EARTH
5Infinitrack Tunneller
Archetype:
Infinitrack
ATK:
2200
DEF:
500
View:
5367
You can Tribute 1 EARTH Machine monster; Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 5 EARTH Machine monsters in your GY; shuffle them into the Deck, then draw 2 cards. You can only use each effect of "Infinitrack Tunneller" once per turn.
Infinitrack Tunneller — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 63 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Infinitrack Tunneller scores on its graveyard recursion: it banishes itself from the GY to shuffle 5 EARTH Machine monsters back and draw 2, a refuel that the observed boards support (netCardAdvantage +2 in all three examples). Its hand Special Summon is gated by a Tribute of an EARTH Machine, which caps accessibility and deckbuilding. The 2200 ATK and 100% deck inclusion did not earn points; the inclusion rate reflects a staple slot in a dominant shell, and the combo sample (5 boards, 0 as starter) is too thin to lift the combo axis above the middle.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Hand Special Summon needs a Tribute of an EARTH Machine and the GY effect needs the card in the GY, but it sits in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 34 archetypes (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in 5 of 5 recorded boards, as material in 1 (20%), with average power index 64.4 and no starter role recorded (observed); the one-card-to-board conversion is inferred from text. |
| Resource Economy | 75 | Banish-from-GY effect shuffles up to 5 EARTH Machines and draws 2, with netCardAdvantage +2 in the top examples (verified text, observed board stat). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in the text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 5 EARTH Machine body with 2200 ATK; the material role is observed in 1 board, and the body stays usable as material when its effects are negated (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two effects usable from hand and GY across different turns, each once per turn, with no interaction defence (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Single-copy slot in 397 of 400 decks with no garnet, but the EARTH Machine tribute restriction limits which bodies can go in (verified text, observed copies). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: EARTH Machine tribute restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- GY banish refuel that shuffles up to 5 EARTH Machines and draws 2
- Live from both hand and graveyard across different turns
- Appears in 100% of sampled decks across 34 archetypes, so the line is portable
- Usable as a Level 5 Machine material even when its effects are negated
Weaknesses
- Hand summon needs a Tribute of an EARTH Machine
- Draw effect needs 5 EARTH Machine targets in the GY
- No interaction or disruption
- Race-locked to EARTH Machine decks
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom and Joyous Spring style GY-effect responses (inferred from text, not in evidence)
- Hand disruption before the Tribute summon is made (inferred)
Best use
Recursion engine and refuel body in EARTH Machine shells. Decks: Earth Machine, Infinitrack, Train, Machina. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Hand Special Summon in Defense Position requires tributing 1 EARTH Machine monster; GY banish effect targets 5 EARTH Machine monsters, shuffles them into the Deck, then draws 2; Each effect is once per turn; No negation, removal, or hand-trap text
- Observed: Included in 400 of 400 sampled decks (100%) across 34 archetypes; Appears in 5 of 5 recorded boards, as material in 1; Average power index 64.4 when present, with netCardAdvantage +2 in top examples; Top partners: Urgent Schedule, Therion King Regulus, Gustav Max
- Inferred: Recursion role is real and practical in EARTH Machine shells; Body stays useful as material when effects are negated; Tribute restriction limits deck flexibility
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Only 5 recorded combo boards, so combo conversion is thinly sampled combo role is empty in all combo examples No rulings or Top-Card ranking data for this card Usage statistics cover 5 archetype/gameplay pairs only