DARKProtectcode Talker
Archetype:
Code Talker
ATK:
2300
LINK-3
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2+ Effect Monsters Your opponent cannot target Link-4 or higher monsters you control with card effects, also they cannot be destroyed by battle. If you control a "Firewall" Link Monster (Quick Effect): You can banish Link Monsters from your GY whose combined Link Ratings equal exactly 3; Special Summon this card from your GY, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use this effect of "Protectcode Talker" once per turn.
Protectcode Talker — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery / Recursion · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Protectcode Talker converts a Firewall Link board and Link monsters in the GY into a repeatable self-revival: it Special Summons itself from the GY by banishing GY Link monsters whose ratings total exactly 3, and it returns to the GY when it leaves the field. Its first effect only shields Link-4 or higher monsters from card-effect targeting and battle destruction, so it earns little interaction credit. The 400/400 deck inclusion and the 99% Firewall Dragon partner rate confirm that it is a reliable support piece, but they were not treated as power (guardrail 3); the combo evidence shows 0 starter, searched, material or payoff roles across 6 boards, so the score stays in the mid-50s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Needs a Firewall Link on the field and suitable Link monsters in the GY, with no searcher or starter appearances in the combo sample (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Appears in 6 of 6 recorded boards with an average power index of 33, but never as a starter or payoff, and the boards show no end-board monsters (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Recurs itself from the GY by banishing GY Link monsters, a free-body recursion with netCardAdvantage 0 in the examples (verified, observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | The shield covers only Link-4+ monsters from card-effect targeting and battle destruction, which is defensive protection rather than disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Link-3 DARK Cyberse body is a clean Link material while on the field, but it is banished when it leaves, and material role is 0 in the combo sample (verified, observed). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Recurs from the GY on a once-per-turn basis, but it is banished on leaving the field and depends on the Firewall Link staying alive (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Runs as a single copy in all 400 decks with no garnet requirement, though it needs Firewall-based Link lines (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: TCG forbidden (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Self-revives from the GY by banishing GY Link monsters whose ratings total exactly 3, giving repeatable recursion
- Shields Link-4 or higher monsters from card-effect targeting and battle destruction
- Clean Link-3 DARK Cyberse body that can be used as Link material while on the field
- Single copy in all 400 sampled decks, with no garnet requirement
- Usable across 59 distinct archetypes
Weaknesses
- No searcher or starter role; 0 starter, searched and material appearances in the combo sample
- Low combo conversion (average power index 33, no end-board monsters)
- Requires a Firewall Link on the field and suitable Link monsters in the GY
- Banished when it leaves the field, which limits repeat use
- Protection covers only Link-4+ monsters, not itself
Counters / choke points
- GY banish or exile effects that remove the Link monsters it needs
- Removing or negating the Firewall Link that enables its GY effect
- Negating its Quick Effect in response to activation
Best use
Recovery / Recursion (secondary Extender). Decks: Firewall-based Link lines, Link-heavy GY recursion decks. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: a GY Special Summon by banishing GY Link monsters with combined rating exactly 3, banished when it leaves the field, once per turn; Card text: the first effect shields Link-4+ monsters from card-effect targeting and battle destruction; 400 of 400 decks run one copy, across 59 distinct archetypes; legal copies lists tcg 0; no other format copy limits were supplied
- Observed: Appears in 6 of 6 recorded combos, with 0 starter, searched, material or payoff roles; Average power index 33 across boards containing the card; Firewall Dragon co-occurs in 99.2% of decks and Ash Blossom in 97.2%; Inclusion across 6 usage archetypes ranges from 60.9% to 100%
- Inferred: The GY revival route needs a Firewall Link on the field to be practical; Protection covers Link-4+ monsters only, so it is weak as general interaction; Recursion depends on repeatedly having a Link-3-sized set of GY Link monsters
- Data gaps: No guides supplied Combo combo role labels are empty in the examples OCG and MasterDuel copy limits are not supplied No top-card ranking or dated metagame sample