WIND
4Star Staring Starling
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1500
View:
3104
This card gains an effect based on your Main Monster Zone it is in. ● Leftmost: Increase its Level by 4. ● Rightmost: Increase its Level by 3. ● Center: Increase its Level by 2. ● Others: Increase its Level by 1.
Star Staring Starling — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 51 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Star Staring Starling's score comes from its level-shifting body. Its printed Level 4 rises by 1 to 4 depending on Main Monster Zone position (verified from text), which gives material flexibility across Level-based summons. Its 1000 ATK and 1500 DEF earned no points, and high stats did not raise the score. With no combo evidence, combo conversion and effect interaction stay low, and confidence is Medium.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Appears in 11 recorded decks across 7 archetypes, with 1 copy in 10 of them, but no searcher or starter route is recorded (observed; route to hand is inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Zero recorded combo boards and no starter or payoff role, so it converts nothing on its own from the text alone (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No draw, search, refuel or card-advantage text, so it is roughly card-neutral as a body (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The only effect is a Level increase, with no negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Zone-based Level of 5 to 8 from one body is real flexibility, and printed Level 4 remains if the effect is negated (verified text; Level-matching use is inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | No protection text and a single 1000/1500 body, though it works from several Main Monster Zone positions (verified; resilience is inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | 1-of in 10 of 11 decks with no garnet or lock text, so it is cheap and clean to run (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level shifts by zone: +4 leftmost, +3 rightmost, +2 center, +1 others (verified)
- Flexible material body that keeps its printed Level 4 when blanked (verified text)
- Runs in 7 archetypes at 1 copy, so it is easy to fit (observed)
Weaknesses
- No recorded combo role, so it does not start or extend lines by itself (observed)
- No searcher, protection or interaction text (verified)
- Level depends on which zone it sits in, so the value is not guaranteed (verified)
Best use
Level-flexible material body. Decks: Blackwings, Red-Eyes, Dark Magician, Kashtira. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Printed Level 4, WIND Winged Beast, 1000 ATK / 1500 DEF; Level +4 leftmost, +3 rightmost, +2 center, +1 others; 11 decks, 7 distinct archetypes, 1 copy in 10 of them
- Observed: Partner co-occurrence: Ash Blossom 63.6%, Pot of Prosperity 63.6%, Kashtira/Dark Magician staples 54.5%; No recorded combo boards (combo role unmeasured)
- Inferred: Level shift helps Level-based summons such as Synchro or Xyz material matching; It remains usable as a Level 4 body if the effect is negated
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, so 3 copies assumed no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so inclusion is from the deck sample only archetype is null, so archetype membership cannot be confirmed from the card itself