WATERAbyss Keeper
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1500
LINK-2
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2 WATER monsters Cannot be used as Link Material the turn it is Link Summoned. If this card is Link Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Fish monster from your hand to your zone this card points to. You can target 1 other Fish monster you control and 1 card your opponent controls; banish those cards. You can only use each effect of "Abyss Keeper" once per turn.
Abyss Keeper — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 59.4 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
Abyss Keeper is a Link-2 that, once Link Summoned, puts a Fish from the hand onto the field and can banish one Fish you control plus one opponent card. It is a practical extender with optional removal, so it scores in the middle band. Its 1500 ATK and link rating earn nothing, and its presence in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 35 archetypes shows portability and reliable access, not extra power. With no combo evidence, the conversion and economy scores stay near neutral.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | Link-2 needs two WATER materials, which Ghoti, Mermail, Atlantean and similar shells supply, and it is run in 400/400 decks at ~1 copy each (verified deck stats; inclusion 66.7-100% in usage statistics) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Text gives one extra Fish body from hand and one banish on Link Summon, which is a modest conversion from a single starter; no recorded boards exist to confirm a larger line (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | The hand-to-field Fish is roughly card-neutral and the banish costs the opponent one card, so the net is near even with no refuel or draw (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | The banish can target any opponent card, including set cards, but it is optional, once per turn per effect, and needs a Fish target to be most useful (inferred from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | As a WATER Link-2 with bottom arrows it is a usable Link material later, but it cannot be used as material the turn it is Link Summoned (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Two separate once-per-turn effects give some redundancy, but the Link Summon and its trigger are exposed to hand traps such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, which appears in 96% of its decks (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | It is almost always a single copy (390 of 400 decks run 1) with no garnet or lock, but it takes an Extra Deck slot and needs Fish targets (observed; inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 59.4, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand-to-field Fish summon on Link Summon adds a body without spending a card from the field
- Optional banish of any opponent card, including set cards
- Single-copy, low-cost slot run across 35 archetypes
- Link-2 summon is accessible from common WATER material shells
Weaknesses
- Needs Fish in hand and on field for full value
- Cannot be used as Link material the turn it is Link Summoned
- Each effect is once per turn, so repeated use is limited
- Combo conversion is unverified because no recorded boards exist
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring can respond to its Link Summon trigger (inferred)
- Negating the Link Summon itself stops both effects (inferred)
Best use
Extender with optional removal in WATER/Fish shells. Decks: Ghoti, Shark, Mermail, White Aura, Atlantean. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Link-2 WATER Fish; cannot be Link material the turn it is Link Summoned; Link Summon trigger special summons a Fish from hand and banishes one Fish you control and one opponent card; each effect once per turn; 400/400 decks run it, average 1.03 copies, 35 distinct archetypes, 80.5% in gameplay type 7
- Observed: Top partner Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring appears in 96% of its decks; Usage statistics show 66.7-100% inclusion in 4 archetypes at 1-2 typical copies; Guides list it in Staple sections (Mermail Atlantean, Ice Barrier)
- Inferred: Removal and extension value are real but modest, based on text alone; Link-2 WATER materials are available in its listed shells
- Data gaps: No combo evidence: combo conversion and resource economy are text-only inference No rulings or banlist token; legal_copies is empty, so 3 copies are assumed role_hint_tags are all false, so the primary role is inferred from text No dated metagame sample, so meta_power is null