EARTH
4Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior
Archetype:
Worm
ATK:
1900
DEF:
400
View:
2990
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by banishing 1 Insect-Type monster from your Graveyard, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. If this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: Send the top card of their Deck to the Graveyard.
Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 46 · Deck: 48 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Aztekipede's text does one thing: it can only be Special Summoned by banishing an Insect-Type monster from your Graveyard, and it mills one card when it deals battle damage. Its 1900 ATK and Level 4 EARTH Insect body earn only modest credit, because the summon cost is a second-card requirement and the card has no searches, draws, negations, or GY recursion of its own. The strong deck and combo numbers (98 percent partner overlap, power index 99.2) mostly describe the Beetrooper and Resonance Insect shell around it rather than this card's own conversion, so they lift the score only slightly. High ATK and the 100 percent deck appearance rate did not earn points by themselves.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | The Special Summon needs a live Insect in the Graveyard and it cannot be Normal Summoned or Set, so it has no reliable hand-to-board route; the 66 percent Beetrooper deck share confirms it is played, not that it is easy to reach (verified text, observed deck share). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | It appears in all 6 recorded boards with an average power index of 99.2, but combo role is empty for every example and the boards are led by Resonance Insect or Assault Roller, so its own conversion is unproven (observed, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | Banishing an Insect from the Graveyard is a cost paid to get it out, and the only other effect is a battle-damage mill, so it gives no card advantage or refuel (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 8 | Its only effect is a battle-damage mill of the opponent's Deck, which is not interaction or disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A Level 4 EARTH Insect is a generic body that can serve as Level 4 material, but material role is 0 of 6 boards, so this is inferred from its stats rather than observed use (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | No protection or self-recursion is printed, and it depends on a Graveyard Insect to come back, so one removal or a missing GY Insect leaves it dead (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | It runs 1 to 3 copies (average 1.69) with no garnet beyond its own summon restriction, which is a moderate restriction on the deck's shape (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 46, Deck ≈ 48, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic Level 4 EARTH Insect body that can serve as material
- Played in 100 of 100 sampled decks, mostly in the Beetrooper shell
- Reliable partner overlap with Beetrooper Scout Buggy and Resonance Insect (98 percent)
Weaknesses
- Special Summon only, with a Graveyard Insect banish cost
- No searches, draws, negations, or Graveyard recursion of its own
- Battle-damage mill is nominal and does not change the game
- Zero recorded starter, searched, or material roles across 6 boards
Counters / choke points
- Graveyard hate that removes the Insect fuel it needs
- Generic monster removal once it is on the field
Best use
Extender. Decks: Beetrooper (archetype 2310), Beetrooper (archetype 597), Inzektor (archetype 851). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set; Special Summoned only by banishing 1 Insect from your Graveyard (card text); Battle damage mills the top card of the opponent's Deck (card text); Level 4 EARTH Insect, 1900 ATK / 400 DEF (card data); Appears in 100 of 100 sampled decks; 1.69 average copies (deck data)
- Observed: Appears in 6 of 6 recorded boards, average power index 99.2 (combo data); Partner overlap of 98 percent with Beetrooper Scout Buggy and Resonance Insect (deck data); Zero starter, searched, material, or payoff roles recorded (combo data)
- Inferred: Its value depends on the Beetrooper and Resonance Insect shell rather than its own text; Usable as Level 4 material based on stats, not on recorded use; The summon restriction makes it dead without a Graveyard Insect
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred from the 100-deck sample only combo role is empty in all combo examples, so combo role evidence is missing Card record archetype is 'Worm' but deck archetypes are Beetrooper/Inzektor; the mismatch was not resolved Only one guide mentions the card, and it is Beetrooper-focused