WIND
5Invoked Raidjin
Archetype:
Invoked
ATK:
2200
DEF:
2400
View:
5056
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 WIND monster Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; change it to face-down Defense Position.
Invoked Raidjin — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second
Why it scores here
Invoked Raidjin is a Fusion body whose score comes almost entirely from its once-per-turn, either-turn effect that forces one face-up monster into face-down Defense Position. That is repeatable, flexible interaction, but it is soft: it does not negate or destroy, and the card has no card advantage, search, or refuel text. The card is in 400 of 400 sampled decks, and its partners are the Invoked core, which confirms it is practical and cheap to run. That frequency earns accessibility and deck fit, not raw power, and the 2200 ATK and 2400 DEF earn nothing.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Fusion route needs Aleister the Invoker plus a WIND monster; Aleister co-occurs in 95.5% of decks and the card runs in 400/400 sampled decks, so the route is live (observed, inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No recorded boards, so the card's conversion into a full board is text-only inference; the body is a 2200-ATK Fusion but nothing in the evidence shows it building past one body (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | The text has no draw, search, banish-refuel, or recovery clause, and a Fusion summon consumes materials, so no card advantage is shown (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Its effect works on either player's turn against any face-up monster, but it only changes position once per turn and does not negate or destroy (verified from text, interaction strength inferred). |
| Material Utility | 25 | No evidence the card is used as material in any recorded route, and it is an Extra Deck body; this axis is low by default (inferred, gap). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The effect is on-field and once per turn, so one negation or a single-turn cap ends its use for that turn; redundancy comes only from the 47 distinct archetypes in the sample (observed plus inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Runs as a single copy in 399 of 400 decks with no garnet or lock restriction, and the Extra Deck slot cost is one slot (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Board breaker / Going-second profile, single primary role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Repeatable once-per-turn effect that works on either player's turn
- Hits any face-up monster, not only attackers
- Live in the Invoked core, in 400/400 sampled decks
- Single copy, no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Soft interaction: changes position, does not negate or destroy
- No card advantage, search, or refuel
- Fusion route depends on Aleister the Invoker being on the field
- Material and combo value unevidenced (no combos supplied)
Best use
Board breaker / soft interaction on the Fusion body. Decks: Invoked (Aleister core), Mulcharmy, Magistus. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion summon requires Aleister the Invoker + 1 WIND monster; Once per turn, either player's turn: target 1 face-up monster and change it to face-down Defense Position; No draw, search, or refuel text; Runs in 400/400 sampled decks at 1 copy in 399
- Observed: Aleister the Invoker co-occurs in 382/400 decks (95.5%); Inclusion 63.5%–100% across 5 StatisticsCard archetype rows; Distinct archetypes in sample: 47
- Inferred: Soft interaction rating from position change without negation; Accessibility 65 because the Fusion route is practiced but needs Aleister on field; Generic utility 75 from breadth of archetypes but Invoked-specific text
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion, starter/material/payoff roles, and power index are text-only inference no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or metagame sample supplied no counter cards named in evidence