WATER
4Codarus
Archetype:
Umi
ATK:
1400
DEF:
1200
View:
3448
You can send 1 face-up "Umi" you control to the Graveyard to target up to 2 cards your opponent controls; send those targets to the Graveyard.
Codarus — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Codarus converts a face-up Umi it already controls into a send-to-Graveyard effect that hits up to 2 opponent cards, which is a real but field-bound removal line. The score rests on that interaction and on the card being a clean, cheap Level 4 WATER body that stays useful as material even when its effect is negated. High ATK/DEF earns nothing here, and the 14-deck presence confirms it is played, not that it is strong. The Umi face-up cost and the absence of combo data keep it in the mid-tier.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Live as a Level 4 body in 14 of 14 sampled decks across Fish, Umi and Mayakashi Shiranui homes, but its effect needs a face-up Umi on the field and no combo data confirms the starter route (inference, observed deck tier). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Text shows one removal-style effect with no build or chain, and combo data is empty, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Sending your own Umi to the Graveyard for up to 2 opponent cards is at best a +1 net swing, and the sample shows no refuel or recursion (verified text, inferred tier). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Targeting up to 2 opponent cards and sending them to the Graveyard is a strong, flexible removal effect, but it requires a face-up Umi and gives no hand-trap reach (verified text, inferred tier). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A generic Level 4 WATER Sea Serpent body is clean material for Water Level 4 plays, and its body still converts when the effect is negated (verified card stats, inferred tier). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | A single field-based effect that needs a face-up Umi, so one negate or a lost Umi removes most of its value; the sample offers no second zone or turn use (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | A 1400 ATK / 1200 DEF Level 4 with no garnet, lock or brick clause, and 1.36 average copies per deck, so it is cheap to run (verified deck stats). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal / Negation + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Removes or sends up to 2 opponent cards to the Graveyard in one activation
- Clean, cheap Level 4 WATER body that stays useful as material when the effect is negated
- Used across 4 archetype homes, showing it is portable
Weaknesses
- Requires a face-up Umi to be on the field
- Net card advantage is at most +1 and there is no refuel
- No combo or starter evidence, so its real board impact is unverified
Counters / choke points
- Negating the effect in response to activation
- Removing or bouncing the Umi you need as the cost
Best use
Field removal backed by Umi support, with the Level 4 body as material. Decks: Fish, Umi, Mayakashi Shiranui. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 WATER Sea Serpent, 1400 ATK / 1200 DEF, Umi archetype; Effect: send 1 face-up Umi you control to the GY to target up to 2 opponent cards and send them to the GY; 14 decks, 1.36 average copies, 4 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Top partners appear in 57%–86% of decks, showing the card sits in consistent Fish and Umi builds
- Inferred: The removal effect is strong for its cost but field-bound; Good material value once the effect is negated
- 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