Trap
ContinuousOverdoom Line
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If a Plant-Type monster(s) is Special Summoned from the Graveyard to your side of the field: It gains 1000 ATK while this card is face-up on the field. Destroy this card during your 2nd End Phase after activation.
36± 6/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
33
Deck
38
Overdoom Line — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 36 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 33 · Deck: 38 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Support/Utility
Why it scores here
Overdoom Line scores as a niche support card providing situational value in Plant-Type Graveyard recursion strategies. While it offers a useful +1000 ATK boost to GY Special Summoned monsters and runs consistently in Rose Dragon lists (100% of Rose Dragon decks in sample), it generates no card advantage, provides zero opponent interaction, and self-destructs after exactly 2 turns. The absence of combo evidence prevents verification of whether this ATK buff meaningfully translates into winning board states or extended plays in actual games.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | All 4 decks run exactly 2 copies, suggesting the card is accessible and consistently desired within Plant-focused archetypes, though it requires natural draw with no built-in tutoring. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | The card is a pure ATK modifier that provides no independent board extension, additional summoning routes, or combo acceleration; it passively enhances existing plays only. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 25 | Overdoom Line is a −1 resource investment with no card advantage generation, tutoring, recursion, or refuel mechanism. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card provides zero opponent-facing disruption, negation, removal, or interaction; it is purely an internal ATK buff. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 0 | As a Continuous Trap Card, it cannot be material for any summon, has no level or attribute, and offers zero synergy when effect-negated. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | The card self-destructs after exactly 2 End Phases following activation and is vulnerable to common trap removal like Mystical Space Typhoon, with no recovery option. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | The card consistently occupies 2 slots across all Rose Dragon decks without inducing bricks, though its Plant-Type and GY-recursion requirement severely limits cross-archetype splashability. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Default Utility role (no clear primary archetype fit). Intrinsic ≈ 33, Deck ≈ 38, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Provides meaningful +1000 ATK boost to GY Special Summoned Plant monsters
- Consistent 2-copy inclusion in all Rose Dragon decks indicates reliable value within target archetype
- Synergizes directly with GY recursion engines: Gigaplant, Dandylion, Lonefire Blossom
- Simple, clear card text with no timing complexity or rulings ambiguity
Weaknesses
- Self-destructs after exactly 2 End Phases, severely limiting utility window and flexibility
- Plant-Type and GY Special Summon requirement restricts applicability to narrow deck strategies
- Generates no card advantage; purely an ATK modifier with no independent generating value
- Vulnerable to standard trap removal such as Mystical Space Typhoon and Cosmic Cyclone
- Dead draw in non-Plant decks or if GY Special Summon chains are disrupted by opponent interaction
- Zero opponent-facing capability; no disruption, negation, or defensive interaction
Counters / choke points
- Mystical Space Typhoon and Cosmic Cyclone remove the trap before effect resolves
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates GY Special Summon trigger, preventing boost activation
- Graveyard banish effects (Macro Cosmos, D.D. Crow) deny access to GY recursion resources
- Going-second strategies ignore an offensive ATK buff entirely
Best use
Support ATK boost for GY Special Summoned Plant-Type monsters. Decks: Rose Dragon, Naturia. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Runs in 4 total decks with 2 copies in every list (verified via deck data); Card effect: grants +1000 ATK to Plant-Type monsters Special Summoned from GY; self-destructs after 2 End Phases (verified via card description); Top partners all support GY recursion: Gigaplant (75%), Dandylion (75%), Lonefire Blossom (75%), Miracle Fertilizer (75%) (verified via top partners); 100% co-appearance with MST and Black Rose Dragon in all 4 decks (verified via top partners)
- Observed: 75% of decks are Rose Dragon (3/4); 25% are Naturia (1/4) (observed via deck archetypes); All GY recursion engines (Gigaplant, Dandylion, Lonefire) appear as top partners, indicating synergy with that strategy (observed via top partners frequency)
- Inferred: Card is designed specifically to buff Plant-Type GY Special Summoned monsters (inferred from card text condition); 2-turn lifespan limits both utility window and resilience to opponent time pressure (inferred from self-destruct clause); As a Continuous Trap, vulnerable to standard tech removal like MST and Cosmic Cyclone (inferred from card type); Trap provides no recursion, tutoring, or card advantage (inferred from effect text alone); Best application is in Plant-centric GY recursion decks like Rose Dragon (inferred from deck/partner evidence)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—actual board impact and combo conversion remain unverified inference No guides provided—cannot assess metagame role or why Rose Dragon pilots value this specific card Very small deck sample (4 total) with heavy Rose Dragon concentration—generalizability to full format uncertain No banlist information—assumed unlimited copies (3 legal) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—inclusion rate derived only from 4-deck sample, not historical archetype data No top-card ranking—cannot confirm if card appears in tournament-winning or high-ranking Rose Dragon lists