DARK
4Performapal Helpprincess
Archetype:
Performapal
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1200
View:
3456
When you Normal or Special Summon a "Performapal" monster(s), except "Performapal Helpprincess" (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
Performapal Helpprincess — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 51 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Performapal Helpprincess is a reactive board extender that adds a free body when you summon another Performapal, appearing consistently across 25 decks and 9 distinct archetypes with strong partner synergy (92% of decks also run Skullcrobat Joker). Its modest 1200 ATK/DEF and pure extension role—with no resource generation, disruption, or independent value—limits its power contribution. The complete absence of combo data (0 combos supplied) prevents assessment of actual combo impact, leaving conversion value to text-only inference. As a solid utility piece for Performapal decks, it extends boards reliably but does not drive winning plays.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Requires a Performapal summon to trigger but appears in 25 decks across 9 archetypes (36% Performapal, 28% Odd-Eyes variants) with consistent 1.52 copies per deck, confirming reliable access within its homes (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 58 | Text describes adding a body when a Performapal is summoned, but zero combos supplied prevents combo corroboration; extension is passive and generates no advantage on its own (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 52 | Summons freely without cost when a Performapal appears, making it resource-neutral; no draw, search, or GY refuel described in text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Provides no hand traps, negations, removal, or disruption—purely board extension with zero opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 72 | Level 4 DARK Warrior with 1200/1200 stats is clean Xyz and synchro material; top partners include Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon (80% of decks) and multiple Performapal cards, confirming material use (observed). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Once on field, it is a normal 1200/1200 body vulnerable to removal and negation with no built-in protection or recovery; lacks multi-zone or multi-turn utility (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 48 | Performapal-locked by effect text, limiting splashability; 1.52 average copies and consistent 25-deck inclusion suggest it is not a dead draw in multiples but carries mild garnet risk if Performapals do not summon early (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.8 Extender primary + 0.2 secondary roles (secondaries remain speculative due to 0 combos supplied). Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 51, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free board extension when a Performapal is summoned (verified)
- Consistent inclusion across 25 decks and 9 distinct archetypes (observed)
- Strong partner synergy: 92% of decks run Performapal Skullcrobat Joker alongside it (observed)
- Clean Level 4 DARK Warrior body usable as Xyz and synchro material (inferred)
Weaknesses
- Modest 1200 ATK/DEF provides no passive value beyond board presence (inferred)
- No resource generation, card advantage, or GY refuel (verified)
- Purely reactive—cannot advance combos independently (verified)
- Requires a Performapal summon trigger to activate; dead without support in hand (verified)
- Provides no disruption, negation, or opponent interaction (verified)
Counters / choke points
- Any negation of the triggering Performapal summon prevents this card's effect (inferred)
- Removal of Performapals from field blocks activation (verified)
Best use
Reactive board extender and Xyz material provider. Decks: Performapal, Odd-Eyes Performapal hybrid, Melodious.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: triggered optional effect that Special Summons this card from hand when a Performapal monster is Normal or Special Summoned (except during Damage Step); Appears in 25 decks across 9 distinct archetypes (Performapal, Melodious, Odd-Eyes variants, Performage, Heroic, Synchron); 92% of decks running it also run Performapal Skullcrobat Joker (23 of 25 decks); Average copies per deck: 1.52 (range 1–3); Archetype-locked to Performapal by effect text restriction; No resource generation, search, or GY refuel in card description; No hand trap, negation, removal, or opponent interaction capability; Level 4 DARK Warrior with 1200 ATK/1200 DEF
- Observed: 25 decks with 68% combo-focused gameplay, 20% control, 12% other; 36% of decks are Performapal, 28% are Odd-Eyes (including hybrids); Top gameplay type is Combo (17 of 25 decks); Maximum copies in any single deck: 3; Consistent co-appearance with Performapal Skullcrobat Joker and Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon
- Inferred: Triggered optional effect makes this a reactive board extender, not a starter; 1200/1200 body is modest and unlikely to generate passive winning value; Archetype lock significantly limits splashability; primarily useful in Performapal-based homes; Level 4 status enables Xyz material use in Performapal and Odd-Eyes decks; Mild garnet risk if Performapals do not summon in opening turns; Does not generate independent card advantage or material value
- Data gaps: No combos supplied (0 appearances)—combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied—strategic role and positioning within Performapal combos is undocumented No banlist data—assumed unlimited (3 copies maximum) in all formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard available=false)—archetype inclusion % inferred from 25-deck sample only No combo examples despite appearing in 25 decks—suggests support/material piece rather than combo driver