DARK
2Weeping Idol
ATK:
0
DEF:
500
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You can remove from play 1 Tuner monster in your Graveyard to Special Summon this card from your hand.
Weeping Idol — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53.2 · Deck: 55.7 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Weeping Idol earns its points as a cheap, compact Level 2 DARK Rock body: it Special Summons itself from hand and converts into Synchro/Xyz material or Rock-count support in decks like Adamancipator, where 61.4% of its 290 recorded lists appear. Its ATK 0 / DEF 500 contribute nothing — the value is the free body and its typing, not its stats. However, it is not a starter (it needs a Tuner already in the Graveyard), offers no disruption at all, and hands back roughly even-to-negative card economy after the banish cost, so it lands mid-scale rather than high.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Self-Summons from hand but requires a Tuner already in the Graveyard and is run almost exclusively as a 1-of (avg 1.03 copies across 290 decks) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 42 | Provides one extra Level 2 Rock body from hand that Adamancipator-type lines convert into extra Synchro/Xyz material, but it does nothing on its own (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 38 | Banishing a Tuner from the Graveyard plus committing the card itself is roughly even-to-negative card economy with no refuel or search (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card text grants no removal, negation, or any form of opponent disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 62 | A clean Level 2 DARK Rock body that remains usable as Synchro/Xyz material and as Rock-count support even when its effect is negated (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | One-shot hand Special Summon that is dead without a Graveyard Tuner and offers no recovery or multi-zone presence (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Cheap to slot as a ~1-of with no locks or extra garnet package, though its Graveyard-Tuner condition makes it a conditional brick (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 53.2, Deck ≈ 55.7, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free Special Summon from hand that costs no Normal Summon
- Level 2 DARK Rock typing slots cleanly into Rock/Synchro and Rock-count engines
- Compact ~1-of package with no locks or extra garnets
- Broadly splashable: appears across 22 distinct archetypes and 290 recorded decks
Weaknesses
- Requires a Tuner already in the Graveyard, so it is a dead card without prior setup
- No disruption, removal, or negation of any kind
- ATK 0 / DEF 500 gives no combat or defensive value
- One-shot effect with no recursion or repeatable advantage
Counters / choke points
- Graveyard hate (e.g. D.D. Crow, Called by the Grave) removes the Tuner needed for its condition
- Hand/Special Summon negation stops the body from ever reaching the field
- Effects that lock or prevent Special Summoning neutralize the line
- Removing/negating the Tuner before it reaches the Graveyard denies the condition entirely
Best use
Extender / material body for Rock-based Synchro-Xyz lines. Decks: Adamancipator, Rock Synchro (Block Dragon), Blackwings, Prank-Kids. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'You can remove from play 1 Tuner monster in your Graveyard to Special Summon this card from your hand.'; Level 2 DARK Rock Effect Monster with 0 ATK / 500 DEF; No negation, removal, or disruption clause exists in the text
- Observed: 290 recorded decks run the card, 290 in the main deck and 0 in the side; 61.4% of those decks are Adamancipator; next are Blackwings (9% and 7.6%); Average copies per deck is 1.03, with 282 of 290 decks running exactly one copy; Top co-deck partners include Block Dragon (77.6%), Gallant Granite (77.6%) and Adamancipator Researcher (79.7%)
- Inferred: The self-Summon is an activated ignition-style effect from hand that resolves through the banish cost; The Level 2 DARK Rock body converts into Synchro/Xyz material and Rock-count support after its effect is used or negated; Banishing a Tuner plus committing the card is roughly even-to-negative card economy
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no dated metagame sample, so meta_power stays null