DARK
5Linkslayer @Ignister
Archetype:
@Ignister
ATK:
2000
DEF:
600
View:
1183
If a Cyberse monster you control would be used as Link Material for an "@Ignister" monster, this card in your hand can also be used as material. If this card is sent to the GY as Link Material: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 Spell/Trap on the field, or you can target 2 if this card on the field was used as material; destroy that card(s). You can only use each effect of "Linkslayer @Ignister" once per turn.
Linkslayer @Ignister — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal · Secondary: Board breaker / Going-second
Why it scores here
The card's value is conditional: in hand it can stand in as material for @Ignister Link monsters, and when it is sent to the GY as Link Material it discards 1 card to destroy 1 Spell/Trap (2 if it was on the field). That is a one-for-one trade with a narrow trigger, so it earns mid-range scores for accessibility, material utility and interaction. Its strong deck numbers (66 of 66 sampled decks, one copy each, 100% co-occurrence with Backup and Wizard @Ignister) confirm it is a practical, cheap part of the @Ignister line, but that co-occurrence is causal caution, not evidence of raw power. ATK 2000 and DEF 600 earn nothing, and no combo evidence exists to lift the combo score above text-based inference.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Live in hand as a material for @Ignister Links and appears in 66 of 66 sampled decks, but no searcher or combo route is recorded (observed deck count; inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Its GY effect converts a Link Material send into a Spell/Trap destruction, but combo data is empty so the conversion is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The GY effect costs a discard and returns one destruction, a roughly even trade with no draw or refuel (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | Destroys one Spell/Trap, or two when used from the field, but only after a Link Material send and once per turn per effect (verified from text, weighed as situational). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Can be used as material from hand for @Ignister Links and is a Cyberse body, but the route is restricted to @Ignister monsters (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Usable from hand and field and has two once-per-turn effects, but both depend on the Link Material send (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | One copy in 64 of 66 decks, no garnets or locks, and the average is 1.06 copies per deck (observed deck stat). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body / Normal + 0.3 Board breaker / Going-second. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap to run: one copy in nearly every deck with no garnets or locks
- Live from hand as material for @Ignister Links, the card's main route
- Deck presence is consistent across 14 archetypes and 3 gameplay types (observed)
- GY effect gives a one-for-one answer to a Spell/Trap after the Link Material send
Weaknesses
- Effects are gated on a Link Material send and are once per turn each
- Interaction is a 1-for-1 trade with a discard cost, not a card-advantage engine
- Material use is restricted to @Ignister Link monsters, so it is weak outside that line
- No combo recordings, so the conversion score rests on text inference
Counters / choke points
- Opponent Spell/Trap protection or negating the GY effect (inference)
- Interruption before the Link Material send, so the GY trigger never happens (inference)
Best use
Single-copy material and GY answer inside @Ignister Link lines. Decks: @Ignister Link decks, Cyberse Link builds that run Backup @Ignister and Wizard @Ignister. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: hand material for @Ignister Links; GY effect costs a discard and destroys 1 or 2 Spell/Traps; 66 sampled decks, 1.06 average copies, 64 of 66 at one copy; Once-per-turn restriction on each effect
- Observed: Deck co-occurrence with Backup @Ignister and Wizard @Ignister at 100%; Presence in 14 archetypes and 3 gameplay types
- Inferred: Accessibility is high because the card sits in hand and the @Ignister line draws into it, with no recorded searcher; Interaction is situational because the GY trigger needs a Link Material send; Score uses Medium confidence because combo evidence is absent
- 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 deck sample only