EARTH
7Metamorphosed Insect Queen
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2400
View:
3884
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by a card effect. If another Insect monster is on the field, your opponent cannot target Insect monsters you control with card effects, also they cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. At the end of the Damage Step, if this card attacked: You can Tribute 1 monster; this card can attack an opponent's monster again in a row. Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can Special Summon 1 "Insect Monster Token" (Insect/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 100/DEF 100).
Metamorphosed Insect Queen — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 63 ± 4 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 63 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Extender, Material body
Why it scores here
Metamorphosed Insect Queen is a solid finisher for Insect decks with strong accessibility across 14 distinct archetypes (95-deck sample). The card's power comes from protection (preventing targeting and destruction when paired with another Insect) and consistent integration with Resonance Insect (94.7% co-deck rate), not from solo board-building. The 2800 ATK body is unremarkable; the once-per-turn token generation (100/100) and double-attack effect (requiring a tribute) provide modest resource economy. Without combo data, the true combo-conversion ceiling is unknown, but the card's role as a payoff piece rather than a combo starter limits its board-building impact.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Runs in 95 decks with 94.7% co-deck rate with Resonance Insect, indicating a reliable summon route within Insect archetypes (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | No combo evidence supplied; text shows token generation (100/100) and tribute cost for double attack, yielding modest board extension rather than full-line combo building (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 48 | Once-per-turn token generation provides minimal advantage (100/100 body); double attack requires sacrificing a monster, creating a roughly neutral resource trade (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 62 | Soft protection against targeting and destruction (conditional on another Insect on field) is strong defensive disruption but lacks hard negation or removal capability (verified). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 7, EARTH, Insect typing makes it clean material for Insect synchro and fusion lines, supporting tribal synergy (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 58 | Protection requires another Insect on field to fully activate; token generation provides recovery, but tribute cost for double attack reduces immediate board resilience (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Runs cleanly at 1–2 copies per deck (average 1.11) across 14 archetypes with no severe brick risk, indicating good splashability within Insect homes (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 (0.5 Extender + 0.5 Material body). Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 63, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Runs in 14 distinct Insect archetypes with verified accessibility and strong archetype fit
- Protection effect (targeting + destruction immunity when paired with another Insect) is valuable defensive tool
- Accessible via Resonance Insect at 94.7% co-deck rate, providing reliable summon route
- Level 7 EARTH Insect body provides clean material for tribal synergy and synchro/fusion plays
- Once-per-turn token generation provides resource recovery and modest board flexibility
Weaknesses
- Cannot be Normal Summoned; requires Special Summon by card effect, limiting emergency access
- Token generation (100/100) and tribute cost for double attack provide only modest resource gain
- Protection requires another Insect on field to activate; standalone, it has no protective text
- No combo evidence supplied; observed role is payoff/finisher, not combo starter, limiting ceiling
- 2800 ATK is solid but unremarkable; card power derives from effects, not stats
Counters / choke points
- Effects that remove Insect monsters from field (e.g., Raigeki, forced field wipe) bypass protection by eliminating the secondary Insect
- Negation of the Insect Monster Token summon effect (any hand trap or effect negation)
- Deck-out strategies can exploit token generation as a resource sink if deck cannot recycle
Best use
Boss/End-board finisher with Insect protection support. Decks: Beetrooper, Battlewasp, Ragnaraika, Inzektor, Kaiju.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card is legal in 4 formats (TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks); 95 decks run this card in main deck; 0 in side deck; Average 1.11 copies per deck (within legal limit of 3); Resonance Insect is top partner at 94.7% co-deck rate; Protection effect: opponent cannot target or destroy Insect monsters you control when another Insect is on field; Token generation is once per turn (OPT) during End Phase
- Observed: Beetrooper archetype runs it in 38.9% of samples (37 of 95 decks); Battlewasp archetype runs it in 10.5% of samples (10 of 95 decks); 14 distinct archetypes run this card across the sample; 83.2% of decks running it are Gameplay Type 7 (combo-focused)
- Inferred: Card is a Boss/End-board payoff piece based on high stats (2800), protection, and token generation; Combo conversion is moderate (55/100) due to modest token stats (100/100) and tribute cost for double attack; Accessibility is ~65 due to reliable Resonance Insect summon route in 94.7% of decks; Material utility is strong (70/100) because Level 7 EARTH Insect align with tribal synergy needs; Deck resilience is moderate (58/100) because protection requires paired Insect and tribute cost reduces board
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion scored via text inference only; actual board-building power unknown No guides supplied — no guide-author context on role and archetype fit No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % and typical copies inferred from 95-deck sample only No top-card ranking — metagame positioning unknown; card is not flagged as top card No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal); actual format restrictions not explicitly verified