DARK
4
5Performapal Silver Claw
Archetype:
Performapal
ATK:
1800
DEF:
800
View:
3743
[ Pendulum Effect ] All "Performapal" monsters you control gain 300 ATK. [ Monster Effect ] When this card declares an attack: All "Performapal" monsters you currently control gain 300 ATK, until the end of the Battle Phase.
52± 7/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
50
Deck
51
Performapal Silver Claw — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 51 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Performapal Silver Claw scores in the low 50s as a utility Pendulum body whose real value lies in being a recyclable Level 4 DARK Beast and a Scale 5 setter rather than in its effects. Both effects boost only 'Performapal' monsters, making them irrelevant in the majority of the 20 archetypes it appears in — including Phantom Beast Chimera, Horus, and Branded — so the broad deck presence confirms cross-archetype body and scale utility, not effect power. ATK and DEF values did not drive this score. Without any combo evidence, the full conversion ceiling remains unconfirmed, which caps both the score and confidence.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | As a Level 4 Performapal it is searchable by Performapal Skullcrobat Joker and similar tutors in Performapal-aligned strategies, but in the non-Performapal archetypes that account for the bulk of its 108-deck sample it must be drawn naturally, limiting consistent access (inferred from archetype spread). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | No combo evidence is available; text-only inference suggests Scale 5 placement alongside a complementary low scale enables Pendulum Summons of Levels 2–4 for moderate body generation, but no standalone extension exists (inferred from card mechanics). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Pendulum monsters recycle to the Extra Deck when destroyed, providing passive reuse across turns; neither effect generates card advantage — the 300 ATK boost is a combat pump, not a resource (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Both effects are purely ATK-boosting buffs with zero opponent interaction, hand trap reach, or disruption of any kind; effect_interaction is effectively absent (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 4 DARK Beast body is eligible for Rank 4 XYZ and various Fusion materials; recyclability from the Extra Deck as a Pendulum adds long-term body value; appears alongside the full Chimera Fusion package (Gazelle, Berfomet, Chimera Fusion, Guardian Chimera) in 51.9% of co-decks, suggesting a real Beast material role (observed from top partners). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Pendulum mechanics allow re-summon from the Extra Deck after destruction, and the card functions in both Scale and Monster Zone; however, its minimal effects mean there is little power to protect across turns or against common interrupts (inferred from Pendulum rules). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | 92 of 108 decks run exactly 1 copy, confirming minimal slot cost; no archetype locks, no garnet risk, and no hard once-per-turn restrictions make it a clean 1-of tech across multiple strategies (observed from deck distribution data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 51, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Cross-archetype Pendulum scale utility (1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 4 DARK Beast Pendulum body with broad archetype fit across 20 distinct archetypes
- Recyclable to Extra Deck via Pendulum mechanic — not a dead resource when destroyed or bounced
- Searchable as a Performapal in Performapal-aligned strategies via Skullcrobat Joker and similar tutors
- Minimal deckbuilding cost — typically a clean 1-of inclusion with no locks or restrictions
- Persistent +300 ATK Pendulum effect provides a meaningful combat boost within dedicated Performapal boards
Weaknesses
- Both effects are restricted to 'Performapal' monsters and provide zero value in most of the 20 archetypes it appears in
- No disruption, negation, hand trap capability, or opponent interaction whatsoever
- Scale 5 is a middling Pendulum scale — requires a complementary low or high scale to open wide Pendulum Summon windows
- No combo evidence available — conversion ceiling is entirely unconfirmed
- 1800 ATK / 800 DEF is a modest stat floor for a Level 4 Pendulum body
Counters / choke points
- Anti-Spell Fragrance (prevents Pendulum cards from being placed in the Pendulum Zone)
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (negates the search if Silver Claw is fetched via Skullcrobat Joker)
- Imperial Iron Wall (banishes Pendulum monsters instead of sending to Extra Deck, removing recursion)
Best use
Scale 5 setter and recyclable Level 4 DARK Beast body; provides persistent ATK buff exclusively in dedicated Performapal boards. Decks: Phantom Beast Chimera, Performapal, Odd-Eyes, Pendulum Magician. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum Effect: all Performapal monsters you control gain 300 ATK (persistent, from card text); Monster Effect: on attack declaration, all Performapal monsters currently controlled gain 300 ATK until end of Battle Phase (from card text); Level 4, Scale 5, DARK, Beast, ATK 1800 / DEF 800 (from card data); 108 decks run this card, all main deck; 92 of 108 run exactly 1 copy (from deck distribution); Appears in 20 distinct archetypes spanning TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks formats (from deck data)
- Observed: Phantom Beast Chimera is the top archetype home at 25.9% of decks (28 of 108); Full Chimera Fusion package co-appears in 51.9% of co-decks — likely Pendulum Beast material synergy; Performapal Gatlinghoul co-appears in 58.3% of decks, confirming Performapal engine overlap; Broad multi-format and multi-archetype spread across 108 decks confirms ongoing relevance through 2026-09
- Inferred: Value in non-Performapal decks (Horus, Branded, Fiendsmith) is exclusively as a Pendulum Scale 5 and recyclable DARK Beast body since both effects require Performapal monsters; Scale 5 combined with a complementary low scale (e.g., Scale 1) enables Pendulum Summons of Levels 2–4; Searchable in Performapal-aligned strategies via Performapal Skullcrobat Joker; Beast typing may be relevant for Chimera Fusion material requirements in Phantom Beast Chimera strategies
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion ceiling is text-only inference; pending combo evidence could shift score by 3–5 points No guides supplied — cannot confirm human-curated role assessment No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from 108-deck sample only Exact Pendulum scale complement in non-Performapal decks unknown — reason for inclusion in Horus/Branded/Fiendsmith is inferred as generic Pendulum body/scale utility