LIGHT
8Mirror Force Dragon
Archetype:
Legendary Knight
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1200
View:
5219
Must be Special Summoned with "The Fang of Critias", using "Mirror Force". When a monster(s) you control is targeted for an attack or by an opponent's card effect (except during the Damage Step): You can destroy all cards your opponent controls.
Mirror Force Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Removal, Negation
Why it scores here
Mirror Force Dragon scores as a solid control piece leveraging a reactive board wipe (destroy all opponent's cards when your monster is targeted), but it is gated by a high summon cost requiring both The Fang of Critias and Mirror Force to access. The card is well-integrated across 40 distinct archetypes (Lady of Lament, Blue-Eyes, Black Luster Soldier) with strong partner synergy (90.6% co-deck rate), confirming accessibility within those homes. However, the reactive nature of the effect, lack of card advantage, and missing combo evidence limit its power ceiling—it is a one-off disruption piece, not a combo engine. Its Level 8 LIGHT Dragon body provides material value as Synchro/Xyz fodder if negated, and going-first deployment (58.5%) confirms it functions as a control end-board piece.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 42 | The Fang of Critias and Mirror Force appear in 90.6% of decks running this card, confirming the summoning engine is accessible within those homes. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | No combos in database; text describes a one-off reactive board wipe rather than a combo starter or multi-turn engine. (verified) |
| Resource Economy | 48 | Requires two cards to summon (The Fang of Critias + Mirror Force) and generates no card advantage, with the effect being tempo-focused destruction rather than refuel. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 72 | Effect destroys all opponent's cards when your monster is targeted, providing hard disruption but only on condition; does not prevent Synchro/Xyz summons or hand effects. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 8 LIGHT Dragon body serves as Synchro/Xyz material if negated, providing clean material utility even when the effect is blanked. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Once on field, survives if not targeted but has no built-in recovery or recurring effect; the board wipe fires once and the monster is vulnerable thereafter. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Splashable across 40 distinct archetypes with average 1.17 copies per deck; specific summoning requirement is offset by wide portability across homes. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Strong reactive board wipe effect (destroy all opponent's cards when your monster is targeted)
- Clear synergy with The Fang of Critias and Mirror Force (90.6% co-deck rate)
- Wide portability across 40 distinct archetypes (Blue-Eyes, Lady of Lament, Black Luster Soldier, Legendary Knight)
- Clean Level 8 LIGHT Dragon body for Synchro/Xyz material if effect is negated
Weaknesses
- High summon cost requires two specific cards (The Fang of Critias + Mirror Force)
- Reactive effect depends on opponent targeting your monster; does not prevent Synchro/Xyz summons or hand effects
- No built-in recovery or resilience; one-off disruption only
- No card advantage generation (net resource-negative to summon)
Counters / choke points
- Cards that do not target or use field effects (hand effects, GY recursion)
- Extra Deck summons (Synchro, Xyz, Link) that do not target
- Negation of effect or removal before activation
Best use
Fusion boss; going-first control piece. Decks: Lady of Lament, Blue-Eyes, Black Luster Soldier, Legendary Knight. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion monster, Level 8 LIGHT Dragon; Requires The Fang of Critias + Mirror Force to summon (90.6% co-deck rate confirms integration); Effect destroys all opponent's cards when your monster is targeted; Appears in 106 decks across 40 distinct archetypes (confirmed portability)
- Observed: Top homes: Lady of Lament (15.1%), Blue-Eyes (13.2%), Black Luster Soldier (4.7%); Average 1.17 copies per deck (mostly 1-2 copies); Going-first deployment in 58.5% of gameplay types; Partner synergy with Destruction Dragon, Ring of Destruction, and virus cards (control package)
- Inferred: Accessibility is conditional on The Fang of Critias engine availability; Reactive board wipe positions it as a control/end-board piece rather than combo starter; Material utility for Dragon-type Synchro/Xyz fodder; Wide portability offset deck-building cost of summoning engine
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)