LIGHT
1Maiden with Eyes of Blue
Archetype:
Blue-Eyes
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
View:
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When a card or effect is activated that targets this card (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand, Deck, or GY. When this card is targeted for an attack: You can negate the attack, and if you do, change the battle position of this card, then you can Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand, Deck, or GY. You can only use 1 "Maiden with Eyes of Blue" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
Maiden with Eyes of Blue — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Board breaker, Resilience enabler
Why it scores here
Maiden with Eyes of Blue generates board presence reactively—summoning Blue-Eyes bodies when targeted or attacked—rather than enabling independent combo chains. Its 0/0 stats are a significant garnet liability in opening hands, restricting accessibility despite universal deck inclusion. However, the card's clean Tuner type provides reliable Synchro material value even when blanked, and its 97.2% co-deck rate with Blue-Eyes White Dragon and 85% pairing with Sage with Eyes of Blue demonstrate practical integration into Blue-Eyes (47.8% of sampled decks) and 44 other archetypes. The score reflects solid material utility and defensive positioning offset by early-game inertia and reactive-only value generation.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | 0/0 body is dead in opening hand until targeted by opponent effect or attack; likely searchable via Sage with Eyes of Blue (85% co-deck with 'Eyes of Blue' naming) but no explicit search verification in evidence (inferred from card text and partner frequency). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No combos supplied; text-only shows Maiden summons one Blue-Eyes per trigger (targeting or attack), yielding incremental board presence but no multi-step combo construction (verified: card text 'Special Summon 1 Blue-Eyes White Dragon'; no combo evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Zero-cost Special Summoning of Blue-Eyes from hand, Deck, or GY yields +1 field presence with net-neutral card economy when activated; no draw or refuel (verified: card text specifies no cost; observed: 97.2% co-deck with Blue-Eyes White Dragon). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | Negates opponent attacks and reacts to targeting effects (Quick Effect), but provides no proactive effect negation or hand-trap utility (verified: card text limited to attack negation and targeting responses; observed: 73% co-deck with Ash Blossom suggests supplementary rather than primary interaction role). |
| Material Utility | 75 | Level-1 Tuner of LIGHT Spellcaster type provides clean generic Synchro material with zero cost, retaining value even when effect-negated; body itself becomes pure material when blanked (verified: Tuner Monster frame; inferred: Synchro enabler even when negated). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 70 | Functions across hand and field zones across multiple turns; negates attacks and changes position for defensive flexibility; Tuner material provides fallback value—but no built-in recovery and depends on Blue-Eyes archetype support for resilience breadth (verified: HOPT clause allows multi-turn activation; inferred: Tuner material fallback). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | 0/0 stats create garnet liability; bimodal copy distribution (195 decks at 1x, 162 at 3x) reflects disagreement on copy count; Tuner type locks slot to decks supporting Synchro (observed: deck copy distribution 195×1 vs 162×3; verified: 0 ATK/DEF from card stats; inferred: garnet and Tuner-slot lock). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary: Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Reactive, not proactive (-1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean generic Tuner that provides Synchro material value even when effect-negated or blanked
- Zero-cost Special Summoning creates free board presence on opponent interactions
- 97.2% co-deck with Blue-Eyes White Dragon and 85% with Sage with Eyes of Blue demonstrate reliable payoff access
- Portable across 44 distinct archetypes, not locked to Blue-Eyes alone
- Defensive negation of attacks adds resilience in reactive positions
Weaknesses
- 0/0 body is a dead draw in opening hand, creating significant garnet liability
- Reactive value generation requires opponent actions—no early-game tempo or turn-1 impact
- Soft interaction (attack negation only) does not disrupt opponent combos or searches
- HOPT clause limits activation to once per turn, capping multi-trigger upside
- Tuner type locks deck slot to Synchro lines, restricting deck flexibility
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps like Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negating the targeting effect
- Decks that avoid targeting effects and direct attacks via non-interactive setups
- Effect negation hand traps (Effect Veiler, Infinite Impermanence) blanking Maiden's effect
Best use
Defensive extender and Tuner enabler for Synchro-supporting decks. Decks: Blue-Eyes (47.8%), Primite (13.2%), 44 other archetypes at lower frequency.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text complete and unambiguous (description provided in evidence); 0 ATK / 0 DEF Tuner, Level 1, LIGHT Spellcaster (from card entity fields); Archetype: Blue-Eyes (from archetype field); Included in 400/400 sampled Blue-Eyes decks (deck frequency); 97.2% co-deck with Blue-Eyes White Dragon (partner stat); Tuner type provides generic Synchro enablement (from card type; standard rule)
- Observed: 47.8% inclusion in Blue-Eyes-tagged decks (deck archetype frequency); 13.2% inclusion in Primite decks (deck archetype frequency); Appears across 44 distinct archetypes (archetype count from deck evidence); Bimodal copy distribution: 195 decks run 1x, 162 run 3x (deck copy stats); Classified as 'Tech Card Still Well Used' in Blue-Eyes guide (guide section label)
- Inferred: Likely searchable via Sage with Eyes of Blue (85% co-deck + 'Eyes of Blue' naming convention → high probability); Synchro-enables via zero cost and Tuner type (standard rule inference); Defensive value generation triggered by opponent actions, not proactive setup (from card text interpretation); Body value survives effect negation via Tuner material property (from type + cost structure)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion scored from card text only; real boardstate evidence unavailable No banlist token—assumed unlimited (3 copies permitted), but actual format restrictions unknown No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—archetype inclusion % inferred from 400-deck sample only; historical trends unknown Sage with Eyes of Blue search relationship not explicitly verified in evidence—inferred from naming and co-deck frequency No per-format usage breakdown—TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks listed but individual format inclusion rates unknown