LIGHT
10Metaphys Executor
Archetype:
Metaphys
ATK:
3000
DEF:
2500
View:
4318
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 5 "Metaphys" cards with different names from your GY and/or face-up from your field. Cannot be destroyed, or banished, by card effects. Once per turn, if your opponent controls more cards than you do: You can target 1 of your banished "Metaphys" monsters; Special Summon it, but banish it during the End Phase of the next turn.
Metaphys Executor — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Boss/End-board, Material body
Why it scores here
Metaphys Executor is a recursion engine that recycles banished Metaphys monsters once per turn when the opponent controls more cards, providing steady value in the archetype's core ecosystem. The 5-card banishing setup is steep but intentional—Metaphys decks naturally accumulate banished resources and run this card in 78.6% of builds at 2–3 copies per deck. The card excels in resilience (cannot be destroyed or banished) and resource generation but contributes no board disruption, offensive interaction, or independent advantage. It is a Metaphys linchpin, not a broadly powerful generalist.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Requires Special Summon from hand by banishing 5 different Metaphys cards; 78.6% Metaphys inclusion and average 2.07 copies per deck confirm the setup aligns with archetype strategy. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 48 | Card text shows late-game recursion, not combo initiation—the summon capitalizes on prior banishing, and once-per-turn recovery repositions existing resources rather than building new layers. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 68 | Costs 5 cards to summon but generates a 3000 ATK field body and repeating recursion; roughly resource-neutral to +1 over a turn cycle for an archetype built to banish. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | No board disruption, removal, or negation; only defensive protection against destruction and banishing effects. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 55 | 10-star Wyrm with 3000 ATK and protection that survives effect-based removal; synergizes with Metaphys theme but lacks generic Rank/Synchro routes. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 78 | Cannot be destroyed or banished by card effects, providing mechanical resilience; once-per-turn recursion is highly conditional (requires opponent card advantage) and limits flexibility across matchups. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 68 | Metaphys-dependent (78.6% inclusion vs. 14.3% Swordsoul fringe tech); 2–3 copies per deck normalize the 5-card setup but show minimal splashability outside the archetype. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7×Recovery/Recursion + 0.3×Boss/End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Resilience bonus (2). Final formula: 0.40×Intrinsic + 0.60×Deck (decks present, no combos supplied)
Strengths
- Cannot be destroyed or banished by card effects—excellent resilience
- 78.6% inclusion in Metaphys decks running 2–3 copies confirms it is a core linchpin
- 3000 ATK body serves as both end-board presence and material asset
- Once-per-turn recursion transforms archived banished cards into repeating value
- Level 10 Wyrm fits Metaphys archetype synergies perfectly
Weaknesses
- 5-card banishing cost is steep; requires prior setup to function
- Recursion is conditional (only if opponent controls more cards)
- No board disruption, removal, or negation capability
- Heavily locked to Metaphys; minimal portability (14.3% Swordsoul is fringe tech)
- Does not generate independent advantage or accelerate combos
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps that chain before summon (negate the banish cost)
- Floodgates preventing Special Summons (Appointer of the Seals, Dimensional Barrier)
- Aggressive decks controlling fewer cards (negates the once-per-turn condition)
- Removal that does not destroy or banish (battle destruction, effect damage)
Best use
Late-game recursion engine and end-board defender. Decks: Metaphys. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set; Special Summon from hand only by banishing 5 different Metaphys cards from GY and/or field.; Cannot be destroyed or banished by card effects.; Once per turn, if opponent controls more cards: Special Summon 1 banished Metaphys monster (banish it during next End Phase).; 78.6% inclusion in Metaphys decks; average 2.07 copies per deck across 11 pure Metaphys builds.; Metaphys partners (Ragnarok, Daedalus, Nephthys, Tyrant Dragon, Decoy Dragon, Asymmetaphys) appear in 85.7% of Executor decks.
- Observed: High copy redundancy (2–3 copies in 80% of Metaphys decks) confirms centrality to archetype strategy.; Swordsoul presence at only 14.3% indicates minimal splash value.; Metaphys archetype has broad support suite (11 distinct partner cards with 71–85.7% co-deck rates).
- Inferred: 5-card setup cost is intentional for Metaphys, which builds to banish and recur.; Recursion is the primary value engine; does not initiate combo chains.; 3000 ATK body is solid for a Level 10 but does not drive power assessment (guardrail 1).; Metaphys support network (Gold Sarcophagus, Monster Reborn, Harpie's Feather Duster as partners) enables the setup cost.; Once-per-turn condition is a balanced gate against over-extension.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied—combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied—no human-authored strategy context no banlist token—assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Metaphys archetype-wide searcher and GY-fill patterns not detailed; inferred from partner cards no metagame ranking or historical top-deck data usage statistics shows typical copies=1 but deck data shows avg=2.07; discrepancy unresolved