WIND
4
1White Wing Magician
Archetype:
Magician
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1400
View:
3596
[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn, when an activated card or effect resolves that targets a DARK Spellcaster-Type monster you control, negate that effect, then destroy this card. [ Monster Effect ] (This card is always treated as a "Synchro Dragon" card.) If this Pendulum Summoned card is used for a Synchro Summon, banish it.
White Wing Magician — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 64 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Negation/Interaction
Why it scores here
White Wing Magician's value is its body: a Level 4 WIND Spellcaster Tuner that converts cleanly into a Synchro Summon, with its banish clause and Pendulum negate both secondary to that. Its 1600 ATK and 1400 DEF earn nothing; the score comes from being in 400 of 400 sampled decks at one copy each and from Tuner status, which does not depend on its effect. Its Pendulum negate is narrow, since it only answers effects that target a DARK Spellcaster you control, and no combo records show it starting or finishing a board, so combo conversion stays moderate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Runs main in 400/400 sampled decks and co-occurs with Exceed the Pendulum in 85.2% of them, but its Pendulum Zone access depends on scale pairing, which is not evidenced (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No recorded combo boards, so conversion is text-only: one Tuner body that feeds a Synchro Summon, with the banish clause as a cost (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | No card advantage or recursion in the text; the Pendulum negate trades the card itself for the opponent's effect, and Synchro use banishes it (verified, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | Once-per-turn negate plus self-destroy, but only when the targeted card is a DARK Spellcaster you control, which limits how often it applies (verified, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 78 | Clean Level 4 Tuner in the Spellcaster race and WIND attribute; Tuner status is intrinsic and survives negation, and it is always treated as a Synchro Dragon (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Usable from the Pendulum Zone and the monster zone, but a single copy line with no redundancy and a self-destroy negate that ends its own utility once used (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Typical deck usage is one copy with no garnet or lock restriction; the main cost is Pendulum scale pairing, which is not evidenced (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Negation/Interaction. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 Tuner that enables Synchro Summons in Pendulum and Synchro decks
- Present in every sampled deck at one copy, with 23 distinct archetypes
- Negate is hard to play around when the opponent must target a DARK Spellcaster to use an effect
Weaknesses
- Negate only covers effects that target a DARK Spellcaster you control
- Once the negate fires it destroys itself, so it is a one-shot trade
- No combo or resource-advantage evidence to support a higher combo or resource score
Counters / choke points
- Opponent effects that do not target a DARK Spellcaster bypass the negate entirely
- Mass or non-targeting removal ignores the self-destroy clause
Best use
Level 4 Tuner body for Synchro with a single-use negate in the Pendulum Zone. Decks: Pendulum decks (Exceed the Pendulum / Beyond the Pendulum shells), Synchro shells needing a Level 4 Tuner, Majespecter and Dinomist lists (observed inclusion). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Pendulum effect negates and destroys itself once per turn when a DARK Spellcaster you control is targeted; Card text: Monster effect banishes it when Pendulum Summoned and used for Synchro; always treated as a Synchro Dragon; Stats: Level 4, WIND, Spellcaster, 1600/1400, Pendulum scale 1, Tuner type; Runs main in 400 of 400 sampled decks, average 1.03 copies per deck
- Observed: 23 distinct archetypes in the deck sample; 98.5% of decks are gameplay type 7; Top partners: Exceed the Pendulum 85.2%, Beyond the Pendulum 80.8%, Infinite Impermanence 79.8%; usage statistics: 66.7% inclusion in Majespecter and Dinomist, typical 1 copy
- Inferred: Tuner body converts to Synchro material even when its effects are negated; The banish clause is a cost on the Synchro line, not a source of advantage; The negate only matters when the opponent targets a DARK Spellcaster
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion and starter/material roles are text-only inference No guides supplied No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Pendulum scale 1 pairing with partner scales is not evidenced Interaction between the 'always a Synchro Dragon' clause and Synchro Dragon-referencing cards is untested