LIGHT
9Vylon Alpha
Archetype:
Vylon
ATK:
2200
DEF:
1100
View:
3420
1 "Vylon" Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 Equip Spell Card in your Graveyard; equip that target to this card. While this card is equipped with an Equip Card, it cannot be destroyed by Spell/Trap effects, except for Equip Cards.
Vylon Alpha — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 44 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Vylon Alpha is a Level 9 LIGHT Machine Synchro whose only effect is a Synchro Summon trigger that re-equips an Equip Spell from the GY, plus protection from Spell/Trap destruction while equipped. Its 2200 ATK earns no points by itself. The score comes from being a live end-board body in 10 of 10 sampled decks across 6 archetypes, with broad Vylon-engine partners, while the lack of combo data and the narrow protection keep it in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Requires a Vylon Tuner plus non-Tuner monsters to Synchro Summon, but it sits in 10 of 10 sampled decks with Vylon Cube and other engine pieces at 90% co-occurrence; no combo starter/searched data was supplied (observed deck frequency, inferred route cost). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | The card is a single Level 9 body whose text grants no extra board beyond the Synchro itself; no combo examples or power index data exist to confirm a disruptive end-board (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | The Synchro trigger returns one Equip Spell from the GY to the field, which is a recovery of one card with no measured net advantage (verified from text, no combo stat). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | Protection is limited to Spell/Trap destruction and does not negate or remove opponent cards; it is narrow soft interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 30 | Level 9 Synchro with no material-conversion evidence and no text granting material value once blanked; it is a consumer of materials, not a provider (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Both the summon trigger and the protection depend on the Synchro Summon resolving, so a single negate ends the effect; the protection itself is limited to one target-type (verified from text, inferred for interaction). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Runs one copy in every sampled deck and has no garnet or lock text, but it needs the Vylon Tuner and a Synchro-capable build (observed copies, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 44, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in all 10 sampled decks across 6 archetypes, so accessibility in practice is real
- Single-copy, no garnet or lock text, cheap to run
- Equip recovery from the GY gives a small recursion value on each Synchro Summon
Weaknesses
- Synchro Summon requirements (Vylon Tuner plus non-Tuners) restrict when it appears
- Protection only covers Spell/Trap destruction, not effect negation or board removal
- Effect dies with the Synchro Summon, so a single negate removes the value
- No combo evidence, so its real conversion power is unmeasured
Counters / choke points
- Negate effects on the Synchro Summon
- Monster removal or destruction that is not Spell/Trap based
Best use
End-board Synchro body with equip recovery. Decks: Vylon, Speedroid, Fiendsmith, White Forest, Adventurer Token. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 9 LIGHT Machine Synchro, ATK 2200 / DEF 1100, Vylon archetype (card text); Synchro Summon trigger equips an Equip Spell from the GY; equipped body is protected from Spell/Trap destruction except Equip Cards (card text); Appears in 10 of 10 sampled decks, 1 copy each (deck data)
- Observed: Vylon Cube, Speedroid Terrortop and Ash Blossom co-occur in 9 of 10 decks (top partners); Distributed across 6 archetypes and 2 gameplay types (deck data)
- Inferred: Synchro route requires a Vylon Tuner and non-Tuners, so practical accessibility is mid-range; Recursion value is a single card returned to the field per summon
- 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