EARTH
4Traptrix Mantis
Archetype:
Traptrix
ATK:
1500
DEF:
1300
View:
6671
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Traptrix" monster from your Deck to your hand. Unaffected by the effects of "Hole" Normal Traps. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Set Spell/Trap you control; return that target to the hand, then you can Set 1 Spell/Trap from your hand.
Traptrix Mantis — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 66 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 65 · Deck: 66 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Starter / Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Traptrix Mantis is a Level 4 Earth Insect whose Normal Summon searches a Traptrix monster, so it converts a live opening-hand body into a second Traptrix card in hand. It is present in all 400 sampled decks at a typical 3 copies, which confirms it is reliably accessible and cheap to run, but that inclusion mostly reflects the Traptrix archetype's own structure and does not by itself prove strength. Its quick effect is a soft set-trap reposition rather than real disruption, and the card-level combo role counts are all zero, so the combo credit rests on the boards it appears in rather than on its own starter, search, or material role. Its ATK and rarity earn nothing.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Normal Summon search and presence in 400/400 decks at 2.56 average copies make it reliably live in hand (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in 3/3 recorded boards with average power_index 96, but as_starter/as_searched/as_payoff counts are all zero, so the card-level conversion role is unconfirmed (observed, partly inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | The search is a one-for-one card gain and the quick reset is card-neutral; no refuel or repeated advantage is recorded (verified text, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | The quick effect returns a Set Spell/Trap and sets one from hand, which is soft repositioning rather than negation or removal (verified text, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 4 Earth Insect is a usable generic material, but no as_material counts or material-route examples exist in the evidence (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Immunity to Hole Normal Traps and a multi-zone quick effect add some survivability, but there is no evidence of resistance to common negates (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | No garnet or lock, 3 copies typical, and redundant Traptrix bodies make it near free to run (observed in decks_evidence). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Starter/Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 65, Deck ≈ 66, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Reliable Normal Summon search for another Traptrix monster (verified text)
- Live in 400/400 sampled decks with 3 copies typical (observed)
- Immune to Hole Normal Traps, which matters in mirror matches (verified text)
- Level 4 Earth body that is cheap to run with no garnet (observed)
Weaknesses
- Quick effect is only soft set-trap repositioning, with no real negation or removal (verified text)
- Card-level combo role counts are all zero, so its starter and searched roles are unconfirmed (observed)
- Archetype-locked search means value depends on Traptrix support cards (verified text)
Counters / choke points
- Non-Hole Normal Traps and other negates that do not care about Traptrix immunity (inferred)
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is a common answer to its search effect (inferred from guides context, not from evidence)
Best use
Normal Summon searcher and Level 4 body in Traptrix Hole control lines. Decks: Traptrix. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Summon: add 1 Traptrix monster from Deck to hand; Immune to Hole Normal Traps; Once-per-turn quick effect: return a Set Spell/Trap to hand, then set 1 from hand; Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Present in 400/400 sampled decks, 2.56 average copies, 3 copies most common; Appears in 3/3 recorded combo boards with average power_index 96; Top partners include Traptrix Myrmeleo at 100% co-occurrence
- Inferred: Accessibility is high because the search is a Normal Summon and the card is a Level 4 body; Soft interaction only, from set-trap repositioning; Mid material utility from Level 4 Earth Insect, with no material-route evidence
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo role counts (starter/searched/material/payoff) are all zero, so card-level role is unconfirmed no as_material examples or material-route evidence top_card_context has no rankings Deck inclusion mostly reflects the Traptrix archetype sample, so it was not used to raise the score