Trap
ContinuousMetalfoes Combination
Archetype:
Metalfoes
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Once per turn, if a Fusion Monster is Fusion Summoned: You can target 1 "Metalfoes" monster in your Graveyard with a lower Level than that Fusion Monster; Special Summon it. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Metalfoes" monster from your Deck to your hand.
Metalfoes Combination — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion, Extender
Why it scores here
Metalfoes Combination is a tight support card that generates consistent card advantage through searches when cycled, and enables combo extension via GY recycling during Fusion Summons. It lacks opponent interaction entirely and is locked to Metalfoes archetypes, which limits its portability despite appearing across 40 distinct deck types (indicating Metalfoes is a widely-used sub-engine). The high deck inclusion (1.61 avg copies) and top-partner consistency with Metalfoes core pieces confirm it is well-integrated, but the absence of combo data prevents confirmation of how reliably it powers a full game-winning board.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | Appears in 348 decks with avg 1.61 copies; in Metalfoes homes (42% of sample) redundancy is high and Fusion Summon triggers are frequent (observed from top-partner Fusion cards at 90%+ co-appearance) |
| Combo & Conversion | 42 | Text describes a reactive recycle (+1 body per Fusion) and conditional search; zero combo boards include it, suggesting it extends but does not drive the line (inferred from card text; no combo data to confirm board power) |
| Resource Economy | 58 | Searcher effect yields +1 when sent to GY; first effect recycles without card gain; net roughly +1 over a game if cycled naturally, assuming Fusion Summons occur (inferred from card text and Metalfoes infrastructure) |
| Effect & Interaction | 8 | Card has zero opponent interaction: no negation, removal, disruption, or control element—purely resource generation (verified from card text) |
| Material Utility | 4 | Trap card has no Level/Attribute/Type utility for Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link material; cannot be used as material when in GY (verified from card type and rules) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 62 | Continuous Trap persists on-field across multiple turns, enabling repeated Fusion triggers; vulnerable to Trap removal (MST, Twin Twisters) before natural cycling (inferred from card type and mechanics) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 68 | Running 1–3 copies is normal (182 at 1, 120 at 2, 46 at 3); no self-locking and is not a brick in Metalfoes; archetype-locked effect limits portability outside Metalfoes homes (observed from deck distribution; inferred from text) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: archetype lock (-3); tight archetype integration (2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generates consistent card advantage via searcher effect when cycled
- Enables combo extension in Metalfoes through GY recycling on Fusion Summons
- Highly integrated into Metalfoes archetype: top partners are core Metalfoes cards at 90%+ co-appearance
- Multiple copies are natural redundancy (1.61 avg copies; 2–3 copies normal)
Weaknesses
- Zero opponent interaction: pure resource generation, no control or disruption
- Archetype-locked to Metalfoes (searcher and effect text are Metalfoes-specific)
- Vulnerable to Trap removal (MST, Twin Twisters) before natural cycling
- Reactive effect: requires Fusion Summon to generate value; not a standalone starter
- No combo data to confirm actual board power or combo centrality
Counters / choke points
- Trap removal (MST, Twin Twisters, Cosmic Cyclone)
- Effect Veiler and Ash Blossom targeted at Fusion Summons weaken the first effect
- Decks without Fusion Summons reduce card value to a blank Trap (unless Metalfoes sub-engine present)
Best use
Support/Extender: recursion on Fusion Summons and deck thinning via searcher. Decks: Metalfoes (primary), Metalfoes-Pendulum hybrids, Snake-Eyes with Metalfoes sub-engine, Diabellstar with Metalfoes sub-engine.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card has two effects: (1) recycle lower-level Metalfoes from GY when Fusion Summon occurs, (2) search Metalfoes from Deck when card is sent from field to GY; Card appears in 348 decks with avg 1.61 copies; distribution: 1 copy (182 decks), 2 copies (120), 3 copies (46); Most common in Metalfoes homes (~146 combined decks, 42% of sample); Top partners are 95%+ Metalfoes core cards (Mithrilium, Bismugear, Fusion spells)
- Observed: Card appears in 40 distinct archetypes, indicating broad Metalfoes engine portability; High deck inclusion across Metalfoes variants and Metalfoes-hybrid strategies (Pendulum, fusion-focused builds); No combo boards in evidence dataset (0 appearances in 0 total combos)
- Inferred: Primary role: Searcher/Tutor (derives from GY-send search effect in card text); Secondary roles: Recovery/Recursion (derives from Fusion-triggered GY recycle) and Extender (recycle adds 1 body per Fusion Summon); Combo conversion: reactive effect; extends existing lines but does not initiate them (inferred from Trap nature and conditional triggers); Resource economy: roughly +1 through searcher effect; first effect is zero-card value but enables combo extension (inferred from text mechanics); Accessibility within Metalfoes homes is high due to Fusion Summon frequency and multiple copies (inferred from partner statistics and copy distribution); Applicability outside Metalfoes is low: archetype-locked search makes card a blank Trap in non-Metalfoes homes unless sub-engine present (inferred from card text)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — cannot verify combo conversion, starter role, or board power when present No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal) StatisticsCard data includes only Formula Athlete (F.A.) archetype at 100% inclusion, not Metalfoes; historical inclusion rates unknown Rulings: no fiddly timing or edge-case rulings reported; clarity is high