EARTH
3Puppet Pawn
Archetype:
Puppet
ATK:
800
DEF:
1200
View:
2342
This card can attack directly. You can only use each of the following effects of "Puppet Pawn" once per turn. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can add 1 "Promotion" from your Deck to your hand. You can banish this card from your GY; add 1 EARTH Warrior monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Puppet Pawn", then your opponent can add 1 monster from their Deck to their hand.
Puppet Pawn — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 48 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Puppet Pawn is a Level 3 EARTH Warrior whose value is two small searches: one Promotion when it deals battle damage, and one EARTH Warrior from the GY by banishing itself. The GY search gives the opponent a monster search as well, so it adds little net advantage and does not interact with the opponent. High ATK/DEF did not earn points; the 800 ATK body is weak and the score comes from a cheap, generic Warrior body that can be run in War Rock and Noble Knights. No combo evidence exists, so the combo axis rests on text alone and stays low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Run in 3 of the sampled decks (2 War Rock, 1 Noble Knights) at 2.33 copies on average, but its searches need it to deal battle damage or reach the GY, so it is not a reliable opening-hand route (observed deck count, inferred routes). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | The text gives two search effects with no recorded boards to confirm a full conversion; its 800 ATK rarely connects to trigger the battle-damage search (inferred from text, no combo evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | The GY banish nets one Warrior search for the controller, but the clause also gives the opponent a monster search, so the net advantage is close to even (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No opponent interaction; the only opponent-facing clause is a search that benefits the opponent (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A Level 3 EARTH Warrior is a generic Level 3 material, and its body stays usable as material even when its effects are negated (inferred from text and card stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Both effects are once per turn and the GY effect is usable from the graveyard, but no counter or interaction evidence was supplied, so resilience is moderate at best (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | A Level 3 body with no garnet or lock restrictions, and up to 3 copies appear in the sampled decks at no evident slot cost (observed deck copies, inferred cost). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 48, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap, generic Level 3 Warrior body that fits multiple homes
- Two search clauses that give card value over several turns
- Playable in War Rock and Noble Knights decks (observed)
Weaknesses
- Searches depend on battle damage or the GY, so they are not guaranteed
- Its GY search also gives the opponent a monster search
- No opponent interaction and low ATK for an attacker
Counters / choke points
- Generic negation of search or GY-activated effects could shut down either clause (inferred; no counter evidence supplied)
- Boards that block or remove the attacker stop the battle-damage search (inferred from text)
Best use
Searcher/Tutor secondary body and Level 3 material filler. Decks: War Rock, Noble Knights. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 3 EARTH Warrior, 800 ATK / 1200 DEF, Effect Monster; Battle-damage clause adds 1 Promotion from Deck to hand, once per turn; GY banish clause adds 1 EARTH Warrior from Deck to hand, then the opponent adds 1 monster, once per turn
- Observed: Appears in 3 sampled decks (2 War Rock, 1 Noble Knights), 2.33 copies on average; Co-occurs with War Rock and Puppet partners in 2 or more decks
- Inferred: Primary role is Searcher/Tutor because the value comes from two search clauses; Battle-damage route needs the monster to connect, so it is not a reliable hand-to-search line; Material value is generic for a Level 3 Warrior
- 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