FIRE
3Soul Resonator
Archetype:
Resonator
ATK:
500
DEF:
200
View:
5538
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Soul Resonator", also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Synchro Monsters. If a card(s) you control would be destroyed by card effect, while you control "Red Dragon Archfiend" or a Synchro Monster that mentions it, you can banish this card from your GY instead. You can only use each effect of "Soul Resonator" once per turn.
Soul Resonator — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 68 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 66.3 · Deck: 69 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Soul Resonator's score comes from what it reliably converts: a Level 3 Fiend Tuner that, on Normal or Special Summon, searches a Level 4 or lower Fiend and locks Extra Deck Special Summons (except DARK Synchro) for the turn. It is in all 400 sampled decks at about 2.4 copies each and appears in 100% of the 5 recorded combos, so the search line is real and live. Its high observed board power (average power index 100) belongs mostly to the Resonator boards it enables, so it earns only a partial share of that. Its ATK 500 and level 3 body earn nothing by themselves.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Searcher on Summon and 400/400 decks running it at about 2.4 copies give a live, reliable route (observed, decks_evidence); no observed as_searched or as_starter hits in combos (observed, conflicts with text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 70 | Appears in all 5 recorded combos with average power index 100 and 4 boss monsters on board, but it is never the recorded starter and the boards are carried by Crimson Gaia and Crimson Resonator (observed, combos_evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Searching a Fiend nets +1 card on summon and the recorded boards show net card advantage of 6 to 7 (observed, combos_evidence); the GY-banish replacement adds little on its own (inferred, card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | No direct opponent interaction; the destruction-replacement only works with Red Dragon Archfiend or a Synchro that mentions it, and the Extra Deck lock restricts summons rather than interacting with the opponent (verified, card text). |
| Material Utility | 65 | A Level 3 Tuner is clean generic Synchro material, and the body stays a Tuner when effects are negated (inferred, card text; role_hint_tags are not decisive). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Each effect is once per turn and the search depends on a Normal or Special Summon, so one negate removes the search; the GY replacement is a narrow second spot (verified, card text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Three copies per deck, no garnets, and a self-restricting Extra Deck summon lock that the Resonator shell already plays around (observed, decks_evidence; inferred, card text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Starter/Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 66.3, Deck ≈ 69, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-restriction (Extra Deck summon lock) (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Searches a Level 4 or lower Fiend on every Normal or Special Summon
- Present in all 400 sampled decks at about 2.4 copies each
- Clean Level 3 Tuner body that stays useful as Synchro material when negated
- Appears in every recorded combo, with average power index 100 on those boards
Weaknesses
- Its own search is the only effect that matters; with no searcher-target on the board, the card contributes little
- Protection replacement needs Red Dragon Archfiend or a Synchro that mentions it
- Extra Deck summon lock on the turn of summon limits your own non-DARK Synchro plays
- Each effect is once per turn, so one negate ends most of its value
Counters / choke points
- Negation of its summon trigger (for example Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring) stops the search and lock
- Hand traps that stop Normal or Special Summons shut the card off before the search
Best use
Searcher for Fiend bosses and a Tuner body for Synchro in Resonator shells. Decks: Resonator, Archfiend, Bystial/Byssted, Crimson Dragon. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Searches a Level 4 or lower Fiend from Deck on Normal or Special Summon (card text); Extra Deck Special Summon lock except DARK Synchro (card text); Each effect once per turn (card text); Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks (decks_evidence)
- Observed: Appears in 5 of 5 recorded combos with average power index 100 (combos_evidence); Average 2.42 copies per deck (decks_evidence); Inclusion 72 to 100% across Resonator and Archfiend usage stats (usage_statistics)
- Inferred: Level 3 Tuner is generic Synchro material (inference from text and stats); Searcher is the primary role even though no recorded combo marks it as searched
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Only 5 recorded combos, so combo role stats are thin Combo role counts show 0 searched, which conflicts with the searcher text No rulings or top-card ranking data Replacement effect not evidenced in combo boards