LIGHT
4The Stern Mystic
ATK:
1500
DEF:
1200
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FLIP: Reveal all face-down cards on the field (Flip Effects are not activated), then return them to their original positions.
The Stern Mystic — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 40 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 41 · Deck: 40 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
The Stern Mystic is a Level 4 Light Spellcaster with 1500 ATK whose only effect is a Flip effect that reveals all face-down cards and returns them to their positions, with their Flip effects not activated. It converts into no card advantage, no board, and no combo on its own, so combo conversion and resource economy stay low. Its 14-deck presence across five archetypes shows it is a playable generic body and information tool, not evidence of raw strength, so the high ATK earns nothing and the score sits in the low 40s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Played in 14 of the attached decks, mostly as a generic body with no searcher or starter route in the evidence (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 10 | No combo boards are recorded and the text makes no outward board or chain, so conversion is near zero (verified text, observed absence). |
| Resource Economy | 10 | The text gives no draw, search, recursion, or banish, so the card is roughly an even trade at best (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | The Flip effect only reveals and returns face-down cards and suppresses flip effects, which is soft and situational interaction (verified text, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 4 Light Spellcaster is a usable generic material and keeps that value even when its effect is negated (verified stats, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | It is a plain 1500-ATK body with no protection and only an effect that must be used in a specific flip window (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | No garnet or lock restriction, and two copies per deck is a clean slot cost (observed copies distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default profile, no blend (primary role Utility; Material body treated as secondary, not blended). Intrinsic ≈ 41, Deck ≈ 40, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic Level 4 Light Spellcaster body that is easy to include in many decks
- Flip effect can reveal face-down cards and suppress opponent Flip effects
- Low-cost slot with no garnet or lock restriction
Weaknesses
- No card advantage, search, or board generation
- Effect is situational and only matters around face-down cards and Flip effects
- High 1500 ATK does not translate into power in the evidence
Counters / choke points
- Any ordinary removal or negation on the body ends its only value
- Opponent face-down cards are simply not affected where Flip effects do not matter
Best use
Generic Level 4 body with information and anti-Flip utility. Decks: Archfiend, Greed, Hole. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Flip effect text: reveal all face-down cards on the field, Flip effects not activated, then return them to original positions; Level 4, LIGHT Spellcaster, 1500 ATK / 1200 DEF; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Present in 14 attached decks across 5 archetypes, 12 of 14 in gameplay type 6; Average 2 copies per deck, distribution 1:1, 2:12, 3:1; Top partners are generic staples (Wall of Illusion, Armed Ninja, Trap Master)
- Inferred: Body converts as generic Level 4 Light material even when the effect is negated; Effect value is situational and only matters around face-down cards and Flip effects; Deck presence reflects a generic staple role rather than intrinsic strength
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for archetype inclusion, inferred from deck sample only