DARK
4Juragedo
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1300
View:
4848
During the Battle Step (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, gain 1000 LP. You can only use this effect of "Juragedo" once per turn. (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card, then target 1 face-up monster you control; it gains 1000 ATK until the end of the next turn.
Juragedo — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Juragedo is a generic Level 4 DARK Fiend. Its value is a Battle Step hand Special Summon that gains 1000 LP, plus a self-Tribute that gives a face-up monster +1000 ATK until the end of the next turn. It reliably puts a body on the field during battle, but it creates no card advantage and has no interaction. Its 1700 ATK and 1300 DEF earn no points. The high deck count (359 decks across 44 archetypes, almost always a single copy) confirms it is a practical, easy-to-run staple rather than a card that is strong on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Hand Special Summon in the Battle Step with 359 decks running it at 1.21 copies on average; it is live only in battle phases (observed deck count, text-verified timing). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | No recorded combo boards, so conversion is text-only: a body plus a +1000 ATK pump, no chain into a larger board (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Gains 1000 LP on hand summon and self-Tribute for a pump; no searches, draws, or recursion (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 20 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect; the ATK boost can only win a battle, not stop the opponent (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Generic Level 4 DARK Fiend body that can serve as material; the Tribute effect means it is usually spent rather than kept on the field (verified from text, inferred for material routes). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Works from hand and field and can respond at Quick Effect speed, but is once per turn for the summon and needs a face-up target for the pump (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | One copy in most decks, no garnet or lock, and split across 44 archetypes, so it is cheap to run (observed from deck evidence). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default weights (no clear role); no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Clean generic staple (2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand Special Summon in the Battle Step, so it can be played without a searcher
- Generic Level 4 DARK Fiend that fits many archetypes (44 distinct)
- Gains 1000 LP on summon and adds a +1000 ATK pump when Tributed
- Single-copy usage with no garnet or lock
Weaknesses
- Only live during the Battle Step for the hand summon, and only once per turn
- No card advantage, search, or recursion
- No negation or removal; the ATK pump only affects battles
- Its tribute effect means it is usually spent, not kept on the field
Counters / choke points
- Monsters that negate or end battles (no direct counter in the evidence)
- Card-specific answers are not supplied in evidence (data gap)
Best use
Battle-phase body and LP gain; ATK pump on a monster that is already winning the battle. Decks: Black Luster Soldier, Resonator, Branded, Bystial/Byssted, Wicked God. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 DARK Fiend Effect Monster, 1700 ATK / 1300 DEF, from card text; Battle Step Quick Effect hand Special Summon with 1000 LP gain, once per turn; Quick Effect self-Tribute for +1000 ATK until the end of the next turn
- Observed: 359 recent decks run it, 1.21 copies on average, 311 at 1 copy; Present in 44 archetypes, most often Black Luster Soldier and Resonator; Top partners: Monster Reborn 83.6%, Chaos Angel 73.8%
- Inferred: Deck inclusion is a generic staple pattern, so frequency confirms accessibility but does not raise the score much (guardrail 3); Battle Step timing makes its hand summon narrower than a main-phase summon
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so inclusion is from the deck sample only no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no counter or ruling data supplied