Trap
CounterXyz Reflect
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When a Spell Card, Trap Card, or monster effect is activated that targets a face-up Xyz Monster(s) on the field: Negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it, then inflict 800 damage to your opponent.
Xyz Reflect — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Xyz Reflect is a set Counter Trap that negates a Spell, Trap, or monster effect that targets a face-up Xyz Monster, destroys the negated card, and deals 800 damage. Its power comes from the negation and removal, and it earns no points for its 0 ATK/DEF or its popularity. The Xyz-only target restricts it to decks that run Xyz Monsters, so it is a narrow but reliable answer rather than a general one. The 27-deck sample across 16 archetypes confirms it is a practical, low-cost slot, but there are no combo records to show it converts into a board.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Set Trap that needs a Xyz Monster on the field to matter; 27 of 400 sampled decks run it with 16 distinct archetypes, so it is reliably accessible in Xyz decks (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Text shows a negate-and-destroy plus 800 damage, but there are no recorded combos, so no conversion beyond the single exchange is shown (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | One card answers one activation, and the card destroys the negated card, giving a 1-for-1 with 800 damage; no refuel or search (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Negates Spell, Trap, and monster effects, which is broad activation coverage, but only when the target is a face-up Xyz Monster, which limits its reach (verified). |
| Material Utility | 10 | Trap card with no body, so it provides no material value (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Set Trap is exposed to backrow removal and is useful only when a Xyz Monster is on the field, with no recursion (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Single copy typical (avg 1.41 copies per deck), no garnets or locks, and a clean 1-of slot in the sampled decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Removal / Negation; no secondary blend applied (secondary role Board breaker noted, not blended). Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Negates Spell, Trap, and monster effects that target Xyz Monsters
- Destroys the negated card and adds 800 damage
- Present in 27 sampled decks across 16 archetypes
- Cheap, single-copy slot with no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Only protects face-up Xyz Monsters, so it is dead in non-Xyz decks
- Set Trap that needs setup time and is exposed to backrow removal
- No recorded combos showing conversion into a board
- No refuel or card advantage beyond the 1-for-1
Counters / choke points
- Backrow removal such as Mystical Space Typhoon, which hits the set card before it is needed
- Effects that target a non-Xyz monster, which this card cannot answer
Best use
Single-copy protection for Xyz Monsters against targeted spells, traps, and monster effects. Decks: Gagaga, Shark, RaidRaptor, Wind-Up, Infernoble Knight. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: negates Spell, Trap, or monster effects targeting a face-up Xyz Monster, destroys the negated card, deals 800 damage; 27 of 400 sampled decks run it; avg 1.41 copies; 16 distinct archetypes; Frame type Trap, no ATK/DEF or link
- Observed: Gagaga, Shark, and RaidRaptor decks run it most often (5, 3, 3 decks); Common partners Monster Reborn (11 co-decks) and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (10 co-decks)
- Inferred: Accessibility depends on a Xyz Monster being on the field, so it is practical mainly in Xyz-heavy lines; Set-trap exposure to backrow removal and to being played around by the opponent; Score treats the card as a narrow Removal/Negation answer rather than a generic one
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for inclusion % across larger samples no banlist token, so 3 copies assumed legal in all formats the text says destroy "it"; the destroyed card is read as the negated activation source, which matches the printed card but is not spelled out in the evidence