DARK
7Tindangle Hound
Archetype:
Tindangle
ATK:
2500
DEF:
0
View:
3556
FLIP: You can target 1 other face-up monster on the field; this card gains ATK equal to that target's original ATK, then change that target to face-down Defense Position. Each monster your opponent controls loses 1000 ATK for each monster linked to it. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the GY: You can target 1 face-down monster on the field; change it to face-up Defense Position.
Tindangle Hound — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 58.4 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Tindangle Hound scores on its role as a Tindangle boss body that converts a face-up board into a larger threat: the flip gains ATK equal to a target's original ATK, and the passive taxes opposing monsters by 1000 ATK per linked monster. Its 2500 ATK earns nothing by itself; the score comes from being in all 96 sampled Tindangle lists and from the 3 recorded boards it appears in (average power index 97). The sample is small and the card offers no recovery of its own beyond a GY flip, so the score stays in the mid-50s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Present in all 96 sampled decks at 1.31 copies on average and in 33% of recorded boards as a starter, but no searcher route is listed in the evidence (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 72 | Appears in 3 of 3 recorded boards with average power index 97 and 1 to 3 boss monsters per board, though the card is the starter in only one board (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No draw, search or recursion on its own text; the GY trigger only flips a face-down monster to DEF, and the net card advantage on boards is a shared-deck effect, not the card's own (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | The passive -1000 ATK per linked monster is soft, board-wide pressure and the flip sends a target to face-down DEF; no hand-trap reach or negation (verified, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 30 | Level 7 DARK Fiend body with no material-specific text in the evidence, and it is a Tindangle-specific piece rather than a generic material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The GY trigger on destruction by battle or effect gives partial recovery by flipping a face-down monster, but no multi-turn redundancy is shown (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Typically one copy per deck and no garnet or lock text in the evidence; the Tindangle lock-in is the real restriction (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Board breaker. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 58.4, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Flip effect converts one face-up Tindangle body into a stronger threat in one step
- Passive ATK tax on opposing monsters scales with their link pressure
- GY trigger flips a face-down monster, giving partial recovery after destruction
- Included in every sampled Tindangle deck at about one copy
Weaknesses
- Effect is conditional on being on the field and on a face-up target
- Small combo sample (3 boards), so the power read is unstable
- No searcher or draw text; accessibility depends on the rest of the Tindangle engine
- Level 7 Tindangle body is not a generic material
Counters / choke points
- Effect-negation or removal before the flip resolves (general, not in the evidence)
- Opposing monsters with no links make the passive tax irrelevant (inferred)
Best use
Boss/End-board with Board breaker secondary; flip target is the key use. Decks: Tindangle (archetype 2096), Tindangle (archetype 889). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: flip gain-ATK and target-to-DEF, passive -1000 ATK per linked monster, GY trigger flip to DEF; Appears in 96 of 96 sampled decks at 1.31 copies average; Level 7 DARK Fiend, 2500 ATK
- Observed: Present in 3 of 3 recorded combos; starter in 1, in end hand in 1; Average power index 97 across boards containing it; Tindangle archetype accounts for about 89% of decks (68 + 18 of 96); Usage statistics: 100% inclusion at 1 copy in gameplay type 7
- Inferred: Primary role is Boss/End-board with Board breaker secondary, from text and the flip-to-DEF effect; Material utility is low because the card is Tindangle-specific; Accessibility relies on the Tindangle engine rather than a dedicated searcher
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Only 3 recorded combos, so combo-based power read is thin No searcher or material data for this card No rulings on flip timing and original-ATK wording No top-card ranking (not in top cards)