WATER
5Eagle Shark
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1800
View:
3193
If your opponent controls 2 or more monsters, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. If you control "Panther Shark", you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only control 1 "Eagle Shark".
Eagle Shark — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Eagle Shark is a 1000-ATK Level 5 WATER Fish whose text gives it two routes: a tribute-free Normal Summon when the opponent controls 2 or more monsters, and a hand Special Summon only while you control Panther Shark. It converts into a single body with no searching, refuel, negation, or removal, so the score comes from access and cost rather than from its stats. The 1000 ATK and 1800 DEF earn no points on their own, and the 1-copy self-restriction is a small drag offset by its cheap deck slot.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | The Panther Shark condition is the only hand route and no searcher is evidenced; 7 sampled decks run it, but no combo data shows it as a starter (verified text, observed deck count). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | Text shows a body and a tribute-free summon, but no combo boards record it doing more (verified text; no combo evidence, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No card advantage, draw, or GY refuel is printed; it is effectively a 1-for-1 body (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in its text (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 5 WATER Fish is a plausible material for some Shark and Xyz/Synchro lines, but no combo data confirms it as material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Its hand route depends on Panther Shark staying on the field, and the Normal Summon route needs the opponent to have 2 or more monsters (verified text, inferred impact). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Average 1.43 copies across 7 decks and no garnet or lock text; the only restriction is the 1-copy self-limit (observed deck stats, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default weights; Material body listed as secondary but not blended, since combo evidence does not confirm the material role. Intrinsic ≈ 43, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Tribute-free Normal Summon when the opponent controls 2 or more monsters
- Cheap, splashable slot with 1-2 copies per deck
- Recurs in 5 archetype homes, mostly Shark
Weaknesses
- No search, refuel, negation, or removal
- Hand Special Summon depends on Panther Shark being on the field
- 1-copy self-restriction makes a second copy partly dead
Counters / choke points
- Board wipes or mass removal clear the Panther Shark dependency
- Monster removal on the Normal Summon condition does not stop the card itself, since its value is the body
Best use
Utility body that enables a tribute-free summon when the opponent has 2 or more monsters. Decks: Shark, Performapal, Odd-Eyes, Kuriboh. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Tribute-free Normal Summon when the opponent controls 2 or more monsters; Hand Special Summon only while you control Panther Shark; You can only control 1 Eagle Shark; Level 5 WATER Fish, 1000 ATK / 1800 DEF; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks
- Observed: Appears in 7 of the sampled decks, mostly Shark (3 of 7); Average 1.43 copies per deck, max 2; Top partners: Shark Caesar (6 of 7 decks), other Shark cards at 4 of 7
- Inferred: Utility body role, since no combo or guide evidence confirms a stronger role; Material fit is plausible but unconfirmed by combo data; Hand route reliability depends on Panther Shark being present
- 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