DARK
3Junk Synchron
Archetype:
Junk
ATK:
1300
DEF:
500
View:
7750
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 Level 2 or lower monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target in Defense Position, but it has its effects negated.
Junk Synchron — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 65 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 65.5 · Deck: 64.6 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Junk Synchron turns a Normal Summon into a Tuner body plus a Defense-position revival of a Level 2 or lower monster from the Graveyard, but the revived monster has its effects negated, so the conversion is one extra body rather than a board. Its strongest axis is material utility: it is a clean Level 3 DARK Warrior Tuner that remains a valid Synchro material even after its summon effect is blanked. Its presence in all 400 sampled decks across 34 archetypes confirms it is a generic staple, and that inclusion was not counted as power; the lack of any combo data holds combo conversion and deck synergy to moderate values.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | Plain Normal Summonable Level 3 Tuner with no searcher needed, present in all 400 sampled decks at about 1.82 copies each (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Its Normal Summon revives one Level 2 or lower Graveyard monster in Defense, but that monster is negated, so conversion is a single extra body; no combo boards are supplied to confirm more (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Turns a dead Graveyard Level 2 monster into a body without a card cost, a small net gain with no repeatable refuel (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Its text contains no opponent negation, removal, or disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 85 | Level 3 DARK Warrior Tuner that remains a valid Synchro material when its effect is negated, supported by 34 archetypes (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Its only effect is a one-shot Normal Summon trigger, so a single negate removes the upside; redundancy comes only from about 1.82 copies per deck (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | Generic Tuner with no garnet or self-lock restriction, run at about 1.8 copies across 400 decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 65.5, Deck ≈ 64.6, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 3 Tuner that stays a valid Synchro material even when its effect is negated
- Turns a Graveyard Level 2 monster into a Defense body on Normal Summon at no card cost
- Broad deck fit: present in 400/400 sampled decks across 34 archetypes
Weaknesses
- Its single summon effect is negatable and offers no interaction or disruption
- No combo evidence showing it starts or ends a board
- The revived monster is always negated, which limits the value of the revival
Counters / choke points
- Negation of its Normal Summon trigger (inference from text; no named counters in evidence)
Best use
Tuner body and Level 2 Graveyard revival for Synchro summons. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Stardust / Synchron, Crimson Dragon. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Normal Summon trigger targets a Level 2 or lower Graveyard monster, Special Summons it in Defense, and negates it; Level 3 DARK Warrior Tuner, ATK 1300 / DEF 500 (not used in scoring); Present in 400/400 sampled decks across 34 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Runs in all 400 sampled decks at 1.82 copies on average (distribution 1:128, 2:218, 3:54); Top partner co-occurrence: Stardust Synchron 88.8%, Stardust Dragon 85.5%, Crimson Dragon 80.2%; Gameplay type 7 accounts for 78.8% of decks; usage statistics show 50–100% inclusion across 8 archetypes
- Inferred: The Level 2 Graveyard revival makes it an extender, but only as a single defensive body with negated effects; Its Tuner body gives generic Synchro material value that survives negation; Deck resilience is moderate given 34 archetypes but no starter-count data
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and deck synergy are text and deck-inclusion inference only no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings supplied; the card text states no once-per-turn limit, and none was assumed no starter role or material role breakdown and no average starter count when present, so deck resilience is inferred from archetype spread no meta or Top-Card ranking supplied (top-card status false)