Max Warrior

Max Warrior — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 59 ± 4 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body

Why it scores here

Max Warrior is a Level 4 Warrior body with modest combat support that functions primarily as Synchro material and redundant extender in Synchron and Junk decks. The +400 ATK boost during Damage Step offers minimal independent value, and the Level 2/halved-stats downgrade after destroying an opponent's monster severely limits repeated offensive usage. It excels as a splashable, reliably-drawn extender (appearing in 19 distinct archetypes at average 2.14 copies per deck), but lacks card advantage, search effects, disruption, or metagame-defining capabilities.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Level 2 downgrade drawback (-1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Splashable Level 4 Warrior body across 19 distinct archetypes
• High redundancy at 2.14 average copies per deck
• Strong documented synergy with Synchron tuners and Junk cards (82.4% Speed Warrior co-deck)
• Clean Synchro material even when effects are negated
• Modest ATK boost (1800 base + 400 Damage Step) supports combat-focused lines

Weaknesses

• No inherent card advantage, search, or draw effects
• Level 2 downgrade and halved ATK/DEF after destroying a monster severely limit multi-attack potential
• No opponent interaction, negation, or disruption capabilities
• Combat effects are situational and require successful attack to trigger
• No demonstrated participation in high-power combo boards (zero combo evidence)

Counters / choke points

• Removal before combat negates both combat effects
• Negate/suppress effects to blank the ATK boost
• Level 2 downgrade makes the card vulnerable post-first-attack

Best use

Redundant Synchro material and combat extender for tuner-based decks. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Majestic, Greed. Suggested copies: 2.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Max Warrior is Level 4 WIND Warrior-type Effect Monster with 1800 ATK / 800 DEF; Appears in 51 main-deck slots across multiple decks (100% of sample); Top partners are exclusively Synchron tuners and Junk cards (Speed Warrior 82.4%, Junk Synchron 80.4%); Card text: +400 ATK during Damage Step only; post-destroy becomes Level 2 with halved original ATK/DEF until next Standby Phase; No banlist restriction; assumed unlimited (3 copies) in all formats
• Observed: Average 2.14 copies per deck (distribution: 1 copy in 21 decks, 2 copies in 2 decks, 3 copies in 28 decks); Appears in 19 distinct archetypes, indicating high portability; 94.1% of decks run it in main deck; 5.9% in extra deck contexts; Consistent inclusion across 51 recent decks (recency 2022-2026)
• Inferred: Functions as Synchro material for Level 2–4 tuner synergy in Synchron/Junk combo lines; Combat effects are situational; Level 2 downgrade is a significant balance restriction; Deckbuilding efficiency is good due to clean Level 4 body and lack of self-lock; The +400 ATK boost offers minor offensive value compared to its material role
• Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; cannot confirm appearances in recorded combo boards No guides supplied — no human context on optimal usage or archetype-specific roles No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies) in all formats based on legal_copies being empty No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from small deck sample (51 decks) only No Top Card rankings — cannot confirm if actively played at high-level competition across formats