EARTH
7Buster Blader
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2300
View:
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Gains 500 ATK for each Dragon monster your opponent controls or is in their GY.
Buster Blader — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Buster Blader is a Level 7 Warrior whose only effect is a passive ATK gain of 500 per Dragon the opponent controls or has in their Graveyard, so its value depends on the opponent's Dragons rather than on any card advantage or interaction it provides. It converts into a large attacking body against Dragon-heavy boards, and it stays a 2600-ATK Level 7 material body even when the effect is negated. The high deck count and 42-archetype spread show it is a practical, widely run boss, but that popularity does not raise the score, and the high ATK on its own earns nothing. Without combo evidence, the combo and resource axes stay low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Level 7 means it needs a tribute Summon (inferred from the level rule), and no searcher or combo route is recorded, so it is reached through the hand and the archetype's support cards (observed: appears in 400 sampled decks with Buster Blader-archetype partners; inferred: summon route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Its ATK gain is a conditional passive, and no recorded boards exist to show what it converts into, so the score rests on the text alone (inferred from card text; no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | The text gives no draw, search, banish or recovery, so it creates no card advantage (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The effect is a passive stat boost with no negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 7 Warrior EARTH body with 2600 ATK is a generic material, and its ATK and body remain once the effect is negated (verified from card stats; inferred for the negated case). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | The ATK gain is lost to any effect negation, leaving a plain 2600-ATK body that does not hold its value across turns (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | The sample averages 1.34 copies per deck, with 268 of 400 decks running a single copy, and no garnet or lock text is present (observed: copies distribution; verified: text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Boss/End-board primary weights; no secondary blend applied (Material body is recorded as secondary only). Intrinsic ≈ 43, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Its ATK gain scales with the opponent's Dragons, so it becomes a large attacker against Dragon-heavy boards (verified from text)
- It is a Level 7 Warrior body that remains usable as material even when the effect is negated (verified from stats; inferred for the negated case)
- It appears across 42 distinct archetypes in the sample, so its role is not confined to one home (observed)
Weaknesses
- The ATK gain is zero against decks with no Dragons, so the card gives no power in those matchups (inferred from text)
- It has no interaction, card advantage or recovery of its own (verified from text)
- It needs a Level 7 Summon, which is a cost in a deck that wants to go first (inferred from the level rule)
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation: the ATK gain disappears and leaves a 2600-ATK body (inferred from text)
- A Dragon-free opponent deck: the passive gain is zero (inferred from text)
Best use
Boss/End-board attacker, with the ATK gain scaled to the opponent's Dragons. Decks: Buster Blader, Destruction Sword. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: gains 500 ATK for each Dragon the opponent controls or has in their Graveyard; Stats: Level 7 Warrior, EARTH, 2600 ATK / 2300 DEF, Effect Monster; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks formats
- Observed: The sample of 400 decks runs it at 1.34 copies on average, with 268 decks at one copy; It appears in 42 distinct archetypes, with 85.5% of decks in gameplay type 7; Top partners include the Buster Blader support cards and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring at 85.2% co-deck; Usage statistics show 60% inclusion in the Buster Blader archetype and 50% in Destruction Sword
- Inferred: A Level 7 Summon requires tributes under the normal rules, so it is a real cost; The ATK gain is zero when the opponent has no Dragons in play or in the Graveyard; Negating the effect removes the ATK gain and leaves the 2600-ATK body
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter or material role are text-only inference No banlist token, so the card is assumed to be at 3 copies (unlimited) The 400 attached decks appear to be the card-containing sample (decks running it in the Main Deck = 400), so the 100% main rate is a sampling artifact and not evidence of ubiquity No ruling or summon-cost text is supplied beyond the Level 7 stat