WATER
Number 73: Abyss Splash
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1400
View:
3916
2 Level 5 WATER monsters Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; double this card's ATK until the end of your opponent's turn, also, any battle damage it inflicts to your opponent this turn is halved.
Number 73: Abyss Splash — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss / End-board · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Number 73: Abyss Splash scores as a solid Shark archetype finisher that combines a respectable 2400-ATK Xyz body with defensive utility through ATK doubling and damage halving. Its accessibility is strong in Shark decks (65% of evidence, multiple Level 5 generators), but the effect's modest value—temporary stat boost without card advantage or combo extension—and limited interaction ceiling keep it in the mid-range. It thrives as an end-board piece in Water-focused strategies but lacks the resource generation or disruptive power of higher-scoring cards.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Shark decks easily summon Rank 5 WATERs via Buzzsaw Shark, Lantern Shark, and Lifeless Leaffish; appears in 65% of Shark variants and splashes to 20 distinct archetypes. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 58 | The effect doubles ATK and halves damage once per turn, providing moderate offensive/defensive value but no card advantage or combo extension; works as a payoff in Shark sequences rather than an engine piece. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 42 | Each detach costs one material for a temporary ATK boost and damage reduction; generates no card advantage or refuel, leaving the user materially behind if answers are not found. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 28 | Doubles ATK and halves damage are personal stat effects with no hard negation, removal, or opponent disruption; situational against burn but does not stop opponent plays. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 62 | Rank 5 WATER Xyz with 2400 ATK can serve as generic overlay material for other Rank 5+ effects and provides a solid body even when blanked. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Sits on field for multiple turns and can activate OPT on either player's turn, but remains vulnerable to removal, Xyz-targeting effects, and common meta disruptions. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Requires 2 Level 5 WATER monsters; clean in Shark and other WATER-focused decks, but represents a deck constraint in non-Water homes; runs 1.31 copies average with no self-locking. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Boss / End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40·Intrinsic + 0.60·Deck (decks present, combos absent)
Strengths
- Reliable accessibility in Shark and Water decks via abundant Level 5 WATER generators
- Defensive utility through damage halving, particularly valuable against burn and lethal strategies
- Splashes to 20 distinct archetypes, indicating multi-home relevance beyond Shark core
- Generic Rank 5 Xyz material for layering under other effects or being used as stepping stone
Weaknesses
- Detach-cost resource economy with no card advantage generation
- Limited opponent interaction and disruption; primarily a personal stat boost
- Fragile to common meta removal, Xyz-targeting effects, and board wipes
- Halved damage is anti-synergistic with OTK/FTK and combo-heavy gameplays
- No role in combo setup or extension; purely a payoff piece dependent on prior setup
Counters / choke points
- Xyz-specific removal and targeting (Kaiju effects, Trapless Traphole)
- Board wipes and mass removal (Raigeki, Dark Hole, Evenly Matched)
- Single-card breakers (Nibiru, Cyclone, Forbidden Droplet, effect negation)
Best use
End-board finisher summoned from Level 5 WATER generators; secondary slot for Rank 5 Xyz plays. Decks: Shark, Icejade, Umi, Atlantean.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Requires 2 Level 5 WATER monsters (card text); Effect: detach 1 material to double ATK until end of opponent's turn and halve battle damage, once per turn on either player's turn (card text); Shark is the primary home (65% of 103 decks combined across three Shark variants); Rank 5 Xyz, WATER attribute, Warrior race, 2400 ATK / 1400 DEF
- Observed: Appears in 103 decks across 20 distinct archetypes (deck evidence); Runs 1.31 copies average; distribution: 71 decks run 1, 32 run 2 (deck distribution); Top partners are Shark support cards: Buzzsaw Shark (74.8%), Lantern Shark (63.1%), Lifeless Leaffish (59.2%); Secondary homes: Icejade (7.8%), Umi (4.9%), Atlantean (3.9%), Frog (1.9%), and niche archetypes; Frequently paired with Xyz Revive Splash (55.3%) and other Xyz staples (Abyss Dweller 55.3%, Number 101 42.7%)
- Inferred: Primary role is Boss/End-board: text describes a sitting Xyz with effect value, not a starter or extender; Secondary role is Material body: Rank 5 Xyz can layer under other Rank 5+ effects and provides generic material; Combo conversion is text-only payoff: no combo evidence supplied; inferred to sit as end-board in Shark sequences; Halved damage is anti-synergistic with OTK/combo-heavy gameplays that prize face-damage or setup consistency; Material utility is generic: WATER Xyz accepted by other Rank 5 effects, solid 2400 body when effect blanked
- Data gaps: No combos supplied (0 boards) — combo conversion role, board power, and starter viability are text-only inference No guides supplied — no human context on role, synergies, or metagame standing No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % and typical copies derived from 103-deck sample only No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies per format) No top-card rankings — not flagged as meta-relevant, but absence does not imply weakness