DARK
1
4Performapal Trump Witch
Archetype:
Performapal
ATK:
100
DEF:
100
View:
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[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn: You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters you control as Fusion Materials. [ Monster Effect ] You can Tribute this card; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.
Performapal Trump Witch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 63 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62.5 · Deck: 63.8 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Performapal Trump Witch earns its score almost entirely through its Pendulum Effect, which acts as a built-in, once-per-turn Polymerization from the scale — enabling Fusion Summons in Pendulum decks without spending hand or field card resources on a spell. Its presence across 87 decks and 25 distinct archetypes confirms real adoption, and the 62.1% co-occurrence with Starving Venom Fusion Dragon shows the Fusion-enabling role is genuine and practical. The Monster Effect adds a minor Polymerization recovery line at the cost of tributing the card itself. The 100 ATK/DEF earned zero points — the card's value is entirely in scale placement and its two on-axis effects.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Scale 4 placement requires a complementary opposite-scale partner and confines the card to Pendulum strategies; within those decks Performapal engine pieces can search it, but no specific searcher is confirmed in this evidence sample (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 72 | The Pendulum Effect provides a cost-free Fusion Summon once per turn using monsters already on the field, with Starving Venom Fusion Dragon appearing as a co-partner in 62.1% of the 87 decks, corroborating that the Fusion-enabling role translates to real board development (observed co-decks; verified from card text). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | The Pendulum Effect consumes no cards — it uses monsters already present — making each Fusion Summon card-neutral or better; the Monster Effect is a one-for-one at best (tribute for Polymerization search), keeping economy roughly even overall (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | Neither the Pendulum nor the Monster Effect disrupts the opponent in any way; the card has zero interaction axis value (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | As a Level 1 DARK Spellcaster Pendulum it returns to the Extra Deck after field destruction for future re-Pendulum Summons, and its Level and Attribute offer limited generic material options; however its primary role is as a scale, not a body, keeping this axis modest (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Recorded across 25 distinct archetypes spanning multiple gameplay types (64.4% and 26.4%), demonstrating genuine cross-deck reach; utility is fully contingent on holding the Pendulum Zone, so a destroyed or negated scale removes the entire engine (observed from decks_evidence). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Run at exactly 1 copy in 84 of 87 decks, imposing near-zero slot cost; Scale 4 does not conflict with common low/high Pendulum Scale pairings and requires no additional engine beyond the Pendulum framework already present (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Combo enabler + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 62.5, Deck ≈ 63.8, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Pendulum Effect provides a repeatable, cost-free Fusion Summon each turn directly from the scale, functioning as a permanent built-in Polymerization
- Slots as a 1-of tech piece into any Pendulum deck that wants Fusion access, evidenced by 25 distinct archetypes
- Monster Effect recovers Polymerization from Deck or GY when scale placement is not viable
- Returns to the Extra Deck after field destruction, enabling repeated Pendulum Summons in later turns
Weaknesses
- Entire offensive value is locked to the Pendulum Zone — losing the scale removes the Fusion engine completely
- Monster Effect is a -1 (tribute cost) for a Polymerization search and provides weak standalone value
- Requires Fusion-capable monsters already on the field to trigger the Pendulum Effect
- ATK/DEF of 100/100 renders it useless as an attacking or defending body
Counters / choke points
- Spell/Trap destruction targeting the Pendulum Zone (e.g., Mystical Space Typhoon) removes the Fusion Summon engine
- Cards that prevent or negate Extra Deck summons shut down both effects entirely
- Floodgates that lock the Extra Deck (e.g., Dimensional Barrier on Fusion) nullify the Pendulum Effect
Best use
Scale utility piece enabling free Fusion Summons each turn; 1-of tech in any Pendulum deck running Fusion payoffs. Decks: Odd-Eyes Pendulum, Supreme King, Performapal, Lyrilusc Pendulum, Predaplant Pendulum. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum Scale 4 confirmed from card data; Pendulum Effect: once per turn Fusion Summon using monsters you control as materials (from description); Monster Effect: tribute self to add 1 Polymerization from Deck or GY to hand (from description); Level 1 DARK Spellcaster (from card data); 87 decks run this card in main deck across 25 distinct archetypes (from decks_evidence)
- Observed: Starving Venom Fusion Dragon co-occurrence: 62.1% of decks (top partner by co_decks); Predominantly run as exactly 1 copy (84 of 87 decks); Primarily found in Pendulum-heavy gameplay contexts (64.4% gameplay_type 7, 26.4% gameplay_type 3); Lyrilusc (21.8%) and Odd-Eyes (13.8%) are the largest homes by deck count
- Inferred: Searchable within Performapal engine, though no specific searcher passcode is confirmed in this evidence sample; Scale 4 pairs naturally with Scale 8+ Pendulums to cover the full summon range of Levels 1-7; Pendulum Effect enables Starving Venom Fusion Dragon by converting two DARK monsters on field into a Fusion without Polymerization in hand
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion score relies entirely on card text inference No guides supplied — no human context on role or optimal usage lines No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) across all formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion rates inferred from 87-deck sample only Specific Pendulum Scale pairing partners and targeted Fusion monsters not confirmed from evidence