EARTH
4Gadget Trio
Archetype:
Gadget
ATK:
1300
DEF:
1100
View:
4190
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Shining Sarcophagus" or 1 Spell/Trap that mentions it from your Deck to your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Set 1 "Stronghold the Hidden Fortress" from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Gadget Trio" once per turn.
Gadget Trio — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Gadget Trio's score comes from its two effects: a Normal or Special Summon search for Shining Sarcophagus or a Spell/Trap that mentions it, and a Set from the Deck when it is destroyed. Its 1300 ATK and Level 4 body earn nothing on their own. The card is a real, widely run piece (400 of 400 sampled decks, 3 copies on average), but that frequency confirms accessibility rather than strength, and the search target ties its value to one archetype. Its interaction score is low because the card offers no direct negation or removal, and the combo table has no recorded boards to confirm how far it converts.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Present in all 400 sampled decks at about 2.3 copies on average, but it cannot find itself and no combo starts were recorded (inferred from decks_evidence; decks are a frequency signal only). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | The search turns one summon into one known support card, and the destruction effect adds a Set, but there are zero recorded combos to show what a realistic board looks like (text-only inference). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Two triggers that each add a card (a search on summon, a Set from Deck on destruction) give a modest net gain on a single body (text-derived). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect is written on the card text (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A plain Level 4 Earth Machine body that can serve as material, but no recorded material use exists and its utility when its effects are negated is unconfirmed (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Two separate once-per-turn triggers on different events give some spread across turns, but both can be shut off by a single negate (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Three copies of a non-garnet body across many archetypes, with no lock or brick cost recorded in the evidence (observed from decks_evidence and inferred from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Summon-triggered search gives a reliable +1 card when it is summoned
- Destruction-triggered Set adds a second card from the Deck after the body is lost
- Present across 46 distinct archetypes in the sampled decks, and 100% in the Shining Sarcophagus and Dark Magician Girl partner lists
- Plain Level 4 body with no garnet or self-lock restriction
Weaknesses
- No direct interaction: no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect
- Search target is tied to Shining Sarcophagus, so value falls outside that deck
- No recorded combo boards to confirm conversion into a disruptive end-board
- 1300 ATK body is weak on the field
Counters / choke points
- Negate effects (for example Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring) stop both triggers
- Banish or other non-destruction removal avoids the Set-from-Deck trigger
Best use
Searcher and backrow-set body in Shining Sarcophagus-based decks. Decks: Shining Sarcophagus, Dark Magician, Silent Magician, Silent Swordsman. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: summon-triggered search for Shining Sarcophagus or a Spell/Trap that mentions it; Card text: destruction-triggered Set of Stronghold the Hidden Fortress from Deck; Card text: each effect is once per turn; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 2.33 average copies
- Observed: Co-occurs at 100% with Shining Sarcophagus and Dark Magician Girl in sampled decks; Inclusion of 100% in several StatisticsCard archetypes (frequency, not power); Guide places it in the CORE section of the Shining Sarcophagus deck
- Inferred: Accessibility is moderate because the card is run at 3 copies but has no self-search route; Interaction is low because the card has no direct negation; Material utility is generic as a Level 4 body
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no top-card ranking (not a top card) no gameplay-type-specific power data beyond deck counts