DARK
6Meizen the Battle Ninja
Archetype:
Ninja
ATK:
2500
DEF:
1500
View:
4421
2 "Ninja" monsters with different Types Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by Tributing the above cards you control. Your "Ninja" monsters can attack directly. While you control a face-down Defense Position monster, your opponent's monsters cannot target this card for attacks. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon 1 "Ninja" monster from your Deck in face-up or face-down Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Meizen the Battle Ninja" once per turn.
Meizen the Battle Ninja — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Meizen is an Extra Deck Ninja body that needs two Ninjas of different Types on the field to be Fusion or tribute Summoned, then adds a once-per-turn Quick Effect that Special Summons another Ninja from the Deck in Defense Position when the opponent activates a card or effect. Its score comes from that reliable Ninja-deck extension and its direct-attack ability, not from its 2500 ATK, which earns no points on its own. The 400-of-400 deck presence and strong Ninja partner pairing confirm the card is practical in its homes, but the absence of recorded combos keeps the combo axis at text-only inference, and the tribute cost keeps resource economy low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Live in Ninja decks that run 2.87 copies on average, but it needs two differently Typed Ninjas on the field to be summoned from the Extra Deck (verified text, observed deck counts; observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Its Quick Effect adds a Ninja body from the Deck and it can attack directly, but no recorded boards exist, so the conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Tributing two Ninjas to summon it is a net loss on the field, and the effect is a deck-to-field summon rather than card advantage (verified text; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | The Quick Effect responds to opponent activations with a summon instead of a negation, and the attack-target protection only applies while a face-down Defense monster is controlled (verified text; inferred). |
| Material Utility | 35 | It is a Level 6 DARK Warrior Fusion with no recorded material usage in the evidence, so material value is only inferred (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The once-per-turn Quick Effect works across more than one zone, and the body it summons persists, but its attack protection depends on a specific face-down Defense monster (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | It occupies an Extra Deck slot with no garnet or lock, and it is run as a 3-copy staple in the sampled decks (observed deck stats; observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Boss/End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Quick Effect adds a Ninja body from the Deck in response to an opponent's activation
- Can attack directly with Ninja monsters
- Played in all 400 sampled decks with a 2.87 average copy count
- Strong pairing with core Ninja partners (99% co-deck rate for several)
Weaknesses
- Requires two Ninja monsters of different Types on the field to summon
- Tribute summon costs two Ninjas, a net field loss
- Effect is once per turn and does not negate anything
- Attack protection needs a face-down Defense Position monster
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the Quick Effect activation (inferred)
- Removal of the Ninjas being tributed or used as Fusion materials (inferred)
- Board wipes or mass removal before the summon (inferred)
Best use
Ninja Extra Deck extender and end-board body. Decks: Ninja (archetype 804, gameplay type 7), Ninja (archetype 1104, gameplay type 4). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Fusion or tribute Summon from the Extra Deck requires two Ninjas with different Types; Card text: Quick Effect Special Summons a Ninja from the Deck in face-up or face-down Defense Position, once per turn; Card text: Ninja monsters can attack directly; Card text: Attack targeting restriction while a face-down Defense monster is controlled
- Observed: Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, average 2.87 copies; Ninja archetype inclusion 83.3% (gameplay 7) and 75% (gameplay 4) in usage statistics; Guide CORE section lists the card's Ninja partners
- Inferred: Extender role based on the deck-to-field Quick Effect; Material value as a Level 6 DARK Warrior is unverified; Counter-play via negation or removal of the tributed Ninjas
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no recorded material usage for the card no recorded counter cards in the evidence