DARK
4Archfiend Soldier
Archetype:
Archfiend
ATK:
1900
DEF:
1500
View:
4141
An expert at battle who belongs to a crack diabolical unit. He's famous because he always gets the job done.
Archfiend Soldier — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62.4 · Deck: 56.4 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal
Why it scores here
Archfiend Soldier is a clean Level-4 DARK Fiend body with no effect text, so it converts into value as material and as a portable, cheap-to-run body rather than through any effect. It is present in 62 of 62 sampled decks across 29 archetype labels, which confirms it is practical and portable, but that frequency does not raise the score. Its 1900 ATK earns nothing, and with zero recorded combos and no interaction it cannot build or disrupt a board on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Live in 62 of 62 sampled decks at about 2 copies each, but no searcher or starter route is recorded in combos (observed, with inference from role). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | No recorded boards (0 combos) and no effect text, so it does nothing alone and only adds a body to other cards' plans (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Normal Monster with no draw, search, or refuel effect; neutral card economy (verified from card type and text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No effect text, so no negation, removal, or hand-trap reach (verified from card type). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 4 DARK Fiend fits Level-4 Synchro and Xyz material requirements and remains a body when blanked (inferred from stats, not from material role data). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | No effect means it cannot be negated, but it has no recursion or multi-zone function (inferred from text; deck-spread observed). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Vanilla body with 2 average copies and no garnet or lock; easy to run and splash-friendly (observed from copies distribution and inferred from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal, single role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 62.4, Deck ≈ 56.4, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level-4 DARK Fiend body that converts as generic material (inferred from stats)
- Portable across 29 archetype labels in the sampled decks (observed)
- Cheap, redundant-friendly slot with no garnet or lock (observed copies, inferred text)
- Cannot be negated because it has no effect (inferred from type)
Weaknesses
- No effect text, so zero opponent interaction (verified from card type)
- No recorded combos, so no measured board conversion (observed: 0 boards)
- Vanilla body with no card advantage or recursion (verified from text)
- 1900 ATK is not a scoring factor under this rubric (rubric guardrail 1)
Counters / choke points
- Generic removal and destruction effects, inferred from its public-facing body; no counter data is supplied in the evidence
Best use
Material body in Level-4 Synchro/Xyz lines and a generic body in Normal-heavy decks. Decks: Archfiend, Infernity, Greed, Labrynth, Paleozoic. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Monster, Level 4, DARK Fiend, ATK 1900 / DEF 1500, no effect text (description is flavour text only); Present in 62 of 62 sampled decks, average 2.03 copies
- Observed: Spread across 29 distinct archetype labels and 4 gameplay types; Top partners (Call of the Haunted, Torrential Tribute) are generic staples, so they do not show synergy; Zero recorded boards in combo data
- Inferred: Level 4 DARK Fiend fits Level-4 Synchro and Xyz material requirements; Cannot be negated because it has no effect; Accessibility comes from generic draw rather than a dedicated searcher
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion and material use are text and stat inference only No banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion % is inferred from the 62-deck sample only Card text is flavour only, so there are no effects to decompose Archetype field 'Archfiend' matches several archetype IDs in deck data, so archetype membership is unverified Guide snippet is flavour text and gives no role information