EARTH
4Leotaur
ATK:
1500
DEF:
1600
View:
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If this card battles a non-Normal Monster, this card gains 500 ATK during the Damage Step only.
Leotaur — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 52 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Leotaur is a plain Level 4 Earth Beast-Warrior whose only effect is a battle-only +500 ATK during the Damage Step against non-Normal monsters. It converts into value mainly as a generic Level 4 material body, and it is cheap and easy to run in 35 recent decks. Its 1500 ATK and 1600 DEF earn no points, and the battle-only boost is not an interaction tool, so it adds little beyond being a body.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Runs 2.09 copies per deck across 35 decks, but it has no searcher or self-access route in the evidence, so it is only live when already in hand (observed deck count; no searcher text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | No recorded boards and no combo examples; the card only adds one body with no text-based board-building step (text-only inference, data gap). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No card advantage, no draw, and no GY refuel in the text; it is roughly card-neutral as a body (verified text, inferred neutral). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The effect is a battle-only ATK boost with no negation, removal, or hand-trap reach (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 4 Earth Beast-Warrior with no Tuner role; a clean generic material for Level 4 summons, and its body still counts when the battle effect is negated (verified text, inferred use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | A single body with no recursion or redundant zones; one negate or removal ends its value, and its battle effect is lost if negated (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | No garnets, locks, or self-restriction, and redundant copies are fine; it is a near free-roll slot (verified text, observed 2.09 copies per deck). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Material body / Normal, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 52, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic Level 4 Earth Beast-Warrior material body that fits many Level 4 summons
- Easy to run: no garnet or lock cost, and 2–3 copies fit comfortably
- Live in 35 recent decks across 16 archetypes, so the role is practical rather than niche
Weaknesses
- No searcher or self-access route; it is a dead draw unless already in hand
- The battle-only +500 ATK does not matter outside the Damage Step and is lost if the effect is negated
- Single body with no recursion or follow-up value
Counters / choke points
- Any generic removal or negate ends its material value
- Hand disruption before the material step removes it from the line
Best use
Level 4 material body in Warrior and Beast-Warrior lines. Decks: Elemental Hero, World Chalice, Code Talker, Blade Knight-based Warrior shells. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4, Earth, Beast-Warrior, Effect Monster, 1500 ATK / 1600 DEF (card data); Effect: battle-only +500 ATK during the Damage Step against a non-Normal monster (card text); Appears in 35 of the sampled decks, 2.09 copies on average (decks_evidence)
- Observed: Found in 16 distinct archetypes and 2 gameplay types (decks_evidence); Top partner Blade Knight co-occurs in 97.1% of decks (decks_evidence)
- Inferred: Its primary value is as a generic Level 4 material body, since the effect is battle-only; The battle effect is lost if negated, leaving only the body
- 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 searcher or self-access evidence — accessibility inferred from deck count, not from a route