WATER
2Nimble Beaver
Archetype:
Nimble
ATK:
400
DEF:
200
View:
6196
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Nimble" monster from your Deck or GY.
Nimble Beaver — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 68 ± 4 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 66 · Deck: 69 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher / Tutor · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Nimble Beaver is a reliable Level 2 searcher that fetches Nimble monsters from Deck or GY when Normal Summoned, providing consistent one-card enablement in its primary homes (Spright, Frog, Nimble). High deck inclusion (100% at three copies across 47 distinct archetypes) and strong partners confirm its accessibility and deck fit. Without combo data, its ability to build extended boards remains inference-only; the score reflects proven deck utility as a searcher and Rank 2 material, not theoretical combo depth. Its low ATK/DEF (400/200) and Nimble-restricted search effect limit generic splashability.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Normal Summon into immediate special summon, searchable via Nimble Angler in 99% of co-decks; four archetypes (Spright, Frog, Gishki, Nimble) run it at 100% inclusion with three copies each (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | As a Level 3 or lower Nimble tutor, it provides +1 starting resource to combo lines, but no combo records exist to confirm board-building scope; inferred from its role in 47 archetypes and 400-deck sample (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Free special summon effect with no resource cost; provides one additional body per Normal Summon without drawback or refuel, net roughly even in raw advantage (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Pure search/tutor effect with zero opponent interaction, removal, or negation (verified) |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 2 WATER Beast body is direct Rank 2 Xyz material and appears in decks with Gigantic Spright and S:P Little Knight (top partners); usable as material even when effect negated (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 65 | Three-copy inclusion with Nimble Angler backup searcher (99% co-deck rate) provides strong redundancy; low body stats are easily removed but searchability ensures consistent access (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | No garnet or lock risk; three-copy mainstay across Spright, Frog, Nimble, and 44 other archetypes; splashable and free-roll for any Nimble-based strategy (verified) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Searcher / Tutor primary role. Intrinsic ≈ 66, Deck ≈ 69, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Reliable Level 2 tutor with clean search from Deck or GY
- 100% inclusion in four major archetypes at three copies each
- Strong partners (Nimble Angler, Spright suite, Rank 2 Xyz)
- No resource cost or self-locking restrictions
- Searchable redundancy reduces brick risk
Weaknesses
- Low body stats (400 ATK / 200 DEF) vulnerable to removal
- Search effect restricted to Level 3 or lower Nimble monsters
- Requires Normal Summon timing; not a going-second interrupt
- No combo data; board-building scope unconfirmed
Counters / choke points
- Negation of Normal Summon (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring)
- Removal of Level 2 monsters before search effect resolves
- GY lockdown effects that prevent GY special summon
Best use
Searcher / enabler; Rank 2 Xyz material. Decks: Spright (primary engine home, 25% of sample), Frog (13.8% of sample), Nimble (12% of sample, its native archetype), Melffy, Tri-Brigade, and 43+ other archetypes. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Normal Summon triggers special summon of Level 3 or lower Nimble monster from Deck or GY; 100% main deck inclusion across 400 decks; 2.93 average copies, mostly three-copy mainstay; 47 distinct archetypes run the card; Four archetypes (Spright, Frog, Gishki, Nimble) at 100% inclusion with three copies each
- Observed: Spright decks run it in 25% of sample at three copies; Frog decks run it in 13.8% of sample; Nimble decks run it in 12% of sample; Nimble Angler is top partner at 99% co-deck rate; Appears in guides as core Main Deck Nimble monster
- Inferred: As Level 2 WATER Beast, serves as Rank 2 Xyz material (confirmed by Gigantic Spright, S:P Little Knight top partners); Fetch effect enables Nimble combo lines by providing +1 starting resource; Nimble Angler (99% co-deck) provides reliable search backup, reducing brick risk
- Data gaps: No combo records provided; combo_conversion scoring is inference-only based on archetype knowledge No banlist token; assumed unlimited (three copies per deck is observed norm) No top-card rankings; card is not flagged as meta-top, but high deck inclusion confirms playability