Protector with Eyes of Blue

Protector with Eyes of Blue — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 57 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler

Why it scores here

Protector with Eyes of Blue earns its score by converting a single Normal Summon into two board positions — a free Level 1 LIGHT Tuner from hand via its NS trigger, and the option to send itself or another Effect Monster to the GY to Special Summon a Blue-Eyes from hand via its OPT ignition effect. Its 800 ATK and 1300 DEF contribute nothing to this score; all value comes from those bridging effects within the Blue-Eyes engine. The card is an archetype-committed piece that runs cleanly as a 1-of, but its ceiling is firmly capped by requiring specific simultaneous hand pieces (a Level 1 LIGHT Tuner for Effect 1, a Blue-Eyes in hand for Effect 2) and by collapsing into a vanilla body when its NS trigger is negated.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Mild hand-dependency garnet (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Generates two board positions from a single Normal Summon (itself plus a Level 1 LIGHT Tuner)
• Acts as a GY bridge: sends itself or another Effect Monster to GY to Special Summon a Blue-Eyes from hand
• Level 1 LIGHT Tuner status is directly relevant to the Blue-Eyes Synchro lineup
• Runs as a clean 1-of with no archetype locks or self-imposed restrictions

Weaknesses

• Requires multiple specific hand pieces simultaneously for full value (Level 1 LIGHT Tuner AND Blue-Eyes monster)
• NS-trigger dependent — a negate on Normal Summon eliminates Effect 1 and often collapses the intended line
• 800 ATK offers no combat threat whatsoever; purely a combo piece
• Effect 2 is hand-conditional, becoming a dead ignition when no Blue-Eyes is available

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates Effect 1's Special Summon on the Normal Summon trigger
• Infinite Impermanence and Effect Veiler blank Effect 2 on the field
• Skill Drain removes both effects, leaving a vanilla 800/1300 body

Best use

Extender that generates a second Tuner body on Normal Summon and bridges a Blue-Eyes monster from hand to field via a GY send. Decks: Blue-Eyes White Dragon, with Eyes of Blue, Blue-Eyes Synchro. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Level 1 LIGHT Spellcaster Tuner with 800 ATK / 1300 DEF; Effect 1: NS trigger Special Summons 1 Level 1 LIGHT Tuner from hand; Effect 2: OPT ignition — target and send 1 Effect Monster you control to GY to Special Summon 1 Blue-Eyes monster from hand; Archetype: Blue-Eyes; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks
• Observed: 203 decks run this card across 34 distinct archetypes, overwhelmingly Blue-Eyes variants; 75% of decks run exactly 1 copy; 12.8% run 2; 12.3% run 3; Blue-Eyes White Dragon co-appears in 93.1% of sampled decks; The White Stone of Ancients in 78.3%; Sage with Eyes of Blue in 67%; Card has been run continuously from 2022 to August 2026, confirming ongoing archetype relevance
• Inferred: Effect 1 and Effect 2 are separate triggers; both can be used in the same turn (only Effect 2 carries the OPT clause); The card can target itself with Effect 2 after its NS trigger resolves, enabling self-GY-send into a Blue-Eyes Special Summon from hand; Level 1 LIGHT Tuner status supports Level 9 Synchro climbs alongside Level 8 Blue-Eyes bodies (e.g., Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon, Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon)
• Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion quality is text-only inference; actual end-board output unverified No guides supplied — human expert context on optimal sequencing and matchup role absent No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) across all formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from the 203-deck sample only; historical consistency across a larger population unverified