Trap
NormalHate Buster
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When a Fiend-Type monster you control is targeted for an attack: Target the opponent's attacking monster and that monster you control; destroy both targets, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the original ATK of the opponent's destroyed monster.
Hate Buster — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 49.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Hate Buster is a conditional, reactive removal trap: it only works when a Fiend-Type monster you control is targeted for an attack, and it destroys the attacker but also your own Fiend. The score comes from that removal effect converting an attack into a 2-for-1 exchange in a 1-copy slot, with a bit of damage. Its 3491 view count and presence in 8 archetypes did not earn points, and the card has no material value and no combo evidence, so its combo and material axes stay low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Trap that needs a Fiend already on the field and an attack declared; no searcher or combo evidence supplied, and it is run in 17 sample decks (verified/observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Text-only: it removes a monster but builds no board or card advantage by itself, and combo data shows 0 appearances (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | Destroys the attacker and your own Fiend, so it is roughly card-neutral plus the damage from the attacker's original ATK (verified text, inferred balance). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Targeted destruction of an attacking monster is strong against attacks, but it is restricted to attacks and to trap-activation responses (verified text, inferred response risk). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A Trap card cannot be used as Link/Synchro/Xyz/Fusion material, so this axis is zero (verified frame type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A face-set trap that can be negated on activation and only fires on one condition; redundancy is limited to one or two copies (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single-slot card (avg 1.24 copies per deck, mode 1) that fits 8 archetypes without garnets or locks; its Fiend restriction is the only cost (observed, verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Removal (no secondary blend applied); Removal / Negation weight profile. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 49.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-cost restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, combos absent, meta unknown)
Strengths
- Clean, instant removal of an attacking monster for a single trap slot
- Runs in 8 archetypes across 17 sample decks, so the card has several practical homes
- Also inflicts damage equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK
Weaknesses
- Needs a Fiend-Type monster already on the field and an attack being declared
- Destroys one of your own Fiends in the process
- Reactive only; does nothing on your own turn or against non-attack threats
Counters / choke points
- Interrupts that negate trap activation, such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
- Attacks that avoid targeting the Fiend or that come from non-attacking effects
Best use
Removal / Negation trap for Fiend-based boards. Decks: Chaos, Sacred Beast, Unchained. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Trap card; targets an attacking monster and a Fiend you control; destroys both; damage equals the destroyed monster's original ATK; Listed in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks formats; Average 1.24 copies per deck, max 2
- Observed: Present in 17 sample decks across 8 archetypes; 11 decks (64.7%) in gameplay type 6; Top partners include Mystical Space Typhoon (70.6%) and Chaos Burst (64.7%); Zero combo appearances recorded
- Inferred: Ash Blossom-style interrupts can negate its activation, which is why Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring appears as a deck partner; Card-neutral trade assumed from the destroy-both text
- 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 the deck sample only meta power unknown: no dated metagame sample supplied