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8Road Warrior
ATK:
3000
DEF:
1500
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"Road Synchron" + 2 or more non-Tuner monsters Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower Warrior or Machine-Type monster from your Deck.
Road Warrior — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Searcher, Material body
Why it scores here
Road Warrior is a Synchron Synchro monster that tutors Level 2 or lower Warrior/Machine monsters from the Deck once per turn. It excels in Synchron-based strategies where it extends existing combos by fetching Tuners and other Synchro pieces, but carries no opponent interaction and requires Road Synchron plus additional non-Tuners to summon. The score reflects strong deck fit in Synchron (42.9% of the sample), consistent tutoring value, and adequate material utility as a Level 8 body, tempered by accessibility requirements and a complete lack of disruption.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Road Warrior requires Road Synchron + 2+ non-Tuners, making it Synchron-specific but consistently summoned in those decks (82 of 191 total decks run it). (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The tutoring effect searches Level 2 or lower Warrior/Machine pieces to extend combos; Quickdraw Synchron (82.2% co-occurrence) and Drill Warrior (78.5%) are the likely targets, but no combo evidence is supplied to verify concrete board impact. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 62 | Once-per-turn tutoring generates net card advantage after the Synchro summon investment, supported by frequent Foolish Burial (69.6%) and Pot of Avarice (62.3%) partnership, suggesting graveyard refuel synergy. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Road Warrior provides no negation, removal, hand trap, or opponent disruption of any kind. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 8 Synchro Warrior body is usable as material for higher Synchro Summons and has no inherent locks, making it clean generic material even when blanked. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | As a Synchro monster, Road Warrior is vulnerable to removal and has no built-in protection, though the tutoring effect triggers immediately upon summon, locking in some value before disruption. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | The card is run primarily as a singleton (93.2% of decks run 1 copy) in Synchron strategies where Road Synchron and non-Tuners are natural fits, adding moderate deckbuilding cost. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck = 54
Strengths
- Consistent once-per-turn tutoring effect in dedicated Synchron decks
- Tutors Level 2 or lower Warrior/Machine pieces for further combo extension
- Level 8 Synchro body is useful as material for higher Synchro Summons
- Appears naturally in Synchron-based strategies across 29 distinct archetypes
Weaknesses
- Requires Road Synchron + 2 non-Tuners to summon; not universally accessible
- Provides no opponent interaction or disruption whatsoever
- Vulnerable to removal after tutoring effect resolves
- Tutoring is once per turn and deck-limited; not repeatable
- Requires dedicated Synchron deck construction for optimal deployment
Counters / choke points
- Monster removal (e.g., Lightpulsar Dragon, Raigeki, Lightning Storm)
- Negation of Synchro Summon (e.g., Synchro Negation Traps)
- Deck lock effects (e.g., Deck Devour effects)
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (if tutoring is treated as Deck access)
Best use
Extender/Searcher. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Heroic, Crimson Dragon, Simorgh, Lightsworn. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text is clear: tutors Level 2 or lower Warrior/Machine once per turn from Deck; Level 8 Synchro Monster requiring Road Synchron + 2+ non-Tuners to summon; Appears in 191 decks with 82 from Synchron archetype (42.9% of sample)
- Observed: Appears in 26 Junk decks (13.6%) and 29 total distinct archetypes; Top partner Quickdraw Synchron at 82.2% co-deck rate indicates tutoring synergy; Mostly run as 1 copy per deck (178/191 = 93.2% of decks)
- Inferred: Tutoring effect extends combos in Synchron lines by fetching Level 2 Tuners and Synchro pieces; Level 8 Synchro body serves as useful material for higher Synchro Summons; Moderate resilience as a field monster with immediate tutoring value lock-in on summon
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference from tutoring effect and top partners No guides supplied — no human-authored context on role or metagame relevance No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies) in all formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from deck sample only No top-card ranking — cannot verify if this is a contemporary competitive staple