DARK
5Barox
ATK:
1380
DEF:
1530
View:
3305
"Frenzied Panda" + "Ryu-Kishin"
Barox — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 43 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 42 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility / no clear role (default) · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Barox scores in the low-to-middle band. Its evidence is almost entirely deck-side: it appears in all 74 sampled decks at about one copy each, across 28 archetypes, with strong fusion-route partners such as Called by the Grave, Ready Fusion and Instant Fusion. No combo boards and no effect text are supplied, so conversion, interaction and resource scores rest only on the fusion recipe and deck frequency. ATK 1380 and DEF 1530 earn nothing; the score is held down by the missing effect text, the unverified combo role, and dependence on Fusion enablers.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Fusion Monster reached through the Fusion enablers that co-occur in decks, notably Ready Fusion (64.9%) and Instant Fusion (56.8%); reliability is capped by needing those enablers (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No combo data rows and no worked examples, and the description lists only the two fusion materials, so any board conversion is unverified (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | Fusion consumes two materials for one body, a net -1 in material count, and no refuel or recursion text is supplied (verified, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No effect text is supplied, so no negation or removal is credited; decks that run Ash Blossom and Infinite Impermanence show only that they are played alongside it (observed, speculation). |
| Material Utility | 25 | No material role evidence and no text describing its material value for other summons; the card is treated as a Fusion target, not a material (observed, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Present in 28 archetypes at 1 copy per deck, a spread that suggests several homes, but no survival or multi-zone text is supplied (observed, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | Runs as a single copy in most decks (avg 1.16, max 3) and needs no garnet, but it occupies an Extra Deck slot and depends on Fusion enablers (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role default weights; no secondary blend applied because the effect text is missing. Intrinsic ≈ 42, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Fusion-enabler dependency (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Present in all 74 sampled decks at about one copy each, so it is a consistently run Fusion target
- Spread across 28 archetypes and 3 gameplay types, which suggests it is portable across homes
- Strong partner network with fusion-route cards (Called by the Grave 70.3%, Ready Fusion 64.9%, Instant Fusion 56.8%)
Weaknesses
- Effect text is absent from the evidence, so most of its power cannot be assessed
- No combo appearances, so no observed starter, searched, material or payoff role
- Low ATK and DEF earn no points; the card needs Fusion enablers to be useful
- Fusion consumes two materials for one body, a net card disadvantage on its own
Counters / choke points
- No counter route is evidenced; the card text supplied does not include any effect to interact with
Best use
Fusion Extra Deck body; the sampled decks use it as a one-of target. Decks: Fusion-enabled decks that run Ready Fusion or Instant Fusion, Decks in the Synchron, Resonator, Archfiend, Earthbound and Assault Mode homes seen in the sample. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion Monster, Level 5 DARK Fiend, ATK 1380 / DEF 1530; Description lists the fusion materials Frenzied Panda and Ryu-Kishin; Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel
- Observed: Main deck in 74 of 74 sampled decks; 1.16 copies on average; 28 distinct archetypes; largest shares are 9.5% each; Partner co-occurrence: Called by the Grave 70.3%, Ready Fusion 64.9%, Instant Fusion 56.8%; Gameplay type 7 accounts for 68.9% of decks
- Inferred: Reachable through Fusion enablers (Ready Fusion, Instant Fusion) that co-occur in decks; Net -1 material economy from a two-material Fusion
- Data gaps: Effect text is missing: description contains only the fusion recipe, so effect, timing and once-per-turn clauses cannot be evaluated no combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no rulings available