Oilman

Oilman — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 56 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Utility (Union Support) · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion, Material body

Why it scores here

Oilman is a Union support card that provides marginal resource advantage (draw on battle destruction) and destruction protection in Machine-type decks. While it appears in ABC (50%), Machina, Gadgets, and Ancient Gear strategies, its effects are conditional and do not generate combos or significant board development. The 400 ATK/DEF body has minimal material value, and the card earns its moderate score from clean deckbuilding efficiency and reliable accessibility within Machine-centric homes, not from intrinsic board-making power.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Accessible in four distinct Machine archetypes (ABC, Machina, Gadgets, Ancient Gears)
• No special summon condition; searchable by Machine-type effects
• Destruction protection via replacement effect reduces removal pressure on equipped monster
• Unequip + revive mechanic provides turn-after-turn flexibility and recovery

Weaknesses

• Draw effect is conditional and infrequent, requiring opponent's monster destruction in battle
• 400/400 stats contribute minimal material value or board presence
• Cannot generate combos or multi-card lines; requires pre-existing Machine body
• No opponent-facing disruption, negation, or removal—purely protective and card-advantage

Counters / choke points

• Effect negation (e.g., Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring) blocks unequip/revive reuse
• Equipped monster removal that replaces Oilman (destruction replacement consumes the shield)
• Cards targeting the equip effect directly or cards clearing equipment zones

Best use

Union protection and incremental draw enabler in going-first Machine strategies. Decks: ABC, Machina, Gadgets, Ancient Gears. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Union monster with equip/unequip dual-mode effect and once-per-turn activation (card text); Draw 1 card when equipped monster destroys opponent's monster by battle (card text); Destruction replacement protection—prevents destruction of equipped monster (card text); Appears in ABC (50%), Machina (16.7%), Gadgets (16.7%), Ancient Gears (16.7%); Runs 1–2 copies per deck, averaging 1.5 across 6-deck sample
• Observed: 50% inclusion rate in ABC decks (3 of 6 in sample); 100% main-deck placement across all six decks; Top partners exclusively Machine-type bodies (Machina Fortress, Gadgets, Ancient Gear Engineer); Consistent across four distinct Machine-centric archetypes
• Inferred: Accessibility moderately high due to Level 2 body with no condition, modulated by Machine-target requirement; Combo conversion low because card enables no multi-step lines; text requires pre-existing board piece; Resource economy moderate from conditional draw trigger (battle destruction only, not reliable); Effect interaction minimal—destruction replacement is soft, one-off protection without disruption; Material utility moderate due to low stats (400/400) offset by EARTH/Machine support lines; Deck synergy confirmed by presence across four archetypes with Machine-synergistic partners
• Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion scored by text inference only No guides supplied — no human context on meta role or strategic positioning No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from 6-deck sample only No dated metagame sample — meta power cannot be assessed