Monster Reborn

Monster Reborn — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 71 ± 5 · Confidence: High

• Intrinsic: 67 · Deck: 70 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Extender, Combo enabler

Why it scores here

Monster Reborn scores as a ubiquitous staple because it reliably converts graveyard resources into live board presence and resource recovery across virtually all deck archetypes. All 400 decks run it, and it appears in 100% of recorded combos with an average power index of 81.1, confirming its value as an extender and resource-recovery enabler. Its accessibility is strong once the GY is filled mid-game, its deckbuilding cost is negligible (a clean 1-slot, splashable), and its role in high-power combo lines (up to +7 net card advantage) validates its scoring. The card's power lies purely in value recovery and material recycling, not in disruption—reflected in the 5 effect_interaction score.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 67, Deck ≈ 70, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Exceptional splashability (2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Universal inclusion across all archetypes and gameplay types (100% in 400 decks)
• Recovers resources and enables extended combo plays (81.1 avg power index)
• Clean, splashable 1-slot with no deck-building cost or restrictions
• Appears in high-power combo examples with +7 net card advantage
• No bricking or self-locking risk; always drawable without penalty
• Converts graveyard overflow (from milling/discard) into usable board presence

Weaknesses

• Purely reactive; requires a valid graveyard target to be useful
• No disruption, negation, or removal—purely a value/recovery play
• Negatable before resolution; vulnerable to Infinite Impermanence and Effect Veiler
• Does not interact with opponent's board or strategy
• Effect is one-shot per activation; depends on recursion for reuse
• Weak or dead in early game before graveyard is filled

Counters / choke points

• Effect Veiler, Infinite Impermanence (negate the activation before resolution)
• Deck-out mill strategies (empties graveyard, making Reborn a dead draw)
• Decks that don't mill or discard (no accessible targets in graveyard)

Best use

Mid-to-late game resource recovery and combo extender. Decks: Infernity, Dark Magician, Heroic, Synchron, Fiendsmith, All modern archetypes. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: 'Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.'; Legal at 1 copy in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks; Runs in 400 of 400 decks (100% inclusion rate); Runs in 157 distinct archetypes across all gameplay types; 100% inclusion in 20 of 21 usage statistics archetypes (only Gunkan at 66.7%)
• Observed: Appears in 100% of 9 recorded combos (9/9 appearances); Average power index 81.1 when present; individual combos reach 100; Average 1.07 copies per deck (380 decks run 1, 12 run 2, 8 run 3); Top partners include Ash Blossom (56.5%), Infinite Impermanence (44%), Harpie's Feather Duster (38.2%); Guides mention it in Staples or Tech & Staple sections across all 6 deck archetypes; Combo examples show +7 net card advantage in Infernity lines
• Inferred: Primary role is Recovery/Recursion based on card text and universal inclusion in graveyard-focused lines; Secondary role is Extender based on appearance in high-power combo boards and +7 advantage examples; Staple status driven by ubiquitous graveyard-fill mechanics in modern deck construction; Recovered monsters serve as clean material sources for synchro/xyz/fusion/link summons without additional setup
• Data gaps: Combo combo role tags are all empty arrays; exact function as starter/searched/material/payoff unspecified No top_card ranking provided; cannot confirm metagame tier or tournament performance No English guide mentions provided (all 6 guides are Vietnamese); context limited to snippet translations