DARK
1Level Eater
ATK:
600
DEF:
0
View:
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If this card is in your Graveyard: You can target 1 Level 5 or higher monster you control; reduce its Level by 1, and if you do, Special Summon this card. This face-up card on the field cannot be Tributed, except for a Tribute Summon.
Level Eater — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Level Eater converts a Level 5+ monster you control into a free Special Summon body from the Graveyard, at the cost of one Level, and it stays a clean Level 1 DARK body as material. Its score comes from that repeatable GY body and from running in 117 decks across 21 archetypes, not from its 600 ATK or its popularity. Without any combo evidence, combo conversion stays low, and high co-occurrence with Mystical Space Typhoon, Black Rose Dragon and Quickdraw Synchron adds only modest deck-synergy credit.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Needs a Level 5+ monster on the field and the card in the Graveyard; no starter role or searched-for role data exists, so access is text-inferred with deck-level confirmation (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | The card builds only a single 600 ATK body by itself; no combo boards were supplied, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The GY Special Summon is a free body that recurs with no card cost, but it gives no card advantage and no refuel (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The only field clause is 'cannot be Tributed except by Tribute Summon'; there is no negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 1 DARK Insect is a clean low-level material that still works when its effect is negated (verified text, inferred fit). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The GY trigger works from a zone the card lands in after most removal, but it depends on a Level 5+ monster staying on the field (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | Single-copy-friendly, no garnet or lock, and 32 of 117 decks run 3 copies without trouble; copies average 1.63 (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free Graveyard Special Summon body that recurs when a Level 5+ monster is on the field
- Level manipulation can enable Level-dependent summons for Synchro-style lines
- Cheap and easy to run: 1 to 3 copies, no garnet
- Present in 117 sampled decks across 21 archetypes, with consistent partners
Weaknesses
- Needs a Level 5+ monster on the field to do anything
- Its only field clause is tribute protection, so it has no interaction
- No combo evidence, so its real board conversion is unproven
- Low ATK and a Level 1 body that adds little on its own
Counters / choke points
- Graveyard banish or GY-hate effects would shut off the GY trigger (inferred)
- Removing or negating the Level 5+ target before activation stops the reduction (inferred)
Best use
Level-5+ level switcher and GY recursion body in Synchro-style decks. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Simorgh, Frog.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: GY trigger: target 1 Level 5+ monster you control, reduce its Level by 1, and Special Summon this card if you do; Face-up on the field it cannot be Tributed except by Tribute Summon; Level 1 DARK Insect, ATK 600
- Observed: Present in 117 of 117 sampled decks; 82.1% use gameplay type 7; Copies average 1.63 (75 decks at 1, 10 at 2, 32 at 3); Top partners: Mystical Space Typhoon 89.7%, Black Rose Dragon 83.8%, Quickdraw Synchron 82.9%
- Inferred: Level reduction is the main way it enables Level-dependent summons; The GY trigger is its main source of value, not its field effect
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter/material shares are unknown No guides supplied No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion is from the deck sample only legal copies is 0 in every format, which conflicts with 117 decks running it; treated as a data gap, not as a Deck penalty No top-card ranking context and no rulings supplied