Trap
NormalLevel Retuner
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Reduce the Level of 1 face-up monster you control by up to 2.
Level Retuner — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 35 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 37 · Deck: 34 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Level Retuner's text only lowers the Level of one face-up monster you control by up to 2, so its value is a Level adjustment for your own monsters, usually to enable a Synchro or Xyz summon. It is a set Trap with no searcher, combo, or guide evidence, so accessibility and conversion stay low. It does not interact with the opponent's cards, so effect_interaction is near zero. The score reflects the one-copy Blackwings deck sample and the card's utility role; the high ATK-free nature of the card earns nothing directly, and the lack of any observed combo appearances keeps the score in the mid-30s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | Set Trap with no searcher or combo evidence; a single 1-copy deck is the only observed access (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | Text only reduces a Level and does not build or add a body by itself; no combo appearances recorded (verified, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | One card spent for a Level change with no draw, search, or recursion in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | Targets only a face-up monster you control, so it provides no opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | Level reduction can make a monster fit a Synchro or Xyz requirement; this is an inferred use with no observed material appearances (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Trap that must be set and is exposed to backrow removal; no redundancy seen in the single deck (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Single copy in one deck, no garnet or lock restriction in the text; slot cost is modest (verified, observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role default (no secondary role). Intrinsic ≈ 37, Deck ≈ 34, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean, unconditional Level reduction of up to 2 on a face-up monster you control
- Single-copy slot cost with no garnet or lock restriction
Weaknesses
- Set Trap with no observed search or draw route
- No card advantage or interaction with the opponent
- Only one observed deck, no combo appearances
Best use
Utility. Decks: Blackwings. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: reduces the Level of 1 face-up monster you control by up to 2; Card type is Trap Card; Appears in 1 of 1 sampled decks, 1 copy, main deck
- Observed: Blackwings deck sample includes the card at 100% of that archetype's sampled decks
- Inferred: Level reduction enables Synchro or Xyz summons of own monsters; Set-trap timing limits accessibility
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only single-deck sample; decks evidence is thin no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)