EARTH
4
3Performage Ball Balancer
Archetype:
Performage
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1800
View:
2069
[ Pendulum Effect ] During your Main Phase: You can send 1 "Performage" Pendulum Monster from your face-up Extra Deck to the GY, then you can increase this card's Pendulum Scale by that sent monster's. You can only use this effect of "Performage Ball Balancer" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] If you control a "Performage" monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Add 1 "Performage" Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your face-up Extra Deck. ● Destroy 1 "Performage" Monster Card you control. When an opponent's Special Summoned monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Performage Ball Balancer" once per turn.
Performage Ball Balancer — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56.4 · Deck: 57.6 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
The card reliably converts a Performage monster on the field into a hand Special Summon body, and it can add a Performage Pendulum from the Deck to the Extra Deck or destroy a Performage monster for value. It also recurs from the GY when an opponent's Special Summoned monster attacks directly. Its 100% inclusion rate in Performage decks at one copy typical confirms it is a consistent staple, not that it is intrinsically strong, and those numbers were not allowed to raise the score. With no recorded boards, combo conversion and the Extra Deck add are text-based inference, which keeps the score in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Hand Special Summon needs only a Performage monster you control, and the card sits in 169 of 169 sampled decks, 98.2% in the main gameplay type (verified; the Performage requirement is inferred to be usually met). |
| Combo & Conversion | 48 | No combo boards were supplied, so conversion from a starter to a board rests on text alone: a body plus an Extra Deck add (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Deck-to-Extra-Deck add gives a net card gain, and the GY revival on direct attack adds recursion; the optional self-destroy is a cost (verified text, inferred value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No opponent-facing negation, removal, or disruption in the text; the GY revival only gives a minor defensive reset (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 40 | Level 4 Spellcaster with 1000 ATK, but its effects and its use as material are tied to Performage, so it is not a generic material body (verified stats, inferred use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Hand, field, and GY presence, each with its own once-per-turn effect, gives several live spots across turns (verified text, inferred resilience). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Typical use is one copy (avg 1.46, 122 of 169 decks run one) with no garnet or lock; the Performage requirement limits where it fits (observed deck data, inferred cost). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter + 0.3 Searcher. Intrinsic ≈ 56.4, Deck ≈ 57.6, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live from hand on any board that already has a Performage monster
- Appears in 169 of 169 sampled decks, with Performage at 52.1% and 100% inclusion in its core archetype
- Two recursion or value routes: Extra Deck add and GY revival on direct attack
Weaknesses
- No opponent interaction in the text
- Effects depend on Performage being present, which narrows it to archetype homes
- No combo boards recorded, so its real conversion is unconfirmed
Counters / choke points
- Generic hand traps and monster-effect negation could stop the hand Special Summon or the Extra Deck add (inferred from text; no interaction data supplied)
Best use
Starter / Extra Deck Pendulum enabler. Decks: Performage, Performapal, Odd-Eyes. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: hand Special Summon if you control a Performage monster; on Normal or Special Summon, Extra Deck add or self-destroy; GY revival on opponent direct attack; 169 of 169 sampled decks run it; Performage at 52.1% of decks; Usage statistics: Performage inclusion 100%, typical copies 1
- Observed: 27 distinct archetypes across decks; Average 1.46 copies per deck; 122 decks run one copy; Top partners co-occur in roughly 67% to 95% of decks
- Inferred: The hand Special Summon acts as a starter-style body; The Extra Deck add works as a search route; The GY revival matters mainly after a direct attack
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no rulings supplied for the Extra Deck add or the once-per-turn interactions no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited)