DARKTopologic Blaster Dragon
Archetype:
Topologic
ATK:
3500
LINK-5
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2+ Effect Monsters You cannot Summon/Set monsters to any Extra Monster Zone this card points to. If another monster is Special Summoned to a zone a Link Monster points to, while this card is in the Extra Monster Zone: Apply 1 of these effects (but you cannot apply that same effect of "Topologic Blaster Dragon" again this turn). ● Shuffle all other monsters on the field into the Deck. ● Shuffle all Spells/Traps on the field into the Deck. ● Look at your opponent's Extra Deck and banish 1 card from it.
Topologic Blaster Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Topologic Blaster Dragon's value comes from its reactive effect: when any monster is Special Summoned into a zone it points to while it sits in the Extra Monster Zone, it can shuffle the field's monsters or Spells/Traps into the Deck, or banish a card from the opponent's Extra Deck. That gives it real board-breaking and Extra Deck disruption, but the trigger is narrow and conditional, and it returns no cards or advantage to its side. Its 3500 ATK and Link-5 body earn nothing on their own, and it is a weak Material body. Its 400-deck inclusion is observed frequency and confirms it is playable, not that it is strong here (guardrail 3).
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Link-5 needs five materials, but it is run as a single copy in all 400 sampled decks across 55 archetypes, so the route is observed to be practical (observed); no combo data confirms the summon routes (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Text shows a board-reset trigger but no one-card-into-board line; with zero recorded combo appearances, this is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Its three modes shuffle cards back to the Deck and banish one from the opponent's Extra Deck, with no draw, search, or recovery; the self-shuffle mode costs its own side material (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 62 | It answers boards and Extra Decks on any Special Summon into its linked zones, a strong but conditional trigger that is once per effect per turn (verified from text; 400-deck inclusion is observed). |
| Material Utility | 15 | A Link-5 is an expensive Extra Deck material with no clean material role in the evidence, so it scores low even though the effect could still work while negated in the EMZ (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | It depends on sitting in the Extra Monster Zone and on a Special Summon into a linked zone, so one negation or a zone-denial answer can stop it; it has three modes but no redundancy (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | One copy per deck with no garnet or brick restriction, but it occupies an Extra Deck slot and carries a mild self-restriction on the zone it points to (verified from text; copy counts observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Board breaker + 0.3 Utility (no clear secondary role beyond the Extra Deck disruption already counted in the Board breaker weights). Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Conditional board reset on any Special Summon into its linked zones, including the opponent's
- Extra Deck banish adds disruption on top of the board effect
- Single-copy inclusion across 55 archetypes shows it fits many homes
Weaknesses
- Trigger is narrow: it needs the Extra Monster Zone and a Special Summon into a linked zone
- No draw, search, or recovery, so it gives no card advantage
- Weak as material and expensive as a Link-5 Extra Deck slot
Counters / choke points
- Negating the effect or the Special Summon interrupts it
- Zone denial or summon-into-zone blocking stops the trigger
- Players can also simply avoid summoning into its linked zones
Best use
Board breaker and Extra Deck disruptor, one copy as a late-game answer. Decks: Topologic decks, Maliss, Bystial/Byssted, Dragon Link. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Link-5 DARK Cyberse, 3500 ATK, Topologic archetype, legal in TCG/OCG/MasterDuel; Effect text: EMZ self-restriction, mode choice on Special Summon into linked zone, once per effect per turn
- Observed: Single copy in 400 of 400 sampled decks; Distinct archetypes: 55; top archetype share 10.8%; Top partner co-occurrence: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 94.5%
- Inferred: Practical Board breaker role; no combo evidence confirms the line; Weak Material body value; Mild deck-building cost from the Extra slot and zone restriction
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) deck data partner co-occurrence reflects generic staples, not proven synergy