DARK
1
4Mythical Beast Jackal
Archetype:
Mythical Beast
ATK:
0
DEF:
1400
View:
4040
[ Pendulum Effect ] If you have no card in your other Pendulum Zone: You can target 1 face-up card you control that you can place a Spell Counter on; destroy this card, and if you do, place 1 Spell Counter on that card. You can only use this effect of "Mythical Beast Jackal" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] Each time a Spell Card is activated, place 1 Spell Counter on this card when that Spell resolves. You can remove 3 Spell Counters from your field and Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Mythical Beast" Effect Monster from your Deck, except "Mythical Beast Jackal".
Mythical Beast Jackal — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 69 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 67 · Deck: 70 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Extender, Material body
Why it scores here
Mythical Beast Jackal is a reliable spell counter engine and searchable chain piece in Endymion decks, where it appears in 100% of recent lists at 2 copies. Its passive counter generation from every spell cast, combined with its self-tributing search effect, makes it a core extender that feeds into Endymion's counter-based disruption strategy. However, it lacks any opponent interaction and depends entirely on spell-dense decks to generate value, limiting its portability and preventing a higher score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 90 | Level 1 searchable body runs in 100% of Endymion decks (2 copies typical) and appears in 17 distinct archetypes, with perfect 100% co-deck rate with Servant of Endymion and Mythical Beast Jackal King. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 65 | No combo boards supplied; text analysis shows passive counter generation over multiple turns and self-tributing search that extends spell counter lines, but requires deck shell to be effective. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 72 | Generates 1 spell counter per spell activation in the deck and converts 3 counters plus tribute into 1 search, providing net resource gain within spell counter strategies. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap capability; it is pure resource generation and tutoring with zero opponent interaction. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 68 | Level 1 DARK Spellcaster with 0 ATK / 1400 DEF is tributable by design and serves as generic level material, though 0 ATK limits non-tribute synergies. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 62 | Survives as a pendulum body across multiple turns and can be used as material or hand resource, but requires an empty other pendulum zone and is vulnerable to spell/tribute negation. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 76 | 100% inclusion in Endymion main decks at 2 copies with zero garnet risk indicates exceptional efficiency in spell counter shells, but poor splashability outside them. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 67, Deck ≈ 70, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistent passive spell counter generation on every spell activation
- Searchable by Servant of Endymion and Mythical Beast Jackal King (100% co-deck rate)
- Self-tributing search provides deck thinning without hand loss
- Perfect pendulum zone filler with clean scale 4
- Core inclusion in Endymion decks (100% at 2 copies) confirms healthy role
Weaknesses
- 0 ATK makes it weak as link/synchro material in non-spell-counter strategies
- Requires empty other pendulum zone to activate pendulum effect (conditional setup)
- Zero opponent interaction — pure engine piece with no disruption
- Generates no value if spell counter payoffs are not accessible
- Highly archetype-specific (Mythical Beast text + Spell Counter mechanics)
Counters / choke points
- Pendulum zone disruption or denial
- Spell negation stops passive counter generation
- Tribute negation prevents search effect
- Main Deck exile effects block searchability
Best use
Spell counter generator and Mythical Beast tutor. Decks: Endymion, Mythical Beast.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Pendulum effect places spell counters on controlled cards; monster effect generates counters passively and searches via tribute; 100% of recent Endymion decks run 2 copies (usage statistics.inclusion rate = 100, typical copies = 2); Perfect 100% co-deck rate with Servant of Endymion, Mythical Beast Jackal King, and Endymion (the Mighty Master)
- Observed: Appears in 400 recent decks across 17 distinct archetypes, highly concentrated in Endymion (52.4% combined) and Mythical Beast (26.2%); Average 1.26 copies per deck (301 run 1, 92 run 2, 7 run 3) — minimal variance indicates stable inclusion; Guide snippet confirms core role in Endymion spell counter strategy
- Inferred: Passive counter generation scales with deck spell density (partner Spell Power Mastery runs at 97.8% co-deck rate); Self-tributing search creates a recursive Mythical Beast chain with Mythical Beast Jackal King (both present in 100% of decks); Pendulum scale 4 and Level 1 body provide clean fitting in Endymion's pendulum spread; Spell counter accumulation over multiple turns enables Endymion's destruction effects (each negate = N destroyed cards = N counters consumed)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion power is text-only inference, not empirically verified by board examples No banlist information — card status assumed unlimited (3 copies legal in all formats) No Top Card ranking — card is not statistically ranked in competitive meta