EARTH
2Krawler Dendrite
Archetype:
Krawler
ATK:
1300
DEF:
600
View:
3580
FLIP: You can send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY. If this face-up card in its owner's control leaves the field because of an opponent's card effect: You can Special Summon 2 "Krawler" monsters with different names from your Deck in face-down Defense Position, except "Krawler Dendrite". You can only use each effect of "Krawler Dendrite" once per turn.
Krawler Dendrite — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Starter
Why it scores here
Krawler Dendrite's value is its second effect: when it leaves the field because of an opponent's card effect, it turns that removal into two Krawler monsters with different names Special Summoned from the Deck in face-down Defense Position, a net body gain. Its FLIP effect only sends one monster from the Deck to the GY and provides no interaction. The 58 reflects a solid Krawler extender in a single-copy slot; the 303-deck sample confirms it is a practical, consistently played piece (97% alongside Krawler Soma), but that frequency is not used as a power driver. The 1300 ATK and Level 2 body earn nothing directly.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Single-copy in 280 of 303 decks with no searcher listed and no observed starter or searched role; reachable through the Krawler core but not reliably live in the opening hand (inferred from deck evidence, no combo data). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Its removal trigger adds two bodies from the Deck, a fair board extension with help, but no recorded boards confirm it (inferred from card text, no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Removal by opponent's effect converts into two summons, a net +1 body; the FLIP self-mill from Deck to GY is not card advantage (verified from text, inferred for net value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or disruption on the card; it only reacts to the opponent's removal (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 2 EARTH Insect body with no Tuner or clean generic material text; usable as a Level 2 material but not a clean fit, and the trigger does not help when negated (inferred from stats and text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 62 | Its removal trigger means opponent removal yields value, and it summons into two zones; it is still hit by negation, which the evidence does not measure (inferred from text, deck evidence). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 78 | No garnet, lock, or self-restriction; one copy is enough across 37 archetypes, but it needs Krawler support for the trigger (verified from text and deck copy distribution, 280/303 at one copy). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Starter. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts an opponent's removal into two Krawler summons from the Deck, giving a net body gain
- Single-copy, no garnet or lock cost, and it fits 37 archetypes (deck evidence)
- Consistently included alongside its Krawler core (Krawler Soma in 97% of sampled decks)
Weaknesses
- No opponent interaction of its own (no negate, no removal)
- Its main value needs the opponent to remove it with a card effect; not a proactive effect
- Needs other Krawler monsters in the Deck for the second effect to do anything
- No recorded combo or guide evidence of its real conversion rate
Counters / choke points
- Negation of its trigger effect (the removal trigger only works on opponent card effects)
- Non-effect removal such as battle destruction, which does not trigger the effect
Best use
Extender: converts opponent removal into two Krawler bodies, and FLIP sends one monster from the Deck to the GY. Decks: Krawler, Powered Crawler, Beetrooper, Battlewasp. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: FLIP sends 1 monster from Deck to GY; removal by opponent effect Special Summons 2 differently-named Krawler monsters from Deck in face-down Defense Position, excluding Krawler Dendrite; each effect once per turn; Level 2 EARTH Insect, 1300/600, Effect monster; Single copy in 280 of 303 sampled decks; 37 distinct archetypes; Krawler Soma co-occurs in 294 of 303 decks (97%)
- Observed: Deck inclusion across Beetrooper, Battlewasp, Ragnaraika, Powered Crawler and Krawler homes
- Inferred: Removal trigger is a net +1 body, and the card is a Krawler extender rather than a generic body; Accessibility is moderate, based on Krawler support rather than a searcher; Level 2 body is usable as Level 2 material, without a Tuner or clean generic fit
- 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 top-card ranking data; not confirmed as a top card Negation interaction with the removal trigger is not measured