LIGHT
4Ganbara Knight
ATK:
0
DEF:
1800
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When this face-up Attack Position card is targeted for an attack: You can change it to Defense Position.
Ganbara Knight — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Ganbara Knight is a plain Level 4 LIGHT Warrior with 0 ATK and 1800 DEF. Its only effect lets it switch to Defense Position when it is attacked, which is a narrow defensive effect with no searching, card advantage or board-building text. The score comes mainly from its value as a clean Level 4 LIGHT material body that still converts when its effect is negated, plus its cheap, low-restriction deckbuilding; the 0 ATK and the 1800 DEF earn nothing by themselves. Deck presence in Utopia and Onomat lists supports a real material role, but it does not raise the score past that role.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | No searcher or tutor route appears in the card text or combo data, and it is run in 31 decks at about 1.7 copies each, which suggests it is drawn by generic means and is not reliably live (verified for text, observed for deck count, inferred for access). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | The evidence has zero recorded boards, and the text only changes battle position, so it builds nothing on its own (verified text, observed zero combo appearances). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | There is no draw, search, recursion or banish refuel in the text, so the card is a body with no advantage return (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The effect only triggers when the card is attacked and does not negate or remove anything, so it provides little opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | As a Level 4 LIGHT Warrior it fits Level 4 and LIGHT material requirements, and the Utopia Xyz partners in its deck lists suggest that use is real, though no combo material counts were recorded (verified attributes, observed partner co-occurrence, inferred material use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | It has one zone and one trigger, and the defensive flip does not stop non-attack effects, so it has only moderate multi-spot value (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | It has no garnet or lock text, copies run 1 to 3 without issue, and it is a common generic Level 4 body that is easy to run (verified text, observed copy distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal primary; no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 LIGHT Warrior material that converts even when its effect is negated
- Low deckbuilding cost with no garnet or lock text
- Appears across seven archetypes, which indicates a portable body
Weaknesses
- Effect only triggers when attacked and does nothing else
- No recorded combo appearances or searcher routes
- 0 ATK and no card advantage, so it contributes little on its own
Counters / choke points
- Non-attack effects and direct removal ignore the battle-position change (inferred)
Best use
Level 4 LIGHT material body with a defensive attack-response effect. Decks: Utopia, Onomat. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 LIGHT Warrior Effect Monster with 0 ATK and 1800 DEF (card data); Effect lets it change to Defense Position when targeted for an attack (card text); Listed in 31 recent decks, with 1 to 3 copies each (decks evidence)
- Observed: Zero recorded combo boards include it (combos evidence); Partner co-occurrence with Utopia and Onomat cards is high (decks evidence)
- Inferred: Its material value is real given its Level 4 LIGHT fit with Utopia Xyz lines; Non-attack effects and direct removal ignore its battle-position response
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no searcher or tutor route evidence in the pack no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for archetype inclusion no banlist token, so 3 copies (unlimited) is assumed