WIND
5Quickdraw Synchron
Archetype:
Synchron
ATK:
700
DEF:
1400
View:
4659
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by sending 1 monster from your hand to the GY. For a Synchro Summon, you can substitute this card for any 1 "Synchron" Tuner. Cannot be used as a Synchro Material, except for the Synchro Summon of a monster that lists a "Synchron" Tuner as material.
Quickdraw Synchron — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 66 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 67 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Quickdraw Synchron is a self-summoning Tuner that enables Synchro summons reliably in its home archetype, appearing in 40.5% of Synchron decks with strong partners like Stardust Dragon (74%) and Black Rose Dragon (66.8%). The card converts a discard cost into Tuner access and board development via Synchro summons, functioning as an efficient enabler rather than a power piece itself. Its restricted material usage and lack of direct disruption cap its broader appeal, but within Synchron decks the self-summon and flexible Tuner substitution make it an efficient multi-copy include at 2.06 copies average, with no brick risk.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 80 | Self-summons from hand by discarding a monster with no external search needed, appearing in all 400 sample decks at 2.06 copies average confirms opening-hand availability (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 75 | Converts discard cost into a Tuner enabling Synchro summons to powerful bosses like Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon, with 73.2% Foolish Burial co-occurrence suggesting efficient GY setup (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Costs one discard upfront but gains Tuner body and Synchro access; high Foolish Burial co-occurrence (73.2%) and Pot of Avarice inclusion (65.8%) indicate cost-efficient resource management in archetype (observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No built-in disruption or removal; all opponent-facing value flows from downstream Synchro summons like Stardust Dragon negation and Black Rose Dragon board wipe (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Tuner body usable as Synchro material but restricted to 'Synchron' Tuner Synchro summons only, limiting generic material flexibility while remaining core to archetype board building (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Lacks built-in recovery or negation protection but can be re-summoned from hand if discarded again; substitution effect has no once-per-turn restriction allowing multi-turn flexibility (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Runs at 2.06 copies average in Synchron (40.5%) with no brick risk from self-summon, distribution shows 3-copy is most common (143/400 decks), but archetype-locked design limits splashability outside Synchro strategies (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7·Extender + 0.3·Material body blend. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 67, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Multi-copy efficiency bonus (1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Self-summoning eliminates search requirement; immediately live in opening hand
- Flexible Synchron Tuner substitution enables multiple Synchro lines without searchable dependency
- Core inclusion in 40.5% of Synchron archetype with strong partner synergy (Stardust Dragon 74%, Black Rose Dragon 66.8%)
- Multi-copy friendly at 2.06 average with no brick penalty from self-summon effect
- Appears in 53 distinct archetypes showing portability as a Synchro enabler beyond Synchron tribal
Weaknesses
- Restricted Synchro material usage (only Synchron Tuner Synchro summons) limits generic material flexibility
- No built-in disruption or removal; all offensive value depends on downstream Synchro monsters
- Discard cost requires deck to run discard outlets or have excess cards
- Archetype-locked design severely limits splashability outside Synchro strategies
- Once on field, vulnerable to removal and negation with no recovery or protection built-in
Counters / choke points
- Synchro summon negation or locking effects (Synchro lock)
- Removal targeting the Tuner body before Synchro summon
- Hand disruption against discard outlets (reducing Foolish Burial and GY setup efficiency)
Best use
Synchro enabler and flexible Tuner provider for archetype boards. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Machina (Synchro variant), Lightsworn. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 5 Tuner Monster with self-summon effect from hand at 1 discard cost (card text); Synchro substitution: acts as any Synchron Tuner for Synchro summons (card text); Material restriction: usable only for Synchron Tuner Synchro summons (card text); Synchron archetype membership, WIND attribute, Machine race (card properties); Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks (formats)
- Observed: 40.5% inclusion in Synchron archetype across 162 decks (decks_evidence); 2.06 copies average across full 400-deck sample (decks_evidence); Appears in 53 distinct archetypes with 13.8% in Junk as secondary home (decks_evidence); Top 5 partners: Stardust Dragon 74%, Foolish Burial 73.2%, Dandylion 67%, Black Rose Dragon 66.8%, Pot of Avarice 65.8% (decks_evidence.top_partners); 84.5% of decks use primary gameplay type (likely Synchro-focused) (decks_evidence.gameplay_types); Distribution: 3-copy in 143 decks (most common), 2-copy in 139, 1-copy in 118 (decks_evidence)
- Inferred: Self-summon cost is efficiently managed in discard-oriented Synchron strategies (text + Foolish Burial co-occurrence 73.2%); Tuner substitution enables multiple Synchro lines without requiring a searchable Tuner (text mechanics); Multi-copy redundancy lacks brick/garnet risk due to always-active self-summon effect (text); Enables high-impact Synchro summons like Stardust Dragon negation and Black Rose Dragon board wipe (text + partner evidence)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference, limiting combo power quantification No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) based on deck distribution No StatisticsCard usage statistics — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from 400-deck sample only No exact combo examples or startup sequences to validate theoretical Synchro conversion No timing or ruling clarifications on Tuner substitution mechanic (likely straightforward but unverified)