Trap
NormalMiracle Restoring
Archetype:
Dark Magician
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Remove 2 Spell Counters from your side of the field, then target 1 "Dark Magician" or "Buster Blader" in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.
Miracle Restoring — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48.5 · Deck: 51.6 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Extender, Utility
Why it scores here
Miracle Restoring recovers Dark Magician or Buster Blader from the graveyard with Spell Counter synergy, enabling reliable refuel in specialized archetype builds. However, the requirement for two Spell Counters as an activation gate, combined with zero opponent interaction and narrow archetype dependency, significantly limits overall power. The card provides approximately even resource economy and modest board extension through graveyard recovery, making it a solid archetype tool rather than a cross-format power piece.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Runs in 26 decks with 80.8% co-deck rate with Dark Magician, but trap card timing and Spell Counter requirement gate consistent access (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Summons one monster from graveyard for modest board extension; zero documented combos supplied make this text-only inference of a single-monster recovery effect (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Consumes 2 Spell Counters to refuel one monster from graveyard, approximately even exchange aligned with archetype Spell Counter generators (Magic Formula 50%, Skilled Dark Magician 73.1%) (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Pure graveyard recovery with no negation, removal, or disruption; zero opponent-facing interaction (verified) |
| Material Utility | 5 | Trap card cannot serve as material itself; summoned targets (Dark Magician, Buster Blader) are material-viable but that is combo value (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Trap speed allows reactive activation; Spell Counter dependency creates conditional viability; low redundancy (21 of 26 decks run 1 copy) (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Mostly 1-copy standard suggesting conditional garnet risk if Spell Counters unavailable; narrow archetype requirement limits splash value but no deck lock present (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Recovery/Recursion primary role. Intrinsic ≈ 48.5, Deck ≈ 51.6, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Strong Dark Magician archetype synergy (92.3% co-deck with Dark Paladin)
- Graveyard recovery enables reliable monster refuel in specialist builds
- Spell Counter consumption aligns naturally with archetype support engine (Magic Formula, Skilled Dark Magician)
- Trap speed allows flexible reactive activation
Weaknesses
- Requires 2 Spell Counters (conditional activation gate reduces consistency)
- Zero opponent interaction or disruption capability
- Narrow archetype requirement (primarily Dark Magician/Buster Blader-focused)
- Single monster summon provides modest board extension
- Dead draw if Spell Counter economy depleted
- No documented combo synergy
Counters / choke points
- Spell Counter removal or negation effects (block activation cost)
- Graveyard disruption (removes Dark Magician/Buster Blader targets)
- Trap negation (Crossout Designator, hand traps, Solemn Judgment)
- Dark Magician/Buster Blader archetype disruption
Best use
Graveyard recovery and board extension in Spell Counter-focused decks. Decks: Dark Magician, Buster Blader, Silent Magician.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card is a Normal Trap Card targeting Dark Magician or Buster Blader in graveyard; Appears in 26 decks with 9 distinct archetypes; 92.3% co-deck rate with Dark Paladin; 80.8% with Dark Magician; Primarily run as 1 copy (21 of 26 decks); 4 decks run 3 copies; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Strong presence in Dark Magician specialist builds (4 dedicated DM decks); 57.7% co-deck rate with Buster Blader; High overlap with Spell Counter generators (Magic Formula 50%, Skilled Dark Magician 73.1%); Recency span 2023–2026 shows continued deck inclusion
- Inferred: Requires 2 Spell Counters to activate (from card text cost structure); Generates +1 field presence through graveyard summon; Acts as resource sink for archetype Spell Counter engine; Trap speed enables flexible reactive activation; Recovery role positions it as refuel tool for key archetype monsters
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion scored via text inference only No guides supplied — expert role commentary unavailable No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies max) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only Archetype name clarity limited (many 'Không có' entries lack explicit names) No top_card ranking — scale/popularity validation absent