EARTH
1Scrap Synchron
Archetype:
Scrap
ATK:
700
DEF:
100
View:
722
For a Synchro Summon, you can substitute this card for any 1 "Synchron" Tuner. You can only use each of the following effects of "Scrap Synchron" once per turn. If you Synchro Summon a monster that mentions a "Synchron" Tuner as material, this card in your hand can also be used as material. If a monster(s) you control (that mentions "Junk Warrior" or is a Synchro Monster with "Warrior" in its original name) would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish this card from your field or GY instead.
Scrap Synchron — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60.4 · Deck: 60.8 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Scrap Synchron scores as a clean Level 1 EARTH Machine Tuner that can stand in for any Synchron Tuner, so its value is as a Synchro enabler and material body rather than as a stat or effect threat. It is present in all 400 sampled decks, but that reflects its role in the Synchron ecosystem, not its intrinsic strength, so frequency adds only a modest deck-synergy credit. Its banish protection for Junk Warrior and Warrior-Synchro monsters is situational, and with no combo or guide evidence the conversion score is text-only inference.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Held in hand and live as hand material for Synchron-tuner Synchros, but the sample shows no searcher or multi-route access (inferred, observed in decks). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | The substitution clause lets it complete a Synchro Summon in place of a Synchron Tuner, but no recorded boards exist to show what it builds (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | No refuel, draw or recursion; the GY-banish clause protects monsters rather than generating card advantage (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | The banish-instead clause protects only Junk Warrior and Warrior-Synchro monsters from destruction, which is situational interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 70 | A Level 1 Tuner is a clean material body in hand and on field, and its Synchro-substitution clause stays useful when the card is negated (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 65 | Works from hand, field and GY (banish option), across several zones, and appears in 25 distinct archetypes (verified, observed). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Typically 1 copy per deck (avg 1.26, max 3), no garnet or lock restriction, so it is cheap to run (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 60.4, Deck ≈ 60.8, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 1 Tuner that substitutes for any Synchron Tuner in Synchro Summons
- Live from hand as material for Synchron-tuner Synchros
- Cheap to run at 1 copy, with no garnet restriction
- Played across 25 distinct archetypes, with 100% inclusion in several Synchron-adjacent usage archetypes
Weaknesses
- Little direct board impact or card advantage
- Banish protection covers only Junk Warrior and Warrior-Synchro monsters
- No combo or guide evidence to show what it converts into
Counters / choke points
- Generic monster removal and destruction effects that stop the Synchro Summon (inferred)
- Hand traps or negates that stop the Synchro Summon before it resolves (inferred)
Best use
Material body / Synchro Tuner substitute. Decks: Synchron, Junk, Crimson Dragon, Majestic, Assault Mode, Scrap. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Substitutes for any Synchron Tuner in a Synchro Summon; Hand-material clause for Synchros that mention a Synchron Tuner; Banish-instead clause for Junk Warrior and Warrior-Synchro monsters; Level 1 EARTH Machine Tuner
- Observed: Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, averaging 1.26 copies; Present in 25 distinct archetypes; Top partners include Stardust Synchron (97.8%) and Stardust Dragon (96.5%)
- Inferred: Enables Synchro Summons as a Tuner substitute, but no recorded boards show the conversion; Secondary Combo enabler role based on the substitution clause
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and avg_power_index are text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no official rulings available for the substitution and hand-material interactions