LIGHT
4Blade Knight
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1000
View:
6131
Gains 400 ATK while you have 1 or less cards in your hand. If you control no other monsters, the effects of Flip monsters destroyed by battle with this card are negated.
Blade Knight — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Blade Knight's value is as a generic Level 4 LIGHT Warrior body: it converts into material even when its effects are negated, and it is cheap to run across many homes (212 decks, 45 archetypes, typically 1 to 3 copies). Its own text is weak: the +400 ATK only applies at 1 or fewer cards in hand, and the Flip-negation needs a battle destruction and an empty monster zone. High ATK earns nothing here, and the card is not scored on its frequency in decks, which only confirms it is a practical, accessible body. No combo evidence was supplied, so combo conversion stays low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Plain Normal-summonable body with no search route, reached through draw effects such as Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity, and present in 212 decks (observed; the route itself is inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Text does nothing on its own beyond a conditional ATK gain, and no combo boards were supplied (inferred from text; no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | No card advantage, search, or recursion in its text; it is a single body that trades 1-for-1 at most (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | Flip-effect negation applies only after a battle destruction with no other monsters controlled, a narrow window (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 4 LIGHT Warrior with no restriction on material use; the body still counts as material when its effects are negated (verified from text; material use inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Its ATK bonus depends on hand size and it has no protection against negation or removal; it is useful only in some spots (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | Generic and splashable: 3 copies in 77 of 212 decks and no garnet or self-lock restriction (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal primary; no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic Level 4 LIGHT Warrior body that fits many homes without an archetype lock
- Clean, low-cost deckbuilding: 3-copy usage in 77 of 212 decks with no garnet
- Body still converts to material when its effects are negated
Weaknesses
- Its +400 ATK only applies at 1 or fewer cards in hand, which is unreliable
- Flip-negation is narrow: needs a battle destruction and no other monsters controlled
- No recorded combos or guides, so its combo role is unverified
- Adds little to a board on its own
Counters / choke points
- Monster removal or destruction effects (inferred; no counter evidence supplied)
Best use
Generic Level 4 material body and hand-size ATK booster. Decks: Black Luster Soldier, D/D/D. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 LIGHT Warrior Effect Monster, ATK 1600 / DEF 1000; ATK gain applies only at 1 or fewer cards in hand; Flip-negation requires a battle destruction and no other monsters controlled; 212 decks across 45 archetypes; 3 copies in 77 decks
- Observed: Present in 212 recent decks, led by Black Luster Soldier (26.4%) and D/D/D (12.3%); Frequent partners include Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity
- Inferred: Usable as a Level 4 material body in Xyz and Synchro lines; Reachable through draw effects rather than search
- 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