DARK
1Numeron Wall
Archetype:
Numeron
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
View:
5104
If you control no cards, except "Numeron Wall(s)" (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand or field to the GY; activate 1 "Numeron Network" directly from your hand or Deck. You can only use this effect of "Numeron Wall" once per turn. When you take battle damage: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, end the Battle Phase after the Damage Step.
Numeron Wall — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Numeron Wall's value derives from fetching Numeron Network in the Numeron archetype, where it appears in 31% of decks at 3 copies, and providing defensive utility through its damage-triggered summon effect in diverse OTK strategies. The highly restrictive condition for Effect 1 ('you control no cards except Numeron Walls') limits mid-game accessibility outside strict archetype lines. Without recorded combo data, conversion power depends entirely on Numeron Network's downstream effects. In pure Numeron it is a core searcher; in 25 other archetypes (Sky Striker, Tenpai Dragon, K9) it is situational tech. The 0 ATK/DEF body contributes no raw power.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Searchable via Numeron Network in Numeron decks but requires extremely restrictive board state for Effect 1; Effect 2 is always live in hand but reactive and dependent on opponent damage (verified: text and deck statistics). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Effect 1 tutors Numeron Network but does not directly extend combos itself; Effect 2 summons this body with zero further generation; actual board impact is downstream of Network's effects (inferred: zero combos in evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Effect 1 sends this card to activate Network (roughly −1 + 1 = neutral); Effect 2 is a free Special Summon from hand with no cost (verified: card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | Effect 2 ends Battle Phase after Damage Step, providing soft defensive utility only; Effect 1 provides no opponent interaction (verified: text; observed: 85.8% OTK gameplay suggests interaction is not primary value). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level-1 DARK Fiend is clean Xyz material for Numeron Rank-1 gates; usable in other contexts but 0 ATK/DEF makes it awkward filler outside archetype (verified: text and Numeron partner cards). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Effect 1 becomes dead once you control non-Wall cards, breaking mid-combo activation; Effect 2 can trigger multiple times if you take repeated damage but is opponent-dependent (inferred: condition-based fragility). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | In Numeron, a searchable free-roll Level-1; in other archetypes, a 0-body tech pick with minimal inclusion outside OTK strategies (observed: 31% Numeron, 15% Tenpai Dragon, 15% Sky Striker, sparse in 20 others). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 × Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 × Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Situational outside Numeron (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistent searchable access to Numeron Network in Numeron archetype (31% of decks at 3 copies, 100% OCG inclusion)
- Level-1 DARK Fiend body fits Numeron's Xyz materials perfectly (Number gates require Rank-1)
- Effect 2 can provide clutch defensive interruption when you take unexpected damage
- No self-locking text; fully compatible with being sent to GY for Network activation
Weaknesses
- Effect 1 requires extremely restrictive board state ('no cards except Walls'), making activation impossible mid-combo
- Effect 2 is entirely reactive; depends on opponent damaging you, unreliable in OTK strategies
- 0 ATK/DEF body has no threat or intrinsic value as a board piece
- Outside Numeron archetype, utility drops significantly; appears in only 15% of Tenpai Dragon and Sky Striker despite running in 400+ total decks
- Zero recorded combos prevent verification of how Effect 1 activation translates into actual board state
Best use
Searcher for Numeron Network in Numeron archetype; defensive recovery in OTK decks. Decks: Numeron (core searcher, 3 copies), Tenpai Dragon (Effect 2 defensive tech), Sky Striker (Effect 2 defensive tech). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Effect 1 (tutor Numeron Network with 'no cards except Walls' condition, HOPT); Effect 2 (Special Summon from hand on battle damage, end Battle Phase); Numeron archetype prevalence: 31% of 400 decks at 3 copies standard; 100% OCG inclusion, 69% Master Duel; Distinct archetype usage: 26 archetypes total; Gameplay distribution: 85.8% OTK-type, 13.5% Control-type; Top partners: Numeron-specific cards (Calling, Network, Numbers) plus generic staples
- Observed: 400/400 decks run it in main deck; 397 run 3 copies, 3 run 2 copies; Average 2.99 copies per deck (nearly universal 3-copy inclusion); High inclusion in Numeron (31%) and moderate in Tenpai Dragon (15.2%), Sky Striker (14.8%); No appearances in 0 recorded combo boards across the entire evidence set
- Inferred: Primary role: Searcher/Tutor for Numeron Network based on text and archetype dominance; Secondary role: Recovery/Recursion via Effect 2 for defensive/post-damage scenarios; Accessibility: high in Numeron (searchable), low-moderate in others (tech pick); Actual combo power depends on Numeron Network's effects and downstream synergies (not directly evaluated due to combo gap); OTK decks run this for archetype synergy, not for Effect 2 (damage rarely occurs in linear OTK sequences)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — zero recorded combo appearances; combo conversion and board impact are entirely text-inferred No Numeron Network card text — Effect 1's value (tutoring Network) depends on an unspecified card No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal in all formats) No usage patterns in non-Numeron archetypes — why it appears in Sky Striker, Tenpai Dragon, K9 is unspecified No ruling clarifications — timing reliability and edge cases assumed standard