EARTH
2Silent Strider
ATK:
300
DEF:
700
View:
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You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to reduce the Level of 1 monster on the field by 1, until the End Phase.
Silent Strider — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 30 ± 8 · Confidence: Low
- Intrinsic: 30 · Deck: — · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Silent Strider converts almost nothing for its cost: it discards itself from hand to shave one monster's Level by 1 until the End Phase, a one-time −1 with no refuel and negligible disruption. No deck, combo, or guide evidence exists, so the score rests on text plus the no-context provisional formula (Final = Intrinsic). Its 300 ATK / 700 DEF and Level-2 EARTH Insect stats earn it essentially nothing — the small Xyz/Link body is its only residual value, and even that is spent when the effect is used. It lands in the low-utility range because the effect is narrow, dead without a valid target, and rarely changes the outcome of a game.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 32 | It is a main-deck-only Level-2 EARTH Insect with no archetype or listed searcher, so it is live only if drawn into the hand and its hand-discard ignition is text-confirmed (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 22 | Reducing one monster's Level by 1 until the End Phase is a marginal adjustment that does nothing on its own, and no combo evidence shows it as a starter or material piece (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | The effect is a one-time −1 that discards itself from hand with no search, draw, or Graveyard refuel (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 12 | It provides no negation, removal, or disruption and only nudges a Level, so real opponent interaction is essentially absent (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 32 | As a Level-2 EARTH Insect with 300 ATK it is a weak, non-Tuner body usable at best as Xyz/Link material, and it removes itself from the field when its effect is used (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 18 | It is a single use lasting until the End Phase with no recursion or multi-zone presence, and it is dead whenever no monster is on the field to target (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | There are no locks or garnet-like costs beyond the discard itself, but it still spends a slot on a narrow, non-redundant effect that is awkward to search (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Default Utility / no clear role (0.7 Utility + 0.3 Combo enabler, blended to default profile). Intrinsic ≈ 30, Deck ≈ —, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: Intrinsic (no decks AND no combos; Deck = null, provisional)
Strengths
- Usable straight from the hand for a Level adjustment without needing field presence.
- Cost is only the discard of itself, no locks or extra materials.
- Level-2 EARTH Insect body can serve as generic Xyz/Link material if it is Normal Summoned.
Weaknesses
- Effect is a one-time −1 with no card advantage or refuel.
- Level reduction of only 1 until the End Phase rarely changes outcomes.
- Dead if there is no monster on the field to target.
- Provides no disruption, negation, or removal against the opponent.
- No archetype or listed searcher, so it is hard to access reliably.
Counters / choke points
- Graveyard hate (e.g. Called by the Grave) can banish and negate the Graveyard-activated effect.
- Effect negation such as Solemn / generic negates.
- Removing or preventing targets on the field leaves the effect unusable.
Best use
Niche level-manipulation utility / occasional Xyz-Link material. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: send from hand to GY to reduce 1 monster's Level by 1 until the End Phase.; Type/stat line: Level 2, EARTH, Insect, 300 ATK / 700 DEF, no archetype.
- Inferred: Because it activates in the Graveyard after discarding itself as cost, the effect is negatable Graveyard interaction.; Reducing a monster's Level by 1 could theoretically alter Synchro/Xyz eligibility, but no recorded combo confirms such a line.; It functions as a weak non-Tuner body only if Normal Summoned rather than used from hand.
- 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