Trap
NormalEdge Hammer
Archetype:
Elemental HERO
View:
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Tribute 1 "Elemental HERO Bladedge" to target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy that target and inflict damage to your opponent equal to that target's original ATK.
Edge Hammer — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation
Why it scores here
Edge Hammer converts one Tribute of Elemental HERO Bladedge into a targeted destruction of one opponent monster plus damage equal to that monster's original ATK, so its value is a clean one-for-one removal with a damage bonus. The score is held back by the Bladedge tribute requirement, the need for an opposing monster to target, and the absence of any combo or starter evidence. Its high deck adoption (12 of 12 main-deck) confirms it is reliably played, but that frequency does not raise the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Runs in all 12 sampled decks at 1.58 copies on average, but it needs Elemental HERO Bladedge already on the field to tribute (text; Bladedge co-appears in 8 of 12 decks) (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | Converts a single card into one removal plus damage and builds no board of its own, and no combo boards were supplied (text; no combo evidence) (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Costs one tribute and removes one opponent monster, so the trade is roughly even, with damage from the target's original ATK as a bonus (text) (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 65 | Destroys one opponent monster and deals damage scaled to its original ATK, which is strong removal, but it needs a monster target and a tribute (text) (verified, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A trap card is never used as material, so this axis is zero (text) (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A trap that can be negated by generic trap negation; no redundancy or multi-turn presence is supported by the evidence (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Low slot cost at about 1.6 copies per deck with a clean text, but it depends on Bladedge being in the deck, a mild restriction (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Removal / Negation profile, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Conditional tribute restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, combos absent), then modifiers applied to Final
Strengths
- Ran as a main-deck card in all 12 sampled decks (observed)
- Removes one opponent monster and deals damage equal to its original ATK, so higher-value targets return more damage (verified text)
- Works in more than one home, covering Heroic and Elemental HERO lists (observed)
Weaknesses
- Needs Elemental HERO Bladedge on the field to tribute, which is a real activation cost (verified text)
- Requires an opponent monster as a target; it does nothing without one (verified text)
- No combo or starter evidence, so its role in a combo line is unconfirmed (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Generic trap negation from the opponent (inferred; no counter cards are named in the evidence)
Best use
Removal / Negation: a one-for-one answer to a single opposing monster with added damage. Decks: Elemental HERO, Heroic. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Tribute 1 Elemental HERO Bladedge to target 1 monster your opponent controls, destroy it, and inflict damage equal to its original ATK; Deck sample: 12 of 12 decks run it in the main deck, averaging 1.58 copies
- Observed: Elemental HERO Bladedge co-appears in 8 of 12 decks (66.7%); Distinct archetypes in sample: 4, with two entries labelled none
- Inferred: Removal role comes from the text; tribute cost is the main limit; Power is a one-for-one conversion with a damage bonus, not an ATK-driven score; Vulnerable to generic trap negation
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for archetype inclusion activation timing and speed are not stated in the supplied text