DARK
10Flower Cardian Maple with Deer
Archetype:
Flower Cardian
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1000
View:
3054
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by Tributing 1 "Flower Cardian" monster, except "Flower Cardian Maple with Deer". If this card is Special Summoned: Draw 1 card, and if you do, show it, then, if it is a "Flower Cardian" monster, you can destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls. Otherwise, send it to the Graveyard.
Flower Cardian Maple with Deer — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
Maple with Deer is a Level 10 Flower Cardian body that must be Special Summoned from hand by Tributing another Flower Cardian. On summon it draws 1 card, and only a Flower Cardian draw allows a Spell/Trap destruction, so it mostly re-buys a body and refills the hand at roughly even value. Its 1000 ATK and Level 10 do not earn points; the score rests on archetype-locked access (117 of 117 sampled decks), the lack of any recorded combo appearances, and the self-restriction that makes it dead outside Flower Cardian.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Needs a Flower Cardian on field to tribute and is only reachable from hand; 117 of 117 sampled decks run it, but no combo starter or searched data exists (inferred from text and deck evidence). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Draw 1 plus a conditional Spell/Trap destruction is a modest conversion; no combo boards are recorded (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 52 | Tribute 1 Flower Cardian to summon it and draw 1 is roughly card-neutral on board, with a small hand gain (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Destroys 1 opposing Spell/Trap only when the drawn card is a Flower Cardian, which is situational (inferred from text). |
| Material Utility | 50 | Level 10 DARK Warrior is usable as Level 10 material, but it cannot be Normal Summoned and its body is archetype-locked (inferred from text and card stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Its Special Summon is a single hand-based event that one negate can stop, and it has no recursion beyond the GY (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Archetype-locked and dead without a Flower Cardian, though 2.5 average copies per deck are redundant within that archetype (observed deck counts, inferred from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Present in 117 of 117 sampled decks, with 2.5 average copies and 69 decks running 3 copies, so the line is redundant within the archetype.
- The draw on Special Summon is card-neutral and refills the hand from a Flower Cardian body.
- Its Spell/Trap destruction is a conditional bonus when the drawn card is a Flower Cardian.
Weaknesses
- Cannot be Normal Summoned and is dead without a Flower Cardian on field.
- No recorded combo appearances, so its real conversion value is unmeasured.
- Its Spell/Trap destruction depends on drawing a Flower Cardian, so it is inconsistent.
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps or negates on the Special Summon stop the draw and the body.
- Archetype-level hate or disruption on Flower Cardian bodies removes the tribute.
Best use
Extender / refill body in Flower Cardian chain. Decks: Flower Cardian (archetype 655), Flower Cardian (archetype 323). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set; Special Summon by Tributing 1 Flower Cardian (not itself); on Special Summon draw 1, and if it is a Flower Cardian you can destroy 1 opposing Spell/Trap, otherwise send it to the Graveyard.; 117 of 117 sampled decks run the card, 89 in archetype 655 (76.1%).
- Observed: Usage statistics: inclusion 100% in archetype 323 (gameplay 4) and 50% in archetype 655 (gameplay 7), typically 2-3 copies.; Top partners include Flower Cardian Pine, Zebra Grass and Recardination at 85-100% co-deck rates.
- Inferred: Primary role Extender: the Special Summon refills the field from hand and draws 1, with a conditional removal bonus.; Card-neutral resource value: tribute one body, gain this body and draw 1.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied - combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token - assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or FAQ supplied for the show-then-destroy timing no combo starter/material breakdown available for this card