EARTH
5Scrap Soldier
Archetype:
Scrap
ATK:
2100
DEF:
700
View:
3055
This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a "Scrap" monster. If this face-up Defense Position card is selected as an attack target, destroy this card at the end of the Battle Phase. If this card is destroyed by the effect of a "Scrap" card and sent to the Graveyard, you can select 1 "Scrap" monster in your Graveyard, except "Scrap Soldier", and add it to your hand.
Scrap Soldier — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 38 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 42 · Deck: 42 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion, Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Scrap Soldier is an archetype-internal Level-5 Tuner whose only real conversion is being a Synchro Material for 'Scrap' monsters plus a conditional Graveyard retrieval when a 'Scrap' card effect destroys it. Its 2100 ATK earns nothing here: the text carries no Special Summon clause, locks it to 'Scrap' Synchro Summons, and gives it a self-destruct drawback when attacked in Defense Position. With only 2 sample decks at 1 copy each, zero recorded combo appearances, and no guide or usage-statistics support, it reads as a niche body rather than a reliable engine piece. Its hand-add effect is a genuine +1, but it requires another card to trigger it and offers no interaction with the opponent.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 32 | Only 2 sample decks run it, at exactly 1 copy each, and nothing in the pack shows a dedicated searcher or Special Summon route (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 38 | Combos evidence is empty (0 appearances), so its contribution is text-only: a Level-5 Tuner body for 'Scrap' Synchro Summons with a conditional Graveyard add (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 47 | The Graveyard effect adds 1 'Scrap' monster to hand, a real +1, but it only fires when a 'Scrap' card effect destroys this card, so the exchange is roughly card-neutral in practice (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card text provides no disruption, negation, or removal against the opponent; it only interacts with its own archetype's destruction effects (verified). |
| Material Utility | 44 | It is a Level-5 EARTH Warrior Tuner, usable as Synchro Material only for 'Scrap' monsters, though it can still serve as Link/Xyz material or a 2100-ATK body when blanked (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 44 | It destroys itself at the end of the Battle Phase if attacked in face-up Defense Position, but that destruction can feed its own Graveyard retrieval, giving it some field-to-Graveyard flexibility (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | It is a low-slot 1-of in the observed Scrap decks with no visible garnet engine, but the 'Scrap'-only Synchro Material lock narrows where it can be played (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 42, Deck ≈ 42, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Synchro restriction (Scrap-only Synchro Material) (-4). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level-5 EARTH Warrior Tuner that extends the 'Scrap' Synchro ladder
- 2100 ATK body on a Tuner is above the usual tuner baseline
- Adds 1 'Scrap' monster from the Graveyard to hand when destroyed by a 'Scrap' card effect
- Runs as a cheap 1-of with no visible engine or garnet requirement
Weaknesses
- Cannot be used as Synchro Material except for a 'Scrap' monster, so it is dead as generic material
- Level 5 with no Special Summon clause, making it a Tribute Summon if Normal Summoned
- Destroys itself at the end of the Battle Phase when attacked in face-up Defense Position
- Graveyard retrieval only triggers off a 'Scrap' card effect destroying it, requiring a second card
- No recorded combo appearances and only 2 decks in the sample
Counters / choke points
- Negating or removing it before it can be used as Synchro Material
- Banishing it or the target 'Scrap' monster from the Graveyard (e.g. D.D. Crow-style effects, Called by the Grave)
- Stopping the 'Scrap' Synchro Summon with negation (Solemn Strike, generic monster negates)
- Avoiding attacking it in Defense Position so its retrieval trigger never occurs
Best use
Level-5 Tuner Synchro Material with incidental Graveyard recovery. Decks: Scrap. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level-5 EARTH Warrior Tuner, 2100 ATK / 700 DEF, archetype 'Scrap'; Card text: cannot be used as Synchro Material except for the Synchro Summon of a 'Scrap' monster; Card text: destroys itself at the end of the Battle Phase if selected as an attack target while face-up in Defense Position; Card text: if destroyed by the effect of a 'Scrap' card and sent to the Graveyard, adds 1 'Scrap' monster from the Graveyard to hand
- Observed: 2 sample decks run it, both main deck, at exactly 1 copy each, with 100% Scrap-card partners; 0 appearances across the recorded combo boards (appearance_pct_of_combos = 0); No guides and no StatisticsCard usage rows exist for this card
- Inferred: Because the text has no Special Summon clause, Normal Summoning a Level-5 requires a Tribute; Even with its effect negated it remains a Level-5 EARTH Warrior Tuner usable as Link/Xyz material or an attacker; The Graveyard add requires an external 'Scrap' destruction effect, so it is not self-sufficient card advantage
- 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 archetype labels in decks_evidence are placeholder values ('Không có'), so cross-archetype portability cannot be measured precisely no dated metagame sample, so Meta power is left null