WIND
2Gusto Griffin
Archetype:
Gusto
ATK:
800
DEF:
300
View:
3496
If this card is sent from the hand to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Gusto" monster from your Deck. You can only use the effect of "Gusto Griffin" once per turn.
Gusto Griffin — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Gusto Griffin is a 2-level WIND Winged Beast whose only effect converts a discard from hand into a Special Summon of a Gusto monster from the Deck, so it is a one-for-one body generator that keeps the Gusto line moving. It is a staple in the evidence: 151 recent decks run it (avg 2.47 copies, 102 of 151 in Gusto archetypes), which supports accessibility and cheap deck cost, but that frequency does not raise its power on its own. Its score is capped by the thin combo sample (one board, no starter or material role observed) and by the narrow Gusto-only text, so high inclusion did not earn extra points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Three copies run in most decks, and it is live from hand via its own discard, though the combo sample is a single board (observed, inferred from copies_per_deck). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Summons one Gusto monster from the Deck, a fair extra body rather than a full board, and the only board sample scored 100 with no recorded role (observed, thin sample). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Self-discard from hand plus one Deck summon is roughly even card economy, with no recorded netCardAdvantage role for the card itself (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The effect is a discard-to-summon with no negate, removal, or disruption on the opponent's turn (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 2 WIND Winged Beast fits generic Level 2 material needs, but it is usually discarded rather than left on the field (inferred from text, no as_material observations). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | The trigger works from hand in any turn it can be discarded, but the payoff depends on Gusto monsters in the Deck and a single once-per-turn use (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Low-cost 2-level body, 3-copy max is standard, with no garnet, lock, or brick restriction in the evidence (verified from decks_evidence copy distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts a hand discard into a Gusto Deck summon, so it works as a starter body from hand
- Cheap to run: 3 copies in most decks, no garnet or lock cost
- Present in 151 recent decks across 23 archetypes, with consistent Gusto-core partners
Weaknesses
- One effect, once per turn, with no negate or removal on the opponent's turn
- Payoff depends on the Gusto monsters remaining in the Deck
- Power is capped by its narrow Gusto-only text, so a generic-use case is weak
Counters / choke points
- Generic hand-trap or discard-prevention interaction that stops the hand trigger (inferred; the evidence has no counter data)
Best use
Starter / Combo enabler (Gusto body generator). Decks: Gusto, Gusto Egul / Pilica lines. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect: from hand to GY, Special Summon 1 Gusto monster from Deck, once per turn; Level 2 WIND Winged Beast, Effect Monster, ATK 800 / DEF 300; Appears in 151 recent decks, 3 copies in 100 of them
- Observed: 102 of 151 decks are Gusto archetypes; top partners appear in 50–86% of decks; One combo board, appearance 100%, with no starter or material role recorded
- Inferred: Starter role from the hand trigger, since the card is not observed as starter in combos; Material utility limited because the card is usually discarded
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only combo sample is a single board with no role_in_combo entries no counter or interaction data in evidence