FIRE
3Poki Draco
ATK:
200
DEF:
100
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When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Poki Draco" from your Deck to your hand.
56± 6/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
58
Deck
55
Poki Draco — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.9 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Poki Draco earns its score as a self-sustaining extender in FIRE Dragon strategies: a single Normal Summon nets a second copy to hand, converting one drawn card into two consecutive Level 3 FIRE Dragon bodies for Sangen-style Synchro plays. Its Level 3 FIRE Dragon typing is precisely what Tenpai Dragon and Sangen engines require, giving it real material relevance within those strategies. However, it offers no opponent interaction, generates no card advantage beyond self-propagation, and its value collapses entirely outside FIRE Dragon Synchro strategies. ATK and DEF of 200/100 earned no points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Normal Summon triggers a search for another copy from deck, so drawing one guarantees a second is available shortly after; 9 decks run an average of 2 copies (max 3), supporting consistent hand presence across the sample. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | No combo records exist; from card text, Normal Summon plus search produces two Level 3 FIRE Dragon bodies usable as sequential Sangen Synchro materials, extending plays within the archetype, but this cannot be corroborated with combo data. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The search replaces itself in hand but consumes the Normal Summon; net card count is roughly neutral with no repeatable advantage loop beyond this single on-summon trigger. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card's only effect is a self-directed search on Normal Summon; there is no clause that targets, negates, destroys, or otherwise interacts with the opponent or their cards. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 3 FIRE Dragon is the correct type-attribute combination for Sangen Summoning and Tenpai Dragon Synchro math; deck partners include Trident Dragion, Sangenpai Bident Dragion, and Sangenpai Transcendent Dragion as expected Synchro endpoints. (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Present across 5 distinct archetypes (Tenpai Dragon, Sangen, D/D/D, Materiactor) indicating moderate portability within FIRE Dragon strategies; however the effect fires only on Normal Summon and a single negate eliminates the search entirely. (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | No archetype lock, no GY restriction, no hard once-per-turn beyond the inherent once-per-Normal-Summon; runs cleanly at 2–3 copies with one Normal Summon slot cost and is freely splashable into any FIRE Dragon shell. (verified) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 57.9, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Self-search on Normal Summon guarantees a second copy is available, providing strong in-engine redundancy
- Level 3 FIRE Dragon typing aligns precisely with Tenpai Dragon and Sangen Synchro material requirements
- No restrictions, locks, or conditions; extremely clean deckbuilding footprint
- Splashable across multiple FIRE Dragon archetypes beyond its primary Tenpai Dragon home
Weaknesses
- Costs the Normal Summon, a premium and non-replaceable per-turn resource
- Zero opponent interaction; the card does nothing to disrupt, negate, or remove opposing threats
- Value is highly contextual and collapses to near zero outside FIRE Dragon Synchro strategies
- Effect generates no meaningful card advantage beyond maintaining its own field and hand presence
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation on summon (e.g., Infinite Impermanence, Effect Veiler) blanks the search entirely
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates the search trigger directly
- Non-FIRE-Dragon strategies have no use for it, making it a pure garnet in the wrong shell
Best use
Level 3 FIRE Dragon extender that self-propagates to fuel Sangen Summoning and Tenpai Dragon Synchro plays. Decks: Tenpai Dragon, Sangen, D/D/D, Materiactor. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Summon trigger adds 1 'Poki Draco' from deck to hand (card text); Level 3 / FIRE attribute / Dragon type (card text); No archetype membership, no restriction clause, no lock (card text); Appears in 9 decks across 5 distinct archetypes (deck evidence)
- Observed: Primary home is Tenpai Dragon comprising 55.6% of the 9-deck sample (deck evidence); Run at average 2 copies per deck with a max of 3 (deck evidence); Co-appears in 88.9% of decks with Trident Dragion, Sangenpai Bident Dragion, Sangenpai Transcendent Dragion as Synchro end-boards (deck evidence); Co-appears with Sangen Kaimen and Sangen Summoning in 100% and 88.9% of decks respectively (deck evidence)
- Inferred: Used as Level 3 FIRE Dragon material for Sangen Summoning to enable Synchro Summons during the opponent's turn (from archetype partners and card text); Self-search loop provides two consecutive material bodies from a single Normal Summon investment, extending the Tenpai Dragon combo line
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion scoring is text-only inference No guides supplied — role confirmation relies entirely on deck partner analysis No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard rows) — archetype inclusion inferred from a 9-deck sample only