LIGHT
4W-Wing Catapult
Archetype:
ABC
ATK:
1300
DEF:
1500
View:
4083
Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 "V-Tiger Jet" you control; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it. A monster equipped with this card gains 400 ATK/DEF, also if the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle or card effect, destroy this card instead.
W-Wing Catapult — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 48 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 46 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Extender, Material body
Why it scores here
W-Wing Catapult is a conditional support body. Its value comes from equipping to V-Tiger Jet and protecting that monster from destruction, plus a once-per-turn self Special Summon after it leaves the equip state. Its 1300 ATK and the +400 ATK/DEF it grants earn no points on their own. The 49-deck sample shows V-Tiger Jet co-occurs in 98% of decks, which confirms a routine, low-cost include for that line and lifts deck fit only modestly. No combo boards were recorded, so conversion is text-only inference and the score stays in the lower-middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs V-Tiger Jet already on the field to equip, and the self-revival only works after it has been equipped; no searcher or starter evidence exists (verified text, inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Adds 400 ATK/DEF to a target and converts nothing on its own; no combo examples or power index data are supplied (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | No draw, search, or refuel; the revival re-uses the same body rather than gaining cards (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | No negation or removal; its protection is defensive only and does not stop the opponent's effects (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 4 LIGHT Machine body that can serve as material, but the decks sample gives no material-usage data (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Replacement-destruction shields the equipped monster from battle or card-effect destruction, and the self-revival gives some recovery across turns (verified text, observed in 49 decks). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Run at 1 copy in 36 of 49 decks with no garnet or lock restriction, making it a cheap slot (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default weights (no clear role); no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 46, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Compact single-copy support (1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, combos absent, meta unknown)
Strengths
- Replacement-destruction protects the equipped monster from battle or card-effect destruction (verified)
- Self Special Summon from the equip state gives recovery without a searcher (verified)
- Generic single-copy inclusion across 11 archetype labels (observed)
Weaknesses
- Needs V-Tiger Jet on the field before it can do anything (verified)
- Once-per-turn limit caps how often it can equip or revive (verified)
- No recorded combo boards, so no observed conversion value (observed)
Counters / choke points
- Effects that destroy or remove the equip target without a destruction step the protection can intercept (inferred)
- Interaction that removes V-Tiger Jet before the equip resolves (inferred)
Best use
Protective support body that attaches to V-Tiger Jet. Decks: V-Tiger Jet builds from the sample: Armed Dragon, ABC, Ojama lists. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Equip to V-Tiger Jet or unequip and Special Summon, once per turn; +400 ATK/DEF while equipped; Replacement-destruction for the equipped monster
- Observed: 49 decks, 11 archetype labels, 1 copy in 36 decks; V-Tiger Jet co-occurs in 98% of decks
- Inferred: Needs V-Tiger Jet to be on the field, so accessibility depends on that line; Material value from a Level 4 LIGHT Machine body
- 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), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only no top-card ranking for this card