EARTH
4Pyramid Turtle
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1400
View:
3172
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 Zombie monster with 2000 or less DEF from your Deck.
Pyramid Turtle — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Material body, Extender
Why it scores here
Pyramid Turtle is a conditional Zombie searcher that trades battle destruction for a single deck search, scoring solidly in material utility and deck inclusion but limited by its one-time trigger and lack of disruption. Its 92.5% co-deck rate with Book of Life and heavy representation across 29 archetypes confirm it is a core enabling piece in Zombie-centric homes, providing both a clean Level 4 material body and GY recursion support. However, the requirement for battle destruction and singular search effect constrain its combo potential, and without combo data the true board conversion is inferred from effect text alone. The card earns its score through consistent archetype support and role-specific utility, not through high card advantage or disruption.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Appears in 80 decks (mostly 3-ofs) across 29 distinct Zombie-adjacent archetypes, confirming consistent accessibility in its homes despite the conditional trigger. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Effect searches only one Zombie monster per trigger, providing a single-body extender rather than board-building combo potential; no combo examples supplied to verify real conversion. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Costs 1 deck card (destroyed in battle) and returns 1 searched monster from deck, yielding a roughly even trade with no repeat advantage. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Effect is passive GY trigger with no negation, removal, or opponent disruption, purely a tutoring mechanism. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 4 Zombie body with no locks or restrictions provides clean Synchro/XYZ material for Zombie decks, useful as a body even when effect does not trigger. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | One-time activation conditional on battle destruction; once triggered or removed from GY, card cannot activate again; no multi-turn or multi-zone recovery. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Runs at 2–3 copies with no garnet or deck lock, integrating cleanly into Zombie shells without slot cost beyond standard 40-card constraints. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: No combos supplied (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 Zombie material body with no activation locks
- High deck inclusion across 29 archetypes, confirming multi-home accessibility
- 92.5% co-deck rate with Book of Life indicates strong recursion synergy
- Consistent 2–3 copy inclusion suggests role reliability within homes
Weaknesses
- Requires battle destruction to trigger—rare in control or flying-heavy matchups
- Single-use effect: searches only one monster per trigger, limiting repeat value
- Low ATK (1200) provides minimal pressure and no evasion
- No disruption, negation, or resource acceleration—purely a tutor
Counters / choke points
- Opponent avoids battle (control, flying threats, solitaire strategies)
- Zombie graveyard hate (banish effects, yard locks, Cosmic Cyclone)
- Removal before battle destruction (targeted pop, field clear)
Best use
Conditional searcher and Zombie material provider. Decks: Vampires, Mayakashi Shiranui, Zombie Master variants, Armed Dragon (with Zombie splash). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: searches 1 Zombie with ≤2000 DEF from Deck on battle destruction; Zombie archetype binding in effect; 80 decks across 29 distinct archetypes; 92.5% co-deck rate with Book of Life; Level 4 Zombie body with 1200 ATK / 1400 DEF
- Observed: 2.52 avg copies per deck, with 52 decks running 3x; Top archetypes: Vampires (11 decks), Monarch (9), Armed Dragon (9); Gameplay distribution: 62.5% type 7, 28.8% type 4; Top partners: Book of Life, Mystical Space Typhoon, Torrential Tribute, Spirit Reaper
- Inferred: Combo conversion inferred from effect text: single-body search yields 1 additional piece per trigger, not a multi-card board; Book of Life synergy: GY presence supports recursion via external enablers; Material utility: clean Level 4 body for Zombie Synchro/XYZ, no locks or restrictions; Accessibility: conditional trigger requires opponent pressure, but archetype inclusion confirms it is reliably hit in practice
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied—no contextual guidance on frequency of battle destruction or combo integration No banlist token—assumed unlimited (3 copies) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—archetype inclusion rates inferred from 80-deck sample only No combo examples—cannot verify true board-building potential in matched boards