LIGHT
Number 93: Utopia Kaiser
Archetype:
Utopia
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
View:
5321
2+ "Number" Xyz Monsters, with the same Rank, that have material Once per turn: You can Special Summon Rank 9 or lower "Number" monsters with 3000 or less ATK that have different Ranks from each other from your Extra Deck, up to the number of materials with different names attached to this card, but their effects are negated, then detach 1 material from this card. For the rest of this turn, unless this effect was negated, you cannot Special Summon, and any battle damage your opponent takes becomes halved. While you control another "Number" Xyz Monster, this card cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.
Number 93: Utopia Kaiser — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Number 93 excels as a specialized extender in Number decks, building multiple bodies with strong conditional protection, but severe accessibility constraints and deck locks prevent it from reaching higher power tiers. The card requires 2+ same-Rank Number Xyz before summoning and restricts further Special Summons that turn, imposing a high tempo cost. Its protection while controlling another Number is resilient and valuable, but negated effects on summoned monsters and lack of disruptive interaction limit its true conversion efficiency. Ultimately, this is a focused archetype-specific payoff piece for dedicated Number strategies, not a broadly powerful tool.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Requires 2+ same-Rank Number Xyz before summoning; appears in 100 decks (87 running 1 copy) across 37 archetypes, concentrated in Utopia (30%), showing niche but consistent demand (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Can summon multiple Rank 9-or-lower Number bodies per turn with negated effects, enabling board stacking but creating summon lock; no combo evidence provided to validate real conversion chains (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 35 | Costs material attachment and locks Special Summons for the turn, creating tempo loss despite generating multiple bodies; moderate resource efficiency (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | Provides only defensive effects (protection, damage halving) with no removal, negation, or disruption against opponent; minimal interactive value (verified) |
| Material Utility | 65 | Rank 12 LIGHT Warrior serves as Rank-Up Magic material and Number Xyz extension target; remains valuable even when blanked by protection clause if another Number controls (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 70 | Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects while controlling another Number Xyz, providing strong conditional resilience; single-point-of-failure dependency on partner Number (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Requires Number Xyz framework; appears in 37 archetypes but concentrated in Utopia (30% of deck sample); running 1–3 copies shows manageable fit without severe garnet risk (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7*Extender + 0.3*Boss/End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Deck-building restriction (-3); Negated effects limitation (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Very strong conditional protection while controlling another Number Xyz
- Can generate multiple board pieces as extender in dedicated Number decks
- Solid Rank 12 material for Rank-Up Magic chains and Number extensions
- Consistent inclusion in 100 decks across multiple Number archetypes shows proven archetype synergy
Weaknesses
- Requires 2+ same-Rank Number Xyz already in hand/field (high activation cost)
- Summon lock prevents further Special Summons that turn (severe tempo cost)
- Negates effects on summoned monsters, limiting conversion efficiency of generated bodies
- No independent accessibility, disruptive effects, or opponent interaction
- Heavily archetype-specific with minimal splash potential outside Number decks
Counters / choke points
- Negation of card activation before effect resolves
- Removal of other Number Xyz (loses protection condition)
- Disruption during Number combo chain setup
- Hand traps during the turn Kaiser is summoned
Best use
Extender and board builder. Decks: Utopia, ZEXAL, Number.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Requires 2+ Number Xyz Monsters with same Rank as material (card text); Summons Rank 9-or-lower Number monsters with 3000 or less ATK, effects negated (card text); Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects while controlling another Number Xyz (card text); Appears in 100 recent decks across 37 distinct archetypes with 1.26 average copies (deck evidence); Top partners are all Number-family cards: Dragonar, Ascended Sage, Utopia Double, Zexal Construction (deck evidence)
- Observed: 60% of decks run Number 99: Utopia Dragonar alongside Kaiser (co-deck frequency); 30% concentration in Utopia archetype, 7% in ZEXAL, remaining spread across 35 other archetypes (deck distribution); 87 decks run 1 copy, 13 run 3 copies, showing consistency without heavy multi-copy demand (distribution pattern)
- Inferred: Primarily an extender that builds additional Number boards with tempo cost (role from text + partner patterns); Resource economy hindered by summon lock that prevents further Special Summons (text restriction analysis); Synergistic with Rank-Up Magic and Number Xyz support lines based on partner card pool (support network); Material value increased by protection effect conditional on controlling another Number (text interaction); Cross-archetype splash potential limited; appears outside Utopia (Blue-Eyes 5%, Photon 4%) but likely as supporting card (deck concentration)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference, cannot validate actual board-stacking efficiency no guides supplied — missing human context on optimal usage and synergy lines no banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies) in all formats no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from 100-deck sample only, not historical average no cross-format metagame ranking — cannot assess competitiveness at scale no specific Rank-Up Magic partner combo chains documented