Trap
NormalLunalight Reincarnation Dance
Archetype:
Lunalight
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If a monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or card effect: Add up to 2 "Lunalight" monsters from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Lunalight Reincarnation Dance" per turn.
Lunalight Reincarnation Dance — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Extender, Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Lunalight Reincarnation Dance scores as a solid recovery engine that converts the Lunalight deck's inherent monster destruction into sustained hand resources. Its resource economy (72%) reflects its potential to generate +2 card advantage when activated, and it maintains high deckbuilding efficiency (72%) by integrating seamlessly across 22 archetypes without garnet risk. However, it lacks any opponent interaction (12%) and cannot function as material (2%), and as a purely reactive trap requiring destruction to activate, its combo conversion remains text-only inference without validation from combo data.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Accessible through main deck in 83 decks with 39.8% Lunalight inclusion and 97.6% synergy with Lunalight Cat Dancer, confirming consistent activation routes. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Text shows searches up to 2 Lunalight monsters on destruction, enabling resource continuation, but zero combo data prevents direct board-building validation. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 72 | Generates potential +2 card advantage by searching monsters when yours are destroyed, fitting Lunalight's destruction-focused strategy with strong refuel value. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 12 | Provides zero opponent interaction—neither negates, removes, nor disrupts opposing plays; entirely defensive and reactive. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 2 | Trap card cannot be used as Synchro/Xyz/Fusion material and contributes no value if blanked. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 52 | Reactive trigger requires monster destruction to function; works across turns in Lunalight's destruction engine but offers no independent resilience. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Runs 1–3 copies (avg 1.45) without garnet risk, splashable across 22 archetypes including Predaplant and Venom, showing strong flexibility. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Recovery/Recursion primary role. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Splashability bonus (2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, no combos)
Strengths
- Generates +2 card advantage when monsters are destroyed, fitting Lunalight's self-destruction synergy
- Zero garnet risk; splashable in multiple archetypes running Lunalight monsters
- Flexible copy count (1–3 viable) with no redundancy penalties
- Runs consistently in Lunalight as part of the core recovery engine (97.6% co-occurrence with Cat Dancer)
Weaknesses
- Entirely reactive; requires your own monster destruction to function
- Zero opponent interaction: no negation, removal, or disruption capability
- Cannot function as material; no value if blanked by negation
- Effectiveness limited to decks with Lunalight monsters; secondary homes show only 4–6% inclusion
Counters / choke points
- Negation effects that prevent trap activation
- Cards that prevent monster destruction (protection effects)
- Graveyard disruption targeting Lunalight synergy
- Anti-search effects (indirect pressure on searched targets)
Best use
Resource recovery and hand refuel engine. Decks: Lunalight, Predaplant, Venom.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Normal Trap, searches up to 2 Lunalight monsters when your monster is destroyed, OPT activation; 83 decks running it across 22 distinct archetypes; 39.8% inclusion in Lunalight archetype (primary home); 97.6% co-occurrence with Lunalight Cat Dancer (core partner synergy)
- Observed: Average 1.45 copies per deck (57 run 1x, 15 run 2x, 11 run 3x); 22 distinct archetypes show portability (Predaplant 6%, Venom 4.8%, Fire Formation 4.8%); Primary role in Lunalight resource-recovery engine confirmed by guide structure
- Inferred: Searches function enables resource continuation after destruction, supporting board rebuilding; Reactive activation means combo conversion depends on destruction frequency in each deck; Splashability in non-Lunalight archetypes limited to decks running Lunalight monsters as support
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; no validation of actual board-building potential No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies); should verify against official formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from 83-deck sample only Limited guide context — only 2 guides with sparse detail; no performance metrics or win-rate data No combo examples — cannot validate how effectively this card enables specific Lunalight combo lines