Trap
NormalZero-Day Blaster
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Tribute 1 DARK Link Monster, then target cards on the field equal to its Link Rating; destroy them.
Zero-Day Blaster — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation
Why it scores here
Zero-Day Blaster is a trap whose value is multi-target destruction: it converts a DARK Link Monster tribute into destroying field cards equal to that monster's Link Rating. Its score comes from that removal effect (effect_interaction) and from real deck presence in 67 recent decks, mainly Rokket, with Mirror Force and several Link Dragons as partners. The card is not a material body, and its 1900 view count and high-tier partners did not add points. No combo data exists, so combo_conversion stays low and rests on text alone.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Set trap that needs a DARK Link Monster on the field to tribute; 67 decks run it at an average of 1.73 copies, so it is live but conditional (observed for deck presence, inferred for activation conditions). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No recorded boards, so it is a removal trap, not a board builder; any conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Costs one Link monster and destroys up to the Link Rating in cards, which is roughly even when the target count matches the tribute's rating (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Destroys multiple field cards for one trap, scaled by Link Rating, a strong removal shape; no negation or hand-trap reach (verified from text, observed for deck inclusion). |
| Material Utility | 10 | Trap card, so it is never used as material and provides no material body (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Sits face-down and can be negated or stopped by the opponent's interaction; the evidence has no interaction data to measure this (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Single-copy-friendly trap with no garnet or lock; the Link Monster tribute requirement limits it to Link-based decks (observed for copies, inferred for restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Removal / Negation profile, single primary role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Destroys multiple field cards from one trap, scaled by Link Rating
- Live in 67 recent decks, mostly Rokket (34.3%), so it is a real, played removal option
- Core partners Mirror Force, Borrelsword Dragon and Absorouter Dragon show a consistent Link-based shell
Weaknesses
- Needs a DARK Link Monster on the field to tribute, so it is dead without that body
- Destruction count depends on Link Rating, which is not verifiable from the evidence
- No combo evidence, so board conversion is unmeasured
Counters / choke points
- Negation effects that stop the activation or the tribute
- Floodgates or lines that remove the DARK Link Monster before activation
Best use
Set-up removal trap in Link-based decks, held face-down to answer multi-card boards. Decks: Rokket, Dragon Link, Borrel, @Ignister. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Trap card that tributes 1 DARK Link Monster and destroys field cards equal to its Link Rating (card text); Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel (evidence.card.formats)
- Observed: Included in 67 of the recent decks, 91% in gameplay type 7, average 1.73 copies (deck data); Rokket is the dominant home at 34.3% of decks, with Mirror Force and Link Dragons as top partners (deck data)
- Inferred: Removal and negation role, based on the destroy-by-Link-Rating text; Score of 57 weights removal above conversion because no combo data exists
- 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 Destruction count depends on Link Rating; no link-rating values for the partner Link monsters were supplied