EARTH
2Machina Peacekeeper
Archetype:
Machina
ATK:
500
DEF:
400
View:
3265
When this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the GY: You can add 1 Union monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 Machine monster you control; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it. If the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle or card effect, destroy this card instead.
Machina Peacekeeper — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Material body, Extender
Why it scores here
Machina Peacekeeper scores as a reliable Union searcher that benefits Machine-focused decks, particularly Machina where Gearframe synergy (93.9% co-deck) enables consistent access. The card generates card advantage when destroyed and can unequip to regenerate tempo, making it a solid role-player in decks that profit from Machine recursion and Union mechanics. However, the lack of hard disruption and dependence on destruction for its search trigger limit its standalone power, and the narrow focus on Union searching caps its flexibility across broader archetypes.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Machina Gearframe co-appears in 93.9% of decks running Peacekeeper, providing consistent search access to this Level-2 Union piece in its home archetype (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | The card triggers a search when destroyed and can unequip to Special Summon itself, generating incremental value in Union-based lines rather than explosive multi-card boards (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | The GY search effect converts a destroyed card into a Deck search (net even trade), while the unequip Special Summon is free after the initial equip cost (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | As an equipped Union body, it redirects battle and card-effect destruction away from the target monster to itself, providing soft protection but no hard negation or removal capability (verified). |
| Material Utility | 50 | Level 2 Machine Union with low ATK/DEF (500/400) that functions as generic Machine material and can equip as a Union body supporting other monsters despite unimpressive stats (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The GY search requires destruction to activate (reactive, not proactive), and the once-per-turn equip/unequip clause severely limits flexibility during a single turn phase (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Appears in 132 decks averaging 1.17 copies with smooth main-deck integration across 18 archetypes, particularly Machina (37.1%), with no garnet or brick risk (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistent search access through Machina Gearframe (93.9% co-deck pairing)
- Generates card advantage when destroyed, with unequip Special Summon providing tempo in subsequent turns
- Functions as generic Machine material despite low ATK/DEF
- Smooth deckbuilding integration at 1-2 copies per deck with no garnet risk
Weaknesses
- Requires destruction to trigger main search effect, making it purely reactive rather than proactive
- Once-per-turn equip/unequip severely limits multi-card flexibility within a single turn cycle
- Provides only soft destruction protection, lacking hard negation or removal capability
- Narrow focus on Union searching limits viability outside Machine-centric or Union-specialized strategies
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps that prevent Peacekeeper from being destroyed on the controller's field
- Backrow removal that interrupts the search effect before it resolves
Best use
Union searcher and Machine material provider. Decks: Machina, Gadgets, Ancient Gears, Cyber Dragon.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Union Effect Monster with GY-triggered search for 1 Union monster from Deck to hand (card text); Appears in 132 decks across 18 distinct archetypes (deck data); Machina Gearframe co-appears in 93.9% of Peacekeeper decks, establishing strong archetype synergy (deck statistics); Once-per-turn equip/unequip mechanic that redirects destruction from equipped target (card text); Can Special Summon itself when unequipped from a target (card text)
- Observed: Runs in 49 Machina decks representing 37.1% of the deck sample (deck frequency); Average 1.17 copies per deck with distribution heavily favoring 1-2 copies (deck statistics); Core partners are Machina Fortress (89.4%), Chimeratech Fortress Dragon (80.3%), establishing role as Union tutor (deck partnership frequency)
- Inferred: GY search generates approximately even card economy (1 destroyed card yields 1 searched card) (text mechanics); Unequip-Special Summon provides tempo recovery and multi-turn positioning value (text + Union mechanics standard application); Works as generic Machine material provider for Synchro, Xyz, and Fusion strategies (type classification); Destruction protection acts as soft interaction without hard disruption capability (text analysis)
- Data gaps: No combo data supplied — cannot verify actual combo conversion rates or board-building potential with concrete examples No guide references — cannot corroborate intended role, positioning, or strategic context from human expert analysis No usage statistics (StatisticsCard data) — archetype inclusion rates and copy distributions inferred from deck sample only, not longitudinal historical average No banlist status provided — assumed unlimited copies legal in all formats (TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks)