Trap
NormalVendread Reorigin
Archetype:
Vendread
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Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls that has a Level; Tribute it, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Vendread Token" (Zombie/DARK/ATK 0/DEF 0) with a Level equal to the Tributed monster's original Level. While the Token Special Summoned by this effect is on the field, you cannot Normal or Special Summon monsters, except "Vendread" monsters.
Vendread Reorigin — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Vendread Reorigin is a set trap that converts a face-up opponent monster with a Level into a Level-matched Vendread Token, so it is scored mainly as removal with a material side-effect. Its 106-deck presence (about 97% co-occurrence with the Vendread core) confirms it is a live, practical piece in its archetype, but the 19 distinct archetypes are mostly one shell and the evidence has no recorded combos, so combo conversion stays modest. The Token's own restriction (no Normal or Special Summons except Vendread monsters while it is on the field) is a real self-locking cost and is penalised as a modifier. High printed power in the text did not earn points by itself; the score reflects reliable removal conversion and the archetype's dependence on this card.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Set trap that is live in 106 of 106 sampled decks at about 1.14 copies per deck, with no searcher route in the evidence (observed, inferred for activation timing). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No recorded combo boards (starter role, material role and payoff role are all zero), so conversion is text-only inference: one removal plus one body (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Tributing the opponent's monster is a one-for-one swap that leaves a Token body for you, with no recursion or refuel (verified from text, inferred for net value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Targeted removal of a face-up leveled monster on trap activation, with no negation of the effect, so it is strong but reachable only through a set trap (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | The Token is a Zombie/DARK ATK 0 body at the tributed monster's original Level, usable as Level-matched material; it does not exist outside the effect (verified from text, inferred for fit). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | A set trap is exposed to backrow removal and trap-stun style interaction, and the Token restriction limits flexibility while it is out (inferred from rules; not in evidence). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Typically one copy in an archetype deck with a Vendread-only summon restriction that bites non-Vendread summons once the Token is out (observed copy distribution; restriction verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 62, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Targeted removal of a face-up opponent monster that has a Level, converting it into a Level-matched body
- Live in 106 sampled decks, with about 97% co-occurrence with the Vendread core (observed)
- Token gives a Level-matched material body for Level-based summons, so the trap still produces value after the removal
Weaknesses
- A set trap, so it is exposed to backrow removal and to opponents who play around set cards
- The Token's Summon restriction blocks non-Vendread Normal and Special Summons while it is on the field
- No recorded combos in the evidence, so the combo role rests on text alone
Counters / choke points
- Backrow removal or trap-stun cards that clear the set trap before activation (inferred)
- Opponent monsters without a Level, which are not legal targets (verified from text)
Best use
Removal trap that doubles as a Level-matched material body inside the Vendread shell. Decks: Vendread. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Target 1 face-up opponent monster with a Level, Tribute it, Special Summon a Level-matched Vendread Token (card text); Token restriction: no Normal or Special Summons except Vendread monsters while the Token is on the field (card text); Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel (evidence.card.formats); Appears in 106 decks, 1.14 average copies (deck data)
- Observed: Top partners co-occur in roughly 80-97% of the sampled decks (deck data.top partners); Copy distribution: 94 decks at 1, 9 at 2, 3 at 3 (deck data.copies per deck); Guide describes the Vendread deck as high-disruption but with few omni-negates (guide data)
- Inferred: The removal is a one-for-one exchange with a Token body left behind; The set trap is exposed to backrow removal before activation; The Token restriction is a self-locking cost in practice; Score assumes the default banlist of 3 copies
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token, so 3 copies (unlimited) assumed no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so inclusion is inferred from the 106-deck sample only legal copies is empty for all formats no searcher or material tables in evidence for this card no rulings supplied for the Token restriction timing