EARTH
4Gem-Knight Alexandrite
Archetype:
Gem-
ATK:
1800
DEF:
1200
View:
3486
You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Gem-Knight" Normal Monster from your Deck.
Gem-Knight Alexandrite — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.1 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Alexandrite scores as a reliable Level 4 Gem-Knight body that Tributes itself to Special Summon a Gem-Knight Normal Monster from the Deck. That is a body-for-body swap, not card advantage, so resource economy stays near even. Its 1800 ATK earned nothing; the 117-deck footprint and strong partner co-occurrence lift accessibility and deck synergy, not the intrinsic core. With no combo records, combo conversion is text-only and held low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | A Level 4 Earth body that 117 recorded decks run at 1-3 copies, with the Tribute effect live once it is on the field (observed; text verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The text converts one body into one Gem-Knight Normal Monster and nothing more; no combo boards are supplied to confirm a larger line (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Tribute-then-Deck-summon nets zero cards, so the effect is a one-for-one exchange and not a refuel or advantage engine (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card carries no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect, so it offers almost no opponent interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 4 Rock Earth fits Gem-Knight Fusion and Xyz routes, and it is often used as fodder; the 59.8% co-occurrence with Gem-Knight Fusion supports the material role (observed). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Its effect needs the card on the field to Tribute, and it has no protection against common field interruption (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single-copy-friendly (81 of 117 decks run one copy), no garnet or lock restriction, and it fits the Gem-Knight shell at low slot cost (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 57.1, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 4 Earth Rock body that is easy to get into a Gem-Knight build
- Tribute effect converts the body into a Gem-Knight Normal Monster from the Deck, a deck-to-field route
- Very wide deck presence: 117 recorded decks, 15 archetype labels, with heavy Gem-Knight shell overlap
Weaknesses
- Tribute-then-summon is a zero-sum exchange, so it gives no card advantage
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect and no opponent interaction
- Its value depends on the quality of the Gem-Knight Normal Monster it fetches, which the evidence does not list
- Combo conversion is text-only: no combo boards are recorded
Counters / choke points
- Field removal or monster effect negation that stops the Tribute before it resolves (inferred from text; not in evidence)
Best use
Searcher/Tutor with a Tribute-to-Normal body exchange; secondary Level 4 material. Decks: Gem-Knights shells (Gem-Knight Zirconia, Gem-Knight Fusion, Brilliant Fusion), Adamancipator (49 of 117 decks running it). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 Gem-Knight Normal Monster from your Deck; Level 4 Earth Rock Effect Monster, 1800 ATK, Gem- archetype; 117 decks run it; 81 run 1 copy, 17 run 2, 19 run 3
- Observed: Adamancipator 41.9% and Gem-Knights 25.6% / 15.4% of decks running it; Top partner co-occurrence: Gem-Knight Zirconia 90.6%, Brilliant Fusion 84.6%, Gem-Knight Fusion 59.8%; Played in 4 gameplay types, mostly gameplay 4 (65.8%) and 7 (27.4%)
- Inferred: Deck-to-field body exchange with no card advantage; Material role from Level 4 Rock Earth fit; Vulnerable to field interruption before the Tribute resolves
- 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): inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no list of eligible Gem-Knight Normal Monster targets supplied