Synchro Deflector

Synchro Deflector — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 38 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 39 · Deck: 37 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Utility

Why it scores here

Synchro Deflector is a reactive battle trap that only converts when a face-up Synchro Monster you control is already selected as an attack target, so it is dead unless the opponent commits to combat against a board you have already built. When it does fire, it negates the attack and destroys one opponent monster, an even 1-for-1 removal that trades your Trap for their body. It earns nothing for ATK or DEF (it has none) and nothing for popularity: its 33-deck sample confirms it is a niche defensive tech in Synchro decks, not an engine piece. Its low score is driven by the narrow activation window, near-zero combo value, and the fact that it does nothing on its own.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: Removal / Negation primary (no meaningful secondary; 1.00 applied). Intrinsic ≈ 39, Deck ≈ 37, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Negates an attack and destroys one opponent monster in a single activation
• Usable in any deck that reliably fields a Synchro Monster
• Low slot commitment, seen at 1.42 average copies

Weaknesses

• Requires a face-up Synchro Monster you control to be selected as an attack target before it can activate
• Reactive only — completely dead if the opponent does not attack or removes the Synchro first
• No combo, engine, or extension value; appears in 0 recorded combos
• One-shot Normal Trap with no recursion or repeatable interaction

Counters / choke points

• Remove the Synchro Monster before the battle phase so the trap has no legal target
• Backrow removal such as Mystical Space Typhoon (a top observed partner) before attacking
• Attack with a monster the destroyed body does not matter for, or win without entering battle
• Negate the Trap's activation with a counter trap or an omni-negate

Best use

Reactive battle-trap removal in Synchro-centric decks. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Stardust, Resonator. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: activates only when a face-up Synchro Monster you control is selected as an attack target; negates the attack and destroys 1 monster the opponent controls; Card type is Normal Trap with 0 ATK / 0 DEF and no archetype
• Observed: 33 decks run it, all in the main deck, at 1.42 average copies (max 2); Deck distribution skews to Synchro strategies: Synchron 27.3%, Junk 21.2%, Greed 12.1%; 0 combos recorded across the combo sample; no engagement as starter, material, or payoff; Top observed partners include Mystical Space Typhoon, Junk Warrior, and Junk Synchron
• Inferred: Because the only condition is controlling a Synchro, the card can function as generic defensive tech in any Synchro deck; Its value is capped at a reactive 1-for-1 removal, so it cannot convert into an engine or end-board payoff
• 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