DARK
7Predaplant Chimerafflesia
Archetype:
Predaplant
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
View:
5129
1 "Predaplant" monster + 1 DARK monster Once per turn: You can target 1 monster on the field with a Level less than or equal to this card's; banish it. When an attack is declared involving this card and an opponent's face-up monster: You can activate this effect; until the end of this turn, that opponent's monster loses 1000 ATK, and if it does, this card gains 1000 ATK. Once per turn, during the next Standby Phase after this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Polymerization" Spell Card or "Fusion" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Predaplant Chimerafflesia — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 65 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 64 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Predaplant Chimerafflesia earns its score through two practical contributions: an OPT banish that covers Level 7 and below (virtually all competitive threats) and a GY trigger that recovers any Polymerization or Fusion spell, making it a net-positive resource piece every time it cycles through the GY. It is reliably accessible via the Predaplant engine and Super Polymerization, confirmed by 94.44% inclusion across Predaplant builds and presence across 42 distinct archetypes. Its ATK of 2500 contributed nothing to the score; the value comes entirely from the removal and recovery effects. The ceiling is capped by its inability to generate boards independently, its reliance on Fusion infrastructure, and the vulnerability of the GY effect to banish disruption before the next Standby Phase.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 68 | The Predaplant engine (Ophrys Scorpio into Darlingtonia Cobra into Polymerization) and Instant Fusion co-appearing in 73.8% of same decks provide multiple Fusion material routes; Super Polymerization at 83.5% enables cross-archetype access using the opponent's DARK monsters (observed from co-deck data). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in a combo board with power index 91, netCardAdvantage 6, 3 end monsters and 2 boss monsters, but all position counts (starter/searched/material/payoff) show 0 — the card is part of a strong board without being a solo combo engine (observed, partial data gap). |
| Resource Economy | 72 | GY effect adds 1 Polymerization or Fusion spell from Deck to hand during the next Standby Phase, generating a clean +1 that refuels Fusion lines and is confirmed core in the Predaplant guide (verified from card text; observed from guide CORE listing). |
| Effect & Interaction | 62 | OPT banish targets any monster with Level 7 or lower, covering virtually all threats with hard removal that bypasses destruction immunity; the targeting requirement limits it against untargetable monsters and a single negate stops it entirely (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 7 DARK Plant body can serve as Fusion material for other Fusions such as Predaplant Dragostapelia (93.5% co-deck partner) but provides no generic tuner or Link arrow utility (inferred from card type and partner evidence). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 52 | Runs across 42 distinct archetypes with 1 copy in 387 of 400 decks, and Super Polymerization co-use demonstrates cross-deck flexibility; however the OPT banish and the GY trigger are both interruptible, and the GY recovery can be answered before the next Standby Phase (observed from deck data). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | 387 of 400 decks run exactly 1 copy (avg 1.04 copies); no restrictive lock is imposed; slots align naturally with the Polymerization and Super Polymerization already required by the strategy (observed from deck distribution data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 64, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- OPT banish with Level 7 or lower coverage provides hard (banish) removal against virtually any on-field threat
- GY recovery of Polymerization or Fusion spells generates a +1 and directly refuels the Fusion combo line each time it cycles
- Runs at 1 copy across 42 distinct archetypes — minimal slot cost and broadly splashable in DARK-strategy decks
- Super Polymerization enables cross-archetype Fusion summoning by using the opponent's DARK monsters as material
Weaknesses
- Banish effect is targeting and OPT — stopped by untargetable monsters or a single effect negate
- GY recovery requires surviving to the next Standby Phase — opponent can banish it from GY before it resolves
- Cannot be summoned without Fusion infrastructure — fully dependent on Polymerization, Instant Fusion, or Super Polymerization
- Battle ATK-swap effect (gains/loses 1000 ATK) is largely irrelevant in competitive play
Counters / choke points
- Effect Veiler or Infinite Impermanence negates the OPT banish on activation
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates the GY Fusion spell recovery (adds from Deck to hand)
- D.D. Crow or Dimensional Shifter banishes the card from GY, preventing the Standby Phase recovery trigger
Best use
Fusion boss that clears opponent threats via OPT banish and recovers Polymerization or Fusion spells from GY to sustain Fusion combo lines. Decks: Predaplant, Branded, Despia, Rose Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: OPT banish effect targets any monster with Level less than or equal to 7 on field (card text); GY recovery: during next Standby Phase after sent to GY, add 1 Polymerization or Fusion spell from Deck to hand (card text); Fusion materials: 1 Predaplant monster + 1 DARK monster (card text); Level 7, ATK 2500, DEF 2000, DARK Plant (card data)
- Observed: 400 of 400 sampled decks run it in main deck (deck evidence); 94.44% inclusion rate in Predaplant archetype (usage statistics); 42 distinct archetypes run it across 4 gameplay types (deck evidence); Appears in combo board with power index 91, netCardAdvantage 6, 3 end monsters and 2 boss monsters (combo evidence); Super Polymerization co-appears in 83.5% of same decks (deck evidence); Instant Fusion co-appears in 73.8% of same decks as a material setup route (deck evidence); Listed in CORE section of Predaplant guide (guide evidence)
- Inferred: GY recovery provides meaningful refuel for Fusion-heavy strategies given the high co-appearance of Polymerization and Instant Fusion; Level 7 banish coverage extends to virtually all competitive monsters given standard level distribution in modern Yu-Gi-Oh; Super Polymerization enables cross-archetype Fusion summon using opponent DARK monsters as material
- Data gaps: No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Combo role breakdown all 0 despite 1 recorded appearance — likely a data collection artifact, not a true absence of role Only 1 combo in evidence — too thin to draw strong combo conversion conclusions independently