EARTH
8Scrap Dragon
Archetype:
Scrap
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2000
View:
4721
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Once per turn: You can target 1 card you control and 1 card your opponent controls; destroy them. When this card in your possession is destroyed by your opponent's card and sent to your GY: Target 1 non-Synchro "Scrap" monster in your GY; Special Summon that target.
Scrap Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58.4 · Deck: 59.3 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Removal, Material body
Why it scores here
Scrap Dragon is a fully generic Level 8 Synchro (1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner) that converts any Tuner-plus-body line into a 2800-ATK end-board piece with a repeatable once-per-turn pop, which is why it appears in 400 sampled decks across 74 archetypes at ~1.1 copies. Its value is capped by the fact that the destruction effect is an even trade — you must destroy one of your own cards — so it is removal rather than advantage, and the GY revival is hard-locked to non-Synchro "Scrap" monsters, making it near-dead text outside Scrap. No combo evidence exists (0 recorded appearances), so its board-building contribution is inferred from text only. Its 2800 ATK and Level 8 body earned no points by themselves; the score reflects a cheap, generic, mid-impact removal body and not its stat line.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Generic '1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters' means any Tuner line can make it, and it shows up in 400 decks across 74 archetypes at avg 1.12 copies (verified via card text and decks_evidence). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | It builds no board on its own — it is the payoff body itself, and combos_evidence records 0 appearances, so conversion is text-only inference of one removal body (observed: 0 combo appearances). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The pop is a strict 1-for-1 that also destroys your own card, so it is card-neutral at best, and the only plus (Scrap GY revival) is archetype-locked (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Once per turn it destroys one opponent card, but it is targeted, requires destroying a card you control, and does not negate anything (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 8 EARTH Dragon with fully generic materials can feed further Synchro/Xyz lines even when its effect is negated, but it is normally kept as the end piece (inferred from card text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Once on field it is a 2800 beatstick that re-pops each turn, but any single removal answer ends it and its GY trigger only revives in Scrap decks (verified from card text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | It costs zero main-deck slots as an Extra Deck monster with fully generic materials, though 364 of 400 decks run it at exactly 1 copy, indicating a low-commitment toolbox slot (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 58.4, Deck ≈ 59.3, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Fully generic Level 8 Synchro: any Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner body makes it
- Repeatable once-per-turn destruction of any card the opponent controls
- 2800 ATK body that also provides material value even if its effect is negated
- Zero main-deck cost — pure Extra Deck toolbox slot at ~1.1 copies per deck
Weaknesses
- Destruction effect forces you to destroy one of your own cards, so it is an even trade, not card advantage
- Targeted, non-negating removal that any removal/interaction can answer
- GY revival is locked to non-Synchro "Scrap" monsters, so it is dead text in non-Scrap builds
- Only one effect per turn and no protection — a single negate or banish removes it permanently
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation / Special Summon negation on the Synchro Summon
- Banish-based removal (avoids the GY trigger entirely)
- Cards that punish targeting or destruction effects
- Kaiju-style tribute removal
- Hand traps that stop the Tuner-plus-body line before it is made
Best use
Generic Level 8 end-board body with repeatable removal; Scrap builds also use its GY revival line. Decks: Scrap, Synchron, T.G., Lightsworn, Dragunity, Generic Level 8 Synchro toolbox. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters (fully generic Level 8 Synchro); Card text: Once per turn, target 1 card you control and 1 card your opponent controls; destroy them; Card text: GY trigger revives only a non-Synchro "Scrap" monster; Card text: 2800 ATK / 2000 DEF, Level 8, EARTH Dragon; Legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel and Duel Links
- Observed: 400 sampled decks run it, avg 1.12 copies, with 364 decks running exactly 1; 74 distinct archetypes use it, led by The Agent (7.8%), Synchron (7.2%) and Scrap (6.8%); combos_evidence records 0 appearances, 0 as starter/material/payoff; 6 guides list it only as an Extra Deck tech option; Top partners are generic staples (Black Rose Dragon 78.5%, MST 77.5%, Mirror Force 66.8%)
- Inferred: Its pop is effectively an even 1-for-1 trade because it also destroys a card you control; The Scrap-locked revival makes the second effect close to dead in non-Scrap decks; Its main practical value is as a generic Level 8 toolbox body rather than a combo starter or payoff; Blanked on the field it still functions as a Level 8 EARTH Dragon material body
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only deck sample is dominated by generic staples/partners, so role centrality for this card itself is not directly measurable