EARTH
2Silent Insect
ATK:
200
DEF:
300
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This card is changed to Defense Position when it is Normal Summoned or Flip Summoned. Negate the effects of all Continuous Spell Cards and Continuous Trap Cards.
Silent Insect — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Silent Insect converts very little on its own: it is a 200/300 Level-2 EARTH Insect that arrives in Defense Position and shows 0 combo appearances, so it builds no board by itself. What it does deliver reliably is a persistent, symmetrical negation of all Continuous Spell and Continuous Trap effects, which can blank strategies that lean on those cards. Its real, measured value comes from being a cheap, lock-free Level-2 Insect body splashed at 1 copy across four Insect archetypes, plus that situational control effect -- not from its ATK/DEF, rarity, or popularity.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 42 | It appears in 20 recent decks at exactly 1 main-deck copy each, but its text contains no search clause and combo evidence shows 0 appearances, so it is a draw-dependent Level-2 body (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | No combos are recorded and it turns itself to Defense Position on summon, so on its own it produces no board beyond an extra body (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 32 | The text grants no card advantage, search, or graveyard refuel -- it is a body that simply stays on field (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Card text negates the effects of all Continuous Spell Cards and Continuous Trap Cards, a persistent mass-negation that only bites against Continuous-S/T-reliant decks (verified). |
| Material Utility | 62 | Card data gives a lock-free Level-2 EARTH Insect that still functions as Link/Xyz material even if its effect is negated (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | With 200 ATK / 300 DEF and no protection it dies to any removal, and its effect is dead against decks without Continuous Spells or Traps (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 68 | It is run at 1 copy with 0 side-deck usage, no archetype lock, and no garnet requirement, making it a near-free splash across four Insect archetypes (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Floodgate/Control + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Persistent negation of the effects of all Continuous Spell and Continuous Trap Cards on the field.
- Clean, lock-free Level-2 EARTH Insect body usable as Link/Xyz material even when its effect is negated.
- Very cheap to run: 1 main-deck copy, no garnet, no archetype restriction.
- Fits four Insect archetypes (Ragnaraika, Inzektor, Beetrooper, Battlewasp) in the sample.
Weaknesses
- 200 ATK / 300 DEF and it is forced into Defense Position on Normal/Flip Summon, so it is trivially removed.
- No card advantage, search, or combo line -- 0 combo appearances in the recorded sample.
- Effect is matchup-dependent and does nothing against decks that do not rely on Continuous Spells/Traps.
- Draw-dependent: no evidenced search route to reach it.
Counters / choke points
- Any monster or backrow removal (its stats are negligible).
- Effect negation that blanks the Continuous-S/T lock.
- Decks that function without Continuous Spell/Trap cards.
Best use
Floodgate/control tech against Continuous Spell/Trap strategies and a cheap Level-2 Insect material. Decks: Beetrooper, Inzektor, Ragnaraika, Battlewasp. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: this card is changed to Defense Position on Normal/Flip Summon and negates the effects of all Continuous Spell and Continuous Trap Cards.; Card data: Level 2 EARTH Insect, 200 ATK / 300 DEF, no archetype.; Listed as legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel and Duel Links.
- Observed: 20 recent decks run Silent Insect, all 20 in the main deck at exactly 1 copy each.; Deck spread is even across Ragnaraika (5), Inzektor (5), Beetrooper (5) and Battlewasp (5).; 0 combo appearances, 0% as starter, searched, material or payoff.; 1 guide mentions the card (Beetrooper quick guide).
- Inferred: As a body it is a generic Level-2 EARTH Insect material that keeps value even when its effect is negated.; The Continuous-S/T mass-negation is matchup-dependent and does nothing against decks that do not use those cards.; No deck search route is evidenced, so it is a draw-dependent one-of.
- 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 no evidence of a search/searcher route to the card