EARTH
4Green Gadget
Archetype:
Gadget
ATK:
1400
DEF:
600
View:
4919
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Red Gadget" from your Deck to your hand.
Green Gadget — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Starter
Why it scores here
Green Gadget is a Level 4 EARTH Machine body whose only effect is a summon-triggered search for Red Gadget. That converts one body into one card in hand, a fair +1 with no board, refuel, or interaction. The 1400 ATK and 600 DEF earn nothing. Its score comes from being a clean, cheap, generic Gadget-engine slot that is run in every sampled deck, not from raw stats or from any observed combo, since no combo boards were supplied.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 58 | Summon-triggered search for Red Gadget, which is included in 98.2% of decks running this card; but it is a body that needs a Gadget engine to be live (observed, deck stats; search route is verified from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | One summon becomes one searched card with no further board development in the text; combo conversion is text-only inference because combo data is empty (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | A 1-for-1 search on summon gives roughly +1 card of advantage with no GY refuel or repeated value (verified from text, inferred magnitude). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or disruption in the card text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 50 | Level 4 EARTH Machine is a clean generic material and Level fit, but no material role observations were supplied (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The search is an on-summon trigger, so a negated effect still leaves a body; the card is otherwise single-zone and single-use (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Typically 2 to 3 copies, present in all 400 sampled decks, with no garnet or lock restriction; it is a standard slot cost (observed, deck stats). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Starter/Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Summon-triggered search for Red Gadget with no board requirement beyond the summon itself
- Cheap, generic Level 4 body that fits the Gadget engine and common Xyz-style material needs
- Run in 400/400 sampled decks at 2 to 3 copies with strong partner overlap (Red Gadget 98.2%, Yellow Gadget 98%)
Weaknesses
- 1400 ATK / 600 DEF body with no standalone board impact
- Single-purpose effect that depends on Gadget archetype support for value
- No interaction, removal, or negation, so it contributes nothing against the opponent's plays
Counters / choke points
- Card-negation or effect-negation (negates the on-summon search, leaving only a vanilla-like body)
- Opponent's floodgate or summon-prevention effects that stop the summon trigger
Best use
Searcher on summon feeding Red Gadget into the Gadget engine. Decks: Gadgets (566), Machina (581). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: on Normal or Special Summon, add 1 Red Gadget from Deck to hand; Level 4 EARTH Machine, ATK 1400 / DEF 600, Gadget archetype; Formats include TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Present in 400/400 sampled decks at avg 2.49 copies, max 3; Red Gadget co-occurs in 98.2% of decks; Yellow Gadget in 98%; Gadgets archetype inclusion 100% in usage statistics
- Inferred: Search is a 1-for-1 conversion, roughly +1 card with no refuel; Material and resilience values inferred from Level and text, since no combo evidence exists; Generic utility is capped at 50 because the text names Red Gadget and only Gadget-family homes are shown
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and material roles are text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings data for timing or interaction edge cases distinct archetypes (43) is not reconciled with the 10 archetypes listed, so the generic-utility proxy is treated cautiously