DARK
4Storm Cipher
Archetype:
Cipher
ATK:
2400
DEF:
0
View:
4614
Cannot attack directly, or attack monsters in the Extra Monster Zone. Unaffected by monster effects activated in the Extra Monster Zone. Cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters in the Extra Monster Zone.
Storm Cipher — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Storm Cipher's 2400 ATK earns nothing on its own; its text describes no search, summon, removal or negation. The score comes from being a Level 4 DARK Cyberse body that appears in all 25 sampled decks across 15 archetypes, and from its text protecting it from Extra Monster Zone effects and EMZ battle. Its self-restriction (cannot attack directly) is a modifier that lowers the final score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Present in all 25 sampled decks, but the text has no searcher or summon route and no combo starter data is supplied (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | No combo evidence and no conversion effect in the text, so it does nothing to build a board on its own (verified text, no observed data). |
| Resource Economy | 10 | No draw, search, refuel or card advantage is described in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation or removal is described; the text only protects the card from EMZ effects and EMZ battle (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A clean Level 4 DARK Cyberse body whose stats still work as material when its text is negated, but no material role combo data confirms this (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Protected against EMZ effects and EMZ battle, but not against effects from outside the EMZ (verified text, inferred scope). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | No garnet or lock is described and copies average 1.4, so it is cheap to run (observed deck copies, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Single role: Material body / Normal (no blend). Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking attack restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 DARK Cyberse body that works as material when its text is negated (inferred from stats)
- Present in all 25 sampled decks across 15 archetypes, with top partners in the Cipher engine (observed)
- Text protects it from EMZ monster effects and EMZ battle (verified)
Weaknesses
- No searcher, starter or summon effect in the text (verified)
- Cannot attack directly, a self-restriction (verified)
- No combo evidence, so its conversion value is unconfirmed (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Monster effects activated outside the Extra Monster Zone are not blocked by its text (inferred)
- Non-EMZ removal and negation are not stopped by its text (inferred)
Best use
Level 4 material body. Decks: Cipher, Constellar, Firewall, Cynet, Code Talker, @Ignister.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: cannot attack directly or attack monsters in the Extra Monster Zone; Text: unaffected by monster effects activated in the Extra Monster Zone; Text: cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters in the Extra Monster Zone; Level 4 DARK Cyberse, 2400 ATK, 0 DEF
- Observed: Present in 25 of 25 sampled decks (decks running it in the Main Deck 25); Average 1.4 copies per deck, 15 distinct archetypes; Top partners appear in 40-56% of decks
- Inferred: Material body role from Level 4 DARK Cyberse stats and absence of any other effect; Accessibility via the Cipher engine partners, not via a searcher
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so inclusion is from the deck sample only no searcher or summon route in the text, so accessibility rests on deck presence