FIRE
2Arcane Apprentice
Archetype:
Assault Mode
ATK:
1000
DEF:
400
View:
3116
If this card is sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, you can add 1 "Assault Mode Activate" from your Deck to your hand.
Arcane Apprentice — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Arcane Apprentice is a Level 2 Fire Tuner whose value is its graveyard trigger: when it is sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, it adds 1 Assault Mode Activate from the Deck to hand. That converts a Synchro material into a targeted search, so it earns points for accessibility and resource economy. It is a cheap, low-copy Tuner that is easy to run, and its 23-deck sample across 13 archetypes shows it is a practical piece rather than a niche pick. High ATK earns nothing here, and there is no combo data, so the combo axis stays text-inferred and modest.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Appears in 23 decks, with 91.3% co-occurring with Assault Mode Activate, but it needs a Synchro Summon setup to trigger its search, and no starter data exists (verified deck stats; inference for the route) (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Its only conversion is a single search for Assault Mode Activate after a Synchro Summon, with no recorded boards to confirm the payoff (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Turns a used Synchro material into a targeted search, a net +1 card for the body spent; no refuel or repeated advantage is evidenced (verified text; inferred value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap reach is printed on the card (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 62 | A Level 2 Tuner that is a clean Synchro material in its own right; the search is GY-based, so the body still converts when its effects are negated (verified text; inferred from type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The search is one-shot and depends on Synchro Summon timing, while the body is only up to three copies (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Average 1.39 copies per deck with 16 of 23 decks running one, and it is a cheap Tuner body with no garnet or lock cost (observed deck stats). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Tuner body that is a clean Synchro material
- GY-trigger search for Assault Mode Activate, its archetype's key enabler
- Cheap to run: about 1.4 copies per deck with minimal slot cost
- Live across 13 archetypes in the 23-deck sample
Weaknesses
- Search only fires after a Synchro Summon, so it does nothing in hand or on an unrelated board
- No interaction or disruption printed on the card
- No combo or starter data to show it converts reliably from a realistic start
Counters / choke points
- Anything that stops the Synchro Summon itself (no negation or search is triggered without it)
- Graveyard-hate that removes it from the GY before the trigger resolves
Best use
Searcher/Tutor via Synchro material. Decks: Assault Mode, Synchron. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: GY trigger on Synchro Summon, adds Assault Mode Activate from Deck to hand; Tuner Monster, Fire, Spellcaster, Level 2, ATK 1000/DEF 400; 23 decks, 13 distinct archetypes, avg 1.39 copies
- Observed: Assault Mode Activate co-occurs in 21 of 23 decks (91.3%); 16 of 23 decks run 1 copy
- Inferred: Search route is conditional on Synchro Summon timing; Material value as a clean generic Tuner
- 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