DARK
1Kuriboo
Archetype:
Kuriboh
ATK:
300
DEF:
200
View:
4183
(This card is always treated as a "Kuriboh" card.) When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can discard this card; add 1 "Kuriboh" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Kuriboo". Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 Trap, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; it loses 1500 ATK until the end of this turn.
Kuriboo — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Hand trap · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Kuriboo converts a discard from hand on an opponent's attack declaration into a Kuriboh monster from the Deck, so its value is a 1-for-1 search that is also a hand trap. Its second effect, discarding a Trap to give a face-up opposing monster -1500 ATK once per turn, is real interaction but costs a card, which keeps resource economy near even. The 113-deck sample and the 94.7% partner rate with Kuribah reflect the Kuriboh archetype's engine, not intrinsic power, so they only confirm accessibility and deck fit. Its 300 ATK and 200 DEF earn no points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | Level-1 body that is live from hand on an attack declaration and appears in 113 of 113 sampled decks, but these decks are mostly one archetype (inference from decks_evidence; observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The text converts one card into a Kuriboh search, but no combos_evidence was supplied, so the conversion rate is text-only inference (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Self-discard for a search is roughly +0 net, and the ATK-reduction effect costs a Trap discard for no card gain, so the economy is about even or slightly negative (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | The -1500 ATK on a face-up opponent monster is soft, once-per-turn interaction that requires a Trap in hand (verified) |
| Material Utility | 35 | Level 1 DARK Fiend with no Tuner, Link or Xyz-specific text; usable as a generic low-level body but not a clean material (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Works from hand on attack and from the field on the ATK effect, with a search that survives the card being in the GY, but the Trap-discard cost limits repeat use (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single-level body with 1.48 average copies and no garnet or lock, but it needs a Trap in hand to use its second effect (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Hand trap + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand-trap timing on an opponent's attack declaration, with a search attached
- Searches a generic Kuriboh monster from Deck, giving a 1-for-1 that is not dead in hand
- Multi-archetype reach in the sample (20 archetypes), tied to the Kuriboh theme
Weaknesses
- Second effect costs a Trap card, so it is a tempo and card trade rather than a free interaction
- -1500 ATK is soft interaction and does not stop the attack or negate the effect
- Level-1 body with no Tuner or material text, so limited material value
- Search and hand-trap value depend on the Kuriboh theme being present
Counters / choke points
- Opponents who attack with no declaration window, or who avoid attacking into a set Kuriboh deck
- Opponents with no Trap to discard, which leaves the ATK effect unusable
- Effect negation or monster removal before the attack trigger resolves
Best use
Hand trap that searches a Kuriboh monster, with a Trap-discard ATK reduction as a secondary line. Decks: Kuriboh archetype decks (archetype 1019), Kuriboh-themed decks with a Trap-heavy line (archetypes 1136, 800), Dark Magician and Lyrilusc decks as a generic Kuriboh search (archetypes 670, 676). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 1 DARK Fiend Effect Monster, 300 ATK / 200 DEF, from the card text; Attack-declaration effect: discard this card, add 1 Kuriboh monster from Deck to hand, except Kuriboo; Quick effect, once per turn: discard 1 Trap, target 1 face-up opposing monster, it loses 1500 ATK until end of turn; 113 of the sampled decks run it; 71 run 1 copy, 30 run 2, 12 run 3 (avg 1.48)
- Observed: Kuriboh archetype (1019) accounts for 58 decks (51.3%); Top partners include Kuribah (94.7%) and Kuribee (94.7%); 76.1% of decks are gameplay type 7
- Inferred: Hand-trap role: the search effect is an attack-declaration discard from hand; Kuriboh-theme dependency makes the card a support piece rather than a generic staple; Trap-discard cost makes the ATK effect a card-for-card trade
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so inclusion is from the deck sample only no banlist token, so 3 copies assumed the location of the ATK-reduction effect is not stated in the text, so it is read as usable from the field avg_starter_count_when_present is unknown, so deck resilience is estimated from archetype spread