Network Trap Hole

Network Trap Hole — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 68 ± 4 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 65 · Deck: 67 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Negation/Interaction · Secondary: Control, Floodgate

Why it scores here

Network Trap Hole is a highly splashable, hard-disruption trap that banishes opponent Special Summons from the Main Deck or Graveyard, providing strong reactive negation across 62 distinct archetypes. The card is never a combo starter and contributes zero material value as a Trap Card, limiting its ceiling, but its automatic activation on trigger, clean deckbuilding with no locks or garnets, and consistent inclusion in control-focused decks (87% control gameplay) justify its mid-60s scoring. Lack of combo evidence and lower average copies (1.2) prevent a higher score, but deck-level data and guide context strongly confirm its dependable role in trap suites.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: Removal / Negation primary role (0.7 primary). Intrinsic ≈ 65, Deck ≈ 67, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Exceptional splashability (2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Strong, reliable hard negation (banish face-down prevents recovery)
• Auto-activates on trigger without manual activation or once-per-turn restrictions
• Exceptional splashability across 62 distinct archetypes
• Clean deckbuilding with no locks, garnets, or forced strategy restrictions
• Effective against Special Summon-heavy meta decks (modern standard)
• High deck inclusion in primary homes (49.2% Traptrix, 85.8% co-inclusion with Gravedigger's)

Weaknesses

• Purely reactive, contributes zero self-driven board building or combo extension
• Requires setup beforehand (must be set to activate)
• Vulnerable to trap destruction (Cosmic Cyclone, Twin Twisters, etc.)
• No card advantage, no resource refuel, no searches
• Zero material utility as a Trap Card type
• Lower average copies (1.2 per deck) suggests it is not a mandatory 3-of staple

Counters / choke points

• Cosmic Cyclone and other trap destruction
• Trap negation effects (if any exist in current format)
• Decks that minimize Special Summons
• Field control that locks trap zones

Best use

Reactive disruption / trap suite member. Decks: Traptrix, Labrynth, Ragnaraika, Rikka.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: banishes opponent's Special Summons from Main Deck or GY face-down; 100% of sampled decks (400/400) run this card in main deck; Distinct archetypes: 62 across TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks formats; Average copies: 1.2 per deck (distribution: 1 copy in 332 decks, 2 in 58, 3 in 10); Primary home: Traptrix at 49.2% of sampled decks; Top co-partner: Gravedigger's Trap Hole at 85.8% co-deck rate
• Observed: 87% of sampled decks using this card are control-focused gameplay type; Strong synergy with trap-based archetypes (Traptrix, Labrynth, Therions all 1.8%+ inclusion); Consistent inclusion across 62 distinct archetypes indicates broad portability; 1.2 average copies suggests it is consistent filler rather than mandatory 3-of; High co-inclusion with other Hole variants and trap-suite support cards (Ash Blossom, Infinite Impermanence)
• Inferred: Reactive nature means zero self-driven combo building or board extension power; Banish effect is permanent, providing hard negation against Special Summon routes; Auto-activation on trigger increases reliability and reduces player error; Trap Card type yields zero material value (cannot be used for any Summon method); Clean deckbuilding follows from no once-per-turn locks and 62-archetype splashability
• Data gaps: No combos supplied; combo conversion is inferred from reactive card nature, not observed No banlist data; assumed legal at 3 copies in all supplied formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard table); archetype inclusion inferred from 400-deck sample only No detailed rulings or HOPT clarifications; assume standard trap activation rules