DARK
4Tardy Orc
ATK:
2200
DEF:
0
View:
2961
This card cannot attack the turn it is Normal Summoned.
Tardy Orc — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 42 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Tardy Orc is essentially a 2200-ATK Level 4 DARK Fiend whose only printed text is a restriction (it cannot attack the turn it is Normal Summoned), so it converts into nothing beyond a body and its high ATK earns it no points here. Its real, modest value is as a clean Level 4 DARK material that is summon-able with no condition and works fine as Rank-4/Synchro fodder even when its text is blanked. It appears in only 2 recent decks at 1 copy each with zero recorded combos and no search route, so reliability, resource generation, and interaction are all near the floor. The score reflects a playable-but-generic vanilla body rather than a high-stat threat.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 48 | No summon condition and no archetype restriction make it always live in the opening hand, but it has no searcher and shows 0 as_starter/as_searched in combos, and only 1 copy in each of the 2 sampled decks (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 18 | With 0 recorded combo appearances and text that does nothing beyond a drawback, it builds no board on its own beyond a single Level-4 body (verified text; observed combo absence). |
| Resource Economy | 28 | It generates no card advantage, no search, and no GY/banish recursion — a pure even-at-best body committed from hand (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Its sole effect is a restriction on itself and provides no removal, negation, or disruption of the opponent (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 58 | A Level 4 DARK Fiend with 2200 ATK, no summoning condition and no material locks, so it is a usable generic Rank-4/Synchro body even if its effect is negated (inferred from type/level/attribute). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | It has no protection, no GY effect, and no cross-zone function; once removed or used as material the card is gone, and it is dead weight if you never need a Level-4 body (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 52 | It is a single unlimited, splashable card with no garnet and no lock, but it occupies a slot that a more impactful Level-4 would use, and only 2 decks run just 1 copy each (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal (100%). Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 42, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- 2200 ATK on a Level 4 body (not itself a scoring factor, but relevant for material and combat math)
- Summon-able with no condition and no lock — a clean generic Level 4 DARK Fiend material
- Usable as Rank-4/Synchro fodder even if its effect is negated by Skill Drain-style cards
- Unlimited and legally playable across TCG, OCG, Master Duel, and Duel Links
Weaknesses
- Its only printed effect is a drawback: it cannot attack the turn it is Normal Summoned
- No search, no advantage, no removal, no interaction of any kind
- No archetype and no support network, so it is never a starter or a payoff
- Outclassed by modern Level-4 monsters that give an effect on top of a body
Counters / choke points
- Any removal or negate that stops a lone normal summon
- Faster decks that out-value a single vanilla body
- Effect negation (e.g. Skill Drain) technically removes its attack restriction but does not add value
Best use
Generic Level 4 DARK material / Rank-4 and Synchro fodder. Decks: Earthbound, Odd-Eyes. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text reads only 'This card cannot attack the turn it is Normal Summoned.'; It is a Level 4 DARK Fiend Effect Monster with 2200 ATK / 0 DEF and no archetype; It is legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel, and Duel Links
- Observed: It appears in 2 of the sampled decks, split 1 Earthbound and 1 Odd-Eyes, at 1 copy each in the main deck; 0 recorded combo appearances (no as_starter / as_material / as_payoff usage); No guides mention it and no usage statistics exist for it
- Inferred: As an unconditional Level 4 DARK body it can serve as generic Rank-4 Xyz or Level-4 Synchro material; Its drawback is largely irrelevant when the body is immediately used as material rather than attacking
- 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 only 2 sampled decks, both at 1 copy, so deck-level evidence is thin