Trap
CounterFlamvell Counter
Archetype:
Flamvell
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When a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Banish 1 FIRE monster with 200 DEF from your Graveyard; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it.
Flamvell Counter — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation
Why it scores here
Flamvell Counter reliably converts a Graveyard FIRE 200 DEF monster into a negation plus destruction of any Spell/Trap activation, which is its entire value. It builds no board and cannot be used as material, so combo conversion and material utility score near zero. Its ATK/DEF and the card's frame are irrelevant to the score; the 400-deck presence confirms it is a practical, widely run tech, but that frequency is treated as accessibility, not as proof of strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Present in 400/400 sampled decks (340 at 1 copy) across 51 archetypes, but no combo data confirms how it is drawn or searched (observed; routes to the card are inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 10 | Text only: it negates and destroys and creates no bodies or follow-up, so there is no combo conversion to credit (inferred from text, no combo sample). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Negation plus destruction is roughly card-for-card, and the GY banish costs a dead monster, so resource use is about even (inferred from text; no netCardAdvantage data). |
| Effect & Interaction | 72 | Strong against any Spell/Trap activation with a cheap GY cost, but it cannot answer monster effects or board effects (verified from card text; frequency observed in decks). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A Trap card with no Level, Rank, or Link role, so it cannot be used as material and does not convert when negated (verified from card type and text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | A single Counter trap with no redundancy; it needs a FIRE 200 DEF monster in the Graveyard and is blanked if none is there (verified from text, inferred for play-pattern). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 58 | One copy in most decks, with no garnet lock, but the Graveyard FIRE 200 DEF requirement restricts it to FIRE-compatible lines (verified from text; observed copy distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Single primary role Removal / Negation; no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Graveyard cost restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Negates and destroys any Spell/Trap activation for a cheap Graveyard cost
- Run in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 51 archetypes (observed)
- One-copy, low-commitment slot with no garnet lock
Weaknesses
- Cannot negate monster effects or board effects
- Needs a FIRE 200 DEF monster in the Graveyard
- No combo or starter evidence to show what it converts into
Counters / choke points
- Monster-effect plays that do not use a Spell/Trap activation
- Opponents who never activate Spell/Trap cards
- Decks with no FIRE 200 DEF monster to banish
Best use
Removal / Negation (Counter trap). Decks: Battlin' Boxer, Fire King, Infernoble Knight. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Counter trap: when a Spell/Trap is activated, banish a FIRE 200 DEF monster from your Graveyard, negate it, and destroy it if you do; Card type Trap, race Counter, archetype Flamvell, formats TCG/OCG/MasterDuel/DuelLinks
- Observed: Present in 400/400 sampled decks; 340 run 1 copy, 36 run 2, 24 run 3 (average 1.21); Present across 51 distinct archetypes; Battlin' Boxer, Fire King, and Infernoble Knight are the largest homes; usage statistics: Battlin' Boxer gameplay 6 at 100% inclusion, 1 copy
- Inferred: Its useful reach is limited to Spell/Trap activations, and its FIRE GY cost restricts which decks can run it cleanly; Its low combo score reflects missing combo data, not a confirmed lack of role
- Data gaps: no combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) legal copies is empty for all formats no rulings or dated metagame sample supplied