EARTH
1Protron
ATK:
100
DEF:
100
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Ancestral species found in electronic space. No one knows how much information it holds.
Protron — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 41 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 44 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Protron scores almost entirely on its type and attribute fitting Cyberse Link strategies, where a Level 1 EARTH Cyberse body serves as Link fodder and a Launcher Commander search target. As a Normal Monster with no effects, it contributes zero interaction, card advantage, or combo conversion on its own — high stats did not earn any points and its 100/100 ATK/DEF earned nothing either. Its spread across 9 distinct archetypes confirms real-world play as a functional garnet in Cyberse packages, valued only for the body it provides after being searched rather than for any intrinsic effect it possesses.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Protron has no self-search effect and depends on Launcher Commander (co-appearing in 41.7% of decks) to reach the field, making it conditional rather than freely live in the opening hand. (inferred) |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | As a Normal Monster with no effects, Protron contributes only one Link material body per use; zero combo appearances in the record confirm it builds nothing on its own. (observed) |
| Resource Economy | 10 | Normal Monster with no draw, search, or GY effect — a pure -1 card that requires a prior searcher to avoid outright card disadvantage for the turn it is played. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No effects whatsoever; Protron provides zero interaction with the opponent's plays at any point before, during, or after it is used as material. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 1 EARTH Cyberse body fits Code Talker Link ladders and co-appears with Link Spider in 41.7% of decks; 9 distinct archetypes running it confirm broad material relevance within Cyberse strategies. (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 25 | 100/100 ATK/DEF means it dies to any battle or removal; it has no self-protection and its entire value is consumed in the moment it is used as material. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 35 | Run at 1–2 copies across 12 decks, Protron is a garnet that requires Launcher Commander or an equivalent search engine to function — a real but bounded deckbuilding cost that limits how many copies are worth running. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 1.0 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 44, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Garnet penalty (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- EARTH Cyberse Level 1 typing fits Code Talker and related Link strategies natively
- Searchable by Launcher Commander, giving it a practical route to relevance in Cyberse packages
- No archetype restriction — functions as generic Cyberse Link fodder across multiple strategies
- Normal Monster means no OPT clauses, no self-imposed locks, and clean combo line integration
Weaknesses
- No effects whatsoever — zero standalone utility beyond being a body
- 100/100 ATK/DEF is the practical minimum; cannot survive any battle or threaten opposing monsters
- Hard brick without a dedicated searcher; drawn without Launcher Commander it contributes nothing
- No GY utility, no hand utility, and no recovery potential
Counters / choke points
- Negating or destroying Launcher Commander removes the primary access route to Protron
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring stops search effects that would fetch it into the combo
- Floodgates preventing Special Summons remove its primary use case as Link fodder
Best use
Launcher Commander target and Level 1 Cyberse Link fodder. Decks: Code Talker, Cyberse Link, G Golem. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Monster — no effects, no OPT, no costs, no conditions; Level 1 EARTH Cyberse with ATK/DEF 100/100; Legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel, and Duel Links; unlimited copies assumed
- Observed: Appears in 12 decks across 9 distinct archetypes (sample period 2022–2026); Most common home: Code Talker at 33.3% of decks; Average 1.17 copies per deck; maximum of 2 copies in any single deck; Co-appears with Launcher Commander in 41.7% of decks; Co-appears with Link Spider in 41.7% of decks
- Inferred: Launcher Commander likely searches Protron as a Level 1 Cyberse monster given co-deck frequency; Functions as Link fodder for Code Talker Link-2 and Link-3 summons; Presence across 9 archetypes reflects generic Cyberse material utility rather than broad intrinsic power
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference with no observed starter or material percentages no guides supplied — community role assessment and contextual usage notes unavailable no banlist token — assumed 3 copies unlimited across all formats no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentage inferred from 12-deck sample only Launcher Commander search route confirmed only by co-deck frequency, not by any combo record