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QuickMetaltronus
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Target 1 face-up non-Token monster your opponent controls; Special Summon 1 monster from your hand, Deck, or Extra Deck that has 2 or more of the same Type, Attribute, and/or ATK (but negate its effects), and if you do, negate that targeted monster's effects, also, after that, if these monsters have the same name, you can banish both, face-down. Your opponent cannot activate the targeted monster's effects in response to this card's activation. You can only activate 1 "Metaltronus" per turn.
Metaltronus — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Metaltronus converts a Quick-Play activation into one negated opposing monster plus one summoned body from hand, Deck or Extra Deck, so its value is a single-target negation with a small board gain. Its near-universal inclusion (400 of 400 sampled decks, 2.52 copies average, 107 archetypes) confirms it is a reliable staple, but per guardrail 3 that frequency is not counted as extra power. The 1-per-turn name restriction and the need for two matching monsters keep the score in the middle band rather than the top.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Runs in all 400 sampled decks at about 2.5 copies, with no searcher needed, but it is a spell and draw-dependent (observed from deck data; draw access is inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No recorded combo boards (total combos 0); the one-negate-plus-one-summon conversion is inferred from the card text only. |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Spends itself to negate a monster and summon a monster from hand, Deck or Extra Deck, so net card economy is roughly even with a small body gain (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Negates a face-up non-Token monster's effects and blocks responses from that monster's effects, a clear and flexible single-target negation (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 35 | The summoned monster is itself negated and the card is a spell, so it adds little material value (inferred from text; no material evidence supplied). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | A Quick-Play spell that can be answered by opposing Quick Effects and needs two matching monsters, which limits how many board states it works in (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | A single-copy-style spell with no garnet, lock or self-brick clause; the only cost is needing a monster pair that shares Type, Attribute or ATK (verified from text; deck copies observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self once-per-turn restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Strong single-target negation that also blocks the target's responses
- Summons a body from hand, Deck or Extra Deck, so it can deliver a small board gain
- Runs in every sampled deck at roughly 2.5 copies, indicating reliable access (observed)
Weaknesses
- Needs two monsters sharing Type, Attribute or ATK, which limits the spots it works in
- Spell speed means it can be answered by opposing Quick Effects (inferred)
- Does not build a large board or an end-board on its own
Counters / choke points
- Opposing Quick Effects used in response to its activation (inferred from Quick-Play timing; no counter data supplied)
Best use
Single-target negation plus a summon, usually as a staple one-of or two-of in control-leaning or interactive builds. Decks: Yummy, Fiendsmith, Gimmick Puppet, Subterror.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: negates one face-up non-Token monster, Special Summons a 2-same-trait monster, and cannot be answered by that target's effects; Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 2.52 copies average; Guides list it as a staple in Gimmick Puppet and Subterror
- Observed: Inclusion across 107 archetypes, with Yummy and Fiendsmith leading; Top partners include Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (82%) and Called by the Grave (68.5%)
- Inferred: Draw-dependent spell access with no searcher; Quick-Play timing means opposing Quick Effects can respond; Roughly even resource economy with a small body gain
- 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 the deck sample only no rulings supplied for the two-monster and same-name banish interactions