WATER
2Flip Flop Frog
Archetype:
Frog
ATK:
500
DEF:
200
View:
4561
Once per turn, you can flip this card into face-down Defense Position. When this card is flipped face-up, you can return monsters your opponent controls to their owners' hand up to the number of face-up "Frog" monsters you control, except "Frog the Jam".
Flip Flop Frog — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Flip Flop Frog's score comes mainly from its flip-up effect: it returns opponent monsters to hand, up to the number of face-up Frog monsters you control. That is tempo removal, not card advantage, and it scales with the Frog count, so it is strongest in Frog boards. Its high deckbuilding efficiency (1 to 3 copies, no garnet or lock) and presence in 33 sampled decks keep it respectable. The Level 2 body and 500 ATK earn nothing directly, and the absence of combo evidence caps combo conversion at a text-only estimate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Live in 33 sampled decks, with 20 of them Frog-archetype and Swap Frog present in 30; no searcher or starter route is shown in the evidence, so access is inferred from deck presence (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | No combos were supplied; the bounce scales with Frog count, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Returning opponent monsters to hand costs them board presence, not cards, and the card itself generates no advantage in the evidence (verified from text, inferred for net value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Mass-style bounce of multiple monsters on flip-up is real disruption, but it requires the flip and is limited by Frog count, not a negation (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 2 Water Aqua body is a generic low-level material, but the evidence shows no material role appearances (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The once-per-turn flip effect can be reused across turns, but its value depends on board Frogs, which can be removed (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | Typically 1 copy per deck, no garnet or locking restriction, and a 33-deck sample shows broad acceptance (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Flip-up bounce scales with the number of face-up Frog monsters
- Clean deckbuilding cost: one copy typical, no garnet or lock
- Broad deck presence, with a strong Frog-archetype home
Weaknesses
- Effect is tempo removal, not card advantage
- Requires flipping and Frog monsters on board to be strong
- Frog-specific text limits it outside Frog decks
Counters / choke points
- Monster removal or negation before the flip-up trigger resolves
- Bounce-back or recovery of the returned monsters
Best use
Removal / Negation (tempo bounce on flip-up). Decks: Frog. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Flip-up bounce of opponent monsters, capped by face-up Frog count, excluding Frog the Jam (card text); Once-per-turn flip to face-down Defense Position (card text)
- Observed: Present in 33 sampled decks, 20 of them Frog archetype (deck data); Typically 1 copy per deck, average 1.45 (deck data); Swap Frog present in 30 of 33 decks (top partners)
- Inferred: Accessible through Frog deck presence, with no searcher route in evidence; Bounce value scales with Frog-board size; Level 2 Water Aqua body is a generic low-level material
- 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