UFOroid

UFOroid — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 48 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 48.5 · Deck: 50.3 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion, Combo enabler

Why it scores here

UFOroid is a dedicated archetype material rather than a standalone threat: it is the named Fusion Material for UFOroid Fighter and a 'roid' body, which is why it shows up in 65 sampled decks at 1.26 copies alongside Power Bond (90.8%) and Mixeroid (87.7%). Its only effect - a Special Summon of a Machine-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK from the Deck when it is destroyed by battle - is slow, self-replacing value that does nothing against effect-based removal. Its 1200 ATK / 1200 DEF on a Level 6 body earns it no points here, and zero recorded combos exist to show it building a board, so the score rests on its role as a name-locked Fusion piece and its modest floating replacement.

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Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Material body/Normal + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 48.5, Deck ≈ 50.3, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Soft garnet / narrow trigger (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Named Fusion Material for UFOroid Fighter, the payoff card that co-occurs in 86.2% of the decks that run it.
• Floats into a Machine-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK from the Deck when destroyed by battle, replacing itself without a once-per-turn clause.
• Level 6 LIGHT Machine body that fits Roid / Vehicroid Fusion lines and general Machine-Type synergy.
• Simple, restriction-free text: no locks, no self-limiting clauses, unlimited copies in its legal formats.
• Seen across 8 distinct archetypes (Speedroid, Therions, Kashtira, Gadgets, Cyber Dragon, Kaiju, Heroic), confirming its role is practically accessible in real lists.

Weaknesses

• 1200 ATK / 1200 DEF on a Level 6 body is a poor standalone attacker and loses almost every battle it picks.
• The float only triggers when it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, so effect removal, banish, or bounce leaves it completely blank.
• Contributes zero disruption or interaction - no negation, no removal, no hand-trap reach.
• Mostly a dedicated 1-of (avg 1.26 copies), so it is a soft garnet whenever the Fusion line is not drawn.
• No combo or guide evidence exists to show it converting into a board on its own initiative.

Counters / choke points

• Effect-based removal (banish, bounce, or destroy-by-card-effect) bypasses the battle-destruction trigger entirely.
• Summon negation such as Solemn Warning or Solemn Strike on the Fusion Summon removes the payoff it is included for.
• Hand traps and negations that stop the archetype's search / Power Bond line before UFOroid is used as material strand it in hand.
• Opponents who simply refuse to attack into it leave a 1200-ATK Level 6 non-threat sitting on the field.

Best use

Fusion material and name provider for UFOroid Fighter, with a self-replacing float as a fallback. Decks: Roid / Vehicroid Fusion (Power Bond), Speedroid, Therions, Kashtira, Gadgets. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: 'When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in face-up Attack Position.'; Stats and identity: Level 6, LIGHT, Machine, 1200 ATK / 1200 DEF, Roid archetype, legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel and Duel Links.; 65 sampled decks run it, all in the main deck, at an average of 1.26 copies (56 decks run exactly 1).
• Observed: Power Bond co-occurs in 90.8% of those decks, Mixeroid in 87.7%, UFOroid Fighter in 86.2% and Super Polymerization in 86.2%.; Its decks span 8 distinct archetypes: Speedroid 24.6%, Therions 23.1%, Kashtira 23.1%, Gadgets 13.8%, plus Cyber Dragon, Kaiju and Heroic.; 0 recorded combo appearances, 0 as starter, 0 as material and 0 as payoff across the combo sample.
• Inferred: Its primary function is as the named Fusion Material for UFOroid Fighter, given the 86.2% co-play rate with that Fusion Monster.; Because the float requires destruction by battle and sending to the Graveyard, it is unreliable against effect-based removal.; The float supplies a replacement body only - it adds no disruption to the board.; The heavy 1-of inclusion pattern indicates a dedicated material slot rather than a core engine card.; Its 1200 ATK on a Level 6 means the mirror-relevant battle-destruction trigger depends on the opponent choosing to attack it.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied - combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token - assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) - archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no average starter count or power index when present, so deck resilience could not be measured directly no searcher / route information supplied, so on-demand access to UFOroid could not be confirmed