EARTH
4Invader of the Throne
ATK:
1350
DEF:
1700
View:
3696
FLIP: Select 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field and switch control of it with this card. This effect cannot be activated during the Battle Phase.
Invader of the Throne — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 64 · Deck: 60.4 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Invader of the Throne converts a single Level 4 body and one flip window into a permanent control swap of an opponent's monster, which is the card's real value. Its 1350 ATK and 1700 DEF earn almost nothing, and the 13-deck sample shows it as a generic, low-copy pick rather than a core engine piece. The flip timing (no use in the Battle Phase) and the fact that any in-response negate stops the steal keep resilience low, so the score stays in the mid-60s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Level 4 Earth Warrior that is normal-summonable and can be set and flipped, but no searcher or starter route is recorded in the evidence (verified text; no as_starter/as_searched data). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No recorded boards; the one-for-one steal plus body is read from text only, so this axis is inferred. |
| Resource Economy | 50 | A zero-sum swap of cards with no refuel or draw; it only gains board position, not card advantage (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Permanently takes control of an opponent's monster and has no return clause, which is strong disruption, but it is a flip effect that can be answered in response (verified text; inferred response window). |
| Material Utility | 70 | A Level 4 Earth Warrior body is a clean generic material that still converts when its effect is negated (verified card data; inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Negation or a response-window hand trap ends the steal, and only 1.15 copies average per deck, so no redundancy (observed deck copy counts; inferred interaction risk). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | Generic Level 4 body, one copy per deck on average, no garnets or locks, so the slot cost is low (observed deck data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 64, Deck ≈ 60.4, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Permanent control swap of an opponent's monster with no return clause
- Level 4 body that remains a usable material after its effect is negated
- Low deckbuilding cost: generic, single-copy, no garnets
Weaknesses
- Flip effect cannot be used in the Battle Phase and needs a face-down setup turn
- Negation in response to the flip ends the steal entirely
- 1350 ATK / 1700 DEF body adds little board pressure if the steal fails
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (appears alongside this card in 10 of 13 decks; inferred as a response-window answer)
- Effect Veiler (appears in 7 of 13 decks; inferred as a negate on the flip activation)
Best use
Flexible removal-style steal that also serves as a Level 4 material body. Decks: Impcantation, Greed, Prediction Princess, Fiendsmith, Mulcharmy. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Flip effect: switch control of 1 opponent monster on the opponent's side of the field with this card; Cannot be activated during the Battle Phase; Level 4 Earth Warrior, ATK 1350 / DEF 1700; Appears in 13 sampled decks, average 1.15 copies per deck
- Observed: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is a co-deck partner in 10 of 13 decks (76.9%); Copy distribution: 11 decks run 1 copy and 2 decks run 2 copies
- Inferred: The steal is permanent because the text has no return clause; The flip activation is exposed to in-response negates (Ash Blossom, Effect Veiler) as a result of being a flip effect; Level 4 body remains a usable material when the effect is negated
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no ruling data supplied for flip-timing edge cases