DARK
8
8Predaplant Triantis
Archetype:
Predap
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1000
View:
542
[ Pendulum Effect ] While this card is in your Pendulum Zone, if you Fusion Summon a DARK Fusion Monster, you can also use cards in your Pendulum Zones as monsters on the field, as material for its Fusion Summon. [ Monster Effect ] If this card is sent to the GY or added to your Extra Deck face-up because it was used as Fusion Material: You can choose monsters on the field, up to the number of monsters you control, and place 1 Predator Counter on each one, and if you do, any of those monsters that are Level 2 or higher become Level 1 as long as they have a Predator Counter.
Predaplant Triantis — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 63 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Triantis is a Predaplant staple that is present in all 400 sampled decks and all 4 recorded combos, so it is reliably accessible. Its value is as a support engine: the Pendulum effect lets Pendulum Zone cards serve as Fusion materials for DARK Fusion Monsters, and the monster effect places counters that reduce Level 2+ monsters to Level 1. It gains no card advantage and no negation, and its ATK 2400 earns nothing. Its score comes from access and enabling a Fusion line, not from any stat.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Included in 400/400 decks (1.23 copies average) and a live Pendulum-zone and Fusion-material route; no searcher data was supplied (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in 4/4 recorded combos with average power index 80, but role tags (starter, material, payoff) are all zero, so its contribution is inferred from partner boards (observed/inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | No draw, search, or banish is in the text, and no card-advantage delta is attributed to it directly (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | The monster effect places Predator Counters and changes Levels; it does not negate or remove anything (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 8 DARK Plant body usable as Fusion material, and its Pendulum effect multiplies usable materials for DARK Fusions (verified from text; material use is observed via partners). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The Pendulum effect works from the Pendulum Zone and the GY-trigger works from the GY, but the trigger can be interrupted by GY effects (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single-copy staple in a Predaplant shell with no garnet or lock restriction; 1-copy usage in 334/400 decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 63, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Included in all 400 sampled decks (100% deck presence, 1.23 copies average)
- Present in all 4 recorded combos with average power index 80
- Pendulum-zone effect expands the material pool for DARK Fusion Monsters
- Level 8 DARK body is a usable Fusion material
- Single-copy, low-cost staple with no garnet restriction
Weaknesses
- No card advantage, search, or negation in its text
- Its ATK 2400 contributes nothing to the score
- The monster effect is a minor Level/counter effect and is weak on its own
- Effect value depends on a Predaplant/Fusion shell (partner-dependent)
- Combo role tags are empty, so starter/material/payoff roles are unconfirmed
Counters / choke points
- No counter-card data in the evidence; GY-triggered effects are generally vulnerable to GY-effect negation (inferred)
Best use
Pendulum-zone Fusion enabler and Level-8 DARK Fusion material in Predaplant lines. Decks: Predaplant (archetype 866), Predaplant (archetype 133), Predaplant (archetype 1029), Predaplant (archetype 1053), Branded. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum effect: Pendulum Zone cards can be used as monsters and Fusion materials for DARK Fusion Monsters; Monster effect: GY/Extra-Deck trigger places Predator Counters and changes Level 2+ monsters to Level 1; Level 8, DARK, Plant, ATK 2400, DEF 1000, Pendulum scale 8; Present in 400/400 sampled decks, 1.23 copies average
- Observed: Appears in 4/4 recorded combos, average power index 80; Top partners include Predaplant bodies, Super Polymerization, and Instant Fusion; Usage statistics show 50-74% inclusion across Predaplant archetypes, typically 1-2 copies
- Inferred: Its contribution in combos is enabling, since starter, material, and payoff tags are all zero; The GY trigger is interruptible by GY negation
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Combo role tags (starter/material/payoff) are all zero, so role-in-combo is unconfirmed No counter-card or searcher-route data supplied No metagame sample; meta power is null Only 4 recorded combos