Trap
ContinuousExecute Protocols
Archetype:
Borrel
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During each Battle Phase: You can banish 1 DARK Link Monster from your GY, then target 1 "Borrel" monster you control; until the end of this turn, it gains ATK equal to the ATK of the monster banished to activate this effect. You can only use this effect of "Execute Protocols" once per turn.
Execute Protocols — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 37 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 35.9 · Deck: 40.3 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Execute Protocols is a Continuous Trap whose only effect is a once-per-turn Battle Phase pump: it banishes a DARK Link from the GY to give one Borrel monster ATK equal to that monster's ATK. It converts GY resources into a single combat boost and does not build, negate, or remove anything, so its score comes from a modest pump effect plus clean, single-copy deckbuilding. Its 35-deck footprint (mostly Rokket and Dragon Link lists, one copy each) shows it is a practical slot, not that it is powerful, and no combo boards were supplied to show it converting into a winning board. The card's ATK-boosting text earns little on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Set from hand as a Continuous Trap and live only in Battle Phases when a Borrel monster and a DARK Link in the GY are present; 35 of 35 decks run it, but no combo evidence shows when it is live (inferred from text, decks_evidence). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | The pump only adds damage in combat and builds no board by itself; combos_evidence is empty, so there is no observed conversion (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | The GY banish is a real cost with no return, so it spends a Link card for a one-turn ATK gain and gains no card advantage (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 8 | No negation, removal, or disruption; it only boosts the controller's own monster (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Trap card has no material or level value and cannot be used as a body (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | A face-up Continuous Trap is exposed to removal, and its once-per-turn use limits repeat value; no survival evidence exists (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | One copy in 33 of 35 decks, no garnet or self-lock, and no lock; a single-copy slot costs little (observed from decks_evidence). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default). Intrinsic ≈ 35.9, Deck ≈ 40.3, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-restricted activation (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Once-per-turn ATK pump on a Borrel monster for a single GY cost
- Single-copy slot, no garnet or lock, easy to run in Rokket and Dragon Link lists
- Present in 35 recent decks across 10 archetypes, showing practical use
Weaknesses
- Only one effect, a combat pump with no board, negation, or removal
- Needs a Borrel target and a DARK Link in the GY, which limits when it is live
- Costs a GY Link card for a one-turn gain with no card advantage
- Exposed to removal as a face-up Continuous Trap
Counters / choke points
- Removal or destruction of the targeted Borrel monster in response to the pump
- Negating the Continuous Trap in the Spell/Trap zone
Best use
Battle Phase ATK pump on a Borrel monster. Decks: Borrel Link builds, Rokket builds with Borrel monsters, Dragon Link builds with Borrel monsters. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Continuous Trap; once-per-turn Battle Phase effect banishes a DARK Link from the GY to give a Borrel monster ATK equal to the banished monster's ATK (card description); Card is one copy in 33 of 35 decks, two copies in 2 (decks_evidence.copies_per_deck)
- Observed: Appears in 35 recent decks across 10 archetypes, mostly Rokket and Dragon Link (decks_evidence.archetypes); Partners at 100% include Borrel Supplier, Borrelsword Dragon, and Absorouter Dragon (decks_evidence.top_partners); Rokket archetype StatisticsCard inclusion 100%, typical 1 copy (usage_statistics)
- Inferred: Its value is a one-turn combat pump, not a board or interaction piece, since no combos or guides exist; Deck presence reflects Borrel Link support in these lists more than the pump's own strength
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)