EARTH
4Scrap Orthros
Archetype:
Scrap
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1100
View:
3378
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) while you control a "Scrap" monster. If Summoned this way: Target 1 "Scrap" monster you control; destroy that target. If this card is destroyed by the effect of a "Scrap" card and sent to the GY: You can target 1 "Scrap" monster in your GY, except "Scrap Orthros"; add that target to your hand.
Scrap Orthros — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler, Recovery/Recursion, Material body
Why it scores here
Scrap Orthros scores as a mid-tier in-archetype Extender: it is a clean Level-4 EARTH Tuner that Special Summons itself from hand while you control a Scrap monster, then destroys one of your own Scrap monsters to fire the archetype's destruction-float triggers and recycle a Scrap monster from the GY. Its value is real but conditional — it cannot Normal Summon itself and needs a Scrap monster already on board, so it is not a starter and converts only after setup. Its 1700 ATK and Level-4 stats earn no points by themselves; what matters is that even a negated Orthros is still a useful generic Tuner body. With no combo evidence and near-total archetype lock, the ceiling stays modest rather than high.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set and must be Special Summoned from hand while controlling a Scrap monster, though top partners Scrap Raptor and Scrap Factory provide in-archetype routes (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 58 | With a Scrap monster already on board it adds a free Level-4 Tuner body and triggers Scrap destruction-float effects, but no combo evidence exists to confirm the ceiling (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Its GY trigger adds a Scrap monster from GY to hand for a +1, but the summon destroys one of your own Scrap monsters, making it roughly even unless that target floats (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 18 | The only destruction it offers targets your own Scrap monster, so it provides no disruption toward the opponent (verified). |
| Material Utility | 68 | A Level-4 EARTH Tuner with 1700 ATK that stays useful Synchro material even when its effect is negated (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 52 | The GY-to-hand recovery clause gives it value across zones, but it depends on being destroyed by a Scrap card effect specifically (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | Runs at an average of 1.59 copies almost exclusively inside Scrap decks with heavy archetype commitment, so the slot cost is real but not garnet-level (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-locked setup requirement (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free Special Summon from hand while controlling a Scrap monster
- Level-4 EARTH Tuner that enables Synchro plays and stays useful even if blanked
- Destruction effect fires Scrap float triggers on your own Scrap monsters
- GY-to-hand recovery clause adds a Scrap monster back for a second use
Weaknesses
- Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set
- Requires an existing Scrap monster on board, so it is not a starter
- Provides no disruption or interaction against the opponent
- Heavily archetype-locked and near-worthless outside Scrap builds
Counters / choke points
- Removing the Scrap monster you control before the Special Summon window
- Negating the Special Summon or its trigger with generic hand traps
- Banishing the targeted Scrap monsters so the GY recovery has no valid target
Best use
Extender / Level-4 Tuner for Synchro plays. Decks: Scrap. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: cannot be Normal Summoned/Set; must first be Special Summoned from hand while controlling a Scrap monster; Card text: on summon this way, destroy 1 Scrap monster you control; Card text: if destroyed by a Scrap card effect and sent to GY, add 1 other Scrap monster from GY to hand; Card is a Level-4 EARTH Beast Tuner with 1700 ATK / 1100 DEF; Deck evidence: 29 decks run it, all in main deck
- Observed: Average 1.59 copies per deck (15x1, 11x2, 3x3); Top partners are Scrap Golem, Scrap Wyvern, Scrap Raptor and Scrap Factory at 100% co-deck rate; 9 distinct archetypes recorded but majority Scrap (37.9% + 27.6%)
- Inferred: Serves as a Level-4 Tuner extender enabling Synchro plays once a Scrap monster is on board; Destruction clause converts into value by re-triggering Scrap float effects; Combo ceiling cannot be measured without combo evidence
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only