WIND
2Mist Valley Baby Roc
ATK:
400
DEF:
600
View:
3662
When this card is sent directly from the hand to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon it.
Mist Valley Baby Roc — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Mist Valley Baby Roc scores as a focused support enabler in Synchro-heavy decks, particularly Dragunity and Dragon Link. Its value lies in functioning as a clean Level 2 Tuner that resummmons from the Graveyard when sent by Dragon Ravine or similar outlets, enabling mid-combo Synchro summons like Crystal Wing and Borreload Savage Dragon. The card's 400 ATK earns no scoring points; rather, it is valuable purely for material utility and accessibility through a specific engine, not for raw power or generic splashability. Without Dragon Ravine or an equivalent GY-send effect, the card is a dead hand clog.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Dragon Ravine (97.8% co-deck rate) reliably triggers the Graveyard send, but Baby Roc is a dead hand card without GY-send setup—a liability if the engine is disrupted (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 48 | Resummoning into Tuner material extends Synchro lines, but the card's negligible 400 ATK and one-body value provide modest incremental value; no combo boards were supplied to confirm actual turn outcomes (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Sent to GY and resummoned is zero net card advantage, though it efficiently fills Dragon Ravine's discard slot and avoids bricking the hand (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card text contains no negation, removal, or opponent disruption—purely self-recovery with zero interactive value (verified) |
| Material Utility | 68 | Generic Level 2 Tuner with no archetype lock remains functional across 32 archetypes, including when its effect is negated (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 62 | Multi-zone presence (hand, GY, field) and no once-per-turn clause enable repeated sends per turn; however, 400 ATK makes it vulnerable once on field (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Runs at 1.08 copies per deck with no severe garnet problem because Dragon Ravine is present in 97.8% of decks—but a single copy can clog hand if GY-send is unavailable (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Extender (primary role). Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean generic Level 2 Tuner with no archetype lock or restriction
- Tightly integrated with Dragon Ravine and Dragunity/Dragon Link engines (97.8% co-deck rate in primary homes)
- Remains functional as Tuner material even when effect is negated
- Multi-zone presence and repeatable send trigger enable flexible combo timing
Weaknesses
- Dead hand card without GY-send outlet (Dragon Ravine negation kills value)
- Negligible stats (400 ATK, 600 DEF) contribute nothing to board presence
- Low redundancy (1.08 copies per deck) limits repeated sends in same turn
- Passive, reactive effect tied to opponent's or deck's own GY-send mechanics
Counters / choke points
- Dragon Ravine negation or removal prevents the Graveyard send trigger
- Graveyard lockdown (Dimension Shifter, Snoww lockdown) prevents resummoning
- Ash Blossom on Dragon Ravine or equivalent search effects pre-emptwhere its sent
Best use
Level 2 Tuner enabler for mid-combo Synchro summons in Dragon Ravine shells. Decks: Dragunity, Dragon Link, Synchro-based strategies with GY-send engines. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Special Summon self when sent from hand to Graveyard; Tuner Monster, Level 2, WIND attribute, Winged Beast race, 400 ATK / 600 DEF; Included in 400 recent decks with 56.5% Dragunity concentration; Dragon Ravine co-deck rate 97.8%, confirming primary GY-send engine; 90% of decks using this card employ Synchro gameplay (format 7)
- Observed: 1.08 copies per deck average (377 decks at 1 copy, 16 at 2, 7 at 3); Splashable across 32 distinct archetypes as Tuner material; Dragunity Legatus, Dragunity Remus, Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, and Borreload Savage Dragon are primary Synchro partners; Consistent runs in main deck; no side-deck inclusions recorded
- Inferred: Dragon Ravine sends Baby Roc to Graveyard as discard cost, triggering self-resummmon into Tuner material; Resummoned Baby Roc enables mid-combo Synchro summons of high-impact bosses; Generic Tuner with no archetype lock or once-per-turn clause remains functional even when effect is negated; Without GY-send outlet, card is unplayable dead weight in opening hand
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion inferred from deck partners and Tuner role, not verified by actual combo boards No guides supplied—no human strategy context on optimal usage or lineups No banlist token—assumed unlimited copies (3 per format) No combo power index or board strength data to verify average outcomes when card is present