WATER
4Extox Hydra
ATK:
2000
DEF:
2000
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2+ monsters you control, Special Summoned from the Extra Deck Monsters your opponent controls with the same card type (Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, or Link) as any material used for this card's Fusion Summon lose ATK equal to their own original ATK. When this card inflicts 1000 or more battle damage to your opponent: You can draw 1 card for every 1000 damage you inflicted.
Extox Hydra — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58.5 · Deck: 58.2 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second · Secondary: Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Extox Hydra's power comes from its Extra Deck access and its effect that strips ATK from opponent monsters sharing a card type with its Fusion materials, not from its 2000 ATK. The 91-deck sample, 36 archetypes and strong partners (Called by the Grave 61.5%, Instant Fusion 52.7%) confirm it is a live, portable Fusion, which earns the accessibility and deckbuilding scores. It has no recorded combo appearances, so combo conversion and resilience are scored from text alone and kept modest. Its raw stats earned no points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 58 | 91 decks across 36 archetypes with Called by the Grave and Instant Fusion as top partners, but Fusion access depends on Extra Deck material (observed; the text requirement is verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 42 | Text shows a 2+ Extra Deck monster Fusion body with an ATK-strip and a battle-damage draw, but there are zero recorded boards (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Draws one card per 1000 battle damage, which is conditional on connecting attacks for 1000+ (verified text, inferred value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 62 | The ATK reduction hits opponent monsters of the matching type, which is strong against Extra Deck boards but situational (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 30 | No combo or deck data on use as material; the body is a Fusion that is not a clean generic material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | No negation or recursion text and no recorded boards, so survival is unmeasured (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Average 1.09 copies per deck with a single Extra Deck slot and no garnet or lock text (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Board breaker / Going-second primary weights only; secondary Boss/End-board not blended (no combo evidence to support it). Intrinsic ≈ 58.5, Deck ≈ 58.2, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in 91 decks across 36 archetypes, so it is portable rather than archetype-locked
- Strong partner set (Called by the Grave, Instant Fusion) shows an active Extra Deck route
- Effect strips ATK from opponent monsters matching its material types, a targeted board-breaking tool
- Near-free slot cost at about one copy per deck
Weaknesses
- No recorded combo boards, so real conversion is unproven
- Requires 2+ Extra Deck monsters on the field before it can summon
- Draw is conditional on dealing 1000+ battle damage
- Material utility is untested and its ATK-strip is limited to matching types
Counters / choke points
- No counter evidence supplied; generic Extra Deck negation and hand traps are the expected answer (inferred)
Best use
Board breaker / Fusion finisher against Extra Deck boards. Decks: Ogdoadic/Abyss, Mitsurugi, Reptilianne, Synchron, Crystal Beast. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion monster with 2+ Extra Deck monster requirement and ATK-strip effect text; Battle-damage draw text (1 card per 1000 damage); Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Appears in 91 decks, 36 archetypes, avg 1.09 copies; Called by the Grave (61.5%) and Instant Fusion (52.7%) are top partners; Gameplay split 74.7% type 7, 18.7% type 4, 6.6% type 6
- Inferred: Effect is situational against Extra Deck boards; Summon route depends on Fusion enablers; Combo conversion modest because no boards are recorded
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only