EARTH
4Obnoxious Celtic Guard
Archetype:
Celtic Guard
ATK:
1400
DEF:
1200
View:
4565
Cannot be destroyed by battle with a monster that has 1900 or more ATK.
Obnoxious Celtic Guard — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 63 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 64 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Resilience/Defense
Why it scores here
Obnoxious Celtic Guard scores as a reliable searchable Level-4 Warrior body that fills slots across 39 distinct archetypes with minimal deck friction. The card's protective effect against 1900+ ATK monsters provides situational defensive utility, but it generates no card advantage and does not initiate combos. Its true value lies in splashability and efficiency as material; the protection clause is easily bypassed by non-destruction removal. Without combo evidence and with limited strategic impact beyond material provision, the score reflects a solid generic filler rather than a competitive power card.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Searchable via Reinforcement of the Army in 38.5% of decks and appears as a Level-4 filler across 39 distinct archetypes (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No combo evidence supplied; the card provides a Level-4 body for summoning but does not initiate combo lines or build boards (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 45 | No card advantage generation; uses 1 Normal Summon to provide neutral material value with no refuel, search, or recursion (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | Cannot be destroyed by battle from monsters 1900+ ATK, forcing opponents to use removal or take damage, but this is easily answered by non-destruction removal, burn, or field effects (verified) |
| Material Utility | 72 | Level-4 EARTH Warrior body searchable by Reinforcement of the Army; remains useful material even when its effect is negated or when the 1900 threshold is irrelevant (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Protected from high-ATK destruction but vulnerable to burn, non-destruction removal, trap interactions, and spell-based board wipes; no multi-turn or multi-zone presence (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | Runs as 1-3 copies across 39 archetypes with no garnet/brick risk or deck-building restrictions; near-free splashable Level-4 Warrior (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal primary role. Intrinsic ≈ 64, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Searchable Level-4 Warrior via Reinforcement of the Army
- Generic and splashable across 39 distinct archetypes
- Protection from high-ATK destruction provides defensive utility
- Flexible copy count (1-3) with no brick risk
- No deck restrictions, locks, or specific archetype requirements
Weaknesses
- No board-building or combo-initiation potential
- Protective effect is situational and only blocks 1900+ ATK monsters
- Easily answered by non-destruction removal, burn, and other interactions
- No card advantage, search, or resource generation
- Passive effect provides no turn progression or momentum
Counters / choke points
- Burn damage and direct damage effects
- Non-destruction removal (Raigeki, Kaiju, Exodia Incarnate, etc.)
- Monster effects that do not destroy by battle
- Spell/trap removal, field wipes, and banishment
Best use
Level-4 Warrior body with defensive utility. Decks: Dark Magician, Armed Dragon, Black Luster Soldier, Generic Warrior decks.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Cannot be destroyed by battle with a monster that has 1900 or more ATK; Level-4 EARTH Warrior, 1400 ATK / 1200 DEF, Effect Monster; Searchable via Reinforcement of the Army (appears in 38.5% of 96 observed decks); Appears in 96 decks across 39 distinct archetypes; No apparent banlist restriction (unlimited copies); Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks formats
- Observed: Average 1.21 copies per deck, with flexible 1-3 range; Top deck partners are defensive/control cards (Magic Cylinder 42.7%, Swords of Revealing Light 40.6%); Consistent inclusion across diverse archetypes (Dark Magician 9.4%, Armed Dragon 7.3%, etc.) indicates generic role-player status; 4445 page views indicate moderate player interest
- Inferred: Protective effect likely provides utility in matchups against high-ATK strategies; Primarily used as searchable Level-4 material rather than as a board-building or synergy piece; Low combo conversion due to no search ability, material summon, or effect-triggered recursion
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied — no human context or strategic analysis No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from deck sample only No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies) No metagame context or top-card rankings for direct comparison No specific rulings, FAQs, or edge-case clarifications