WIND
4Nomadic Force
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1000
View:
860
When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: You can Tribute this card to target 1 face-down Defense Position monster your opponent controls; destroy that target.
Nomadic Force — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 45 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second · Secondary: Removal / Negation, Material body
Why it scores here
Nomadic Force scores as a situational going-second board breaker tailored to Heroic decks. Its 1700 ATK body is searchable and useful for beatstick value, but the effect requires two conditions: winning a battle and the opponent having face-down Defense Position monsters. The zero combo integration and single-deck sample indicate limited portability beyond this specific archetype, and the resource cost (tributing itself) yields no card advantage when successful.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Searchable Level 4 Warrior in Heroic decks via Stratos and other WIND searchers; observed at 3 copies in one deck. (Verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No appearances in 0 recorded combos; effect requires opponent board setup and battle, preventing standalone combo generation. (Observed) |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Trades 1 card (this monster) for 1 destroyed face-down defender, yielding net-zero card advantage when resolved. (Verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | Provides hard removal against face-down Defense Position monsters, a niche but real disruption tool against defensive decks. (Observed) |
| Material Utility | 60 | Solid 1700 ATK Level 4 Warrior body usable as tribute for other effects or fusion material in HERO decks when effect is not activated. (Verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | No protection or recovery; effect is conditional on battle and opponent setup, limiting flexibility across game states. (Verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Run at 3 copies in one Heroic deck, suggesting reasonable slot value in that archetype despite being fundamentally a beatstick. (Observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Board breaker / Going-second primary role. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Searchable Level 4 Warrior for WIND decks
- Decent ATK value (1700) for a Level 4 beatstick
- Hard removal of face-down defenders (targets defensive setups)
- Optional effect prevents bricking if no targets exist
Weaknesses
- Requires battle destruction to trigger effect (conditional)
- Requires opponent to set face-down defenders (narrow condition)
- Tributes itself, paying resource cost with no card advantage
- Zero combo integration shown in evidence
- Useless against decks that don't set face-down monsters
- Cannot interact with spell/trap cards
Counters / choke points
- Decks that avoid setting monsters face-down
- Negation effects that interrupt activation
- Removal of this card before it can attack
- Protection effects on opponent's face-down monsters
Best use
Going-second board breaker against face-down defenders. Decks: Heroic. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 WIND Warrior, 1700 ATK / 1000 DEF; Effect requires battle destruction to trigger; Tributes this card as cost to resolve effect; Destroys 1 face-down Defense Position monster only; Searchable via WIND Warrior searchers like Stratos; Run at 3 copies in observed Heroic deck
- Observed: Appears in 1 Heroic deck (100% of sample); Co-appears with multiple Elemental HERO monsters; Co-appears with Stratos (confirming search availability); Zero appearances in recorded combo boards
- Inferred: As Level 4 Warrior, usable as tribute for other card effects; As WIND Warrior, compatible with HERO fusion lines; Effect indicates going-second utility against defensive strategies; Optional effect allows selective activation based on board state
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied — no human guidance on practical applications No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — Heroic inclusion % inferred from 1-deck sample only Only 1 deck in sample — cannot assess portability across different Heroic builds No metagame prevalence data on face-down defender strategies