DARK
8Invader of Darkness
ATK:
2900
DEF:
2500
View:
3165
Your opponent cannot activate Quick-Play Spell Cards.
Invader of Darkness — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Invader of Darkness converts its value into a single restriction: the opponent cannot activate Quick-Play Spell Cards while it is on the field. That is a real but narrow floodgate, and the rubric scores it as such. Its 2900 ATK earns nothing by itself. The combo evidence (5 boards, average power index 22.8, no recorded starter, searched, material or payoff roles) does not show it converting into board or card advantage, so combo and resource axes stay low. The 400-of-400 deck sample is matched on this card, so the high deck count confirms it is played across 68 archetypes but does not add strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | No searcher, starter or search route is recorded in the evidence, so reaching it depends on the deck list rather than a documented route (observed: 0 starter role/searched-for role, inferred from the deck sample). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Appears in all 5 sampled combos but with no recorded role, and those boards average power index 22.8, so it does not visibly convert a start into a board (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | No draw, search, or GY refuel text and no recorded card advantage attributed to it, so the resource score sits near the middle-low range (verified text plus observed absence). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | The text is a hard but narrow restriction on Quick-Play Spells only, with no cost and no negation of monsters or traps (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 8 Dark Fiend body is a plausible material, but no material role records exist, so this is an inference (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | The floodgate stops when the card is negated or removed, and no recursion or redundancy is recorded (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Averages 1.02 copies per deck with a single-copy distribution and no garnet, lock, or self-restriction in the text, so it is cheap to run (verified from deck data and text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Floodgate/Control + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hard, cost-free restriction on Quick-Play Spell Cards while on the field (verified)
- Single-copy, cheap to run across 68 archetypes in the sample (verified)
- Clean 8-Level Dark Fiend body usable as material (inferred)
Weaknesses
- Restriction applies only to Quick-Play Spells, not to monsters, traps, or Normal/Continuous spells (verified)
- No recorded searcher, starter, or card-advantage role (observed)
- Effect is lost if the monster is negated or removed (inferred)
Counters / choke points
- Negating the monster's effect removes the restriction (inferred)
- Decks that rely on few Quick-Play Spells lose little to the restriction (inferred)
Best use
Single-copy floodgate against Quick-Play Spell lines, with the Level 8 body as optional material. Decks: Branded, Despia, Fiendsmith, Bystial/Byssted. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: opponent cannot activate Quick-Play Spell Cards; Level 8 Dark Fiend, 2900/2500 (card fields); 400 decks, 68 distinct archetypes, average 1.02 copies per deck
- Observed: Appears in 5 of 5 sampled combos, average power index 22.8; No recorded starter, searched, material, or payoff role in combos; Top partners appear in 56-89% of the card-matched decks
- Inferred: Floodgate/Control is the primary role from the restriction text; Level 8 body is a usable material; Effect is lost when negated
- Data gaps: Deck sample is matched on this card (matched_reference CardId), so 400 of 400 inclusion is by construction and does not measure popularity No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); archetype inclusion inferred from the deck sample only No combo role tags on any sampled combo, so combo role shares are not measured No material, searcher, or recursion records for this card Card text gives no timing or cost detail beyond the single restriction sentence