WATER
2Nimble Sunfish
Archetype:
Nimble
ATK:
1000
DEF:
100
View:
4141
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, send 1 Fish-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard. Then, you can Special Summon 1 "Nimble Sunfish" from your Deck.
65± 7/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
66
Deck
64
Nimble Sunfish — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 65 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 66 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Nimble Sunfish scores as a solid combo enabler and material provider leveraging consistent deck inclusion and searchability across 41 archetypes. The card mills a Fish to the Graveyard while recurring itself on battle destruction, enabling GY synergies and providing redundancy. However, its power is constrained by the battle-destruction trigger, complete lack of opponent interaction, and modest per-activation value. It is strongest in Nimble (100% inclusion at 3 copies) where its GY-send directly fuels the archetype's engine.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | 100% inclusion in Nimble and searchable across 41 distinct archetypes with high copies typical (2–3 per deck in primary homes) confirms strong, live access (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Card mills 1 Fish and recurs itself on destruction, extending plays; lacks combo evidence to validate full conversion strength, so scoring reflects modest one-activation value (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Destruction cost is offset by self-recurrence and GY-send fuel; net card exchange is roughly even with marginal advantage in grind/refuel scenarios (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Card has zero negation, removal, or opponent-facing effects; purely self-synergy (verified) |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 2 WATER Fish is clean generic material for Synchro, Xyz, and Link; works as Tuner or non-Tuner and retains body value when blanked (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 65 | Self-recurrence from Deck provides multi-turn redundancy; however, battle-trigger dependency and vulnerability to hand traps before combat limit scope (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Searchable in primary archetypes and playable at 2–3 copies without brick risk; Nimble runs 3, Spright runs 1–2; splashable into Fish strategies (verified) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 * Combo Enabler + 0.3 * Material Body. Intrinsic ≈ 66, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- 100% inclusion in Nimble archetype with 3-copy redundancy
- Self-recurrence provides grind resilience and multi-turn presence
- Searchable and splashable across 41 distinct archetypes
- Clean Level 2 Fish material for Synchro, Xyz, and Link plays
- Low brick risk at 2–3 copies per deck
Weaknesses
- Requires battle destruction to trigger—conditional activation limits flexibility
- Zero opponent interaction or disruption capacity
- Modest single-activation value (1 GY-send + 1 self-recurrence)
- Combo conversion unmeasured—strength in combo lines not validated
- Battle-dependent trigger makes it vulnerable to removal before combat resolution
Counters / choke points
- Kaiju-type forced sacrifices remove it without triggering the effect
- Graveyard locks (Dimensional Fissure, Macro Cosmos) negate GY-send and recurrence
- Hand traps on summon prevent setup in early turns
- Decks that negate destruction effects block activation entirely
Best use
Extender and GY enabler in Fish-heavy strategies. Decks: Nimble, Spright, Melffy, Ghoti, Fish-Type. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text mills 1 Fish-Type and Special Summons 1 Nimble Sunfish from Deck on battle destruction; Deck inclusion: 363/363 decks, 100% main-deck, 1.64 copies average; Archetype dominance: 100% in Nimble (3 copies typical), 66.7% in Spright (3 copies typical); Distinct archetypes: 41 homes confirm strong splashability across Fish strategies; Material profile: Level 2 WATER Fish—generic material for Synchro, Xyz, Link; Opponent interaction: zero negation, removal, or disruption effects
- Observed: Highest inclusion intensity in Nimble-focused decks at 3-copy maximum (29 decks @ 100%); Strong presence in Spright at 66.7% combined across two Spright deck populations (220 decks); Playable redundancy across 1–3 copies per deck (193 decks @ 1 copy, 109 @ 2 copies, 61 @ 3 copies); All top partners are Nimble or Spright support cards (Angler, Beaver, Sprind, Jet, Blue, Starter, Carrot); Splashable into 9 secondary archetypes: Melffy, Ghoti, Runick, Gishki, Prank-Kids, and others
- Inferred: GY-send effect enables GY-based synergies in Nimble (mill target for downstream combo effects or recursion fuel); Self-recurrence provides redundancy and grind value—card remains live across multiple turns when destroyed; Battle-destruction trigger limits flexibility versus hand traps or summon-activated effects; High deck inclusion (363/363) confirms accessibility and real deck demand, but does not prove combo conversion strength (guardrail: frequency ≠ power); Searchability across Nimble and Fish archetype support confirms practical access in primary homes; Splashability into 41 archetypes suggests the card fills a generic Fish-body role alongside archetype-specific enablement
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion is text-only inference; no measured power index, appearance rate, or starter role/material/payoff data available No guides supplied—narrative context on intended role, archetype synergy details, and combo line priority missing No banlist token—assumed 3 copies legal (unlimited) in all formats Combo examples missing—actual board state before/after this card's activation is unvalidated