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3Reversible Beetle
ATK:
1100
DEF:
1500
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FLIP: Shuffle this card, and any face-up monsters in its column, into the Deck(s). If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: Change this card, and any monsters in its column, to face-down Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Reversible Beetle" once per turn.
Reversible Beetle — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Floodgate/Control, Board breaker
Why it scores here
Reversible Beetle is a defensive control piece with limited offensive contribution. Its summon effect flips itself and monsters in its column face-down, providing stalling but no card advantage. The FLIP effect shuffles monsters back to the deck, offering board control and denial of value. However, it is only accessible through natural draw in niche decks (18 total, 6 archetypes), appears in no recorded combos, and generates no resource advantage. It scores moderately on effect interaction and resilience due to its conditional disruption and face-down protection, but weak accessibility and absence of combo evidence keep it in the 40s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 25 | No searchers or tutors available; card appears in only 18 decks with 1 copy each, indicating very low accessibility (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | No combos supplied; text indicates defensive/control role with no board-building capability (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Summon effect is defensive without generating advantage; FLIP effect is board reset without net card advantage (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | FLIP effect shuffles opponent's monsters back to deck for board control; summon effect flips face-down which is defensive; interaction is conditional on FLIP or face-up column presence (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 40 | Level 3 Insect with 1100 ATK / 1500 DEF and generic material properties; no special synergy as material (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | HOPT effects allow use across multiple turns; face-down position provides some protection from targeting; limited multi-turn resilience (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | Runs consistently as 1 copy in all 18 decks with no garnet/brick risk; niche across only 6 archetypes limits portability (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Floodgate/Control. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Defensive stalling via face-down flipping on summon
- Board control through FLIP effect deck shuffling
- HOPT gating provides multiple activation opportunities across turns
- Consistent 1-copy inclusion suggests reliable niche role
Weaknesses
- No natural searcher or tutor support
- Very low accessibility (only 18 decks total, 6 archetypes)
- No offensive combo conversion or board building
- No card advantage generation
- Effect interaction is conditional on specific board states (face-up column presence, FLIP trigger)
- Absent from all recorded combo boards (0 combo appearances)
- Limited portability outside Cyberdark/Cyber Dragon/Cyberse cores
Counters / choke points
- Monsters in non-targeted positions (unaffected by column effects)
- Decks with minimal face-up board presence
- Spell/Trap negation (blocks both effects)
- Deck shuffling prevention effects
Best use
Defensive utility and board control tech. Decks: Cyberdark, Cyber Dragon, Cyberse, Umi Control. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card has two HOPT effects: FLIP (shuffle column to deck) and Summon (flip column face-down); Appears in 18 decks across 6 archetypes with 1 copy per deck; No banlist restriction; unlimited in all formats; Level 3 Insect, 1100 ATK / 1500 DEF
- Observed: 66.7% of decks feature Cyberdark core cards (12/18); 66.7% of decks feature Cyber Dragon core cards (12/18); 22.2% in Cyberse, 11.1% each in Paleozoic/Dark Magician/Umi Control; 100% inclusion in Umi Control StatisticsCard sample (1 copy typical)
- Inferred: Defensive/control role indicated by text (flipping face-down, shuffling to deck); No offensive combo conversion based on text (not a starter, extender, or board builder); Generic material utility as Level 3 body; Moderate resilience from face-down position and HOPT gating across turns; Very low accessibility due to lack of searchers and niche deck presence
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference, severely limiting confidence in true effectiveness No guides supplied — no human strategy context to corroborate roles No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies); verify if card is restricted Limited deck sample (18 total) suggests card may be more niche than broader metagame presence StatisticsCard data only for Umi Control; no historical inclusion data for other 5 archetypes