Backup Operator
Effect Monster · LIGHT · Cyberse · Level 3
$0.10
An estimate from YGOPRODeck for a typical printing, refreshed 3 hours ago.
You can target 1 face-up monster that a Link Monster you control points to; Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, return that monster to the hand. If Special Summoned this way, banish this card when it leaves the field. You can only use this effect of "Backup Operator" once per turn.
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Deck usage & meta stats
Across 47,952 decks in the corpusIn the main deck of 17 decks. Sided in another 4, which is not counted above — completion is scored over the main and extra deck only, plus a Domain deck’s Deck Master.
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Printings
Every version of this card we hold, cheapest first. 4 printings, all priced.
| Set | Rarity | Edition | Price | Foil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega PackMP19-EN002 | Common | 1st Edition | $0.10 | — | Buy |
| Flames of DestructionFLOD-EN003 | Rare | 1st Edition | $0.21 | — | Buy |
| 2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega PackMP19-EN002 | Common | Unlimited | $0.23 | — | Buy |
| Flames of DestructionFLOD-EN003 | Rare | Unlimited | $0.42 | — | Buy |
Prices from YGOPRODeck / TCGplayer, refreshed 5 days ago. Each is that printing’s own market price, which is why they differ from the single market price beside the card above — that one is what every deck cost on this site is worked out from. Buy links go to TCGplayer through YGOPRODeck, who provide this data.