EARTH
4Mormolith
ATK:
1000
DEF:
900
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2698
You can Tribute 1 face-up EARTH monster to destroy all face-up monsters with DEF equal to or less than the ATK of the Tributed card.
Mormolith — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 42 · Deck: — · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal · Secondary: Board breaker, Material body
Why it scores here
Mormolith is a Level 4 EARTH Rock body whose only text is a symmetric, on-field ignition removal effect: Tribute 1 face-up EARTH monster to destroy all face-up monsters with DEF equal to or less than the Tributed card's ATK. That ceiling is real but heavily conditional — it needs a face-up EARTH body already on the field, only reaches face-up monsters, and wipes your own side too — so nearly all of its points come from effect_interaction rather than from any combo, resource, or recurring engine. Its 1000 ATK and 900 DEF earn nothing here; the body only matters as a generic Level 4 EARTH Rock material that still functions if the effect is blanked. With zero deck, combo, and guide evidence in the pack, the card is scored provisionally on card text alone and is deliberately held well below the played-card band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Text confirms a Normal Summonable Level 4 EARTH Rock with no archetype or lock, and the effect is technically live even alone by Tributing itself for a DEF<=1000 sweep, but it has no tabled search route or deck evidence (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | The card builds nothing — it Tributes a body rather than producing one, and combo data reports 0 appearances across 0 recorded combos, so it contributes no board development (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The Tribute is an upfront -1 for the user and the resulting wipe is symmetric (it also destroys your own face-up monsters, except those above the threshold), so the trade is roughly even at best (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | Text provides genuine multi-target removal scaling with the Tributed monster's ATK, but it is restricted to face-up monsters, resolves only on your own turn as a telegraphed ignition, and hits your own field as well (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A clean Level 4 EARTH Rock body with no summoning restriction converts as generic Rank 4 / Link / Rock-type material even when its effect is negated (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 32 | The effect sits on a 1000-ATK on-field monster with no protection, no GY recursion, and no opponent-turn interaction, so a single piece of removal or negation ends the plan (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | It is a single, near-free tech slot with no garnet, no lock, and no archetype restriction, but it is also non-searchable within the supplied evidence and only a 1-of utility (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Board breaker/Going-second. Intrinsic ≈ 42, Deck ≈ —, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: Intrinsic (no decks AND no combos supplied; Deck = null, provisional)
Strengths
- Scales its removal with the ATK of the Tributed EARTH monster, so a large EARTH body turns it into a wide face-up board wipe
- Unlimited-use ignition effect with no once-per-turn clause printed in the supplied text
- Clean Level 4 EARTH Rock body that is usable as generic Rank 4 / Link material even if the effect is negated
- No archetype restriction, no lock, and no garnet cost to include
Weaknesses
- Requires a face-up EARTH monster on your own field as Tribute fodder, so it is dead without an established body
- Only destroys face-up monsters — face-down monsters and back row are untouched
- Symmetric wipe: it destroys your own face-up monsters that fall under the threshold
- On-field ignition effect only, so it cannot interact during the opponent's turn and is telegraphed
- Trivial 1000 ATK / 900 DEF body that offers no protection and no recursion
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation or removal aimed at Mormolith before the ignition effect resolves
- Denying EARTH Tribute fodder by clearing your face-up board
- Playing around the DEF threshold with monsters whose DEF exceeds the Tributed monster's ATK
- Monsters not in face-up Attack/Defense Position (face-down) are outside the text's target range
- Monsters that have no printed DEF value are not destroyed by a DEF-referencing effect (inferred rules interaction, not stated in evidence)
Best use
Situational going-second face-up board removal / tech body. Decks: EARTH / Rock-type decks (inferred — no deck evidence supplied). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Tribute 1 face-up EARTH monster to destroy all face-up monsters with DEF <= the Tributed card's ATK; Card identity: Level 4 EARTH Rock Effect Monster, 1000 ATK / 900 DEF, no archetype; No once-per-turn clause is printed in the supplied description; Legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel, and Duel Links
- Observed: deck data reports 0 decks running the card across the sampled decks; combo data reports 0 appearances in 0 recorded combos; usage statistics.available is false and top-card data.top-card status is false
- Inferred: It functions only as on-field ignition removal and does not generate or extend a board; The Tribute is a -1 that is only recouped if the wipe destroys multiple opponent monsters; Without protection or recursion, a single negate or removal answers the play; It is a generic Level 4 EARTH Rock material that retains value as material even when its effect is negated; Monsters with no printed DEF value are not affected by a DEF-referencing destruction effect
- 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