EARTH
Gauntlet Launcher
ATK:
2400
DEF:
2800
View:
2871
2 Level 6 monsters You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it.
Gauntlet Launcher — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation
Why it scores here
Gauntlet Launcher converts two Level 6 monsters into a repeatable-looking targeted destroy on any opponent monster, which is a clean 1-for-1 removal role. Its power comes from the effect and from being a single-copy Extra Deck card that fits 37 archetypes, not from its 2400 ATK or 2800 DEF. No combo evidence was supplied, so the combo and resource axes stay low and the score rests on text plus deck usage.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Needs two Level 6 monsters to Xyz Summon, and the pack shows no starter or searched route (verified text; deck spread across 37 archetypes is observed) (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | Only removes one monster and adds no body or board, and there are zero combo appearances to confirm more (verified text; combos total 0) (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Spends one Xyz Material for one opponent monster with no draw, search or refuel shown (verified text) (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 72 | Targets any monster the opponent controls and destroys it, a flexible removal effect with no negation or protection in the text (verified text) (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 30 | As a Rank 6 Xyz it is only a narrow material for other Rank 6 Xyz, with no generic material value shown (verified text) (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The effect is available only while it has Xyz Material, and no redundancy or recursion appears in the pack (verified text; 1 copy in 62 of 64 decks) (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single copy in 62 of 64 decks, no garnet or lock restriction in the text, and it sits in the Extra Deck (observed deck stats; verified text) (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Removal / Negation profile, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Flexible targeted destroy that can hit any opponent monster
- Live in 64 recent decks across 37 archetypes at about one copy each
- Single-copy Extra Deck card with no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Two Level 6 materials are needed before the effect does anything
- Costs a material for a 1-for-1, with no advantage or refuel
- No combo evidence supplied, so board conversion is unverified
Counters / choke points
- No counter evidence supplied in the pack; as a generic destroy effect it is answerable by the opponent's own negation or protection (inferred)
Best use
Removal. Decks: Labrynth, Eldlich, Gagaga. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Rank 6 Xyz, 2400 ATK / 2800 DEF, text: detach 1 Xyz Material to destroy 1 opponent monster; 64 decks, 37 distinct archetypes, avg 1.03 copies per deck
- Observed: 62 of 64 decks run 1 copy; 2 run 2 copies; Gameplay split: type 4 at 43.8%, type 7 at 42.2%; Top partners include Photon Strike Bounzer (40.6%) and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (29.7%)
- Inferred: Removal is a 1-for-1 that spends one material; Generic destroy effect that the opponent's negation or protection can answer
- Data gaps: No combo evidence supplied (total_combos 0), so combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token supplied; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for this card; inclusion inferred from the deck sample only The only guide mention is about True Draco and lists this card only as a section co-card, so guide signal is weak