LIGHT
3Mind Protector
ATK:
0
DEF:
2200
View:
2470
This card's controller must pay 500 Life Points during each of their Standby Phases. If they cannot, destroy this card. Monsters with 2000 or less ATK cannot declare an attack, except for Psychic-Type monsters.
34± 5/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
36
Deck
37
Mind Protector — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 34 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 36 · Deck: 37 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate / Control · Secondary: Situational Disruption
Why it scores here
Mind Protector is a passive floodgate that locks low-ATK monsters from attacking, but its severe 500 LP-per-turn cost with zero refuel, lack of combo generation, and extreme deckbuilding constraints make it a niche and situational tech piece. The card appears only in Psychic-aligned decks (P.U.N.K., Kashtira) where the Psychic-type exception actually helps its own deck, reducing its opponent-disruption value. Its 0 ATK makes it a brick when drawn in hand, it runs as a single non-redundant copy, and no combo boards record its appearance, confirming it is purely a passive meta-dependent piece.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | Level 3 with 0 ATK is hard to summon or set; appears as 1-copy in two niche Psychic archetypes with no confirmed generic search route (verified from deck sample). |
| Combo & Conversion | 5 | Card does not generate value, extend boards, or trigger synergies; sits passively as a floodgate and appears in zero recorded combo boards (observed from 0 combo appearances). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | Costs 500 LP every Standby Phase with zero card draw or refund engine; totals 1500 LP over three turns and auto-destructs if payment lapses, making this a severe net-negative trade (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Locks monsters with ≤2000 ATK from attacking (except Psychic-type), but soft lock is easily bypassed by higher-ATK bosses that dominate current meta; limited and situational disruption (inferred from effect scope and meta context). |
| Material Utility | 35 | Level 3 Psychic/LIGHT body can serve as Fusion/XYZ/Synchro material, but 0 ATK is an awkward stat line and the body is not particularly clean for generic plays (verified from card stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 25 | Persists on field for multiple turns if LP is maintained, but has no recovery, bounce, or recursion clauses; destroyed by normal targeting or effect destruction with no safety valve (inferred from card mechanics). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 20 | 0 ATK brick when drawn; runs as single non-redundant copy; niche Psychic lock prevents splashability; recurring 500 LP cost adds severe positioning overhead that erodes deck sustainability (observed from deck construction and inferred from LP cost mechanics). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Floodgate / Control (100%). Intrinsic ≈ 36, Deck ≈ 37, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Severe recurring LP cost with zero refuel (-3); Psychic-type synergy bonus (1); Non-redundant 1-copy constraint (-1). Final formula: 0.40 * Intrinsic (36) + 0.60 * Deck (37) = 36.6, then apply modifiers (−3) = 34
Strengths
- Passive floodgate that prevents low-ATK monster strategies from declaring attacks
- Confirmed tech in two established archetypes (P.U.N.K., Kashtira) with 100% main-deck inclusion when run
- Psychic-type exception allows its own deck's monsters to bypass the lock, creating asymmetric disruption
- Persists on field for multiple turns if LP maintenance is sustainable
Weaknesses
- Crippling 500 LP-per-turn cost with zero card draw, search, or GY refuel; forces forfeit if LP pool exhausted
- 0 ATK body is an unplayable brick when drawn in hand; requires dedicated summon or set routes
- Soft lock easily circumvented by higher-ATK boss monsters, which dominate current meta
- No recovery, recursion, or protection mechanics; destroyed by normal targeting or destruction effects
- Niche Psychic-locked effect severely limits splashability beyond two specific homes
- Only runs 1 copy per deck (completely non-redundant); drawing multiples is a deck-space liability
Counters / choke points
- Any boss monster with 2100+ ATK (completely bypasses attack lock)
- Psychic-type monsters or Psychic-bodied Fusion/Synchro/XYZ that are exempt from the lock
- Destruction effects and targeted removal (no recovery or protection clauses)
- Life point drain strategies that compound with this card's 500 LP/turn cost (accelerates forfeit)
- Hand traps and interruptive floodgates that prevent this card's summon or set
Best use
Niche meta tech / side-board floodgate against low-ATK strategies. Decks: P.U.N.K., Kashtira. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text and effect: 500 LP Standby Phase cost, auto-destruction on unpaid cost, attack lock for ≤2000 ATK except Psychic-type; Deck presence: 6 total decks (P.U.N.K. 3, Kashtira 3), 100% main deck; 1 copy per deck (zero redundancy across all samples); Card stats: Level 3, Psychic-type, LIGHT attribute, 0 ATK, 2200 DEF, Effect Monster
- Observed: Appears in exactly 6 decks split 50/50 between P.U.N.K. and Kashtira (small, even distribution); 100% co-deck with Mind Procedure (suggests search/tutoring relationship); Runs alongside full Psychic support suite (Serene Psychic Girl, Krebons, Prototype Psychic Blaster, Hushed Psychic Minister); Zero appearances in any recorded combo boards (across full combo corpus); High co-deck presence with staple hand traps (Ash, D.D. Crow, Droll, Ghost Belle, Ghost Ogre, Nibiru) suggests meta tech positioning
- Inferred: Mind Procedure likely provides search or tutoring for this card (100% co-deck presence, but text not supplied); Card functions as niche meta tech against low-ATK strategies, not core engine piece; Psychic-type synergy is intentional: P.U.N.K. and Kashtira run Psychic-type monsters that bypass the lock, creating asymmetric disruption; LP cost constrains late-game durability; decks must maintain LP threshold or lose the card to auto-destruction; 0 ATK stat is anti-synergistic by design to prevent offensive use; card is forced into pure defensive floodgate role
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; zero recorded board appearances limits real-world confirmation of actual usage patterns No guides supplied — no human context on meta relevance, tech positioning depth, or deck strategy integration No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal) in all formats, but card may be restricted in specific formats requiring clarification No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from 6-deck sample only, which is non-representative for large-sample trends Mind Procedure text not available — cannot directly confirm search/tutoring relationship; inferred from 100% co-deck presence No clarity on whether Psychic/Kashtira decks rely on this card as core component or run it as optional tech piece No rulings clarification on LP payment resolution edge cases or timing complications (assumed straightforward by default)