FIRE
4
1Metalfoes Goldriver
Archetype:
Metalfoes
ATK:
1900
DEF:
500
View:
4054
[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn: You can target 1 other face-up card you control; destroy it, and if you do, Set 1 "Metalfoes" Spell/Trap directly from your Deck. [ Monster Effect ] ''That gleaming, golden buggy breaks bad guys good. What wonderful wheels! (With a bumbling buffoon....)''
Metalfoes Goldriver — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 69 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 69 · Deck: 69 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Metalfoes Goldriver scores as a core Metalfoes engine piece that converts board resources into spell/trap tutoring. Its pendulum effect efficiently mills the board while searching support, making it highly accessible and redundant in Metalfoes lists (2.67 avg copies across 400 sampled decks). However, the complete absence of combo data limits confidence in its true combo-building potential beyond deck inference, and it contributes no opponent-facing disruption, which constrains its power ceiling.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Appears in 100% of sampled Metalfoes decks with 92.5% overlap to core searchers like Mithrilium, accessed via normal summon, pendulum summon, and multiple tutors (Painful Decision 61.2%, Rescue Rabbit 60.2%). (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Pendulum effect converts board space into tutored spell/traps via destroy-search chain, but zero combo evidence limits assessment to text-only inference of single-card value generation. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Destroy 1 card to search 1 spell/trap is nominally −1, but in Metalfoes context where multiple monsters share this effect and spell/traps have inherent value (Fullmetalfoes Fusion, Alkahest), the net economy approaches neutral to slightly positive. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | Pendulum effect targets only your own cards and contributes no negation, removal, or disruption against opponents; pure internal board conversion. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 4 Psychic FIRE body at 1900 ATK fits Fullmetalfoes fusion lines (87% deck overlap to Alkahest) and synchro material roles; scales preserve it from opponent destruction. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 75 | Multiple summon routes (normal, pendulum, search), scale-protected pendulum effects, and high redundancy (2.67 avg, mostly 3 copies per deck) ensure consistent access and recovery. (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 78 | Normal Monster with no Extra Deck lock or special summon restrictions; Pendulum scales integrate cleanly into Metalfoes strategy; minimal garnet risk at typical copy counts. (verified) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary: Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 69, Deck ≈ 69, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Core Metalfoes engine: appears in 100% of sampled decks with high redundancy
- Efficient resource conversion: destroy-to-search creates deck thinning and tutoring synergy
- Multiple access routes: normal summon, pendulum summon, tutored by Painful Decision and Rescue Rabbit
- Flexible material: usable in Fullmetalfoes fusions and synchro strategies as Level 4 body
Weaknesses
- No opponent interaction: purely internal effect with no disruption or negation
- Archetype-bound: 75% of appearances in Metalfoes variants; limited portability
- Resource-negative in isolation: destroy-to-search is −1 card advantage before synergy resolution
- Combo conversion unverified: zero combo evidence limits assessment of board-building potential
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates the tutor effect
- Maxx C on the search effect triggers draw
- Graveyard removal (Macro Cosmos, Dimensional Fissure) reduces spell/trap value
Best use
Core engine piece and board conversion engine. Decks: Metalfoes, Fullmetalfoes, Metalfoes-Zefra hybrid. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum effect: destroy 1 face-up card you control, set 1 Metalfoes Spell/Trap from deck (card text); Appears in 400/400 sampled decks (100% in Metalfoes context); Level 4 Psychic FIRE, Scale 1, 1900/500 stats (card data); Assumed 3-copy legal (no ban restriction indicated)
- Observed: 92.5% deck overlap with Metalfoes Mithrilium (core synergy); 2.67 avg copies per deck (75% run max 3); Appears in 51 distinct archetypes, heavily concentrated in Metalfoes variants; Core partner to all major Metalfoes support cards (87–92% overlap)
- Inferred: Acts as primary board-setup and tutor piece enabling Metalfoes spell/trap access; Destroy effect enables deck thinning while maintaining resource value through tutored cards; Multiple summon routes provide redundancy and accessibility; Net resource economy approaches neutral in Metalfoes shells due to spell/trap synergy
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference without board-building verification No banlist token — assumed 3 copies legal across all formats Combo statistics completely absent — cannot verify actual combo positions or average power index Usage statistics shows Formula Athlete F.A. only (1 archetype), inconsistent with 51 archetypes in deck evidence