Spell
NormalPredaprimitive
Archetype:
Predap
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Send 1 "Predap" card from your Deck to the GY, except "Predaprimitive"; add 1 "Polymerization" Spell or "Fusion" Spell from your Deck to your hand, also you cannot Special Summon for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, except Plant or Dragon monsters. If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to your opponent's field (except during the Damage Step): You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Fusion Monster you control; destroy it. You can only activate 1 "Predaprimitive" per turn.
Predaprimitive — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
Predaprimitive is a Spell that converts a Predap deck into Fusion access: it sends one Predap card from the Deck to the GY as fuel and adds Polymerization or Fusion from the Deck to hand, so its value is the search and the GY fuel rather than any board presence. It is in all 400 sampled decks at 3 copies, almost always alongside Super Polymerization and Instant Fusion, which confirms it is a real and practical searcher in its home. The score is held down by the weak GY effect, which only fires on opponent Special Summons and as written destroys a Fusion monster you control, a cost rather than interaction, and by the lack of combo data. High deck inclusion confirms accessibility and does not by itself raise the power score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Decks run 3 copies in 392 of 400 sampled decks and the Predap partners co-occur at 95-100%, but it is a hand-based Spell with no combo sample to confirm a live opening-hand route (observed deck frequency; hand-route reliance is inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 58 | Searching Polymerization or Fusion leads into Fusion summons, but no recorded boards exist, so the conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 70 | One card leaves hand and one card returns to hand from the Deck, with one Predap sent to the GY as fuel, so it nets card-neutral hand value plus deck-to-GY fuel (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | The only interaction is a GY-only response to opponent Special Summons, and its destroy is aimed at a Fusion monster you control, which adds little disruption (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | It is a Spell card and cannot be used as material; it is only sent to the GY, so this axis is near zero (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Its GY effect survives a hand disruption and there are 3 copies, but the search is lost if the Spell is negated before resolution (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | It runs at a clean 3 copies in a single-archetype deck with no garnet or lock, and its summon restriction exempts Plant and Dragon monsters, which the home deck uses (observed from deck stats; the exemption is verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Searches Polymerization or Fusion from the Deck, which feeds the Predap Fusion engine
- Sends a Predap to the GY as fuel, so it adds value even when its search is not needed
- Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks with stable 3-copy inclusion, a clean and redundant run
Weaknesses
- The GY effect is conditional on an opponent Special Summon and destroys a Fusion monster you control, so it is weak interaction
- The summon restriction blocks non-Plant and non-Dragon Special Summons for the rest of the turn
- It is a single-use Spell with no board presence and no material value
Counters / choke points
- Spell negation before the search resolves
- Hand disruption that strips the Spell from hand
Best use
Searcher/Tutor (Polymerization/Fusion search plus GY fuel). Decks: Predaplant. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Spell card; sends 1 Predap from Deck to GY (not itself) and adds 1 Polymerization or Fusion Spell from Deck to hand (card text); Summon restriction exempts Plant and Dragon monsters for the rest of the turn (card text); GY effect banishes itself to destroy 1 Fusion Monster you control, only when an opponent field Special Summon occurs (card text); Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 3 copies on average, across 27 archetypes (deck stat)
- Observed: Super Polymerization and Instant Fusion co-occur in 94.8-95.5% of decks (deck stat); Usage statistics show 77-100% inclusion in the three Predaplant homes at 3 copies (usage stat)
- Inferred: Its primary value is the Fusion search and GY fuel, not interaction (text analysis); Its hand route is live in most Predap openers, based on its deck frequency (inferred from deck data)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token supplied; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) The GY effect text says destroy a Fusion Monster you control, which reads as self-destruction; verify against the official card text before relying on the interaction score