DARK
4Toon Cannon Soldier
Archetype:
Toon
ATK:
1400
DEF:
1300
View:
4386
This card cannot attack the turn it is Summoned. If "Toon World" on the field is destroyed, destroy this card. While you control "Toon World" and your opponent controls no Toon Monsters, this card can attack your opponent directly. You can Tribute 1 monster; inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
Toon Cannon Soldier — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 40 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 38 · Deck: 45 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Toon Cannon Soldier is a Toon-locked Level 4 body whose only conversion is a Tribute-for-500-damage effect plus a direct-attack clause that requires Toon World. Its accessibility is real, since it sits in 57 sampled decks across 19 archetypes and co-occurs with Toon Table of Contents in 87.7% of them, but no combo boards were supplied, so nothing shows it turning access into a board. The 1400 ATK and the card's Level 4 frame earn no points on their own, and the score stays low because the card cannot attack the turn it is Summoned and is destroyed if Toon World leaves the field.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Appears in 57 sampled decks and co-occurs with Toon Table of Contents (87.7%), but it is not itself a searcher and no as_starter or as_searched data exists (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Text gives a 500-damage Tribute effect and a Toon World-gated direct attack, but no combos_evidence examples or power_index exist (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | Tribute 1 monster to inflict 500 damage is a cost paid with a monster and returns no card advantage in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 4 DARK Machine body is generic material, but its Toon identity limits how often it is chosen for Level 4 material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Destroyed when Toon World leaves the field and restricted by opposing Toon Monsters, with no redundancy in the text (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Average 1.56 copies per deck with 36 of 57 decks running one copy, but it is Toon-dependent and needs Toon World for its direct attack (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) weights, single role. Intrinsic ≈ 38, Deck ≈ 45, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Toon World dependency and summon-turn restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Sampled in 57 decks across 19 archetypes, so it is not a single-home card
- Reliable Toon-deck co-occurrence with Toon Table of Contents (87.7%) and Toon World (38.6%)
- Tribute 500-damage effect gives non-combat reach
Weaknesses
- Cannot attack the turn it is Summoned
- Destroyed when Toon World leaves the field
- Direct attack is gated on Toon World and the opponent controlling no Toon Monsters
- Tribute cost removes one of your own monsters to deal 500 damage
Counters / choke points
- Destruction of Toon World, which destroys this card per its text
- An opposing Toon Monster, which blocks its direct attack per its text
Best use
Toon utility body with a Tribute 500-damage finisher. Decks: Toon.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Toon Monster, Level 4 DARK Machine, Toon archetype, with ATK 1400 and DEF 1300 from evidence.card; Cannot attack the turn it is Summoned, destroyed if Toon World is destroyed, and direct attack requires Toon World with no opposing Toon Monsters (card text); Tribute 1 monster to inflict 500 damage (card text)
- Observed: 57 sampled decks across 19 archetypes; 59.6% in gameplay type 7; Toon Table of Contents co-occurs in 87.7% of sampled decks; Toon World in 38.6%; Average 1.56 copies per deck; 36 of 57 decks run one copy
- Inferred: Its direct-attack route is realistic only in Toon World builds, which the deck sample supports; Its 500 damage is most useful as reach when a Tribute is cheap to make
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion % cannot be calibrated beyond the deck sample No Top-Card ranking data (is_top_card false, no rankings) decks_evidence sample appears to contain only decks that run this card, so the true inclusion rate is unknown No rulings supplied for the Toon World interaction