EARTH
4Nurikabe
Archetype:
Yokai
ATK:
900
DEF:
2000
View:
633
If this card is in your GY, except the turn it was sent there: You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 other Zombie monster in your GY; Special Summon both it and this card, but their effects are negated, also banish them when they leave the field. You can only use this effect of "Nurikabe" once per turn.
Nurikabe — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Nurikabe's text is a once-per-turn, GY-only effect: it pays 1000 LP to Special Summon itself and one other Zombie from the GY, negating both and banishing them when they leave the field. That converts two GY bodies into board presence, which is the main value and is scored under combo conversion and resource economy. It is a respectable Extender, not a strong card. Its 900 ATK and 2000 DEF earn nothing, and the negation applies to its own summoned Zombie, so it provides no opponent interaction. The 8/8 deck inclusion across two archetypes confirms it is a consistent staple in those homes, but that is frequency, not power.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Accessibility is moderate: the effect only works from the GY and the deck evidence does not show how it reaches the GY, while 8 of 8 sampled decks run one copy (observed, inferred for the route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Conversion is modest: the text gives two bodies for 1000 LP, but no recorded boards exist (combo data has 0 appearances), so this is text-only inference. |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Economy is roughly even: the LP cost is paid for two GY bodies with no extra card advantage, so the score sits at the midpoint (verified text, inferred value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | Interaction is minimal: the negation falls on the summoned Zombie itself, not on the opponent's cards (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Material value is average: it is a generic Level 4 EARTH Zombie that can be used as material, and the body is not blanked by its own effect (verified text, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Resilience is limited: the once-per-turn GY trigger is easy to disrupt, and the banish-on-leave clause means both monsters are lost after they leave the field (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Deckbuilding cost is low: one copy in each deck, no garnets, and no locking restriction (observed deck stats, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion blend. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Two-body GY-to-field Special Summon from a single effect
- Generic Level 4 EARTH Zombie body that works as material
- Low deckbuilding cost: one copy per deck, no garnets
Weaknesses
- Needs the card in the GY first, and the evidence does not show a route
- The 1000 LP cost is paid every use and is once per turn
- Negates its own summoned Zombie, so it gives no board interaction
- No recorded combo boards, so the conversion value is unproven
Counters / choke points
- Monster-effect negation or GY-removal can stop the GY trigger before it resolves
Best use
Extender / GY revival body for Zombie-based Yokai lines. Decks: Shiranui, Mayakashi. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Once-per-turn GY trigger: pay 1000 LP to Special Summon itself and one other Zombie from the GY, both negated and banished when they leave the field; Level 4 EARTH Zombie, 900 ATK / 2000 DEF, Effect Monster, formats TCG and OCG
- Observed: Present in 8 of 8 sampled decks, one copy each, across Shiranui and Mayakashi (both gameplay type 7); Top partners co-occur in 8 of 8 decks
- Inferred: GY-only access makes accessibility depend on a route that is not in the evidence; Two-body value for one card scores as moderate Extender conversion, and the midpoint economy score follows from the LP cost; Once-per-turn banish-on-leave design makes the effect fragile against GY interaction
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no evidence of how the card reaches the GY (send/discard routes not supplied) no list of which Zombie targets are used in practice