EARTH
1Patchwork Fluffal
Archetype:
Fluffal
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
View:
3397
This card is also treated as a "Frightfur" monster while face-up on the field. This card on the field can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct.
59± 5/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
57
Deck
63
Patchwork Fluffal — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 63 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Patchwork Fluffal is a highly specialized Fusion material substitute whose dual-archetype trait and flexible substitution ability earn a strong material utility score. However, it generates zero incremental board value on its own and its power is entirely bound to Fluffal and Frightfur Fusion summoning lines. Outside its archetype family, the card is a dead garnet with no competitive play observed, limiting both resilience and genericity to a narrow Fusion deck scope.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Reliably searchable in Fluffal/Frightfur via archetype tutors; appears in all 30 reference decks but dead in non-archetype contexts (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No combo data recorded; inferred from text to facilitate Fusion summoning via material substitution, but generates no incremental board alone (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Consumed as one Fusion material slot; provides even economy on substitution with no refuel, recursion, or card advantage (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Zero disruption, negation, or removal capability; purely a Fusion utility piece with no opponent-facing interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 85 | Treated as both Fluffal and Frightfur; substitutes for any named Frightfur Fusion Material; clean 0/0 body avoids self-locking (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Consumed immediately upon Fusion; restricted to Fusion deck contexts with no recovery, recursion, or multi-turn utility (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Searches cleanly via Fluffal tutors; 0/0 body creates no brick risk; runs at average 1.17 copies with clean integration in archetype homes (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 63, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-confined scope (-1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Dual-archetype trait (treated as Fluffal and Frightfur) maximizes Fusion material substitution flexibility.
- One-for-one Fusion material substitution reduces summoning cost and increases Fusion consistency in dedicated decks.
- 100% co-deck rate with all Frightfur bosses confirms it is essential to the archetype's core Fusion pipeline.
- Searchable via Fluffal tutors; 0/0 body integrates cleanly with no brick or lock risk.
- Redundant across Fluffal, Frightfur, and Edge Imp variants (runs 1–3 copies per deck, highly resilient).
Weaknesses
- Generates zero incremental board or card value on its own; purely a Fusion cost reducer.
- Confined to Fluffal/Frightfur Fusion contexts; dead garnet in any other archetype or strategy.
- Offers no interaction, negation, or disruption; vulnerable to any opponent strategy not involving Fusion.
- Immediately consumed upon Fusion summoning; no recursion, recovery, or multi-turn utility.
- Entire value chain depends on Fusion monster availability; a single Fusion negation or Skill Drain ends the line.
Counters / choke points
- Skill Drain (negates the substitute material effect, forcing standard Fusion material requirements).
- Fusion Summoning negation (Synchro Overtake, Forbidden Droplet) prevents the Fusion from resolving.
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring on Fluffal searchers (Toy Vendor chain) prevents Patchwork Fluffal tutoring.
Best use
Fusion material substitute to reduce Fusion cost and stabilize Fusion consistency.. Decks: Fluffal, Frightfur, Edge Imp.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card is treated as both Fluffal and Frightfur while face-up on the field (card text).; Substitutes for any 1 Frightfur Fusion Material with other materials correct (card text).; Appears in 30/30 Fluffal/Frightfur-adjacent reference decks (decks_evidence: 30 total, 30 main deck).; 100% co-deck rate with Frightfur bosses and Fluffal/Edge Imp core pieces (decks_evidence: top_partners all 100% co-rate).; Average 1.17 copies per deck; majority run 1 copy, some run 2–3 (decks_evidence: copies_per_deck distribution).
- Observed: Found in 14 distinct archetypes in the deck sample (decks_evidence: distinct_archetypes).; Dominant in Fluffal (8 decks), Frightfur (8 decks), Edge Imp (7 decks) variants (decks_evidence: archetype breakdown).; 0/0 body creates no inherent board presence or brick liability (card frame: ATK 0, DEF 0).; Runs exclusively in main deck (decks_evidence: 30 main, 0 side).
- Inferred: Primary role Material body; secondary Combo enabler (from dual-archetype Fusion-substitute utility).; Reduces Fusion cost by 1 card, improving Fusion summoning consistency in archetype homes (from substitute mechanics).; Searchable via Fluffal tutors (Toy Vendor chains), making it reliably accessible within its homes (from archetype standards).; Combo conversion is moderate (enables Fusion lines) but not high (does not generate board without Fusion monster) (from text + absent combo data).
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: cannot empirically measure combo conversion, as_starter rate, as_material rate, or power_index when present. No StatisticsCard data: archetype inclusion % and typical copies inferred from 30-deck sample only, not historical aggregate. No banlist context: assumed unlimited (3 copies max) across all supplied formats. Guide mention is Lunalight-adjacent (not dedicated Fluffal/Frightfur guide); limited primary-context evidence.