DARK
8Outburst Dragon
ATK:
2100
DEF:
2800
View:
3636
If you control a monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then destroy all other monsters you control, also you cannot Special Summon monsters, except DARK monsters, while this card is face-up in the Monster Zone. Once per Chain, during your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 Dragon Link Monster using materials you control, including this card. You can only use each effect of "Outburst Dragon" once per turn.
Outburst Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 69 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 68 · Deck: 70 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Outburst Dragon is a specialized extender for Dragon-focused decks that facilitates board transitions into Dragon Link plays via its board-wipe cost and Quick Effect Link summon. Its Level 8 Dragon body and extensive synergy with Dragon enablers—appearing in 28 archetypes with 49-56% co-appearance rates with Striker Dragon, Rokket Recharger, and Absorouter Dragon—give it strong material utility and deck accessibility. However, the DARK-only lock restricts it to Dragon homes, and the board-wipe effect severely limits genericity. Without combo board data, its combo conversion ceiling is bounded by the board-reset mechanism and deck specificity, placing it solidly in the mid-60s to low-70s range.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Accessible across 28 archetypes with consistent partner cards like Quick Launch (56.3% co-decks) and Rokket Recharger (55.3% co-decks), indicating reliable summon routes in Dragon homes (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 65 | Text indicates board reset into Dragon Link plays via Quick Effect summon during opponent's Main Phase, but no combo boards provided to confirm efficiency or board-building depth (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Hand-summon effect destroys your own board and locks special summons to DARK, creating a steep resource cost without direct refuel or search effects (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | No inherent removal or negation; the main interaction is building defensive Dragon Link boards during opponent's turn via Quick Effect (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 80 | Level 8 DARK Dragon specifically designed for Dragon Link material summons; appears alongside Striker Dragon (55.3%) and Absorouter Dragon (54.4%) across 28 archetypes as top partners (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | DARK-only lock creates a deck-building restriction, but Quick Effect Link summon during opponent's Main Phase provides responsive play opportunity for interactive defense (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Averages 1.39 copies per deck (max 3); 100% inclusion in Rokket with consistent 49-56% co-appearance rates with Dragon enablers suggest it's a staple with low garnet risk in Dragon homes (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Extender primary role weights applied (transition board into Dragon Link plays). Intrinsic ≈ 68, Deck ≈ 70, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 8 DARK Dragon body optimized for Dragon Link material summons
- Flexible Quick Effect timing during opponent's Main Phase enables responsive Dragon Link plays
- 100% inclusion rate in Rokket archetype; appears in 28 distinct archetypes validating accessibility
- Extensive partner ecosystem: 49-56% co-appearance with major Dragon enablers (Striker Dragon, Rokket Recharger, Absorouter Dragon, Boot Sector Launch)
Weaknesses
- Board-wipe effect is a severe summoning cost; clears your own established board state
- DARK-only lock severely restricts special summons; forces mandatory commitment to Dragon archetype engine
- Hand-summon effect requires controlling a monster beforehand; not a free hand activation
- No inherent removal, negation, search, or recursion effects; purely a material piece with no supplementary utility
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps that negate the Link summon effect during opponent's Main Phase (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Skull Meister)
- Cards that remove or bounce Dragon Link monsters after summon (Kaiju effects, bounce removal)
- Deck strategies that force non-DARK special summons, breaking the locked-summon line (e.g., Gamma, Lightning Storm)
Best use
Extender and Material body; enables Dragon Link board transitions via board-reset and Quick Effect summon. Decks: Rokket, Dragon Link, Borrel, Bystial/Byssted. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text confirms two distinct effects: (1) hand-summon with board-wipe and DARK lock, (2) Quick Effect Link summon during opponent's Main Phase; Level 8 DARK Dragon type confirmed from card properties; Appears in 103 decks across Rokket (16.5%), Dragon Link (13.6%), Borrel (11.7%), and Bystial (10.7%) archetypes; 100% inclusion rate in Rokket; 1 typical copy per Rokket deck (from usage statistics); DARK-only lock effect confirmed in card text; No search, removal, negation, or recursion effects present in card text
- Observed: 28 distinct archetypes play Outburst Dragon (from deck data archetype analysis); Average 1.39 copies per deck; distribution: 76 decks with 1 copy, 14 decks with 2 copies, 13 decks with 3 copies; 49-56% co-appearance rates with Dragon Link enablers: Striker Dragon (55.3%), Rokket Recharger (55.3%), Absorouter Dragon (54.4%), Boot Sector Launch (54.4%), Borrelsword Dragon (53.4%); 81.6% of decks using this card are combo-focused; 13.6% control; 4.9% other gameplay types
- Inferred: Primary role: Extender—transitions existing Dragon boards into Dragon Link plays via board-reset and Quick Effect material summon; Secondary role: Material body—Level 8 DARK Dragon optimized for Dragon Link material requirements; Combo conversion mechanism: established board state → activate hand-summon (board wipe) → trigger Link summon Quick Effect on opponent's Main Phase (deduced from effect structure and Dragon Link context); DARK-only lock is an intentional design constraint, not a drawback; self-selects to Dragon-focused decks and ensures archetype commitment
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion and board-building efficiency are text-only inference with no recorded board examples to validate actual power index or avg starter count No guides supplied—no human context on actual gameplay role, deck construction strategy, or timing nuances No banlist token provided—assumed unlimited (3 copies) based on absence of restriction marker