DARK
1Fusion Parasite
Archetype:
Parasite
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
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This card can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on the Fusion Monster Card, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct. Cannot be used as Fusion Material otherwise. If this card is Special Summoned (except during the Damage Step): You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters you control as Fusion Materials, including this card.
Fusion Parasite — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52.4 · Deck: 53.4 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Fusion Parasite is a 0 ATK, Level 1 body whose value is entirely its text: once Special Summoned, it can Fusion Summon one Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck using itself as a material, and it can stand in for one named Fusion material. It converts a single Special Summon into a Fusion, which earns a solid combo_conversion score, but the evidence contains no recorded boards, so that conversion is text-only. Its 400/400 deck presence and 64-archetype spread confirm it is a practical, portable Fusion staple, not a power driver; the high partner rates (Foolish Burial, Harpie's Feather Duster, Polymerization) reflect a common Fusion package, not proof of intrinsic strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Present in all 400 sampled decks at 1.07 copies average, but the text gives no Special Summon route for it and no starter or searched-role data exists (observed for deck presence; inferred for the summon route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Text states one Special Summon becomes one Fusion Summon of a monster from the Extra Deck, using this card as a material (verified text); no recorded boards exist to confirm the conversion (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No draw, search, or recursion is stated; it is a field-to-Fusion conversion with no card advantage (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect is stated in the text (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 35 | Usable as a substitute for one named Fusion material and cannot be Fusion material otherwise, so its body is restricted; its Level 1 DARK Insect body is not confirmed as useful in other summons (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Its value sits on one triggered effect, and a 0 ATK body remains if that effect is negated, so there is little redundancy in the text (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Typically one copy per deck (376 of 400 decks run one), no garnet or lock is stated, so it is a clean single slot (observed deck counts; verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body (Combo enabler role, Material body secondary). Intrinsic ≈ 52.4, Deck ≈ 53.4, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts one Special Summon into a Fusion Summon of a monster from the Extra Deck, with its own body as material
- Substitutes for one named Fusion material, widening Fusion options
- Practical in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 64 archetypes at one copy each
- Clean single-slot deckbuilding cost
Weaknesses
- 0 ATK, 0 DEF body with no effect outside Fusion contexts
- Power depends on a Special Summon route that the text and evidence do not supply
- No recorded combo boards to confirm its conversion in practice
- Cannot be used as Fusion material except as the named substitute
Counters / choke points
- Negation of this card's triggered effect, which removes the Fusion Summon step
- Any interruption of the Special Summon that puts it on the field
Best use
Fusion substitute and Fusion Summon enabler. Decks: Relinquished, Dark Magician, Millennium, Gate Guardian. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Trigger: if Special Summoned (except during the Damage Step), Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck using monsters you control, including this card; Substitute for one named Fusion material; cannot be Fusion material otherwise; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks; 1.07 copies average
- Observed: Gameplay type 7 in 370 of 400 decks (92.5%); 64 distinct archetypes in the deck sample; Partner co-occurrence: Foolish Burial 74.5%, Harpie's Feather Duster 74.2%, Polymerization 67.5%
- Inferred: Primary role is a Fusion enabler that converts a Special Summon into a Fusion Summon; Summon route is not in the text and must come from the wider deck; Material utility outside Fusion is not confirmed by the text
- Data gaps: no combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only no Special Summon route for this card in text or evidence no banlist token; legal_copies is empty, so 3 copies is assumed no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred from the 400-deck sample only no starter-count data, so DeckResilience is estimated from archetype spread