DARK
5Shapesnatch
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1700
View:
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A bow tie with horrible power, it attacks an opponent by controlling others.
Shapesnatch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 22 ± 6 · Confidence: Low
- Intrinsic: 25 · Deck: — · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body
Why it scores here
Shapesnatch is a Level-5 DARK Machine Normal Monster with 1200 ATK / 1700 DEF and a purely flavor-text box, so it converts nothing on its own: summoning it costs a tribute and returns a body smaller than most Level-4 beaters. Its only real value is as a Normal-Monster, DARK, Machine, Level-5 name/body for generic support and material purposes, which is thin but non-zero. The 1200 ATK and 1700 DEF earn no points here; the score is driven by the tribute-only accessibility, the absence of any effect, and zero observed play in the supplied decks, combos, or guides. With no evidence of a competitive home, it lands in the low band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 22 | Level 5 means it cannot be Normal Summoned without a tribute and no archetype searcher exists in the evidence, leaving only generic Normal-Monster tutors as an inferred route (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 8 | It has no effect and each combo-evidence field is 0 appearances, so it produces no board from any realistic start (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 8 | Playing it costs one tribute plus the card itself for a 1200 ATK body, a clear net minus with no refuel or search attached (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 2 | The card text is flavor only and it provides no negation, removal, or disruption of any kind (verified). |
| Material Utility | 28 | As a Level-5 DARK Machine Normal Monster it is a legal material/name for generic Normal- and DARK-based support, but the tribute requirement makes it an awkward body to deploy (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 12 | A vanilla body with no protection or multi-zone utility dies to any removal and is dead in most game states (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 12 | A tribute-only Level-5 vanilla occupies slots without advancing the deck and functions as a brick unless a specific engine wants its exact stats (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 1.0 Material body / Normal. Intrinsic ≈ 25, Deck ≈ —, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Severe brick (tribute-only Level-5 vanilla) (-3). Final formula: Final = Intrinsic (no decks AND no combos -> provisional, Deck = null)
Strengths
- Level 5 DARK Machine Normal Monster — matches several generic support conditions (Normal, DARK, Machine, Level 5+)
- 1700 DEF is a tolerable wall if it ever reaches the field
- Unlimited in all listed formats, so running multiple copies is legally free
- No locks, costs, or restrictions in its text
Weaknesses
- No card effect at all — pure flavor text
- Level 5 requires a tribute, so it cannot be Normal Summoned cheaply
- 1200 ATK is below most Level-4 bodies it would trade with
- No archetype, so no archetype searchers or payoffs
- Zero observed play in the supplied decks, combos, and guides
Counters / choke points
- Any removal or negation once it is finally summoned
- Effect-negation is irrelevant since it has no effect; the cost is simply reaching the field
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring only matters on the generic Normal-Monster tutors that could fetch it
Best use
Generic Level-5 DARK Normal Monster body / flavor pick. Decks: No competitive home observed in the evidence. Suggested copies: 0.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'A bow tie with horrible power, it attacks an opponent by controlling others.' — flavor only, no effect; Stats: Level 5, DARK, Machine, 1200 ATK / 1700 DEF, Normal Monster, no archetype; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks (no banlist restriction supplied)
- Observed: 0 decks of the supplied sample run it (deck data.total decks = 0); 0 combo appearances across all recorded boards (combo data.appearances = 0); 0 guide mentions (guide data.total guides = 0); No usage statistics rows exist for this card (usage statistics.available = false)
- Inferred: Because it is Level 5, it cannot be Normal Summoned without a tribute; Generic Normal-Monster tutors (Level 5 or higher Normal Monsters) could search it, but no such route is evidenced for this card; As a DARK Machine Normal Monster it is a legal material/name for generic Normal- and DARK-based support effects
- Data gaps: no decks supplied — deck/synergy signals unavailable 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 no metagame sample supplied — meta power left null/provisional