EARTH
2Swap Cleric
ATK:
500
DEF:
1000
View:
3117
If this card is sent to the GY as Link Material: You can have that Link Monster lose 500 ATK, then draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Swap Cleric" once per turn.
64± 7/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
62
Deck
65
Swap Cleric — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 64 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Extender, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Swap Cleric earns its score by converting a Link material into a card: when it is sent to the GY as Link Material it draws 1, so it functions as a self-replacing body rather than a plain Normal Summon. Its 500 ATK / 1000 DEF earn nothing here — the value is the free draw plus a clean, generic Level-2 EARTH Cyberse body, confirmed by 400 recorded decks (94.2% Mekk-Knights) running it at 2.42 copies on average and co-decking it with Link Disciple in 98.2% of those lists. It contributes no disruption whatsoever, so its ceiling is set by material and refuel utility, not by any board-breaking power.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Not searchable by its own text, but it is main-decked in 400 lists at 2.42 copies (243 of them at 3), making it a reliably drawn generic Level-2 body (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | No combo data was supplied (0 appearances, 0 as_starter/as_material), and by text it adds one Link material plus a draw rather than building a board alone (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 68 | The body is spent on a Link Summon and the GY trigger then draws 1 card, a net +1 replacement priced only by -500 ATK on that Link Monster (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 8 | It offers zero interaction with the opponent's plays; the -500 ATK clause merely weakens your own Link Monster (verified). |
| Material Utility | 66 | Generic Level-2 EARTH Cyberse with no summoning condition, archetype lock, or self-restriction, so it remains usable Link/Xyz-2 material even if its effect is negated (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 58 | The trigger is conditional — it only fires when sent to the GY as Link Material, so it is inert if used as Synchro/Xyz/Tribute material or if the Link Summon is negated, and the once-per-turn clause caps it to one draw (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Splashable with no archetype requirement and redundant copies are fine (243 of 400 decks run 3); the only real cost is a slot for a 500-ATK Level 2 (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 62, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Replaces itself with a card: being sent to the GY as Link Material triggers a draw, so the material investment is refunded.
- Fully generic: no archetype field, no summoning condition, no lock — usable as material in any Link/Xyz-2 line.
- Level 2 EARTH Cyberse body fits Link-1 climbs and Rank-2 plays even if the effect is blanked.
- Cheap to run: 2-3 copies are normal (243 of 400 decks run 3) and it is main-decked in 400 recorded lists, 94.2% of them Mekk-Knights.
Weaknesses
- No interaction with the opponent at all — it neither disrupts nor protects.
- The effect is conditional on being sent to the GY specifically as Link Material; other material types or a negated Link Summon leave it blank.
- Once-per-turn clause caps it to a single draw per turn.
- The -500 ATK clause is a genuine (if small) downside applied to your own Link Monster.
- Perceived portability is narrower than the text suggests: 94.2% of its recorded deck usage is a single archetype.
Counters / choke points
- Called by the Grave chained to the GY trigger, which can negate the draw.
- Negating the Link Summon (so the card is never sent to the GY) blanks the effect entirely.
- Any effect that prevents it from reaching the GY, or that removes it before it can be used as Link Material.
- Note: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring does not stop a draw, since no card is added from the Deck to the hand.
Best use
Link material body that refunds itself with a draw. Decks: Mekk-Knights, Cyberse/Code Talker Link decks. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: If this card is sent to the GY as Link Material, you can have that Link Monster lose 500 ATK, then draw 1; once per turn.; Stats/typing: Level 2, EARTH, Cyberse, 500 ATK / 1000 DEF, no archetype.; Deck sample: 400 decks main-deck it (0 in side) at an average of 2.42 copies, max 3.
- Observed: 94.2% (377/400) of recorded decks running it are Mekk-Knights; the next largest home is Code Talker at 3%.; Copy distribution: 243 decks run 3, 82 run 2, 75 run 1.; Link Disciple co-occurs in 98.2% of those decks; Mekk-Knight core cards at ~96%; Book of Moon at 89.8%.; One guide (a Code Talker guide) mentions the card in its main-deck monster section.; Zero combo entries reference this card.
- Inferred: Its practical function is a self-replacing Link material: the body is spent on a Link Summon and the draw refunds the card.; The effect is dead if the card is used as Synchro/Xyz/Tribute/Fusion material, or if the Link Summon is negated, because it must be sent to the GY as Link Material.; Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring cannot negate the draw (a draw is not adding from the Deck), but Called by the Grave can negate the GY trigger.; Although the text is fully generic, 94.2% archetype concentration implies its real usage is bound to a specific Link-material line rather than being a free splash everywhere.
- 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 guide content describing this card's role beyond a main-deck listing