DARK
4Robot Buster Destruction Sword
Archetype:
Destruction Sword
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1200
View:
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You can target 1 "Buster Blader" you control; equip this monster from your hand or your side of the field to that target. While this card is equipped to a monster, Spell/Trap Cards that are already face-up on your opponent's side of the field cannot activate their effects. You can send this Equip Card to the Graveyard; the monster that was equipped with this card gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn.
Robot Buster Destruction Sword — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 66 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 68 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Removal, Equipment Support
Why it scores here
Robot Buster Destruction Sword scores as a solid Buster Blader extender that reliably extends an established board with both disruption and offensive pressure. Its 98.6% co-deck rate with Buster Blader variants confirms it is a core piece in its home archetype, with passive Spell/Trap negation providing valuable disruption for face-up interaction. The card's value comes from efficient board extension and moderate interaction, not from raw stats or combo generation—its 1600 ATK alone contributes nothing to its power score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Requires a Buster Blader already on field to activate its equip effect, limiting standalone accessibility; however, 98.6% co-deck with Buster Blader variants shows it is live in its primary home (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | No combo data supplied; from text alone, it extends an existing Buster Blader board with +1000 ATK and Spell/Trap lock, but does not generate multi-card advantage or initialize independent combos (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Equipping costs zero resources from hand or field; sending to GY for +1000 ATK is a fair 1-for-1 trade with no net advantage or disadvantage (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 65 | Spell/Trap lock negates effects of face-up opponent cards only, making it moderate disruption that is situational against combo decks and stronger against control; does not prevent new activations (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 4 DARK Machine body is clean generic material, though typically occupied as an equip rather than available for synchro or link routes (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 68 | Once equipped, the card is relatively safe from disruption and can pivot to ATK boost effect for additional value; multi-zone presence (hand, field, equip) provides flexibility (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Runs at average 1.18 copies per deck (mostly 1-of), making it a light slot commitment in Buster Blader decks; outside those archetypes it is a dead draw (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 68, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Excellent synergy with Buster Blader archetype (98.6% co-deck rate)
- Passive Spell/Trap negation provides valuable disruption without active cost
- Efficient slot commitment at 1-2 copies per deck
- Flexible equip mechanic works from hand or field
- Secondary ATK boost provides pressure outlet when needed
Weaknesses
- Requires Buster Blader on field to function meaningfully; non-functional in other archetypes
- Spell/Trap lock only affects face-up cards, allowing opponent to activate new effects
- Does not generate card advantage or enable independent combos
- 1600 ATK is average for Level 4, contributes no intrinsic power
- Archetype-specific support makes it a brick in non-Buster decks despite appearing in 32 archetypes
Counters / choke points
- Spell/Trap removal or destruction negates the lock effect
- Pendulum Summon or other special summon routes bypass the lock timing
- Non-face-up Spell/Trap activation (e.g., setting new traps) is not prevented
- Effect negation of Buster Blader summoning prevents equip
Best use
Board extender with situational Spell/Trap disruption. Decks: Buster Blader, Destruction Sword, Bystial/Byssted.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card is run in 141 decks (100% main deck); 98.6% co-deck with Buster Blader variants (top partner); Level 4 DARK Machine-type with 1600 ATK / 1200 DEF; Text allows equipping to Buster Blader and provides continuous Spell/Trap negation; Distinct archetypes: 32, though 23.4% concentrated in core Buster Blader; Average 1.18 copies per deck (89.4% run 1 copy, 3.5% run 2, 7.1% run 3)
- Observed: 83% of decks run it in Gameplay Type 7 (meta-dominant format); Top partners include all major Buster Blader and Destruction Sword support cards; Appears in secondary archetypes (Bystial, Blue-Eyes, Charmer) at 5-12% rates, suggesting optional tech inclusion
- Inferred: Board extension power comes from passive lock plus ATK boost, not combo generation; Accessibility in Buster Blader is high due to consistent Buster Blader summoning in 98.6% paired decks; GenericUtility is moderate (32 archetypes) but concentrated in Buster Blader specificity; Material utility as Level 4 DARK Machine is theoretically clean, though practically occupied as equip; Spell/Trap lock strength varies with meta (stronger vs control, weaker vs combo-heavy decks)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied — no human context on priority or meta role No banlist token — assumed unlimited (0/3 copy restriction) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only No meta matchup data — cannot assess Spell/Trap lock strength against current decks