EARTHQliphort Genius
Archetype:
Qli
ATK:
1800
LINK-2
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2 Machine monsters This Link Summoned card is unaffected by Spell/Trap effects and the activated effects of other Link Monsters. Once per turn: You can target 1 face-up card on each player's field, except this card; both those cards have their effects negated until the end of this turn. When 2 monsters are Special Summoned at the same time to the zones this card points to: You can add 1 Level 5 or higher Machine monster from your Deck to your hand.
Qliphort Genius — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Negation/Interaction · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor, Material body
Why it scores here
Qliphort Genius is a specialized board-locking piece that provides flexible once-per-turn negation and conditional tutoring for Machine decks, not a combo driver. The 1800 ATK and Link rating contribute nothing to the score; the value lies in its protection from Spell/Trap effects, its symmetric negation, and its late-game tutoring bonus. Its strong inclusion across 61 Machine archetypes confirms it is reliably accessible in intended homes, but the complete absence of combo evidence means it functions as a terminal link summoned after the deck's main line completes, not during it. The score reflects a solid utility piece with modest resource and disruption engines, heavily penalized by its lack of combo-generation capacity and reliance on a 2-Material summon gate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Qliphort Genius appears in 400 recent decks across 61 archetypes with 96.5% running exactly 1 copy, and 100% inclusion in 7 key Machine homes (Deskbots, Earth Machine, Machina, Crystron, etc.), confirming multiple practical routes to summoning within its ecosystem. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 28 | The evidence supplies 0 combos featuring this card; the card text shows no inherent combo-chaining ability (no self-searches, no SS extension); it is a terminal link summoned after the deck's engine completes, not a piece that builds lines. (verified) |
| Resource Economy | 42 | The tutoring effect adds 1 Level 5+ Machine from Deck to hand only when 2 monsters are simultaneously SS'd to this card's zones, providing conditional +1 card advantage tied to the deck's main play, not a reliable refuel engine. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 58 | The once-per-turn effect targets one face-up card on each player's field and negates both until end of turn, offering flexible disruption across multiple board states; it is a soft negate (effects return at turn end) limited to once per turn. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 55 | Qliphort Genius is a Machine-type Link Monster that serves as a reusable body; when effect-negated, it remains a serviceable Machine body for follow-up Link or Fusion plays, with no inherent self-lock or material restrictions. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 62 | The card is unaffected by Spell/Trap effects and other Link Monster activated effects, making it sticky once summoned; the per-turn negation grants a single layer of disruption, though protection does not extend to the controller's other monsters. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Qliphort Genius requires 2 Machine monsters, a standard Link-2 cost in Machine-heavy decks; it runs 1 copy without garnet risk in 96.5% of decks, confirming clean integration into intended archetypes. (verified) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Negation/Interaction + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor blend. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Protection from Spell/Trap effects and other Link Monster effects keeps it alive from most interaction.
- Flexible once-per-turn negation can disrupt opponent setups or clear self-synergy locks.
- Consistent 1-copy integration across 61 archetypes with 100% inclusion in 7 pure Machine homes.
- Clean Link-2 material requirement standard to Machine-heavy archetype ecosystem.
- Conditional tutoring provides late-game bonus value when simultaneous-SS conditions align.
Weaknesses
- No combo-generation capacity; functions as a terminal link, not a combo enabler or extender.
- Requires 2-Material summon, inaccessible to single-card openers and non-Machine decks.
- Soft negation (effects return at turn end) limits disruption ceiling; no hard negate or recursion.
- Tutoring effect is conditional on simultaneous 2-SS to zones and unreliable for planning.
- Absence of combo evidence prevents verification of actual role and conversion effectiveness in practice.
Counters / choke points
- Non-effect removal (Kaiju, hand-based Fusion summons) bypasses the protection.
- Spell/Trap negation (Droll & Lock Bird blocking searches, Imperial Order) reduces tutoring value.
- Effect-negating cards can block the simultaneous 2-SS requirement for tutoring.
- Token-based summons may lock the zones and prevent the tutoring trigger from firing.
Best use
Board-locking Link-2 with flexible negation and conditional Machine tutoring.. Decks: Cyber Dragon, Train, Machina, Infinitrack, Crystron, Earth Machine. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card requires 2 Machine monsters; unaffected by Spell/Trap effects and other Link Monster activated effects.; Once per turn: negate one card on each player's field until end of turn (symmetric negation).; When 2 monsters are simultaneously SS'd to this card's zones: add 1 Level 5+ Machine from Deck to hand.; Appears in 400 recent decks, 96.5% running exactly 1 copy, across 61 distinct archetypes.; 100% inclusion in Deskbots, G Golem, Ancient Gears, Earth Machine, Machina, Meklord, Crystron.; 82% co-deck rate with Therion King Regulus indicates strong board-building synergy.
- Observed: Consistent 1-copy adoption across all 19 tracked archetypes (typical copies = 1).; Gameplay distribution: 62% gameplay-7 (tempo/control), 23.8% gameplay-4 (combo/beat), 13.5% gameplay-6 (grind).; Top partners are predominantly board-builders (Trains, Clockwork Knight) and hand-trap staples (Ash Blossom, Droll & Lock Bird).; Qliphort-specific home shows 75% inclusion across historical samples, confirming archetype relevance.; Mentioned in 6 Vietnamese guides across diverse Machine homes; consistently listed in Staple sections.
- Inferred: Qliphort Genius is a terminal link, not a startup piece, inferred from 2-Material summon requirement and zero combo presence.; The tutoring effect is a bonus value engine rather than core search function, inferred from conditional simultaneous-SS trigger.; Flexible negation suits turn-2 defensive pivots and self-synergy clears, inferred from symmetric target pool.; Card is portable across Machine archetypes but not universally generic, inferred from 61-archetype Machine concentration.
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — cannot assess how the card initiates or extends lines in practice; combo conversion is text-only inference. No banlist token — assumed 3 copies unlimited; actual TCG/OCG format legality unknown. No combo power index or average power index when present — cannot measure board strength with Genius in final board. No average starter count when present — cannot measure how reliably tutoring fires in real play patterns. No Qliphort-specific guide snippets — unclear if Genius is core Qliphort strategy or generic Machine splash; only 6 total guide mentions.