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NormalTrivikarma
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Target 1 "Visas Starfrost" in your Monster Zone and 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate that opponent's monster's effects, and if you do, your targeted monster gains ATK equal to half the original ATK or DEF of that monster (whichever is higher). You can banish this card from your GY; add 1 Spell/Trap that mentions "Visas Starfrost" from your Deck to your hand, except "Trivikarma". You can only use 1 "Trivikarma" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
Trivikarma — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 51 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 51 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Trivikarma reliably converts into one targeted negation of an opponent's Effect Monster, plus a +ATK pump on a Visas Starfrost monster you control, and a GY-banish search of another Spell/Trap that mentions Visas Starfrost. Its power is capped by the targeting requirement (a Visas Starfrost monster on your field) and by a single copy in practice, and the decks and partner data show it sits inside the Tearlaments shell rather than proving standalone strength. Its 400/400 deck presence and high inclusion rates confirm it is played, not that it is powerful, so they did not raise the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Single-copy trap (avg 1.03 copies across 400 decks) that must be drawn or reached, with no combo starter/searched data to confirm how often it is live (deck data, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | The card text describes a negation and a stat boost with a search, but no recorded board shows what it converts into, so this is text-only inference (combo data is empty, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | The GY-banish search gives a second use from a card already spent, which is a net +1 card on that activation (card text, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 50 | Targeted negation of one opposing Effect Monster is real but single-target, and it needs your own Visas Starfrost monster on the field (card text, verified). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Trap card cannot be used as Extra Deck material, so the body contributes nothing here (card frame trap, verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Trap-based and single-copy, so it can be stopped by Spell/Trap interaction and is not multi-zone (card text and copies per deck, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | A one-copy non-garnet slot with no lock, with a mild restriction that the targeted monster must be on your field (copies per deck, verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 51, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Targeted negation of an opposing Effect Monster from the Trap zone
- GY-banish search gives a second use and a net +1 card on that activation
- Clear, self-contained once-per-turn wording with no fiddly timing
- Cheap to run: one copy, no garnet or lock, and present in 400/400 sampled decks
Weaknesses
- Needs a Visas Starfrost monster on your field to target
- Single-target negation with no board-making output
- Trap-based, so it can be stopped by Spell/Trap interaction
- No recorded combo data showing what it converts into
Counters / choke points
- Spell/Trap negation or destruction before activation (inferred, not evidenced)
- Opponent's Effect Monster that is not a meaningful target (inferred)
Best use
Single-copy negation and Spell/Trap search tech within the Tearlaments shell. Decks: Tearlaments (archetype 839), Tearlaments (archetype 1142), Tearlaments (archetype 1083), Fiendsmith (archetype 1770). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: targeted negation of an opposing Effect Monster, +ATK pump, GY-banish search of a Spell/Trap mentioning Visas Starfrost (excluding itself), once per turn; Trap frame, no ATK/DEF, no material use; 400 of 400 sampled decks run it, average 1.03 copies per deck; Top partners are Tearlaments cards at 97–99.5% co-occurrence
- Observed: Present in 45 distinct archetypes in the sample; Usage statistics inclusion: Exchange of the Spirit 100%, Tearlaments (gameplay 6) 69%, Tearlaments (gameplay 7) 67%, typical copies 1; One guide mentions the card, as a meme-deck context note
- Inferred: Targeted negation with a GY search is a Removal/Negation role with a Searcher secondary; Accessibility is limited because it is a single-copy trap that must be drawn or reached; The GY-banish search gives a net +1 card on that activation
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference the Visas Starfrost monsters and the Spell/Trap search pool are not in the evidence, so the targeting and search routes are unverified no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or guide content beyond one meme-deck mention