Tenma the Sky Star

Tenma the Sky Star — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 63 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 62 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Starter · Secondary: Material body, Negation/Interaction

Why it scores here

Tenma converts a Level-5 Warrior body that Normal Summons itself without Tribute into a two-monster board (itself plus a Level 5 EARTH Warrior from hand) and a Warrior-targeting negate, which is what lands it in the solid mid band rather than at the bottom. Its value comes from being a cheap, repeatable enabler in the Star / Level 5 Warrior Fusion engine, where it appears in 98.9% of 268 decks at 2.69 copies, not from its 2100 ATK or Level 5 frame. No recorded combo data exists, so combo conversion is inferred from text and the score stays moderate; the ATK, LIGHT attribute and Level earn no points here.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 62, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Level 5 body that can be Normal Summoned without Tribute when the opponent controls a monster or you control an EARTH monster.
• On Normal or Special Summon it Special Summons a Level 5 EARTH Warrior from hand, extending into two Level 5 bodies for Fusion/Xyz.
• Provides a once-per-turn Quick Effect that negates and destroys an opponent's card or effect targeting a Warrior you control.
• Highly splashable in practice: 98.9% main-deck inclusion across 268 decks and 49 distinct archetypes at 2.69 copies on average.

Weaknesses

• Its on-summon effect needs a Level 5 EARTH Warrior already in hand, so it is not a true one-card starter.
• The negate only triggers on effects that target a Warrior you control, so it misses non-targeting removal and board wipes.
• The negate permanently costs exactly 500 ATK per use, shrinking the body over a long game.
• No combo evidence was recorded, so its practical combo ceiling is inferred from card text and deck statistics alone.

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
• Effect Veiler
• Infinite Impermanence
• Called by the Grave
• Non-targeting removal (e.g. board wipes) that bypasses its targeting-only negate

Best use

Level 5 self-summon enabler that extends into Fusion/Xyz plays and offers a Warrior-targeting negate. Decks: Star / Level 5 Warrior Fusion, U.A., War Rock, Battleguard. Suggested copies: 3.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: can Normal Summon itself without Tribute if only the opponent controls a monster, or if you control an EARTH monster.; Card text: on Normal/Special Summon, Special Summon 1 Level 5 EARTH Warrior from hand (once per turn).; Card text: once per turn Quick Effect to negate and destroy an opponent's effect targeting a Warrior you control, losing exactly 500 ATK.; Card is Level 5 LIGHT Warrior with 2100 ATK / 1000 DEF.
• Observed: Runs in 268 decks, all main-deck, averaging 2.69 copies with 199 decks at 3 copies.; 98.9% of its decks are gameplay type 4 and it spans 49 distinct archetypes.; Top partners are the Star family (Idaten 98.1%, Kaiki 96.6%, Hayate 95.5%, Shura 93.3%) plus Feast of the Wild LV5 (85.8%) and Polymerization (78%).; usage statistics show 100% inclusion at 3 copies in U.A. and War Rock lists.
• Inferred: Its on-summon effect turns one summon into a two-body Level 5 board used for Fusion/Xyz plays.; Its resource economy is roughly card-neutral since it uses a hand card to produce a body.; Its negate is narrow (targeting-only) and covers a limited set of the opponent's interaction.; It is live across hand, field and indirectly the GY through Feast of the Wild LV5.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no dated metagame sample — meta power left null/provisional guide data is thin (1 guide with a sparse snippet) and does not detail the card's combo lines