EARTH
10Heavy Armored Knight Babeldecker
Archetype:
Train
ATK:
500
DEF:
3000
View:
624
You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. You can only use each of the following effects of "Heavy Armored Knight Babeldecker" once per turn. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 EARTH Machine monster from your hand. During your Main Phase, if your opponent activated a card or effect this turn: You can Special Summon 1 Rank 10 EARTH Machine Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck using this card you control as material (this is treated as an Xyz Summon).
Heavy Armored Knight Babeldecker — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.4 · Deck: 58.2 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Babeldecker is a tributeless Level 10 EARTH Machine that converts a hand-summon into a second EARTH Machine body and, when the opponent has activated a card or effect this turn, into a Rank 10 EARTH Machine Xyz. Its value is that conversion, not its 500 ATK or 3000 DEF, which earn nothing. Being a Train-shell staple is confirmed by 400 of 400 sampled decks, but that sample was built from decks containing the card, so the frequency reflects accessibility, not inclusion strength. The score is held back by the absence of any combo evidence, the once-per-turn and opponent-activation timing limits, and the lack of any negation, removal or card advantage.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 68 | Tributeless Normal Summon and a hand-SS effect make it live from hand; 400/400 sampled decks run it across 57 archetypes, but no combo start/search data exists (verified text + observed deck count; partly inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Text gives a hand-SS of a second EARTH Machine plus a conditional Rank 10 Xyz route; no recorded boards confirm it (verified text; combo outcome inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | One body from hand and a Xyz material use add board presence but no draw, search, or GY refuel (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 8 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in the text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 10 EARTH Machine is a usable Xyz material, and it still works as material when its effects are negated (inferred from text and rules). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Operates from hand, field, and Extra Deck with two effects, but each is once per turn and the Xyz needs an opponent activation in your Main Phase (verified text; resilience inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Mostly 1-copy (280 of 400 decks), no garnet or lock, and cheap to splash in an EARTH Machine shell (observed decks + verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 57.4, Deck ≈ 58.2, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Tributeless Normal Summon keeps it castable from hand
- Hand-SS effect gives a second EARTH Machine body in the same turn
- Conditional Rank 10 EARTH Machine Xyz route when the opponent activates a card or effect in your Main Phase
- Consistently present in Train-shell lists across 57 archetypes
- Mostly single-copy, so low deck cost
Weaknesses
- Each effect is once per turn
- The Xyz route needs an opponent activation in your Main Phase
- No negation, removal, draw, search, or refuel
- Its ATK and DEF contribute nothing to the score
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, which can respond to its hand-SS or Xyz-related effects if the sampled decks' interaction pattern holds (observed partner list, not verified against a combo)
- Droll & Lock Bird, which can stop the follow-up if the opponent is in the right spot (observed partner list only)
Best use
Extender / Level 10 Xyz route. Decks: Train, Crystron, Earth Machine, Machina, Infinitrack. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Tributeless Normal Summon, hand-SS effect, and conditional Rank 10 EARTH Machine Xyz text from card text; Level 10 EARTH Machine, 500 ATK / 3000 DEF, and Train archetype from card data; 400 sampled decks, copies distribution, and top partners from deck data
- Observed: Per-archetype inclusion in usage statistics (up to 100% in some Train, Crystron, and Machina lists); One guide mention placing it in a Train & Machines section
- Inferred: Accessibility is high because the card is hand-summonable and widely present; Material utility survives effect negation because the card remains a Level 10 EARTH Machine; Rank 10 Xyz route is practical when the opponent activates a card in your Main Phase
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) deck data is sampled only from decks containing this card (400/400 running main), so deck count does not measure inclusion rate no combo evidence for synergy or starter/material share no rulings or FAQ supplied for the once-per-turn and Xyz timing interactions