LIGHT
1Trickstar Nightshade
Archetype:
Trickstar
ATK:
100
DEF:
0
View:
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If this card is sent to the GY as Link Material for the Link Summon of a "Trickstar" monster: You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use this effect of "Trickstar Nightshade" once per turn.
Trickstar Nightshade — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body, Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Trickstar Nightshade's score is driven by its role as a cheap, self-recurring Level 1 LIGHT Fairy material body, not by its 100 ATK. Once it is sent to the GY as Link Material for a Trickstar Link monster it Special Summons itself back, effectively supplying an extra body each turn, which fits the Trickstar and Darklord lines that run Trickstar Bloom. Its revive is locked to Trickstar Link summons and gives no interaction against the opponent, and with no combo records supplied the combo conversion is inferred rather than confirmed. The large deck count (396 decks) confirms the card is accessible and role-relevant, but frequency alone did not raise the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | A Level 1 main-deck monster at 1.43 average copies across 396 decks and legal in TCG/OCG/Master Duel/Duel Links, so it is easy to draw and normal summon, though the revive needs a Trickstar Link monster on board (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 52 | Text-only inference: it revives itself once per turn when used as Trickstar Link material, giving one extra body toward a Link-2, but zero combo records were supplied to confirm a full board (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 54 | It returns to the field for free from the GY as a recurring body, though it is banished when it leaves, so the net is roughly even-to-positive (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card provides no disruption, negation, or removal against the opponent (verified). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 1 LIGHT Fairy with no summon restrictions is clean generic material for Link-1/Link-2 and Fairy or Synchro plays, and still functions as material if its effect is negated (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 58 | It operates across field, GY, and back to field with a once-per-turn recursion that gives multi-turn staying power, but the revive can be stopped by GY removal (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 68 | Average 1.43 copies with no locks, garnets, or self-restrictions, and 290 of 396 decks run a single copy (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Self-revives from the GY when used as Link Material for a Trickstar Link monster, providing a recurring extra body
- Level 1 LIGHT Fairy with no summon restriction makes it a clean generic material body
- No locks, garnets, or bricks — 1.43 average copies and a single copy in most lists
- Observed in 396 decks across 63 archetypes, confirming practical, accessible play
Weaknesses
- Revive effect is archetype-locked to Trickstar Link monsters, so it is inert outside those lines
- Provides no disruption, negation, or removal against the opponent
- The revived body is banished when it leaves the field, capping long-term recursion
- 100 ATK / 0 DEF body has no combat value
Counters / choke points
- Called by the Grave or D.D. Crow to remove it before the revive trigger resolves
- Negating the Link Summon prevents it from ever being sent as material
- Archetype-independent GY banish floodgates such as Dimension Shifter
Best use
Recurring Link material / extender. Decks: Trickstar, Darklord. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: if sent to the GY as Link Material for a Trickstar Link Summon, Special Summon itself, banished when it leaves the field, once per turn; Level 1 LIGHT Fairy, 100 ATK / 0 DEF, Effect Monster, archetype Trickstar; Legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel and Duel Links
- Observed: 396 decks run it, all in the main deck, 0 in the side; 63 distinct archetypes use it, led by Darklord (32.8%) and Trickstar (21.2%); Average 1.43 copies per deck; 290 decks run exactly 1 copy; Top partners include Trickstar Bloom (64.4%) and Called by the Grave (62.6%)
- Inferred: Recurrence plus Trickstar Bloom can supply an extra body toward a Link-2; Level 1 LIGHT Fairy typing gives generic Link-1 and Fairy-material value when the effect is blanked; GY removal can stop the revive trigger
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no average starter count or power index when present