WATER
1Marincess Mandarin
Archetype:
Marincess
ATK:
100
DEF:
100
View:
3900
If you control 2 or more "Marincess" monsters, while this card is in your hand or GY: You can target 1 WATER Link Monster you control; Special Summon this card to your zone that monster points to, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use this effect of "Marincess Mandarin" once per turn.
Marincess Mandarin — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender
Why it scores here
Marincess Mandarin is a consistent Marincess extender that fills Link zones and provides board presence through a searchable body, making it ideal for the archetype's recursive strategies. The card benefits from 100% inclusion in Marincess decks and contributes to high-power combo boards. However, its complete lack of disruption, banish-on-leave restriction preventing GY recursion, and Marincess-exclusive design limit its broader utility and power ceiling, resulting in a mid-range score reflecting strong archetype fit but limited universal impact.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Accessible within Marincess decks that quickly establish 2+ monsters; card can activate from hand or GY when ready, enabling reliable access (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 65 | Extends Link boards by providing an additional body to zones pointed to by WATER Link monsters, boosting board state (observed) |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Provides free body filler to existing Link setups but cannot be recycled via GY due to banish-on-leave restriction (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Provides no disruption, negation, or opponent interaction, functioning purely as a body extension (verified) |
| Material Utility | 45 | Usable as WATER Cyberse material but banish-on-leave prevents reuse in recursive Marincess loops, limiting value (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Survives as extension to end board and can activate later from hand, but once-per-turn HOPT and banish effect restrict recovery (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | 100% inclusion in 400 Marincess decks with 77% running exactly 1 copy shows clean fit with no garnet risk (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Extender role. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Marincess-exclusive archetype (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- 100% inclusion rate in Marincess decks demonstrates strong archetype fit
- Searchable via Marincess tutors like Blue Tang
- Low garnet risk within the archetype due to being WATER Cyberse
- Can extend WATER Link boards efficiently from hand or GY
- Consistent inclusion at 1 copy shows slot efficiency
Weaknesses
- No disruption or opponent interaction value
- Banish-on-leave restriction prevents GY recycling unlike other Marincess recursion cards
- Limited to once per turn activation
- Marincess-exclusive; not splashable to other WATER or Link strategies
- Requires 2+ Marincess on field to activate, making it a mid-turn extension tool
Counters / choke points
- Field wipe effects (Raigeki, Harpie's Feather Duster, Evenly Matched)
- Monster negation during activation (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Effect Veiler)
- GY banish prevention effects that block Special Summon
- Link Monster destruction (removes the zones it fills)
Best use
Board extender in Link setups. Decks: Marincess. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text is complete and clear with HOPT restriction; 100% inclusion in 400 reference Marincess decks; WATER Cyberse Level 1 100 ATK/100 DEF stats; Appears in 1 recorded combo with power index 100; Banish-on-leave restriction confirmed in card text
- Observed: Combo board summary shows 2 end monsters and +5 card advantage; 77% of decks run exactly 1 copy, 19% run 2 or 3 copies for redundancy; 28 distinct archetypes in deck pool but 74.3% are Marincess variants; All top 10 partner cards are Marincess archetype members
- Inferred: Extends WATER Link boards by filling pointed zones with an additional body; Banish restriction prevents mid-turn GY recursion unlike other Marincess extenders; Role in the recorded combo likely as the second end monster contributor based on board summary; Marincess-specific activation requirement (2+ Marincess) makes it non-splashable
- Data gaps: Combo role undefined in the recorded example (combo role array is empty despite 100% appearance rate) No banlist status provided (assumed unlimited copies) Only 1 combo example recorded (insufficient sample size to fully establish combo role distribution)