EARTH
3The Wicked Worm Beast
Archetype:
Worm
ATK:
1400
DEF:
700
View:
3137
This face-up card on the field is returned to the owner's hand during the End Phase of your turn.
The Wicked Worm Beast — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 36 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 37.5 · Deck: 38 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
The Wicked Worm Beast is a Level 3 EARTH Beast whose only printed effect is a mandatory return to hand during its controller's End Phase. The text gives it no search, summon, negation, removal, or resource gain, so it converts nothing on its own; the 1400 ATK earns no points. Its score comes from being an easy-to-run, single-copy Level 3 body that appears in four decks across four archetypes, with no combo evidence to raise the combo axes.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Reaches the field as a Level 3 body, but the text has no search or summon route and the card appears in 4 decks at 1 copy each (observed, plus inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | No recorded boards (total combos 0) and the text describes no board-building effect (verified text, observed absence). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | The end-phase return costs tempo and gives no card advantage or refuel (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The text has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 3 EARTH non-Tuner is a generic material fit, but it is not a Tuner and its effect bounces it every turn (verified from text, inferred for material use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 20 | The forced return each End Phase leaves the card off the field most turns, so it is easy to clear and has no redundancy (verified from text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | A single copy in a common body slot with no garnet, lock, or self-restriction in its text (observed from copies per deck, verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default), single primary role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 37.5, Deck ≈ 38, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-return tempo cost (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 3 EARTH Beast body that fits generic Level and Attribute material requirements
- Single-copy slot cost, with no garnet or lock in its text
- Appears in four decks across four archetypes, so it is not tied to one home
Weaknesses
- Text has no search, summon, negation, or removal effect
- Mandatory return to hand every End Phase removes it from the field on most turns
- 1400 ATK body with no board presence
Counters / choke points
- Any generic removal or bounce that targets a face-up monster, since the card has no protection in its text
- Opponent interaction is not needed to answer it; its own End Phase clause already removes it from the field
Best use
Utility Level 3 body for material or a single-turn presence. Decks: Worm, Hole, Greed, Deck with Dark Hole / Raigeki / Trap Hole staples (observed co-occurrence, not proof of power). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 3 EARTH Beast Effect Monster, ATK 1400 / DEF 700, archetype Worm (evidence.card); Printed text: the card is returned to its owner's hand during the End Phase of its controller's turn; Four decks run it at one copy each, all in main deck, with staples such as Dark Hole, Raigeki, and Trap Hole as top partners
- Observed: 4 of 4 sampled decks run exactly 1 copy; Partner staples appear in 100% of the 4 decks, which shows co-occurrence rather than the card's own strength; No combo boards, so combo_conversion and starter/material shares are unmeasured (0 appearances)
- Inferred: With no search or summon clause, the card is reached only by normal draws or other cards, so accessibility is medium rather than high; The End Phase return makes it a body that is off the field most turns, which lowers resilience and resource economy
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token; legal copies empty, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for this card; inclusion is inferred from the 4-deck sample only card text omits any summon or search clause, so accessibility rests on draws and other cards