EARTH
4Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth
Archetype:
Crystal Beast
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1600
View:
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When another face-up "Crystal Beast" monster you control is targeted for an attack: You can make this card the attack target instead. If this face-up card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard.
Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Amber Mammoth is a 1700-ATK Level 4 Earth Beast whose value comes from its text: it can redirect attacks aimed at another face-up Crystal Beast, and when destroyed in the Monster Zone it can stay on the field as a Continuous Spell instead of going to the Graveyard. That makes it a resilient body that keeps a Crystal Beast engine's board alive, rather than a refuel or a removal piece. Its 1700 ATK and Level 4 stats earn no points by themselves; the score rests on the 400/400 deck presence, the 100% board appearance, and the surviving-body effect, while the three recorded boards show no starter, searched, or material role, which keeps the score in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Live in 400 of 400 recent decks (about 1.11 copies each) inside a Crystal Beast-heavy list, but no as_starter or as_searched evidence was recorded for it (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Present in 3 of 3 recorded boards with an average power index of 87, yet every role count is 0, so its conversion is not isolated from the engine (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | No Graveyard refuel or card advantage in its text; the Continuous Spell placement preserves the body rather than generating value (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | The attack redirect protects other Crystal Beasts but does not negate or remove anything, so interaction is soft and situational (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A generic Level 4 Earth Beast body, but there is no as_material evidence in the combos, so its material role is inferred only (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 65 | Staying on the field as a Continuous Spell after destruction and redirecting attacks give it multi-zone survival (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Its effects only work for Crystal Beast monsters and it runs in about 88% Crystal Beast gameplay, a mild self-lock, though 1-2 copies is cheap (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-locked effect text (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Stays on the field after destruction as a Continuous Spell, so it keeps working after removal
- Redirects attacks away from other Crystal Beast monsters
- Present in every deck sampled (400/400) and in all recorded boards, with about 1.11 copies per deck
Weaknesses
- Its effects only work for Crystal Beast monsters, which limits it outside that archetype
- No recorded starter, search, or material role, so its combo contribution is unproven
- No negation or removal, so its interaction is soft
Counters / choke points
- Cards that stop or negate the Continuous Spell or the monster's effects once it is placed
- Board wipes or mass removal that clears the field regardless of protection
Best use
Resilient Crystal Beast body that protects other Crystal Beasts and stays on the field after destruction. Decks: Crystal Beast, Advanced Crystal Beast. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: attack redirect for another face-up Crystal Beast, and Continuous Spell placement after Monster Zone destruction; Present in 400 of 400 recent decks, 1.11 copies average, max 2; All 3 recorded combos include the card, and no role counts are non-zero
- Observed: Partner co-occurrence: Sapphire Pegasus 99.2%, Rainbow Dragon 98%, Topaz Tiger 97.8%; StatisticsCard inclusion: 100% in Advanced Crystal Beast, 60% in Crystal Beast; Average power index 87 when present, with 1.67 starters on average
- Inferred: The Continuous Spell placement preserves the body on the field, giving multi-zone survival; The card is a generic Level 4 Earth Beast body usable as material, though no material evidence was recorded
- Data gaps: No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No as_starter, as_searched, or as_material counts recorded for this card Only 3 recorded combos, and the example role_in_combo arrays are empty No top-card ranking for this card The search routes that put it in hand are not in the evidence