DARK
10Saint Azamina
Archetype:
Azamina
ATK:
0
DEF:
4000
View:
6433
2 Level 6 or higher monsters (1 Fusion + 1 Synchro) Your opponent cannot target cards in their field, GY, or banishment, or this card on the field, with card effects. Your opponent takes any battle damage you would have taken. If this card was Fusion Summoned this turn (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon 1 Level 9 or lower "Azamina" monster from your Deck or Extra Deck. You can only use this effect of "Saint Azamina" once per turn.
Saint Azamina — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 63 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Floodgate/Control
Why it scores here
Saint Azamina is a Fusion body whose value is protection rather than conversion: its text makes it untargetable by opponent card effects and redirects battle damage to the opponent, so it stays on board once it lands. Its one board-building effect, a once-per-turn quick Special Summon of a Level 9 or lower Azamina after a Fusion Summon, is a single extra body, and the two recorded boards it appears in carry low power indices (24 and 32). Its high deck presence (400 of 400 decks, 59 archetypes) confirms it is a dependable staple in the Azamina ecosystem but does not earn points by itself; the Level 10 DARK body and 4000 DEF are not scored, and as a material body it has no observed use.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Needs a Fusion plus a Synchro (Extra Deck summon) and appears in all 400 decks at 1.12 copies average, but no combo role tags mark it as searched or starter (observed, inferred for route reliability). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Its quick effect adds one Level 9 or lower Azamina per Fusion Summon, and both sampled boards show power index 24-32 with no boss or end-monster role (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No draw, refuel or banish-cost recovery in the text; the Special Summon is a free body rather than card advantage, and netCardAdvantage is 0 on both boards (verified, observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 65 | Untargetable by card effects and battle-damage redirection give protection rather than negation or removal, which is strong for its own board (verified, inferred for practical reach). |
| Material Utility | 25 | Level 10 DARK Illusion body, but material role count is 0 and no material-use evidence exists, so the body value is unproven (observed, speculation on material fit kept out of score). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 70 | Targeting immunity on field and once-per-turn Special Summon keep the card and its board alive across turns against targeted interaction (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Single-copy staple (typical copies 1) with no garnet or brick clause in the text, though it needs a Fusion and Synchro on field and sits in the Extra Deck (verified, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Floodgate/Control. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 63, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Untargetable by card effects on field, which protects its own board from targeted interaction
- Redirects battle damage to the opponent, so attacks do not chip the controller
- Appears in 400 of 400 recent decks across 59 distinct archetypes, showing wide portability
- Quick Special Summon adds a further Azamina body after a Fusion Summon
Weaknesses
- Combo evidence is thin (2 boards) and neither board tags it as a starter, searcher, material or boss
- Power index on its boards averages 28, so it adds little conversion on its own
- No resource gain: the card-advantage contribution is effectively zero
- Requires a Fusion and a Synchro on field before it can be summoned
Counters / choke points
- Opponent effects that do not target (board wipes, non-targeting mass effects)
- Battle-based removal, since battle damage redirection does not stop attacks
- Field effects that act on zones rather than on the card itself
Best use
Boss/End-board. Decks: Azamina, Diabellstar, White Forest. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: untargetable by opponent card effects on field, redirects battle damage, once-per-turn quick SS of a Level 9 or lower Azamina after a Fusion Summon; Appears in 400 of 400 decks, 1.12 copies average, 59 distinct archetypes; No banlist token in evidence; assumed 3 copies
- Observed: Both recorded combo boards show low power index (24 and 32) with zero boss/end-monster counts; Top partners include Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring at 86.2% co-deck rate; StatisticsCard inclusion 100% in 5 of 6 archetype rows
- Inferred: Protection-first role places it in Boss/End-board with a Floodgate secondary; Its generic utility across archetypes is high but tied to Azamina text
- Data gaps: Combo role tags empty on both examples; starter role, searched-for role and material role are all zero Only 2 recorded combo boards, so combo conversion rests on a very small sample Text wording 'your opponent cannot target cards in their field, GY, or banishment' is taken as written and should be checked against the official text No banlist token; assumed 3 copies No top-card ranking; top-card data is empty No material-usage evidence for a Fusion body