DARK
8Tri-Horned Dragon
ATK:
2850
DEF:
2350
View:
3730
An unworthy dragon with three sharp horns sprouting from its head.
Tri-Horned Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal
Why it scores here
Tri-Horned Dragon is a vanilla Level 8 Dark Dragon Normal Monster with no effect text, so its score comes from being a clean, unnegatable material body that is cheap to run, not from its 2850 ATK. The ATK and the 201-deck presence did not earn points beyond the accessibility and breadth it shows. Its partners (Ash Blossom, Maxx "C", Primite Lordly Lode) are generic staples, so the co-occurrence is treated as frequency rather than synergy.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Drawn as a plain normal summon with no searcher or second card needed, and it appears in 201 sampled decks at 1.2 average copies (verified text, observed deck count; no combo starter data). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No recorded combo boards and no effect text, so it converts into one extra 2850-ATK body with help and does nothing on its own (inferred, no combo evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | No draw, search, refuel or cost; a normal summon is roughly card-neutral (verified text, inferred balance). |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | No effect text, so it provides no negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 8 DARK Dragon with no effect to negate, so it remains a full-value material body even if blanked (verified stats, inferred use as material; material role count is 0 in the combo sample). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Having no effect, it cannot be negated, though it can still be destroyed or banished as a body (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | A normal monster with no garnet or lock, run at 1 to 3 copies in a mixed deck, so it is nearly a free roll (observed copy distribution, inferred cost). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal profile only; no secondary role blended. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean, unnegatable Level 8 DARK Dragon body that converts as material
- Zero garnet or lock cost, easy to run at 1 to 3 copies
- Broad deck presence across 41 archetypes confirms it is a generic, portable body
Weaknesses
- No effect, so no searching, interaction, recursion or combo starting power
- Frequency in decks reflects a staple body, not intrinsic strength
- No combo evidence to show it converts into a full board
Counters / choke points
- Generic monster removal or banish effects that take the body off the field
Best use
Material body / Normal. Decks: Primite, Blue-Eyes, Red-Eyes, Dragon Link. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Monster with no effect text, Level 8 DARK Dragon, ATK 2850 / DEF 2350; Present in 201 sampled decks at 1.2 average copies (max 3)
- Observed: Played in 41 distinct archetypes; 75.1% of decks are gameplay type 7; Top partners are generic staples (Ash Blossom 74.1%, Maxx C 67.2%, Primite Lordly Lode 64.2%), so co-occurrence is frequency, not synergy
- Inferred: Vanilla body cannot be negated, so it keeps material value when blanked; Accessible as a normal summon with no searcher needed; Low-cost, near free-roll deck slot
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no rulings or banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred from the 201-deck sample only no meta sample, so meta power is null