Sonic Tracker

Sonic Tracker — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 48 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Utility

Why it scores here

Sonic Tracker is a narrow Ritual Spell whose value is bounded by the fact that it can only Ritual Summon the single named monster 'Transonic Bird'. It earns its points on practicality rather than power: it appears in 22 recorded decks across 10 different archetypes, almost always as a 1-of (avg 1.14 copies), and it is co-played with Pre-Preparation of Rites in 72.7% of those decks, giving it a real two-card fetch route. It also gets a second, essentially free use from the Graveyard via its banish effect. Its 0 ATK/DEF and Spell frame earn nothing, and it provides zero disruption, so it lands as a functional low-ceiling engine piece rather than a threat. The complete absence of combo records caps the ceiling and keeps confidence at Medium.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Combo enabler (Starter) + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Narrow named-monster target (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Real, repeatedly-played engine piece: 22 recorded decks, 10 distinct archetypes, essentially all main-deck inclusions.
• Has a dedicated search enabler partner — Pre-Preparation of Rites at 72.7% co-deck — that can add both the Ritual Spell and its named Ritual Monster.
• Second, essentially free use from the Graveyard: banish itself to send a same-Type or Attribute Ritual Monster from Deck to the GY.
• The Summoned monster's Level becomes the total Levels tributed, giving adjustable-Level material for further plays.
• Cheap to run: 1 copy in 19 of 22 decks, never a multi-copy brick.

Weaknesses

• Cannot Ritual Summon anything except the single named monster 'Transonic Bird'.
• Provides no negation, removal, or disruption on any axis.
• Dead weight if drawn without its Ritual Monster or a card that fetches it.
• No combo evidence at all — 0 appearances, so no observed starter, material, or payoff usage.
• Maximum observed copies is 2; it is never a redundant multi-copy engine.
• Only a Spell with 0 ATK/DEF, so it contributes nothing if its effect is stopped.

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring on the search/fetch line (present in 59.1% of the same lists).
• Called by the Grave or generic Graveyard hate blanks the banish-from-GY setup effect.
• Negating the Ritual Spell's activation stops the Ritual Summon outright.
• Removing the tributable material or the named Ritual Monster before the Ritual resolves.

Best use

Ritual-engine enabler / fetch target for 'Transonic Bird'. Decks: Shinobird, Resonator, Dogmatika, Voiceless Voice, Dragonmaid. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: Ritual Spell used to Ritual Summon 'Transonic Bird', tributing monsters whose total Levels equal 4 or more.; Card text: the Special Summoned monster's Level becomes the total Levels of the monsters used for the Ritual Summon.; Card text: once per turn, banish this card from the GY to target 1 Ritual Monster you control and send 1 Ritual Monster with the same Type or Attribute from the Deck to the GY.; Deck data: 22 decks run it, all 22 in the main deck, 0 in the side, avg 1.14 copies (max 2).; Combo data: 0 appearances in recorded combo boards.
• Observed: 10 distinct archetypes run it, led by Shinobird 22.7%, Resonator 18.2%, Dogmatika 13.6%, Voiceless Voice 9.1%, Odd-Eyes 9.1%, Dragonmaid 9.1%.; Co-deck rates: Herald of the Arc Light 77.3%, Transonic Bird 72.7%, Pre-Preparation of Rites 72.7%, Diviner of the Herald 68.2%.; Copy count is highly concentrated: 19 decks at 1 copy, 3 decks at 2 copies.
• Inferred: Pre-Preparation of Rites likely fetches the named Ritual Monster together with this Ritual Spell, which explains the 72.7% co-deck rate and props up accessibility.; The adjustable Level of the Summoned monster gives a flexible material piece for further Synchro/Xyz plays.; The card is near-inert in hand without 'Transonic Bird' or a fetch effect, making it a conditional rather than a true one-card starter.; The Graveyard effect is a setup tool rather than a recovery or advantage engine.
• 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 Transonic Bird's own card text is not provided, so the payoff of the Ritual Summon cannot be quantified no dated metagame sample, so meta_power is null/provisional