EARTH
2Psi-Beast
ATK:
700
DEF:
500
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When this card is Normal Summoned, you can remove from play 1 Psychic-Type monster from your Deck. This card's Level becomes the Level of that monster.
60± 5/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
61
Deck
66
Psi-Beast — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 66 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo Enabler · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor, Material body
Why it scores here
Psi-Beast enables Rank 7 Xyz summons in Kashtira decks by changing its Level to match a banished Psychic-Type monster, filling a core tuner role in 100% of a 400-deck Kashtira sample at 2–3 copies. However, zero combo boards support this inference despite the sample size, leaving the card's actual combo potential unverified; the level-change mechanism itself is sound, but the enabling value is text-inferred only, not confirmed by real play data.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 82 | Normal Summon is the easiest summon condition, and the card runs in 100% of sampled Kashtira decks, though using your Normal Summon on a 700 ATK body carries an action cost (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The Level-change effect targets Rank 7 Xyz summons per the Kashtira guide context, but zero combo boards in the evidence prevent verification of actual combo output; the conversion is text-only inference (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 52 | The banish-from-deck effect roughly breaks even: one card traded for access to a Psychic from your Deck, with no card draw or refuel (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The card has no disruption, negation, removal, or opponent interaction; it is purely an internal enabler with zero defensive value (verified). |
| Material Utility | 68 | After resolution, Psi-Beast becomes a Psychic-Type body with a flexible Level (set by the banished card) and no lock, making it clean generic or Psychic-specific Synchro/Xyz material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 38 | The effect is one-shot and occurs only on Normal Summon; the resulting body is a fragile 700 ATK with no protection or recovery, and the Level change offers no additional resilience (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | The card runs at 2–3 copies per deck with clean inclusion and no built-in brick risk beyond the small body; it imposes no deck-building restrictions and splashes into 32 distinct archetypes without lock (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Combo Enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 66, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Unverified combo role (-4). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- 100% inclusion rate in Kashtira decks; runs 2–3 copies consistently
- Clean Normal Summon summon condition with zero resource cost for the summon itself
- Level flexibility enables multiple Xyz/Synchro lines as a tuner body
- Psychic-type and Level-change make it splashable across 32 distinct archetypes
- Zero deck-building restrictions or locks
Weaknesses
- Very low ATK (700) makes the body vulnerable without protection
- One-shot effect; Level change is permanent but the effect cannot reactivate
- Primary role (Level enabler for Rank 7 Xyz) is unconfirmed by combo data despite heavy deck inclusion
- Specialized in Kashtira (76.5% of sample); applications outside Kashtira are minimal (< 2% each)
- No opponent interaction or disruption; purely internal enabler with zero defensive value
Counters / choke points
- Non-targeting removal (Forbidden Droplet, Lightning Storm)
- Hand traps (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Infinite Impermanence) that negate the Normal Summon or effect
- Board breakers that remove the resulting Xyz/Synchro after Psi-Beast enables them
Best use
Tuner/Level enabler for Rank 7 Xyz (especially Number 89: Diablosis the Mind Hacker). Decks: Kashtira (primary; 76.5% of sample), Kashtira variants (5–4% each), Psychic archetypes seeking Level tuners (Psy-Frame, Dogmatika). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Runs in 400/400 decks in the Kashtira/Psychic sample (deck data: decks running it in the Main Deck: 400); Average 2.14 copies per deck; distribution: 1x90, 2x163, 3x147 (deck data: copies per deck); Primary home is Kashtira archetype at 67.5% (270/400 decks) (deck data: archetypes); Card text: Normal Summon trigger effect that changes Level to match a banished Psychic-Type monster (card description); Listed as 'Staple' in a Kashtira strategy guide (guide data: Hướng Dẫn Chơi Kashtira)
- Observed: Appears in 32 distinct archetypes, though Kashtira dominates at 76.5% (deck data: distinct archetypes: 32); Top partners are all Kashtira enablers: Birth (96%), Ogre (94.5%), Unicorn (93.8%), Fenrir (88.8%), Riseheart (84%) (deck data: top partners); Runs exclusively in main deck (400 main / 0 side) (deck data: decks running it in the Main Deck/side); Guide context states Kashtira has 'khả năng triệu hồi Xyz Rank 7' (ability to summon Rank 7 Xyz), establishing Rank 7 as the payoff (guide data)
- Inferred: Level change enables Rank 7 Xyz summons (e.g., Number 89: Diablosis) via matching Level to another Level 7 body (inferred from card text + guide context); The banish-from-Deck effect serves as Psychic-type search/access, though no specific target is tabled (inferred from card text: 'remove from play 1 Psychic-Type monster from your Deck'); Functions as Psychic-type tuner material after effect, enabling both Synchro and Xyz lines (inferred from card mechanics and Psychic race); Supports multiple Psychic strategies (Psy-Frame, Dogmatika, etc.) with its Level-change and Psychic typing (inferred from 32-archetype presence, though non-Kashtira appearances are < 2% each)
- Data gaps: No combo boards supplied (combo data: total combos: 0) — the Level-change combo role is text-only inference despite 400-deck sample No StatisticsCard data provided (usage statistics: available: false) — archetype inclusion % inferred from 400-deck sample only No tournament performance or top-card ranking — cannot confirm meta impact or real-world efficacy No specific Kashtira mechanics tabled — cannot verify which Psychic-Type monsters are typically banished or which Xyz/Synchro lines benefit most