Swap Cleric

Swap Cleric — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 64 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 62 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional

• Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Extender, Recovery/Recursion

Why it scores here

Swap Cleric earns its score by converting 1 Link material into 1 lá bài: when it is sent to the Mộ as Link Material it draws 1, so it functions as 1 self-replacing body rather than 1 plain Triệu hồi bình thường. Its 500 ATK / 1000 DEF earn nothing here — the value is the free draw plus 1 clean, generic Cấp độ-2 EARTH Cyberse body, confirmed by 400 recorded decks (94.2% Mekk-Knights) running it at 2.42 copies on average and co-decking it với Link Disciple in 98.2% of those lists. It contributes no disruption whatsoever, so its ceiling is set by material and refuel utility, not by any board-breaking power.

Axis scores

| Axis | Score | Evidence |

|---|--:|--:|

| | Accessibility | 60 | Not searchable by its own text, but it is main-decked in 400 lists at 2.42 copies (243 of them at 3), making it 1 reliably drawn generic Cấp độ-2 body (observed). |

| | Combo & Conversion | 50 | No combo data was supplied (0 appearances, 0 as_starter/as_material), and by text it adds one Link material plus 1 draw rather than building 1 board alone (inferred). |

| | Resource Economy | 68 | The body is spent on 1 Link Summon and the Mộ trigger then draws 1 lá bài, 1 net +1 replacement priced only by -500 ATK on that Link Monster (verified). |

| | Effect & Interaction | 8 | It offers zero interaction với the opponent's plays; the -500 ATK clause merely weakens your own Link Monster (verified). |

| | Material Utility | 66 | Generic Cấp độ-2 EARTH Cyberse với no summoning condition, archetype lock, or self-restriction, so it remains usable Link/Xyz-2 material even if its effect is negated (verified). |

| | Resilience & Flexibility | 58 | The trigger is conditional — it only fires when sent to the Mộ as Link Material, so it is inert if used as Synchro/Xyz/Hiến tế material or if the Link Summon is negated, and the once-per-turn clause caps it to one draw (verified). |

| | Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Splashable với no archetype requirement and redundant copies are fine (243 of 400 decks run 3); the only real cost is 1 slot for 1 500-ATK Cấp độ 2 (observed). |

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 62, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40Intrinsic + 0.60Deck

Strengths

• Replaces itself với 1 lá bài: being sent to the Mộ as Link Material triggers 1 draw, so the material investment is refunded.

• Fully generic: no archetype field, no summoning condition, no lock — usable as material in any Link/Xyz-2 line.

• Cấp độ 2 EARTH Cyberse body fits Link-1 climbs and Rank-2 plays even if the effect is blanked.

• Cheap to run: 2-3 copies are normal (243 of 400 decks run 3) and it is main-decked in 400 recorded lists, 94.2% of them Mekk-Knights.

Weaknesses

• No interaction với the opponent at all — it neither disrupts nor protects.

• The effect is conditional on being sent to the Mộ specifically as Link Material; other material types or 1 negated Link Summon leave it blank.

• Once-per-turn clause caps it to 1 single draw mỗi lượt.

• The -500 ATK clause is 1 genuine (if small) downside applied to your own Link Monster.

• Perceived portability is narrower than the text suggests: 94.2% of its recorded deck usage is 1 single archetype.

Counters / choke points

• Called by the Grave chained to the Mộ trigger, which can negate the draw.

• Negating the Link Summon (so the card is never sent to the Mộ) blanks the effect entirely.

• Any effect that prevents it from reaching the Mộ, or that removes it before it can be used as Link Material.

• Note: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring does not stop 1 draw, since no card is added from the Deck to the hand.

Best use

Link material body that refunds itself với 1 draw. Decks: Mekk-Knights, Cyberse/Code Talker Link decks. Suggested copies: 3.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: If this card is sent to the Mộ as Link Material, you can have that Link Monster lose 500 ATK, then draw 1; một lần mỗi lượt.; Stats/typing: Cấp độ 2, EARTH, Cyberse, 500 ATK / 1000 DEF, no archetype.; Deck sample: 400 decks main-deck it (0 in side) at an average of 2.42 copies, max 3.

• Observed: 94.2% (377/400) of recorded decks running it are Mekk-Knights; the next largest home is Code Talker at 3%.; Copy distribution: 243 decks run 3, 82 run 2, 75 run 1.; Link Disciple co-occurs in 98.2% of those decks; Mekk-Knight core cards at ~96%; Book of Moon at 89.8%.; One guide (a Code Talker guide) mentions the card in its main-deck monster section.; Zero combo entries reference this card.

• Inferred: Its practical function is 1 self-replacing Link material: the body is spent on 1 Link Summon and the draw refunds the card.; The effect is dead if the card is used as Synchro/Xyz/Hiến tế/Fusion material, or if the Link Summon is negated, because it must be sent to the Mộ as Link Material.; Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring cannot negate the draw (a draw is not adding from the Deck), but Called by the Grave can negate the Mộ trigger.; Although the text is fully generic, 94.2% archetype concentration implies its real usage is bound to 1 specific Link-material line rather than being 1 free splash everywhere.

• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no guide content describing this card's role beyond 1 main-deck listing