WATER
4Powered Tuner
ATK:
1400
DEF:
1000
View:
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This card gains 500 ATK for each face-up Tuner monster on the field.
39± 5/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
43
Deck
37
Powered Tuner — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 39 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43 · Deck: 37 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Utility · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Powered Tuner functions primarily as a generic Level-4 Tuner Dragon filler body rather than a core engine piece. While its 1400 ATK can scale to 2400–2900 ATK with multiple Tuners on field, the modest boost and lack of combo evidence prevent a higher score. The card's value lies entirely in its material utility across multiple archetypes (Blackwings, Blue-Eyes, Magician Girl), where it serves as a flexible fill slot without disruption or resource generation.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 25 | No built-in search or archetype support; generic Dragon type with only niche inclusion (1 copy in 5 decks from 2023 samples). (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | Zero combo examples supplied; card text indicates possible ATK scaling synergy, but modest 500 ATK per Tuner and lack of combo board integration limits conversion. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 25 | Pure card body with no search, activation effect, card draw, or graveyard refuel; generates zero advantage and occupies one deck slot. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, disruption, or hand-trap capability; purely an ATK-scaling stat effect with zero opponent interaction. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 55 | Clean Level-4 Tuner Dragon functional as Synchro material or generic Xyz filler; useful even when effect is blanked. Appears across Blackwings, Blue-Eyes, and Magician Girl suggesting reliable cross-archetype material role. (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Vanilla-adjacent body with no protection, recovery, or multi-turn presence; vulnerable to single removal or negation; 1400 base ATK is below-par without Tuner boost. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | No garnet or lock effects, but non-essential include (1 copy per deck, appears in only 5 decks total) suggests marginal flex slot, not an efficient staple. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Utility (primary role). Intrinsic ≈ 43, Deck ≈ 37, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, combos absent)
Strengths
- Clean Level-4 Tuner Dragon body works as flexible material across multiple archetypes.
- No deck lock or garnet effects; safe to include as a fill slot without deck restrictions.
- ATK scaling mechanic offers modest upside if multiple Tuners are already present on field.
Weaknesses
- No search or tutoring support; generic type with no archetype-specific synergy.
- Zero combo evidence and no guide mentions; effect synergy is purely text-based inference.
- Modest 1400 base ATK and 500-per-Tuner scaling below modern metagame standards.
- No built-in resilience, recovery, or disruption; dies to single removal or board wipe.
- Appears in only 5 decks total, always at 1 copy, suggesting niche flex-slot status.
Counters / choke points
- Dark Hole, Raigeki, or any board wipe removes it immediately.
- Effect Veiler, Impermanence, or general negation blanks the ATK scaling effect.
- Decks without meaningful Tuner synergy have no use for the effect.
Best use
Generic Level-4 Tuner fill slot for Synchro/Xyz-based strategies. Decks: Blackwings, Blue-Eyes, Magician Girl. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: gains 500 ATK for each face-up Tuner monster on the field.; Level-4 Tuner Dragon, WATER attribute, 1400 ATK / 1000 DEF.; Appears in 5 decks (all main deck, 1 copy each) across 4 distinct archetypes: Blackwings (2 decks), Blue-Eyes (1), Magician Girl (1), untyped (1).; Deck sample dated June–September 2023; assumed unlimited copies (3) in all formats.
- Observed: 100% of sampled decks run exactly 1 copy (5 of 5); no deck runs 2–3 copies.; Top deck partners are Blue-Eyes Fusions (Ultimate Dragon, Twin Burst Dragon) and staple spells (Monster Reborn, Polymerization, Mirror Force), not Tuner-synergy pieces.; Appears in both Tuner-heavy (Blackwings) and non-Tuner archetypes (Blue-Eyes), suggesting generic body role.
- Inferred: ATK scaling effect is modest (500 per Tuner); even with 3 Tuners on field, reaches only ~2900 ATK, below modern boss monster standards.; Material utility (Level-4 Tuner Dragon) is solid but not exceptional; clean generic typing without archetype lock.; Combo conversion is text-only; no evidence of synergistic combo lines or central board roles.
- Data gaps: No combo evidence supplied (0 appearances, 0 examples in recorded boards)—combo conversion is text-only inference with high uncertainty. No guide mentions; human context on card's role in practice is absent. No StatisticsCard usage data; archetype inclusion rates and historical trends inferred from tiny 5-deck sample only. Deck sample is from 2023 (2+ years old); current metagame inclusion and role are unknown. No examples of how Powered Tuner's ATK scaling is deployed in actual game lines.