EARTH
4Papa-Corn
ATK:
1200
DEF:
800
View:
2203
While a Field Spell Card is face-up on the field, this card gains 1000 ATK.
Papa-Corn — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 31 ± 3 · Confidence: Low
- Intrinsic: 33 · Deck: — · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal
Why it scores here
Papa-Corn is a Level 4 EARTH Plant body with a conditional +1000 ATK boost while a Field Spell is active, reaching 2200 ATK in supported environments. Without any search, synergy, or combo-enabling effects, it scores as a generic material body whose appeal is entirely dependent on Field Spell support. The conditional nature of the boost (lost if the Field Spell is removed) and zero deck/combo evidence severely limit accessibility and resilience. It functions as filler material in Field Spell decks but lacks economy, interaction, or the redundancy to climb higher.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 25 | No searchable effect and no archetype membership; requires a Field Spell to be relevant, making it a brick in most opening hands without that context (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Contributes only a 1200–2200 ATK body with no synergy, search, or combo extension; purely a passive beater or material provider (verified from card text). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | Pure −1 investment with no card advantage, search, recursion, or GY refuel; contributes only if used as combo material, offering no economy (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Zero disruption, negation, removal, or hand-trap capability; no opponent interaction whatsoever (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Valid Level 4 EARTH Plant body usable for Xyz/Link/Synchro material; functional but not exceptional—no archetype anchor or tuner status (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 20 | ATK boost is conditional and fragile (lost if Field Spell is removed); one Normal Summon per turn with no multi-zone or multi-turn utility (verified from card text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 25 | Runs no restrictions but is garnet-adjacent—relevant only in Field Spell decks with better bodies typically available; weak Normal Summon that consumes slot for +1 stats (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 1.0 Material body / Normal. Intrinsic ≈ 33, Deck ≈ —, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: conditional_requirement (-2). Final formula: Final = Intrinsic (no decks/combos supplied)
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 EARTH Plant body for generic Xyz/Link material
- Reaches 2200 ATK with Field Spell active, above-average for its level
- Simple, unambiguous card text with no interaction cost or once-per-turn restrictions
Weaknesses
- Requires active Field Spell to be relevant; 1200 base ATK is weak as standalone Normal Summon
- No search, tutor, or synergy effects; pure conditional stat boost
- Zero deck/combo evidence suggests it is rarely played competitively
- ATK boost is fragile—lost if Field Spell is destroyed or removed
- Takes Normal Summon slot for a 1-for-1 exchange with no value generation
Counters / choke points
- Field Spell destruction (Cosmic Cyclone, Harpie's Feather Storm, Spell/Trap removal)
- Monster removal (targeting/non-targeting, bounce, negation)
- Any deck without Field Spell support
Best use
Filler material body / conditional stat-boost beater. Decks: Aromage (Field Spell support), Alchemy (Field Spell-dependent), Phantom Knights (if running Field Spells), Casual Field Spell decks.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 EARTH Plant Effect Monster, 1200 ATK / 800 DEF; Card text: gains 1000 ATK while Field Spell is face-up; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks; No archetype membership
- Inferred: Material utility as Level 4 body is functional for Xyz/Link plays (~45 score); Conditional Field Spell requirement severely limits accessibility (~25 score); No synergy with specific archetypes reduces deckbuilding efficiency (~25 score); ATK boost is fragile—lost if Field Spell is removed or destroyed; Garnet-adjacent in most decks that don't run Field Spells as a core mechanic
- Data gaps: No decks supplied—deck/synergy signals unavailable No combos supplied—combo conversion and starter role are text-only inference No guides supplied—no human context on practical use No banlist token—assumed unlimited (3 copies) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—archetype inclusion % unknown No archetype membership—scope of Field Spell support unclear No combo lines provided—unclear if any archetype actually runs this card