DARK
6Speedburst Dragon
ATK:
2400
DEF:
600
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When you take effect damage (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to the damage you took, and if you do, you gain LP equal to half that damage you inflicted. When this card is Tribute Summoned: You can add 2 "Rokket" monsters with different names from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Speedburst Dragon" once per turn.
Speedburst Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 49 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body, Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Speedburst Dragon earns its points mainly as a Level 6 DARK Dragon body that slots into Dragon Link / Rokket shells as a flexible 1-of, with a free Special Summon from hand when you take effect damage and a +2 Rokket search if it is ever Tribute Summoned. Its real payoff is material value and a conditional refuel, not board building: it produces no disruption, its self-summon trigger is reactive, and the Tribute Summon search needs a tribute the deck rarely spends. The high 2400 ATK and Level 6 statline earn nothing by themselves; the score reflects the modest, consistently repeated role shown by 99 deck entries and 100% inclusion in one Rokket build, tempered by zero combo appearances.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Level 6 DARK Dragon that is not Rokket-archetype-searchable and whose self-summon requires taking effect damage, so it is usually a drawn 1-of (deck data shows 76 of 99 decks run exactly 1 copy) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 26 | No combo appearances are recorded and the text only provides a conditional self-summon or a Tribute Summon search, neither of which builds a board alone (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 44 | Tribute Summon adds 2 differently-named Rokket monsters from Deck, a strong +2, but the tribute cost and rarity of that line keep the realistic return modest (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 12 | The only offensive effect is reflecting the effect damage you took plus LP gain; there is no negation, removal, or disruption of the opponent (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | As a Level 6 DARK Dragon it is clean Link/Synchro material even if its effects are negated (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 42 | Two independent once-per-turn effects usable from hand or field give some flexibility, but both hinge on specific triggers that are easy to play around (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | No archetype lock or self-restriction, only ~1.35 copies per deck, and 100% inclusion in one Rokket list make it a low-slot flex option (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 49, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Situational trigger reliance (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free Special Summon from hand when you take effect damage, reflecting that damage and gaining LP.
- Tribute Summon effect adds 2 differently-named Rokket monsters from Deck for a strong refuel.
- Level 6 DARK Dragon with 2400 ATK is clean Link/Synchro material even when its effects are blanked.
- No archetype lock, so it splashes across Dragon Link, Rokket, Borrel and Red-Eyes builds.
Weaknesses
- Self-summon trigger requires taking effect damage, making it reactive rather than a proactive starter.
- The +2 Rokket search requires a Tribute Summon, a cost Dragon Link rarely pays.
- Provides no disruption, negation, or removal against the opponent.
- Not archetype-searchable (archetype field is null), so it must be drawn.
- No combo evidence exists to confirm any concrete, repeatable line.
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps that negate the Deck-added search (e.g. Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring).
- Effects that prevent effect damage, which stop the self-summon trigger entirely.
- Removal or negation before it becomes material, since it has no protective clause.
Best use
Flex Level 6 DARK Dragon extender / material body with a conditional +2 Rokket search. Decks: Dragon Link, Rokket. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: When you take effect damage (except during the Damage Step) you can Special Summon this card from the hand, inflict damage to the opponent equal to the damage taken, and gain LP equal to half that inflicted damage.; When this card is Tribute Summoned you can add 2 differently-named Rokket monsters from the Deck to the hand.; Each effect of Speedburst Dragon can only be used once per turn.; Card is a Level 6 DARK Dragon Effect Monster with 2400 ATK / 600 DEF and no archetype field, legal in TCG, OCG and Master Duel.
- Observed: 99 recent decks run the card, all in the main deck, at an average of 1.35 copies (76 at 1, 11 at 2, 12 at 3).; Archetype spread includes Dragon Link 15.2%, Rokket 15.2%, Borrel 8.1%, Red-Eyes 7.1% and Bystial 5.1% across 32 distinct archetypes.; Top co-deck partners are Absorouter Dragon 76.8%, Striker Dragon 74.7% and Boot Sector Launch 74.7%.; Usage statistics show 100% inclusion and 1 typical copy within one Rokket build (format 6).; Combos evidence records 0 appearances and 0% as starter/material/payoff.; One guide (Dragon Link with Rokket engine) features the card in its Rokket monsters section.
- Inferred: Primary use is as a Level 6 DARK Dragon body/extender in Dragon Link and Rokket shells rather than a proactive starter.; Because the self-summon requires taking effect damage, the card is reactive and depends on the opponent's damage effects.; The Tribute Summon search is powerful card advantage but is difficult to enable in normal Dragon Link lines.; Being archetype-null, it is not fetchable by Rokket searchers such as Quick Launch or Boot Sector Launch.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no explicit in-archetype search routes documented for the card no dated metagame sample, so meta power is null