Trap
NormalInfestation Tool
Archetype:
Infestation
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Send 1 "Steelswarm" monster from your Deck to the Graveyard to target 1 face-up "Steelswarm" monster you control; it gains 800 ATK until the End Phase.
Infestation Tool — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 35 ± 10 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 33 · Deck: 37 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Infestation Tool's text is a single pump: it sends one Steelswarm monster from the Deck to the Graveyard to give a face-up Steelswarm monster +800 ATK until the End Phase. It creates no board, draws or searches nothing, and has no opponent interaction, so its score comes from being a cheap, consistent Steelswarm-only support piece rather than from ATK. The sample shows it in 3 of 3 Steelswarm (Inverz) decks at 1 to 2 copies, but there are no combo boards, so none of its conversion value is measured.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | Needs a face-up Steelswarm target and a Steelswarm monster in the Deck; no hand or search route is in the text (verified text, inferred route limits; inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Text only gives +800 ATK on one monster with no board creation, and combo data has 0 appearances (verified text; no combo observation; inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Sending a Steelswarm from Deck to GY is a cost with no card return, so it is roughly a neutral deck-to-GY trade (verified text; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal or opponent-facing effect in the description (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 30 | Trap-frame card with no material or level value in the evidence, so it is not a body (verified card data). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Dies to any loss of its Steelswarm target and has no recovery text (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | Runs at 1 to 2 copies per deck with no garnet, lock or splash cost in the evidence (observed in 3 decks). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default), no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 33, Deck ≈ 37, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-locked restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Present in 3 of 3 sampled Steelswarm (Inverz) decks, so it is a consistent support piece in its home
- Low copy cost: 1 to 2 copies per deck with no garnet or lock
- Adds 800 ATK to a face-up Steelswarm for combat, a live use in its home
Weaknesses
- No opponent interaction in the text
- Requires a face-up Steelswarm target and a Steelswarm monster in the Deck
- Card type and text do not match: evidence says Trap Card with no activation or timing wording
- No combo evidence, so combo value is text-only
Counters / choke points
- Negating or removing the targeted Steelswarm monster in response (inferred from text)
- Board-wipe or mass-removal effects that clear the Steelswarm target (inferred)
Best use
Utility pump for face-up Steelswarm monsters. Decks: Steelswarm (Inverz). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: send 1 Steelswarm monster from Deck to GY to target 1 face-up Steelswarm monster, +800 ATK until End Phase; Appears in 3 of 3 sampled decks, all Steelswarm (Inverz), with 7 partners at 100% co-occurrence
- Observed: Copies per deck average 1.67, max 2, 0 side-deck copies
- Inferred: Deck-to-GY send is a cost with no card return; Access depends on Steelswarm monsters being on board
- Data gaps: Card type conflict: evidence says Trap Card with trap frame, but the text is a monster-style effect with no activation or timing wording; verify the card type before trusting the score No combo evidence (0 combos supplied) No guides supplied No banlist token; assumed 3 copies No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred only from a 3-deck sample