EARTH
4Launcher Commander
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1200
View:
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All other Cyberse monsters you control gain 300 ATK/DEF. Once per turn: You can Tribute 1 Cyberse monster, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; destroy it.
Launcher Commander — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Launcher Commander is a Level 4 Cyberse body whose main value is a once-per-turn removal effect, paid for by tributing another Cyberse, which is a roughly even one-for-one trade rather than card advantage. Its +300 ATK/DEF anthem to other Cyberse is a modest utility, and the card's 1700 ATK earns nothing by itself. The 27-deck sample shows it is consistently run across 13 archetypes at 1 to 3 copies with no garnet cost, which supports a mid-range score. The 0 combo appearances mean the card's conversion power is text-only inference, so the score stays in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Run in all 27 sampled decks, with a Level 4 body that is live in hand as a normal monster, but no searcher or hand-route is recorded in the evidence (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | The card has 0 recorded combo appearances, and its text converts only a Cyberse tribute into one destruction, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The Tribute cost is a 1-for-1 exchange with the destroy effect and nothing refuels or draws, so the trade is roughly even (verified, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Its once-per-turn destruction of a face-up opposing monster is flexible on the controller's own turn and needs a Cyberse to pay, so the interaction is moderate (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | As a Level 4 Cyberse it is a usable generic material for Cyberse Link/Xyz plays, and the body still exists when its effects are negated (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Negation shuts off both the anthem and the removal, and no redundancy or multi-zone recovery is recorded (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | It is run at an average of 1.78 copies across 13 archetypes with no garnet or lock restriction, so it is cheap to include (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Once-per-turn destruction of a face-up opposing monster with no extra card cost beyond a Cyberse tribute
- Level 4 Cyberse body that is a generic material and does not lock the deck
- Broad deck spread: 27 decks across 13 archetypes at 1 to 3 copies
- Strong partner pairings in the sample (Backup Secretary 81.5%, Cynet Universe 77.8%)
Weaknesses
- The removal is paid for with a Cyberse, so it is a 1-for-1 exchange and not card advantage
- Negating the card shuts off both the anthem and the destruction
- No recorded combo appearances, so its conversion strength is unverified
- 1700 ATK and 1200 DEF are modest for a boss-level body
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation on the face-up body (for example Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is a generic hand-trap example, not evidence-listed)
- Opposing backrow or responses that punish the once-per-turn activation
Best use
Removal and Cyberse anthem utility. Decks: Cyberse-based decks (Cynet, Code Talker, Firewall, Cyberse).
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Once-per-turn Tribute 1 Cyberse then destroy 1 face-up opponent monster; All other Cyberse you control gain 300 ATK/DEF; Appears in 27 of the 27 sampled decks, average 1.78 copies
- Observed: Spread across 13 archetypes and 4 gameplay types; Partner co-occurrence rates from the deck sample
- Inferred: Live in hand as a Level 4 monster with no recorded searcher; Usable as Cyberse Link/Xyz material
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no rulings supplied for the Tribute-cost interaction