabler only; no secondary role blend. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-restriction on Special Summons for the turn (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Present in all 400 sampled decks at 3 copies, so access is reliable.
- Observed boards with it reach power index 100 with multiple end-board monsters and a boss.
- Turns a Drytron Deck body into a GY fuel for the archetype's engine, without any material cost.
Weaknesses
- No searcher route; it is a dead card in hand if no Drytron is in the Deck.
- Once per turn, and it cannot be the only Special Summon on the turn it resolves.
- No interaction, no material value, and the summoned monster is lost.
Counters / choke points
- Spell-negation cards and effects that stop Spell activation.
- Hand-trap or floodgate interaction that restricts Special Summons.
Best use
Starter / Combo enabler: Special Summon a Drytron and send it to the GY as fuel for the archetype engine.. Decks: Drytron (archetype 726, gameplay 7), Drytron (archetype 2329, gameplay 3), Drytron (archetype 555, gameplay 6). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Special Summon 1 Drytron monster from the Deck, destroy it in the End Phase, once per turn, and no other Special Summons on the turn it is activated.; Runs as 3 copies in 400/400 sampled decks (avg 2.48 copies).; Usage statistics show 100% inclusion for the main Drytron archetype at 3 copies.
- Observed: Appears in 5/5 recorded combos with average power index 92.2.; Top partners are the Drytron monsters at 87-99.5% co-occurrence.; Example boards show netCardAdvantage +4 and 3-4 end-board monsters.
- Inferred: The summoned Drytron reaches the GY as fuel for the archetype's GY-based effects.; Its role is Starter / Combo enabler because it is the line's entry point, though combo role tags are empty.; Archetype lock limits its generic portability.
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited). Combo role tags (starter/searched/material/payoff) are all zero, so the card's exact role in boards is not confirmed. No direct card-level rulings or metagame sample supplied; the Drytron GY-fuel interaction is inferred from the archetype's role, not from listed text.