EARTH
3Advanced Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat
Archetype:
Advanced Crystal Beast
ATK:
1200
DEF:
400
View:
3020
If "Advanced Dark" is not in a Field Zone, send this monster to the GY. Your "Advanced Crystal Beast" monsters can attack directly, but when they do so using this effect, the battle damage inflicted to your opponent is halved. If this face-up card is destroyed in a Monster Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell, instead of sending it to the GY.
Advanced Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
The card's power comes from being a cheap, almost always-included Crystal Beast body that converts into a second life: when destroyed in a Monster Zone it can be re-placed face-up as a Continuous Spell instead of going to the GY. Its 1200 ATK, the direct-attack option with halved damage, and the 206-deck footprint are not what earns the points; the 206-deck count confirms the card is run, not that it is strong here. No combo or starter data was supplied, so combo conversion and starter reliability are scored from text only and kept low, and the self-send to the GY when Advanced Dark is not in a Field Zone is a real restriction that costs points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Run main in 206 of 206 sampled decks, but no combo data confirms how often it is actually drawn or searched (observed deck presence, inferred access) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Text only: it only attacks directly at halved damage and has no stated board-building effect; no combo examples exist (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | No draw, search, or refuel in the text; its GY send is a self-cost and no net advantage is stated (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in the text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 3 Earth Beast body is a plausible generic material, but no material usage data was supplied (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | The Continuous Spell re-placement after destruction gives a second zone and a second life (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | Typically 1 copy (avg 1.19), no garnet or lock, and only a conditional self-send restriction (observed deck copies, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default weights; no 0.7/0.3 blend applied because secondary roles are not corroborated by combo evidence. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Conditional self-send restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Run in nearly every sampled Crystal Beast deck (206 of 206, observed)
- Survives destruction by re-placing as a Continuous Spell instead of going to the GY (verified)
- Clean single-copy deckbuilding with no garnet cost (observed)
Weaknesses
- Sends itself to the GY unless Advanced Dark is in a Field Zone (verified)
- No draw, search, negation, or removal effect (verified)
- No combo data, so its starter and conversion role is unconfirmed (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Board wipes or mass destruction that prevents the Spell & Trap re-placement (inferred)
- Effect-negation of the monster while on the field (inferred)
Best use
Utility body and recursion piece inside Advanced Crystal Beast shells. Decks: Crystal Beast (archetype 610), Advanced Crystal Beast builds. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: self-send to GY unless Advanced Dark is in a Field Zone; Text: halved battle damage on direct attacks by Advanced Crystal Beast monsters; Text: re-placement as a Continuous Spell after destruction in a Monster Zone; Copy distribution: 172 decks at 1, 28 at 2, 6 at 3
- Observed: Run main in 206 of 206 sampled decks; Co-occurs with Advanced Crystal Beast partners in 73–97% of decks; Gameplay type 7 in 84.5% of decks
- Inferred: Accessible via deck-level inclusion, but starter/search frequency is unknown; Level 3 Earth Beast is a usable generic material; Vulnerable to board wipes and monster-zone negation
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only Advanced Dark card text and Field Zone availability not supplied; self-send restriction impact unverified no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)