EARTH
3Propa Gandake
ATK:
500
DEF:
2000
View:
2660
Once per turn, if you control a monster(s) whose original Type is Beast, Insect, Plant, or Rock: You can declare 1 of those Types you control; this card becomes that declared Type. If this card has applied this effect, also apply the following effects while it remains in the Monster Zone. ● All face-up monsters on the field become the same Type as this card. ● Monsters on the field with this card's Type cannot be targeted by either player using the effects of monsters your opponent controls with that same Type.
Propa Gandake — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 41 · Deck: 42 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Propa Gandake is a 3-Level, 500-ATK Psychic whose only text is a once-per-turn type change that is gated on controlling a Beast, Insect, Plant or Rock, plus a field-wide type conversion and a targeting shield for monsters of its declared type. Its value is conditional and niche: the evidence shows only 5 sampled decks (one per archetype, spread across Book of, Greed, Exodia, Vampires and P.U.N.K.), no recorded combo boards, and no guides, so nothing confirms it converts resources or builds a board. Its 2000 DEF and cheap deck slot earn some points for deckbuilding and body value, but its low ATK earns nothing on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs a Beast/Insect/Plant/Rock already controlled and has no hand-activated route in the text; the 5-deck sample shows it is playable but not reliably live (inferred, plus observed deck count). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No combo boards are recorded and the text converts only a type change, not extra bodies or a board (verified from text; observed 0 appearances). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | No draw, search, banish or card-advantage clause in the text, so there is no value-generation (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | The targeting shield only protects monsters of its declared type from opposing monster effects; it is narrow and does not negate or remove anything (verified from text, inferred scope). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 3 Psychic body with type-changing ability suggests usable material fit, but no material use is recorded in combos (inferred from level and race, no observed material data). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Its effect is tied to a field-state condition and a once-per-turn limit, with no redundancy or multi-zone effect in the text (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single-copy cost is mild and average copies are 1.8, with no garnet or self-lock in the evidence (observed from decks, verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default (no clear role confirmed by combos); secondary Material body not weighted separately, Utility profile applied as primary only. Intrinsic ≈ 41, Deck ≈ 42, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 3 Psychic body usable as material in some Extra Deck summons (inferred from level and race)
- Type-change plus field-wide type conversion can make opposing monsters match a type your effects care about (inferred from text)
- Appears across 5 distinct archetypes in the sample, so it is not tied to one home (observed from decks)
- Low deckbuilding cost: average 1.8 copies, no garnet or lock (observed and verified)
Weaknesses
- 500 ATK and no hand or GY effect, so it does nothing alone (verified from text)
- Effect requires a Beast/Insect/Plant/Rock already on the field (verified from text)
- No recorded combo boards, guides, or usage statistics to confirm real play (observed gap)
- Targeting shield covers only one declared type, a narrow window (verified from text)
Counters / choke points
- Monsters with the same type are not protected from effects of the card's own type-matched interaction (inferred)
- Opponent effects that target or destroy regardless of type bypass the targeting shield (inferred from text)
- Board wipes or mass-removal end the body regardless of type (inferred)
Best use
Utility type-changer / Level 3 material body in type-matched decks. Decks: Book of, Greed, Exodia, Vampires, P.U.N.K..
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect is once per turn and requires controlling a Beast, Insect, Plant or Rock monster (card text); Level 3, Psychic, EARTH, 500 ATK / 2000 DEF (card stats); Average copies per deck 1.8 across 5 decks (decks_evidence)
- Observed: Appears in 5 sampled decks across 5 archetypes, all gameplay type 4 (decks_evidence); Zero recorded combo boards, starter, material or payoff roles (combos_evidence); Top partners are generic staples such as Monster Reborn and Upstart Goblin (decks_evidence)
- Inferred: Usable as a Level 3 Extra Deck material body (level and race only); Type-change plus field-wide type conversion matters only in type-matched decks; Playable but not reliably live because it has no hand activation
- 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) for archetype inclusion, inferred from deck sample only sample of 5 decks is too small to confirm real play strength