FIRE
1Infernoid Decatron
Archetype:
Infernoid
ATK:
500
DEF:
200
View:
4319
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 "Infernoid" monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, except "Infernoid Decatron", and if you do, increase this card's Level by the Level of the sent monster, and if you do that, this card's name becomes that monster's, and replace this effect with that monster's original effects.
Infernoid Decatron — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Infernoid Decatron is a Level 1 Tuner whose on-summon effect sends another Infernoid from the Deck to the Graveyard, raises its Level by that monster's Level, and then copies that monster's name and effects. It converts a Deck-only resource into a Tuner body that can take on a second Infernoid's effect, so its score comes from Level/name flexibility and the Infernoid engine it plugs into. It has no interaction and only a single on-summon trigger, so its ATK of 500 and the Level-1 body earn nothing on their own. The score is capped by the absence of combo evidence (appearances 0), which keeps confidence at Medium.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 3 copies on average, with 98% co-occurrence with the main Infernoid partners, but no combo routes were observed to confirm how often it is live in hand (observed + inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Its text turns one Deck-to-GY send into a Level and name change that carries another Infernoid's effect, but no combo boards were recorded to measure the conversion (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | It sends one Infernoid from the Deck to the Graveyard as a cost, with no draw, search, or recurring advantage in the text or evidence (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in the text, and no interaction is recorded in the deck or combo evidence (verified). |
| Material Utility | 70 | A Level 1 Tuner that can raise its Level by the sent monster's Level and take that monster's name, so it converts as material even if its effect is negated (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The effect fires only on Normal or Special Summon, so a single negation ends the transformation, though the Level 1 body stays on the field (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Three copies are typical and the card is a cheap Level 1 body with no garnet, lock, or brick restriction in the text (observed + verified). |
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
- Level 1 Tuner body that can take on a second Infernoid's effect after one Deck-to-GY send
- Near-universal inclusion in the sampled Infernoid decks at 3 copies, with high co-occurrence with the core partners
- Cheap to run with no garnet or lock restriction in the text
Weaknesses
- Single on-summon trigger that a single negation shuts off
- No interaction or card advantage in the text
- Its value depends on Infernoid support in the Deck, so it is weak outside that home
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the on-summon trigger (inferred from text; no interaction logs in evidence)
Best use
Level 1 Tuner and Infernoid engine body that copies another Infernoid's effect. Decks: Infernoid (archetype 714, gameplay 7). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 1 Tuner, Fire Fiend, 500 ATK, Infernoid-named effect with a Deck-to-GY send; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, average 2.81 copies; Usage statistics: 100% inclusion in Infernoid gameplay 7 at 3 copies
- Observed: Co-occurrence of 85–98% with the main Infernoid partners in the sampled decks; Infernoid archetype 46.2% of decks, 90.8% gameplay 7 share
- Inferred: Live-in-hand reliability is high on summon, but no combo or searcher routes were recorded; Material value survives negation of the effect because the body is a Level 1 Tuner
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or interaction logs supplied for the name-change and replace-effect clauses no dated metagame sample — meta power left null