LIGHT
4Silent Swordsman Zero
Archetype:
Silent Swordsman
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1000
View:
4940
Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: Increase this card's Level by 1. While this card's Level is higher than its original Level, it gains ATK equal to the difference x 500. When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets "Shining Sarcophagus", or a monster(s) that mentions it, that you control (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1. You can only use this effect of "Silent Swordsman Zero" once per turn.
Silent Swordsman Zero — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 52 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Removal / Negation, Material body
Why it scores here
Silent Swordsman Zero converts time into value: its Standby Phase Level gain turns a 1000 ATK Level 4 body into a 1500 ATK Level 5 after one turn and 2000 ATK at Level 6, provided it stays on the field. Its quick negate is narrow, limited to activations that target or mention Shining Sarcophagus, so it is situational interaction rather than general disruption. The 1000 base ATK earned nothing on its own, and the very high co-deck rate with Silent Magician Zero and Shining Sarcophagus confirms a practical role in the ecosystem, not extra power.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Appears in 400 of 400 recent decks with a typical copy count of 1 and 100% inclusion in the Silent Swordsman list, but no combo or searcher route is recorded, so live access is inferred from the ecosystem (observed; inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Standby Phase level ramp gives 1500 ATK after one turn and 2000 after two, but no recorded boards exist to show what it converts into (inferred; no combo evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | No card advantage, draw, search or graveyard refuel is described in the text, so the card does not generate value beyond its own body (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | The quick effect negates activations that target or mention Shining Sarcophagus monsters, which is narrow and situational rather than general interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 4 Warrior LIGHT body whose level climbs over time, which can help level-based summons, but no material usage is recorded (inferred; no combo evidence). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | The ramp depends on the card surviving the field, and each of its two effects is limited to once per turn, so one removal effect ends the growth (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Typically run as a single copy with no garnet or lock restriction, and it fits into several archetype homes (observed; typical copies 1). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 52, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Standby Phase level ramp makes it a growing threat that reaches 2000 ATK after two turns on the field
- Typically run as a single copy with no garnet or lock cost
- Present in 400 of 400 recent decks, alongside Silent Magician Zero and Shining Sarcophagus
- Quick negate can stop Shining Sarcophagus activations once per turn
Weaknesses
- No card advantage, search or refuel described in the text
- Quick negate is restricted to Shining Sarcophagus-linked activations
- Growth needs the card to survive the field, and one removal effect ends it
- No recorded combo boards to show what it converts into
Counters / choke points
- Removal or bounce during the opponent's turn before the Standby Phase, which stops the level ramp (inferred from text)
- Floodgates or sweepers that hit monsters on the field (inferred from text)
Best use
Late-game growing body that also negates Shining Sarcophagus activations. Decks: Silent Swordsman, Silent Magician, Shining Sarcophagus, Dark Magician. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Standby Phase Level +1 once per turn, with ATK equal to level difference x 500 (card text); Quick negate limited to Shining Sarcophagus-linked activations and once per turn (card text); Appears in 400 of 400 decks, average 1.17 copies (deck data)
- Observed: Silent Magician Zero co-occurs in 100% of decks (deck data); Silent Swordsman inclusion 100% with typical copies 1 (usage statistics); One guide mentions the card in the Shining Sarcophagus core section (guide data)
- Inferred: Reaches 1500 ATK after one Standby Phase and 2000 ATK after two, if it stays on the field (arithmetic from card text); Boss/End-board primary role from the growth mechanic (text); Live access comes through ecosystem routes that the evidence does not list (inference)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no searcher or route evidence for accessibility no banlist token, so 3 copies are assumed the card text does not state the zone for the Standby Phase effect; field use is inferred