Speedroid Maliciousmagnet

Speedroid Maliciousmagnet — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 39 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 42 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Board breaker / Going-second, Material body

Why it scores here

Speedroid Maliciousmagnet is a Level 1 WIND Machine Tuner whose only real function is its own Synchro effect: Normal or Special Summon it, then Synchro Summon a WIND Synchro Monster using only itself plus one face-up monster the opponent controls. That is a genuine going-second conversion, but it demands the opponent already have a face-up monster with a Level that lines up with a useful WIND Synchro, and the card explicitly states it 'Cannot be used as Synchro Material except for a Synchro Summon by its own effect', so its 0 ATK / 0 DEF body is dead weight whenever that effect is unavailable. Its 98 deck appearances (avg 1.18 copies, ~63% in Speedroid builds) confirm it is a live but thin one-of tech rather than a core starter. That play frequency does not raise the score: accessibility is real, yet conversion, resilience, and material value are all low, and the 0/0 stats earn nothing.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Combo enabler (Starter/Combo enabler) + 0.3 Board breaker / Going-second. Intrinsic ≈ 42, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Dead going first / restricted material use (-4). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Turns an opponent's face-up monster into the second Synchro Material, converting the opponent's board into your own WIND Synchro Summon.
• Level 1 WIND Tuner that slots into WIND Synchro decks for a single slot (avg 1.18 copies, 85/98 decks at one copy).
• Strong in-archetype fit, appearing in roughly 63% of Speedroid lists and co-decking with Speedroid Terrortop in 98% of its decks.
• The Synchro happens immediately after the effect resolves, so it does not require a separate follow-up turn.

Weaknesses

• 'Cannot be used as Synchro Material except for a Synchro Summon by its own effect' — the body is close to useless as generic material when the effect is negated or unavailable.
• Requires the opponent to control a face-up monster, making it dead going first and against empty or face-down-only boards.
• 0 ATK / 0 DEF means it contributes nothing by stats and is easily removed.
• Only one use per turn, and the resulting Synchro Level is dictated by the opponent's monster, so the payoff is inconsistent.
• No combo or guide evidence exists to confirm a concrete, repeatable line.

Counters / choke points

• Negating the Normal/Special Summon or the Synchro effect before it resolves
• Boards that end with no face-up monster (empty field, face-down-only, or monsters protected from targeting)
• Destroying or removing Speedroid Maliciousmagnet while the effect is on the chain
• Opponent's monster having a Level that does not line up with a useful WIND Synchro Monster

Best use

Going-second Synchro tech that converts an opponent's monster into WIND Synchro Material. Decks: Speedroid, WIND Synchro builds, Synchron, Windwitch. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card is a Level 1 WIND Machine Tuner with 0 ATK and 0 DEF (card text).; Text: 'Cannot be used as Synchro Material except for a Synchro Summon by its own effect.'; Text: on Normal or Special Summon during your Main Phase, target 1 face-up opponent monster and immediately Synchro Summon 1 WIND Synchro Monster using only this card and that monster.; Text: the effect can only be used once per turn and only by 'Speedroid Maliciousmagnet'.
• Observed: 98 decks in the sample run the card, 98 in the main deck and 0 in the side.; Copies per deck average 1.18, with 85 of 98 decks running exactly 1 copy.; Roughly 63% of its decks are Speedroid lists; other homes include Synchron, Windwitch, Mecha Phantom Beast and F.A.; Co-deck rate of 98% with Speedroid Terrortop and Hi-Speedroid Kitedrake.; Zero combo appearances and zero guide mentions across the evidence sample.
• Inferred: Its practical function is a going-second tech: trade an opponent's face-up monster plus this Level 1 body into one WIND Synchro Monster.; Because the Synchro Level equals 1 plus the opponent's monster Level, the payoff is inconsistent and depends on the opposing board.; Going first, or against a board with no face-up monster, it is a near-garnet 0/0 body that cannot even be used as material.; The restriction on Synchro Material use means effect negation effectively blanks the card entirely.
• 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 no metagame/deck-performance data, so meta power is null