EARTH
4Token Collector
ATK:
0
DEF:
2000
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If a Token is Special Summoned (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from the GY (if it was there when the Token was Special Summoned) or hand (even if not). You can only use this effect of "Token Collector" once per turn. If this card is Special Summoned: Destroy as many Tokens on the field as possible, and if you do, this card gains 400 ATK for each Token destroyed. Neither player can Special Summon Tokens.
Token Collector — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Removal/Negation
Why it scores here
Token Collector converts Token summons into value: it is a Level 4 EARTH Fiend that stays a clean material even when blanked, it recurs from hand or GY once per turn after a Token is Special Summoned, and it brings a Token Special Summon lock plus mass Token destruction that matter only in Token interactions. Its 0 base ATK and 2000 DEF earned no points, and the 400-deck sample is built from decks that run the card, so the 400/400 inclusion figure is not evidence of strength. With no combo data, conversion is text-only and scored low; the score sits at 50 because the lock and recursion are real but conditional.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | The hand and GY route only fires when a Token is Special Summoned, so the card is dead in hand otherwise; the deck sample is card-matched, so 400/400 is not an inclusion rate (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | No combo boards are recorded, and the destruction effect only converts when Tokens already exist on the field (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Once-per-turn GY or hand recursion off Token summons repeats value without spending a card, but only when Tokens appear (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | The Token Special Summon lock and mass Token destruction are a flexible floodgate against Token generators but narrow in scope (verified text, inferred scope). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A Level 4 EARTH Fiend with 0 ATK is a generic Level 4 material that stays valid when the effects are negated (verified text, inferred use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Recursion and the lock depend on the card staying face-up and on a Token being summoned, and a single negate removes both (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | A generic Level 4 body with no garnet or lock on its own deck, though the Token lock can hurt Token-based decks (verified text, observed across 151 archetypes in the sample). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Floodgate/Control + 0.3 Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic Level 4 EARTH Fiend body that remains a valid material even when its effects are negated
- Token Special Summon lock plus mass Token destruction works as a floodgate against Token generators
- Once-per-turn recursion from hand or GY after a Token Special Summon
- Observed in decks across 151 archetypes in the sample at an average of 1.94 copies
Weaknesses
- 0 base ATK and 2000 DEF earn nothing on their own
- Hand and GY route is dead unless a Token is Special Summoned
- No recorded combo boards, so conversion is text-only
- The 400/400 deck figure comes from a card-matched sample and is not an inclusion rate
Counters / choke points
- Negating or removing Token Collector on the field removes both the lock and the destruction trigger (inferred from text)
- Keeping Tokens off the field leaves its triggers with no targets (inferred from text)
Best use
Floodgate/Control slot against Token generators; generic Level 4 material otherwise. Decks: Mathmech, Prank-Kids, Swordsoul. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 EARTH Fiend Effect Monster, 0 ATK and 2000 DEF, formats TCG, OCG and MasterDuel; Token Special Summon lock, recursion from hand or GY once per turn, and destruction with 400 ATK gain per Token destroyed are all in the card text
- Observed: Present in 400 sampled decks across 151 archetypes, average 1.94 copies (1: 155, 2: 113, 3: 132); Top partners: Called by the Grave 81.2%, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 68.5%, Nibiru 56%
- Inferred: Primary role is Floodgate/Control, with secondary Removal/Negation from the mass Token destruction; Recursion and lock are conditional on a Token being on the field or Special Summoned
- Data gaps: No combo evidence, so combo conversion and starter or material shares are text-only Deck sample is built from decks that run the card, so 400/400 is not an inclusion rate No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); archetype inclusion inferred from the deck sample only Card text does not state the zone condition for the Token Special Summon lock Guide mention is a single 2022 Salamangreat guide with an empty snippet No rulings or metagame sample supplied