EARTH
4Blockman
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1500
View:
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You can Tribute this card; Special Summon in Defense Position, a number of "Block Tokens" (Rock-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1000/DEF 1500) equal to the number of your turns this card has been face-up on your field. These Tokens cannot declare an attack.
Blockman — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Blockman scores as a clean Level 4 Rock/EARTH body that trades itself for a delayed set of Level 4 Block Tokens, one per turn it has been face-up. Its 1000 ATK and 1500 DEF earn nothing; the score comes from the token output and from being a generic, cheap, non-garnet slot that appears across 8 archetypes. The token count is capped by how long it survives face-up, and no combo evidence exists to show it converting into a board, so the score stays in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | It is a generic Level 4 body run in 20 of 20 sampled decks across 8 archetypes, but no searcher or starter route is evidenced (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | The text converts one card into tokens equal to the turns it has been face-up, so value depends on time on field; no combo boards or starter stats are supplied (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | Self-tribute into multiple bodies is a real 1-to-N gain, but it is delayed and needs the card to survive face-up for turns (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negate, removal, or hand-trap effect (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Block Tokens are Level 4 Rock EARTH bodies, which is clean generic Level 4 material and fodder (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Tokens cannot attack and the effect is lost if the card is negated or removed before tokens are made; the Tribute cost is paid regardless (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | It is a 1-of generic slot (average 1.1 copies, 18 of 20 decks run 1 copy) with no garnet or lock restriction (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Single role: Material body / Normal, no blend. Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 Rock/EARTH body that converts into Level 4 Block Tokens
- Generic and cheap to run, with 1-copy use in most decks
- Spread across 8 archetypes, so it has several homes
Weaknesses
- Token count depends on turns face-up, so it is slow
- Tokens cannot attack, so they only supply material or fodder
- No searcher, starter, or combo evidence supplied
Counters / choke points
- Negating or removing it before tokens are made stops the effect (inferred from text)
- No counter-specific evidence was supplied
Best use
Level 4 material body with delayed Block Token generation. Decks: Egyptian God, Dark Magician, Exodia, Tenyi, Swordsoul. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 EARTH Rock 1000/1500 Effect Monster with Tribute-and-token text; Block Tokens are Level 4 Rock EARTH 1000/1500 and cannot attack; No negate, removal, or hand-trap text
- Observed: Run in 20 sampled decks across 8 archetypes; Average 1.1 copies; 18 of 20 decks run 1 copy; Frequent partners include Gold Sarcophagus (75%) and Silent Magician LV4 (70%)
- Inferred: Token count depends on turns face-up, so the effect is slow; Negating or removing the card before tokens are made stops value; Usable as Tribute and Level 4 material across listed archetypes
- 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