LIGHT
8
5Performapal Laugh Maker
Archetype:
Performapal
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
View:
3745
[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn, if your opponent controls a monster whose current ATK is higher than its original ATK: You can gain 1000 LP. [ Monster Effect ] When this card declares an attack: You can make this card gain 1000 ATK for each monster on the field whose current ATK is higher than its original ATK, except other monsters you control, until the end of the Battle Phase. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect while its current ATK is higher than its original ATK: You can target 1 monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. You can only use 1 monster effect of "Performapal Laugh Maker" per turn, and only once that turn.
Performapal Laugh Maker — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Performapal Laugh Maker earns a mid-tier score as a recyclable Level 8 Pendulum body in Performapal, Odd-Eyes, and broader Pendulum strategies, where its scale 5 and Level 8 typing contribute to extra deck plays rather than its printed effects. Its monster effects—an ATK boost on attack and a GY revival when destroyed while ATK is boosted—are doubly conditional on opponent game-state and rarely trigger reliably enough to be a meaningful power driver. High ATK (2500) does not earn points here; the score reflects the card's practical role as a Pendulum piece that provides recyclable material value while delivering only situational on-field output.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Appears in 32 decks across 9 archetypes with top partners including Performapal Whim Witch (71.9%) and Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer (50%), confirming searchability within the Pendulum engine, though a Pendulum setup must already be established to Pendulum Summon it (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | No combo data available; as a Level 8 Pendulum body it enables Rank 8 Xyz or Level 8 Synchro plays inferred from its Level and top partners such as Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon and Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon, but the ATK boost requires opponent's boosted-ATK monsters to convert into battle advantage (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The GY revival monster effect offers a free body when destroyed while ATK is higher than its original 2500, but both the boost condition and destruction must align simultaneously, making this an incidental payoff rather than a repeatable resource engine (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The Pendulum effect grants only 1000 LP when an opponent's monster ATK is boosted—no disruption, no removal, no negation—and the monster effects are purely Battle Phase conditional buffs that do not interact with the opponent's plays (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 8 LIGHT Spellcaster body that recycles to the Extra Deck when the Pendulum zone is cleared, enabling repeated Pendulum Summons; top partners Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon and Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon confirm its use as a Level 8 material target in the Odd-Eyes cluster (observed from deck partners). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Present across 9 distinct archetypes spanning Performapal, Odd-Eyes, Pendulum Magician, and Mulcharmy over a three-year window (2023–2026), and Pendulum zone recycling provides inherent resilience to destruction; however, conditional monster effects reduce mid-battle flexibility (observed). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Typically run at 1–2 copies (avg 1.5; only 2 of 32 decks run 3 copies), no explicit lock or restriction in the card text, and fits as a light inclusion across multiple Pendulum-based homes (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Recyclable Level 8 Pendulum body — returns to Extra Deck for repeated Pendulum Summons
- Covers 9 distinct archetypes including Performapal, Odd-Eyes, and Pendulum Magician over three years
- 2500 ATK provides a respectable base when Pendulum Summoned as a direct attacker
- GY revival offers an occasional free body if the boosted-ATK condition is met
Weaknesses
- All monster effects are doubly conditional on opponent having monsters with ATK higher than their original ATK
- Level 8 requires a functioning Pendulum setup to reach the field
- Scale 5 is not an extreme scale value and requires a complementary scale partner to open useful summon windows
- LP gain Pendulum effect is passive and irrelevant in the majority of game states
- No combo evidence available — functional combo role is entirely inferred from text and deck partners
Counters / choke points
- Effect Veiler and Infinite Impermanence negate both monster effects before they resolve — both are top co-deck partners, confirming this is an expected interaction
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring can negate searchers accessing this card before it reaches the hand
- Destroying this card while its ATK equals its original 2500 (e.g. via hand effect or effect destruction before the ATK boost) denies the GY revival entirely
Best use
Level 8 Pendulum scale and recyclable body; provides scale 5 coverage and enables Rank 8 Xyz or Level 8 Synchro plays in Pendulum strategies. Decks: Performapal, Odd-Eyes Pendulum, Pendulum Magician. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 8 Pendulum Effect Monster with Scale 5, LIGHT attribute, Spellcaster race, 2500 ATK / 2000 DEF; Pendulum effect: once per turn gain 1000 LP if opponent controls a monster with current ATK higher than its original ATK; Monster effect 1: on attack declaration, this card gains 1000 ATK for each monster on the field (except own) whose current ATK exceeds its original ATK, until end of Battle Phase; Monster effect 2: if destroyed by battle or card effect while current ATK is higher than original ATK, Special Summon 1 monster from own GY; OPT restriction — only one monster effect per turn, once that turn
- Observed: Appears in 32 main-deck slots across 9 distinct archetypes over 2023–2026; Averaged 1.5 copies per deck; 18 decks at 1 copy, 12 at 2, only 2 at 3; Top co-deck partners: Performapal Whim Witch (71.9%), Smile Sorcerer (68.8%), Extra Slinger (68.8%), Effect Veiler (59.4%), Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon (53.1%); Present across Performapal, Odd-Eyes, Mulcharmy, Pendulum Magician, Danger!, Supreme King, and Performage builds
- Inferred: Functions primarily as a recyclable Pendulum scale and Level 8 body in Pendulum strategies rather than as a primary effect driver; Scale 5 is paired with a complementary scale to open Pendulum Summon windows for the deck's core monsters; Level 8 typing enables access to Rank 8 Xyz and Level 8 Synchro extra deck plays; LIGHT Spellcaster attribute and type provide niche synergy with support cards in the Performapal and Magician packages
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion and material utility in real boards are text-only inference No guides supplied — contextual role within specific archetypes is inferred from deck partners only No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) across all listed formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion rate inferred from 32-deck sample only No meta-game placement data — final score is provisional without a dated metagame sample