EARTH
8Metal Armored Bug
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1500
View:
2542
A gigantic insect-like creature covered by thick armor. Everything in his path is destroyed.
Metal Armored Bug — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 31 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 38 · Deck: 30 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body
Why it scores here
Metal Armored Bug is a Level-8 Normal Monster with no card effect, usable only as raw material or a high-ATK body in niche contexts. While it appears in 12 diverse decks, it offers zero combo potential, no searchability, and purely negative resource value—each copy occupies a deck slot with no inherent advantage or protection. Its material utility (synchro, fusion, XYZ substrate) is its only meaningful axis, but this alone is insufficient to overcome the high brick risk and dependency on archetype-specific payoff. The 2800 ATK does not earn points; it is passive stat comparison without an effect to leverage it.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 25 | Level-8 Normal Monster lacks searchability and must be drawn or special-summoned by external effects; presence in 12 diverse decks indicates archetype-specific access routes (e.g., Gaia searchers) but no universal path (verified from deck data) |
| Combo & Conversion | 8 | Zero appearances in recorded combo boards; Normal Monster type and lack of card effect mean it cannot initiate, extend, or payoff combos (verified from combo data.total combos = 0) |
| Resource Economy | 5 | Running copies consumes deck slots and a turn to summon with zero card-advantage generation or search—pure negative resource cost (inferred from card type) |
| Effect & Interaction | 2 | Normal Monster with no card effect text; 2800 ATK is passive comparison only, never an active interaction or disruption (verified from card.card frame = 'normal' and description content) |
| Material Utility | 58 | Level-8 EARTH Insect body is usable as synchro, fusion, and XYZ material, and top deck partners include many Level-8+ bodies suggesting material synergy; however, Insect race is niche and lack of searchability limits appeal (observed from deck data.top partners and inferred from card attributes) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 12 | Normal Monster with zero protective or recovery effects; once removed or destroyed, no rebuild path; extremely fragile across all zones (inferred from card type) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 22 | Level-8 vanilla is a brick in most contexts without archetype-specific level-8 payoff (synchro/fusion/XYZ targets); scattered presence across 9 archetypes indicates niche use cases, not general staple (observed from deck data.archetypes and distinct archetypes = 9) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal Monster role. Intrinsic ≈ 38, Deck ≈ 30, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Garnet/brick risk in general contexts (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck = 0.40*38 + 0.60*30 = 33, adjusted −2 for garnet risk = 31
Strengths
- Usable as synchro, fusion, and XYZ material across multiple summoning methods
- High ATK (2800) can beat over moderately-sized bodies in casual play
- No conflicts or self-locking restrictions
Weaknesses
- Complete lack of card effect—pure Normal Monster with no interaction, advantage, or protection
- Zero combo potential; no appearances in any recorded combo boards
- No searchability or inherent summoning path; dependent on drawing or archetype-specific support
- Niche Insect race limits material appeal compared to generic Level-8 options
- High brick risk in most deck contexts without specialized level-8 payoff
- Extremely vulnerable once on field; no recovery or resilience
Counters / choke points
- Any removal effect (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring when summoned, Kaiju, board wipes)
- Attack suppression (Vanity's Fiend, negation of summon)
- Deck size pressure—occupies slots without generating advantage
Best use
Synchro/fusion/XYZ material in archetypes with level-8+ payoff. Decks: Gaia The Fierce Knight (synchro/fusion material, archetype-specific level-8 access), Borrel (synchro material for level-8+ targets), Blue-Eyes (level-8 option for synchro/fusion themes).
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Monster type with no card effect (card.card frame = 'normal'); Level 8, EARTH Insect, 2800 ATK / 1500 DEF (card attributes); Appears in 12 decks across 9 distinct archetypes (deck data.total decks = 12, distinct archetypes = 9); Zero combo appearances (combo data.total combos = 0)
- Observed: Top deck partners are high-ATK Level-8+ monsters: Cosmo Queen (91.7%), Tri-Horned Dragon (91.7%), Blue-Eyes White Dragon (75%) (deck data.top partners); Deck inclusion spans diverse, niche archetypes: Exodia, Aroma, Armed Dragon, Atlantean, Trap Hole (deck data.archetypes); Primary usage in Type-6 gameplay (50%) and Type-4 gameplay (50%) (deck data.formats)
- Inferred: Level-8 vanilla body is accessible only through drawing or archetype-specific searchers (e.g., Gaia) because no card effect provides inherent path (card structure analysis); Material utility spans synchro, fusion, and XYZ roles, but Insect race is niche and searchability limitation reduces appeal (card attributes + deck context); High brick risk in any context without dedicated level-8 synchro/fusion/XYZ payoff (card structure analysis)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion is pure text-only inference (no observed deck-level combo synergy) No guides supplied—no human-authored context on intended role or tier No banlist token—assumed unlimited (3 copies per format) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—archetype inclusion % inferred from 12-deck sample only, may not reflect larger historical patterns Card appears in 9 archetypes but each with only 1–2 decks—small sample size per archetype limits confidence in true role