LIGHT
7Segmental Dragon
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2400
View:
1209
You can Normal Summon/Set this card without Tributing, but its original ATK/DEF becomes halved. Once per turn, if this Normal Summoned/Set card is on the field (Quick Effect): You can destroy this face-up card, and if you do, destroy all monsters in the Main Monster Zones with ATK less than or equal to the ATK this card had on the field.
Segmental Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Removal, Utility
Why it scores here
Segmental Dragon earns its place almost entirely as a free Level 7 LIGHT Cyberse body: the text lets you Normal Summon/Set it without Tributing, so it is always live in hand as a Rank 7 Xyz material or Sacred Sword of Seven Stars fodder, which is exactly what the observed Kashtira-heavy deck data shows (86% co-decking with Kashtira Ogre/Unicorn). Its Quick Effect self-destruct + Main Monster Zone wipe is only situational removal, since a no-Tribute summon halves it to ~1300 ATK and it cannot touch the Extra Monster Zones. The 2600 original ATK and 2400 DEF earn no points here — the value is the no-cost Level 7 body and the splashable generic typing, not the stats. With no combo evidence supplied, combo conversion stays modest and the score lands in the mid band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | 72 decks run it main-deck at 2.04 copies avg and its own text permits a no-Tribute Normal Summon, but no searcher route appears in the evidence (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Text-only: it is a single free Level 7 body feeding Rank 7 Xyz or Sacred Sword of Seven Stars, with zero as_starter/as_searched combo appearances recorded (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The no-Tribute summon is cost-free, but the Quick Effect destroys itself for a net -1, leaving resource flow roughly neutral (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | The Quick Effect destroys all Main Monster Zone monsters with ATK at or below its field ATK, but a no-Tribute summon caps that at ~1300 and it cannot reach the Extra Monster Zones (verified). |
| Material Utility | 70 | As a Level 7 LIGHT Cyberse that can be placed without Tributing, it is a clean material body that still converts even if its effect is blanked (observed via Rank 7 partners like Number 11: Big Eye and Shangri-Ira). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | It is never a dead card in hand thanks to the no-Tribute summon and the effect is a Quick Effect, but the effect removes the card itself and is once per turn (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | No locks or archetype requirements and 2.04 avg copies across 22 distinct archetypes make it splashable, though it is draw-dependent and polarized between 1-copy and 3-copy builds (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Generic splashability (1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Can be Normal Summoned/Set without Tributing, giving a cost-free Level 7 body
- Level 7 LIGHT Cyberse typing enables Rank 7 Xyz and matches Sacred Sword of Seven Stars fodder
- Quick Effect destruction is usable on the opponent's turn
- Generic and splashable — no archetype restriction or lock
Weaknesses
- Draw-only accessibility — no searcher route appears in the evidence
- Quick Effect destroys itself for a net card loss
- Wipe only hits Main Monster Zones and monsters at or below its field ATK (~1300 when summoned without Tribute)
- Once-per-turn effect with no recovery or recursion
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the Normal Summon (e.g. Solemn Warning style effects)
- Monsters with ATK above its wiped range survive the effect
- Any hand trap or effect negation that removes the body before it becomes material
- Monsters sitting in the Extra Monster Zones are unaffected by its destruction effect
Best use
Free Level 7 material body for Rank 7 Xyz plays and Sacred Sword of Seven Stars fodder, with a situational Quick Effect wipe. Decks: Kashtira, Dark Magician, Mist Valley, Tenyi, Simorgh. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: can be Normal Summoned/Set without Tributing with original ATK/DEF halved; Text: once per turn Quick Effect destroys this face-up card and all Main Monster Zone monsters with ATK at or below its field ATK; Attribute LIGHT, Race Cyberse, Level 7, 2600 ATK / 2400 DEF
- Observed: 72 decks run it, all main-deck, avg 2.04 copies (distribution 1:30, 2:9, 3:33); 22 distinct archetypes include it, led by Kashtira variants (~40% combined); Top partners are Rank 7 / Level 7 enablers: Kashtira Ogre/Unicorn/Birth/Shangri-Ira, Sacred Sword of Seven Stars, Number 11: Big Eye, Diablosis, The Ascended of Thunder
- Inferred: Primary practical use is as a no-cost Level 7 body to reach Rank 7 Xyz or discard/bait fodder for Sacred Sword of Seven Stars; The board-wipe effect is situational since a non-Tribute summon caps its ATK near 1300
- 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