FIRE
2
8Metalfoes Steelen
Archetype:
Metalfoes
ATK:
0
DEF:
2100
View:
3515
[ 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 ] ''Cool iron bodies meet burning metal machines and man/machine combine. Burn up the soul - Metalfoes Fusion!!''
Metalfoes Steelen — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Metalfoes Steelen is valued primarily for its once-per-turn Pendulum effect, which tutors Metalfoes Spell/Trap cards directly from deck by destroying another card on field. This tutoring effect is resource-neutral and cleanly integrates into Metalfoes' resource-cycling engine, earning consistent 3-copy inclusion across 400 sampled decks. The card's 0 ATK and 2100 DEF make it a modest material body, and its Pendulum zone placement offers relative safety, but the lack of combo evidence and zero opponent interaction limit its scoring to a solid mid-tier range.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Live in Pendulum zone immediately, searchable via Metalfoes tutors, and runs as 3-of in 315/400 decks, indicating reliable access (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 42 | No combo evidence supplied; inferred as a support/enabler rather than combo driver—tutoring enables plays but does not generate full boards independently (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Costs one card on field (destroyed) to tutor one Metalfoes Spell/Trap (set), achieving rough parity with optional repeat usage once per turn (observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | No negation, removal, or opponent disruption in card text; purely self-tutoring with no opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 2, 2100 DEF, FIRE Psychic body functions as Fusion/Synchro material in Metalfoes and related strategies, though 0 ATK limits generic appeal (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 38 | Once-per-turn effect with field-targeting requirement means a single negate, removal, or Pendulum-zone wipe ends the line; no recovery or multi-zone redundancy (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 78 | Pendulum type with no lock-in or garnet clause; redundant copies are acceptable, and high copy counts (315/400 at 3-of) confirm minimal brick risk (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Searcher/Tutor (100%). Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-specific tutoring (-2); Optimal deck synergy (1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistent, repeatable tutoring effect via once-per-turn Pendulum activation
- Extremely high deck inclusion (400/400) with strong preference for 3-copy maximum
- Clean resource economy: costs one card to tutor one, enabling resource cycling in Metalfoes
- Safe in multiples due to Pendulum-zone placement and 0 ATK (never a combat dead draw)
- Excellent synergy with top-tier Metalfoes cards (97% with Goldriver, 96.8% with Mithrilium)
Weaknesses
- Zero opponent interaction; purely self-focused tutoring
- Requires another card on field to use the effect (not a standalone play)
- Limited resilience: single negate or removal ends the effect line
- 0 ATK makes it a liability once Pendulum Summoned to the monster zone
- Tutoring pool limited to Metalfoes Spell/Trap cards; not generically portable across its 47 homes
Counters / choke points
- Pendulum effect negation (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Droll & Lock Bird, etc.)
- Pendulum Zone destruction (Mystical Space Typhoon, Twin Twisters, etc.)
- Hand traps that stop searches at the search resolution
- Field wipes that remove targets for the destroy effect
Best use
Pendulum tutor; resource-cycle enabler. Decks: Metalfoes, Zefra Pendulum variants. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum effect: destroy 1 face-up card on field, Set 1 Metalfoes Spell/Trap from Deck (from card text); Once-per-turn usage (from card text); Level 2, 0 ATK, 2100 DEF, FIRE Psychic (from card attributes); Present in 400/400 sampled decks with 2.75 average copies (from deck data); 315 decks run 3 copies; 71 run 2; 14 run 1 (from deck data.copies per deck); Primary archetype Metalfoes (56.2%); appears in 47 distinct archetypes (from deck data); Top partners all Metalfoes cards: Goldriver (97%), Mithrilium (96.8%), Silverd (93.5%)
- Observed: High average copy count (2.75) and max-copy preference (315/400 at 3-of) indicate strong valuation of the tutoring effect (from deck data); Guides consistently describe it as a standard Metalfoes tutor with shared Pendulum effect across Metalfoes monsters; Consistent pairing with Metalfoes engine cards and tutors (Painful Decision 65.8%, Summoner's Art 56.8%, Rescue Rabbit 65.2%) confirms tutoring role (from deck data.top partners)
- Inferred: Combo conversion is moderate: card is a support/enabler (tutor) rather than combo driver or board-builder (from text + zero combos); Material utility as Level 2, 2100 DEF body for Metalfoes Fusions and Synchros is functional but limited by 0 ATK (from text analysis); Resilience is limited: once-per-turn effect with field-targeting requirement; single negate or removal ends the line (from text analysis); Resource economy is neutral-to-positive in Metalfoes because multiple Pendulums enable efficient cycling (from text analysis + deck structure)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion and combo centrality are text-only inferences, reducing confidence No banlist data: assuming 3 copies legal (unlimited) No metagame or tournament results: cannot assess true competitive power or format-specific performance Usage statistics anomaly: only Formula Athlete listed at 100% inclusion; likely a data artifact, as Metalfoes is the true primary home