WIND
4Mist Valley Soldier
Archetype:
Mist Valley
ATK:
1700
DEF:
300
View:
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While you control this face-up card, any opponent's monster that battles this card, but is not destroyed by the battle, returns to its owner's hand at the end of the Damage Step.
Mist Valley Soldier — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Removal, Utility
Why it scores here
Mist Valley Soldier scores as a solid Tuner body primarily valuable for Synchro material across multiple archetypes, with a useful but soft battle bounce that provides defensive tempo. The 1700 ATK and clean Tuner type make it efficiently splashable in 12 archetypes, reaching peak utility in Floowandereeze (39% of observed decks). However, the passive bounce effect cannot be reliably activated mid-combo, there are no recorded combo lines leveraging this card, and the 300 DEF makes it fragile against modern removal—these factors prevent higher scores despite strong deck inclusion.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | The card appears in 46 decks across 12 archetypes with 1.72 average copies and high inclusion in major deck types like Floowandereeze (39%), confirming solid accessibility in its primary homes. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No combo boards recorded for this card; its passive bounce effect generates no combo chains or extended plays, making combo conversion limited to Synchro material enablement. (observed) |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The card generates no card advantage or recursive effects, providing only soft tempo via bounce; it is roughly even in exchange for deck slot and Normal Summon resource. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 42 | The bounce effect is a soft interactive tool triggered only when an opponent's monster battles this card and survives the Damage Step, offering limited disruption that can be played around. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 75 | As a Level 4 Tuner with 1700 ATK and WIND/Winged Beast attributes, the card serves reliable Synchro material with solid stats for its level, and remains usable as material even when effect negated. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 48 | The card lacks recovery, multi-zone play, or reactivity; the 300 DEF makes it battle-fragile, and the bounce effect is easily negatable—limiting resilience in disrupted game states. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | The card runs smoothly at 1.72+ copies with no locks, restrictions, or brick potential; its Tuner type fits cleanly into Synchro-heavy strategies across 12 archetypes. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 62, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Solid Tuner body with 1700 ATK usable across multiple archetype strategies
- Clean inclusion at 1.72+ copies with no brick potential or deck locks
- High synergy with major Floowandereeze and control-focused strategies (39% of decks, 71.7% co-deck rate with Apex Avian)
- WIND attribute and Winged Beast type align with multiple archetype needs
Weaknesses
- Passive bounce effect cannot reliably activate mid-combo, offering only defensive value
- Very low 300 DEF makes it fragile to battle and effect removal
- No card advantage generation or recursive value
- Zero combo board presence despite 46 deck appearances suggests material-only role
Counters / choke points
- Monster negation effects (Veiler, Impermanence) shut down bounce while preserving Tuner material
- Removal effects that destroy on-field monsters regardless of battle status
- Decks with aggressive Synchro or alternate summon methods not relying on Tuner bodies
Best use
Tuner material enabler with defensive bounce. Decks: Floowandereeze, Simorgh, Control-oriented Synchro strategies.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 Tuner with 1700 ATK / 300 DEF, WIND Winged Beast attribute; Battle bounce effect triggers if opponent's monster survives Damage Step; Appears in 46 decks with 1.72 average copies (range 1-3); Floowandereeze represents 39.1% of observed deck appearances; Mist Valley Apex Avian co-appears in 71.7% of decks; Appears in 12 distinct archetypes confirming cross-archetype viability
- Observed: High copy rates: 28 decks run 1 copy, 3 run 2, 15 run 3; No combo board appearances across entire combo corpus (0 combos recorded); Primarily main deck inclusion (46 main, 0 side deck); Strong co-deck synergy with Floowandereeze cards and control staples
- Inferred: Synchro material enablement value via Tuner type and efficient stats; Passive bounce provides soft tempo rather than hard disruption; Splashability across Tuner-hungry archetype strategies justified by 12-archetype presence; Material utility preserved even when effect negated, standard for Tuner bodies
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion inferred from text only; actual combo potential unconfirmed No guides provided — archetypal strategy context and role nuance missing No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — inclusion percentage inferred from 46-deck sample only, not long-term historical data No banlist record — copy limit assumed unlimited based on evidence note