WATER
3Monsturtle
ATK:
800
DEF:
1000
View:
2561
''Protected by a spiked shell, this turtle has a very nasty disposition.''
Monsturtle — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 31 ± 6 · Confidence: Low
- Intrinsic: 31 · Deck: — · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Monsturtle is a plain Normal Monster with no archetype, no effect text, and no route to the field other than being drawn, so it converts almost nothing into winning value. Its only real asset is a clean Level 3 WATER Aqua body that can be used as generic Xyz/Link material, and even that is a modest, easily replicated role. Its 1000 DEF earns no points here, and the zero deck and zero combo appearances confirm the card has no practical home in the supplied competitive sample. With no context data, the score is a provisional intrinsic estimate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 25 | Vanilla with no archetype and no confirmed searcher, so it is only live when hard-drawn (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 8 | Card text grants no effect and combo data records 0 appearances, so it builds nothing on its own (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | No search, draw, revival, or GY effect on the card text — it is card-neutral at best and replaces nothing (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | No effect text at all, so it provides zero disruption or removal (verified). |
| Material Utility | 35 | A Level 3 WATER Aqua body is usable as generic Xyz/Link material even when blanked, but is easily substituted (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 25 | Having no effect means there is nothing to negate, but the body is trivially outed and dead outside a material role (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 20 | Costs a main-deck slot for a card that advances no line, with no garnet protection or payoff to justify it (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 1.0 Material body / Normal. Intrinsic ≈ 31, Deck ≈ —, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: Intrinsic (no decks and no combos available; Deck = null)
Strengths
- Clean Level 3 WATER Aqua body usable as generic material for Rank 3 Xyz or Link summons
- No summoning condition, cost, or lock — it is always legal to set or summon
- Simple, ruling-free text with fully reliable timing
Weaknesses
- No effect text — it cannot search, disrupt, extend, or generate advantage
- No archetype membership and no confirmed search route, so it is only accessible when drawn
- 800 ATK / 1000 DEF body is outclassed by essentially every playable monster
- Zero appearances in the supplied deck and combo samples
Counters / choke points
- Any monster with 1000+ ATK can run it over in battle
- Any removal or negate effect (text has no protection)
- Generic Rank 3/Link material substitutes that also carry effects
Best use
Filler Level 3 WATER body for material use. Decks: Budget or casual Level 3 Aqua mash decks, Nostalgia / vanilla-only builds. Suggested copies: 0.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text is a Normal Monster with no effect: 'Protected by a spiked shell, this turtle has a very nasty disposition.'; Stats are Level 3, WATER, Aqua, 800 ATK / 1000 DEF, no Link rating and no Pendulum scale; No archetype field is set on the card; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks
- Observed: 0 decks in the supplied sample run Monsturtle; 0 combo appearances, 0% as starter / searched / material / payoff; 0 guides mention the card
- Inferred: As a vanilla Level 3 WATER Aqua it can serve as generic Xyz/Link material; Without an archetype or search route it is only accessible when hard-drawn; Because it has no effect text, it offers no interaction, recovery, or advantage
- Data gaps: no decks supplied — deck/synergy signals unavailable no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no dated metagame sample, so Meta = null and the final score is provisional