EARTH
4Dododo Driver
Archetype:
Dododo
ATK:
1800
DEF:
200
View:
3502
Up to twice per turn, if this card was Special Summoned by the effect of a "Dododo" monster this turn: You can target 1 "Dododo" monster you control, then activate 1 of these effects; ● Increase its Level by 1. ● Reduce its Level by 1.
Dododo Driver — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 40 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 37 · Deck: 41 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Dododo Driver's text only lets it change the Level of one Dododo monster by 1, up to twice per turn, and only if it was Special Summoned by a Dododo effect that turn. That is a small, conditional utility with no card advantage, no interaction and no board-building on its own. The 20 recent decks confirm it is a real, practical inclusion, mostly in Utopia SW (13 of 20), but the evidence shows no combo starts, searches or end-board pieces to explain that role, so the score stays near the middle-low band. The 1800 ATK and Level 4 body earned nothing by themselves.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | The card is in 20 of 20 recent decks, but its effect needs a prior Dododo Special Summon that turn and no starter role or searched-for role evidence exists (observed deck inclusion; the summon route is inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | The effect only shifts one Dododo monster's Level by 1 and there are zero recorded combo boards, so no conversion evidence exists (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The effect creates no card advantage, refuel or recursion, and the Level change costs nothing (verified from text; the absence of a return is clear). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The effect has no negation, removal or hand-trap reach and cannot affect the opponent's board (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 4 EARTH Warrior body with a Level-shifting effect may help Level matching for Synchro or Xyz summons, but no material-usage stats are supplied (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | The body's effect is conditional and only useful while a Dododo monster is on the field, so one negation or a missing Dododo target ends it (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Average 1.45 copies per deck with 14 of 20 decks running a single copy, and no garnet or lock restriction is evidenced (observed from decks). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default); 1.00 primary-only, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 37, Deck ≈ 41, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Observed in 20 recent decks, 13 of them Utopia SW (verified from decks evidence)
- Level-shifting effect can help Level matching for summons (inferred from text)
- Simple single-copy inclusion with no restriction shown (observed)
Weaknesses
- Effect is gated on a prior Dododo Special Summon that turn (verified from text)
- Level change is only ±1 with no card advantage or interaction (verified from text)
- No combo, guide or usage-statistics evidence to show the card's real role (gap)
Best use
Utility / Level adjustment on a Dododo monster (inferred). Decks: Utopia SW. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: once per turn up to twice, only if Special Summoned by a Dododo effect this turn; changes a Dododo monster's Level by ±1; Level 4, EARTH, Warrior, 1800 ATK / 200 DEF; Appears in 20 of 20 recent decks; 14 of 20 run 1 copy
- Observed: Utopia SW holds 13 of 20 decks (65%); Top partners include ZW - Tornado Bringer (90%) and Zubababancho Gagagacoat (85%); Not a Top Card in any format
- Inferred: Likely used for Level matching in Synchro or Xyz summons inside Utopia SW; Card's access to the field is probably through another Dododo effect, which the evidence does not show
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for archetype inclusion no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) how the card gets Special Summoned is not stated in the evidence why Utopia SW decks run it is not explained by the evidence