DARK
4ROM Cloudia
ATK:
1800
DEF:
0
View:
3537
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 Cyberse monster in your GY, except "ROM Cloudia"; add it to your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster from your Deck, except "ROM Cloudia".
ROM Cloudia — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender, Searcher/Tutor, Material body
Why it scores here
ROM Cloudia is a supporting extender in Cyberse-centric decks, not a standalone powerhouse. Its value lies in two mechanics: GY recursion (resource refuel on Normal Summon) and conditional board extension (Special Summon on destruction). The card scores moderately because it reliably fills a niche role in proven archetypes like Darkfluid and Borrel (76.6% of decks), but without combo board data, its actual impact on end-board strength is unverified. High ATK (1800) does not inflate the score; accessibility and deck synergy drive the 60-point evaluation.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Appears in 184 decks as a Normal Summon body with no special requirements, legally available in all four formats; not searchable by text but accessed via Cynet Mining (80.4% co-deck presence) (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | No combo boards recorded; text shows one-card refuel (GY recursion) and conditional Deck Special Summon on destruction (modest extension), but solo combo impact is unverified (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 55 | GY recursion (Normal Summon effect) refuels hand with a Cyberse body from graveyard (net 0 cards); Deck Special Summon (destruction effect) recycles resources at no card cost (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | Card text contains no negation, removal, or hand-trap; purely supportive with no opponent interaction (verified) |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 4 Cyberse body used as clean Link/Fusion material in Darkfluid and Borrel (67.9% with Firewall Guardian, 66.8% with Decode Talker); no locks or restrictions (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two-part effect (Normal Summon refuel + destruction fallback) ensures some utility, but both are one-time triggers; destruction requires card loss, limiting resilience (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Runs at 1.48 avg copies per deck (137 decks run 1, 42 run 3); appears in 16 archetypes with 55.4% in Darkfluid and 21.2% in Borrel; no garnet risk in Cyberse homes (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean recursion mechanic (GY refuel) supports resource-hungry Cyberse combos
- Two-part effect ensures utility: destruction triggers Special Summon fallback
- Level 4 Cyberse body is clean material for Link/Fusion strategies
- High adoption in proven archetypes (Darkfluid 55.4%, Borrel 21.2%)
- No garnet risk in intended Cyberse homes
Weaknesses
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap utility — purely supportive
- Effects are conditional: Normal Summon (once per turn) and destruction (requires card loss)
- No combo board data — actual impact on end-board strength unverified
- Not searchable by text alone; requires Cynet Mining or similar
- Low splashability outside Cyberse decks
Counters / choke points
- Negation of Normal Summon (Effect Veiler, Infinite Impermanence) shuts down GY recursion
- Removal before destruction (tribute for opponent effect) prevents Deck Special Summon
- GY lock effects (Macro Cosmos, Dimensional Fissure) prevent GY recursion
- Deck lock effects prevent Deck Special Summon
Best use
Combo enabler and resource refuel. Decks: Darkfluid, Borrel Link, Cynet, Code Talker, Firewall, @Ignister.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: ROM Cloudia is Level 4 Cyberse Effect Monster, legal in TCG/OCG/MasterDuel/DuelLinks; Effect 1: Normal Summon → add 1 Cyberse from GY to hand; Effect 2: On destruction → Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse from Deck; Appears in 184 recent decks (2022-07-30 to 2026-01-16); Appears in 16 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Darkfluid decks: 55.4% (102 of 184 decks); Borrel Link decks: 21.2% (39 of 184 decks); Average 1.48 copies per deck; distribution: 1 copy (137 decks), 3 copies (42 decks); Top co-deck partner: Cynet Mining (80.4%); TCG gameplay type: 82.6% of runs; OCG 12.5%, Master Duel 3.3%, Duel Links 1.6%
- Inferred: Serves as Combo enabler/Extender in Cyberse-centric strategies like Darkfluid and Borrel; GY recursion is resource refuel mechanic, supporting resource-hungry combo lines; Level 4 Cyberse body is clean material for Link and Fusion summons; No garnet risk in intended Cyberse homes; destruction triggers fallback ensures redundancy; Destruction-triggered Special Summon is conditional utility, not a resilience strength
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied — no human context on tactical use No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % from deck sample only No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)