Spell
NormalPromotion
Archetype:
Puppet
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Target 1 Level 3 or lower EARTH Warrior monster you control; send it to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or higher EARTH Warrior monster from your Deck, then, if you control a "Puppet" monster that was originally an EARTH Warrior, that Special Summoned monster gains ATK/DEF equal to the number of cards currently in your opponent's GY x 100. You can only activate 1 "Promotion" per turn.
Promotion — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 51 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Promotion converts one low-level EARTH Warrior already on your field into a higher-level EARTH Warrior from your Deck, a body-for-body swap that only adds an ATK/DEF boost when you also control a Puppet originally of that type. Its 14-deck sample across 9 archetypes shows it is reliably playable in Warrior shells, but that reach confirms accessibility, not strength. No combo data was supplied, so the conversion score rests on text alone, and the card's ATK/DEF gain, rarity and popularity earned no points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Needs a Level 3 or lower EARTH Warrior already on the field, and decks show it runs with Reinforcement of the Army (85.7%) and Pyrite Knight (78.6%), so it is live in several Warrior builds (observed; the field requirement is verified from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Text converts one field Warrior into one Level 4+ EARTH Warrior from the Deck, with a conditional ATK boost; no combo boards were recorded, so the conversion level is inferred from text (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | Spell use plus a monster sent to the GY for one Deck monster to the field nets roughly -1 card with no refuel, so economy is weak (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negation, removal or hand-trap reach and no opponent interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 15 | The card is a Spell and does not provide a body itself; only the monster it summons can serve as material (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | It is a Spell with a once-per-turn limit, requires a live Warrior target, and is exposed to spell negation without a backup route (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Three copies is the usual limit, with a 1.71 average per deck and a mild restriction to EARTH Warrior targets, so the slot cost is moderate (observed from decks; restriction verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 51, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts a field Warrior into a higher-level Deck Warrior in one effect, giving a body for little card cost
- Lived in 14 recent decks across 9 archetypes, mostly alongside Warrior-support staples
- Once-per-turn wording is clear, so the timing is reliable
Weaknesses
- Needs a Level 3 or lower EARTH Warrior on the field before it does anything
- Net card economy is weak, with no refuel or recovery
- No interaction; the ATK/DEF boost is conditional on a Puppet and is unlikely to matter in most spots
Counters / choke points
- Spell negation or a Spell-targeting hand trap
- Removing or bouncing the EARTH Warrior it needs to target
Best use
Warrior-body converter in Puppet and Warrior shells that want a Level 4+ Deck body. Decks: War Rock, Gimmick Puppet, Argostars, Battleguard. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Target requirement: a Level 3 or lower EARTH Warrior you control, sent to the GY, then a Level 4+ EARTH Warrior Special Summoned from the Deck; Once per turn and conditional ATK/DEF gain based on a Puppet originally EARTH Warrior; Copies per deck average 1.71, max 3
- Observed: 14 decks across 9 archetypes, with 57.1% in gameplay type 4 and 42.9% in type 7; Strong partner co-occurrence with Reinforcement of the Army and Pyrite Knight
- Inferred: Converts field Warrior into one extra body with no real card advantage; Conditional ATK boost is unlikely to be relevant in most games
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only