Trap
NormalOops!
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Target 1 card you control; destroy it.
Oops! — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 40 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 40 · Deck: 41 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Oops! is a niche self-destruction trap that enables Burning Abyss GY effects when chained with those monsters, but its utility is heavily gated by requiring specific partners and Normal Trap timing. The card provides minimal board value on its own (−1 field) and relies entirely on synergy with Burning Abyss cards to generate advantage. Its complete lack of opponent interaction and single-use, slow timing severely limit its viability outside hybrid Zoodiac/Burning Abyss shells.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Drawn only as a Normal Trap with no search support in the observed deck; runs 3 copies in Zoodiac, suggesting consistent inclusion need (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Requires pairing with Burning Abyss monsters to convert into GY-effect triggers; 2-card minimum for roughly +0 to +1 advantage (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Self-destruction costs −1 field, but Burning Abyss GY effects (Calcab draw, Libic search) roughly replace that loss; net approximately even with synergy partners (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Zero opponent interaction; card only destroys your own cards and does not disrupt, negate, or remove opponent's board (verified) |
| Material Utility | 0 | Trap Card cannot be used as monster material for Synchro, Xyz, Fusion, or Link summons (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Sits face-down for protection until activation, but resolves once and has no recursion or multi-turn utility; vulnerable to trap negation (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | No garnet risk (always targetable), but Normal Trap timing in a tempo-focused deck is a slot cost; observed in single Zoodiac list at 3 copies (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.8 Combo enabler + 0.2 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 40, Deck ≈ 41, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Niche archetype limit (-1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Flexible targeting condition (any card you control)
- Reliable self-destruction trigger for Burning Abyss GY effects
- No activation cost or once-per-turn restriction
Weaknesses
- Normal Trap timing (slow, not Quick-Play Trap)
- Zero opponent interaction or board disruption
- Single-use effect with no recursion or multi-turn utility
- Requires specific Burning Abyss partners to generate value
- Niche synergy limited to hybrid deck strategies
Counters / choke points
- Trap negation (Solemn Judgment, Effect Veiler, Solemn Strike)
- Trap-stun effects (Jinzo, Prohibition, Imperial Order)
- Cards that negate trap activation during resolution
Best use
Combo enabler for Burning Abyss GY effect triggers. Decks: Zoodiac/Burning Abyss hybrid. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'Target 1 card you control; destroy it.' (card description); Card type: Normal Trap (card metadata); Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks (card metadata); Zero opponent interaction (card text only affects own cards); Trap Cards cannot be used as Synchro/Xyz/Fusion/Link material (game rules)
- Observed: Runs 3 copies in 1 Zoodiac deck (September 2023 snapshot); Top partners include Burning Abyss monsters (Calcab, Libic) and control traps (Ojama Duo, Ojama Trio)
- Inferred: Primary role: Combo enabler for Burning Abyss GY effects via destruction trigger (Calcab draw, Libic search); Synergy with Burning Abyss monsters that trigger when destroyed or sent to GY; Used in hybrid Zoodiac/Burning Abyss deck to bridge archetype synergies; Normal Trap timing introduces tempo cost in combo-focused shells
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied — no external strategy context No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only Single deck snapshot (September 2023) — no temporal trend or meta adoption data No observed combo patterns — cannot verify if Burning Abyss synergy is real in practice