EARTH
4Expressroid
Archetype:
Roid
ATK:
400
DEF:
1600
View:
3208
When this card is Summoned: You can target 2 "roid" monsters in your GY, except "Expressroid"; add those targets to your hand.
Expressroid — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 62.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery / Recursion · Secondary: Starter / Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Expressroid's score comes from what it converts: a Level 4 body that, when Summoned, returns two Roid monsters from the GY to hand (text, verified). That is a recursion-style two-card return from a card that was itself a single Summon, and it is repeatable as the GY fills. It is in 82 of the attached decks across nine archetypes with a 2.26 average copy count (observed), which confirms the role is live and practical, not an inflated score from popularity. No combo evidence exists, so the combo axis stays text-only and moderate. It has no opponent interaction, so its effect axis is near zero.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Runs in 82/82 attached decks and is a plain Level 4 body, but getting it onto the field relies on Roid-side support outside this evidence (observed deck count; partner list; inferred route) — 70 chosen. |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The Summon trigger converts one Summon into two recovered cards, but there are zero recorded boards to confirm a full line (text-only inference). |
| Resource Economy | 75 | On-Summon GY-to-hand return of two cards is a net card gain for one body, scaling with a fuller GY (verified text, inferred value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap reach; the card does not disrupt the opponent (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 50 | A Level 4 Machine EARTH body with no recorded material usage; material fit is inferred from stats, not observed in boards (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | A negated effect loses the recovery but the body stays on field; usage spans nine archetypes, giving multiple homes (observed deck spread; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | Runs a healthy 2–3 copies with no garnet or lock restriction, and the card is cheap to include in a Roid-based list (observed copy distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Starter/Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 62.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Two-card GY-to-hand return triggered by a single Summon (verified text)
- Included in 82 of the attached decks, with 96.3% of them in one gameplay type (observed)
- Consistent 2–3 copy count across decks with no garnet restriction (observed)
- Spread across nine archetypes, so it is not tied to one home (observed)
Weaknesses
- Effect only retrieves cards; it does not remove, negate, or disrupt the opponent (verified text)
- Recovery depends on Roid monsters being in the GY, so it is weak early or in a thin graveyard (inferred)
- No recorded combo boards to confirm a concrete line (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Negating the Summon trigger removes the recovery, but the body stays on field (inferred from text)
Best use
Recovery / Recursion body that refills hand from the GY after Summon. Decks: Speedroid, Therions, Kashtira. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 EARTH Machine Effect Monster with 400 ATK / 1600 DEF, in the Roid archetype (card data); On Summon, target 2 'roid' monsters in your GY other than Expressroid and add them to hand (card text); Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks (card data)
- Observed: Included in 82 attached decks; 2 decks run 1 copy, 57 run 2, 23 run 3 (decks_evidence); Top partners include Submarineroid, Super Vehicroid - Stealth Union, and Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill, each about 97% co-occurrence (decks_evidence); Speedroid 31.7%, Therions 18.3%, Kashtira 18.3% of attached decks (decks_evidence)
- Inferred: Net +2 card recovery per Summon when the GY holds valid targets (text plus role reasoning); Material and accessibility value inferred from stats and text, not from recorded boards; Generic utility capped at about 55 because the text is Roid-only
- 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 no card rulings supplied — timing for the Summon trigger relies on text only