Test Panther

Test Panther — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 60 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional

• Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Searcher / Tutor, Material body

Why it scores here

Test Panther converts 1 generic 2-monster Link Summon (requiring one "Gladiator Beast" material) into 1 "Gladiator Beast" card searched from Deck plus 1 tag-out swap that Triệu hồi đặc biệts 1 differently-named "Gladiator Beast" from Deck, which is genuinely useful engine work inside its own archetype (100% inclusion in the Gladiator Beast archetype sample). What it does NOT convert into is direct disruption: its own text provides no negation or removal, and the observed combo sample records 0 end-board monsters, 0 boss monsters and an average chỉ số sức mạnh of only 17.4 when it is present, so its high usage is reach, not raw power. Its 800 ATK earned nothing here; the score is driven by searchable, in-archetype access and low deckbuilding cost, tempered by the absence of any observed payoff.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Searcher / Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40Intrinsic + 0.60Deck

Strengths

• Link Summon searches any "Gladiator Beast" card from Deck, giving the archetype 1 consistent in-engine tutor
• Second effect tags 1 "Gladiator Beast" back into the Deck to Triệu hồi đặc biệt 1 differently-named one, feeding the archetype's Fusion/tag-out lines
• No self-locking restriction and 1 low typical copy count (avg 1.32) make it 1 cheap slot
• Very high adoption inside its own archetype (100% inclusion in the Gladiator Beast sample) confirms the role is real and practical

Weaknesses

• Provides no negation, removal or disruption on its own
• Requires 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster as Link material, so it is not 1 generic or splashable Link-2
• Observed combo appearances show no recorded end-board or boss monsters and an average chỉ số sức mạnh of only 17.4
• 800 ATK body is trivially removed before the tag-out effect can be reused
• Archetype's payoff depends on battle-phase-dependent "Gladiator Beast" effects, which is slow and interruptible

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring on the Link Summon search
• Effect negation on the Link Summon (e.g. Solemn Strike / Infinite Impermanence lines) to blank the tutor
• Generic monster removal (Infinite Impermanence, Kaiju, board wipes) before the tag-out effect is used
• mộ/Deck disruption that empties valid "Gladiator Beast" targets
• Cards that prevent Triệu hồi đặc biệting (e.g. Vanity's-style floodgates) since both its value lines end in Triệu hồi đặc biệts

Best use

In-archetype Link-2 that tutors 1 "Gladiator Beast" card and tags in 1 different "Gladiator Beast" from Deck. Decks: Gladiator Beast, Gladiator Beast Tri-Brigade, Primite Gladiator Beast. Suggested copies: 2.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: Link Summon triggers 1 search of 1 "Gladiator Beast" card from Deck to hand; Card text: can shuffle 1 "Gladiator Beast" you control into the Deck to Triệu hồi đặc biệt 1 differently-named "Gladiator Beast" from Deck, treated as 1 "Gladiator Beast" effect Triệu hồi đặc biệt; Card text: each effect is một lần mỗi lượt; Link-2, EARTH Beast, 800 ATK, requires 2 monsters including 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster; No self-locking restriction appears in the card text
• Observed: 400 decks run it, average 1.32 copies, 400 in main deck and 0 in side; 100% inclusion in the Gladiator Beast usage-statistics sample; 57.1% in 1 second Gladiator Beast variant với typical 2 copies; 5 combo appearances (100% of the supplied combo sample) với vai trò khởi đầu, vai trò được tìm kiếm, vai trò nguyên liệu and vai trò payoff all 0%; Average chỉ số sức mạnh when present 17.4, average starter_count_when_present 1.4, and all listed board summaries show 0 end monsters
• Inferred: Because one Link material must be 1 "Gladiator Beast", the card functions as an in-archetype starter/searcher rather than 1 generic Link-2; The tag-out effect reuses the archetype's battle-phase-dependent Fusion lines, so its ceiling depends on cards it fetches rather than on its own body; Being an EARTH Beast Link-2 gives it material relevance to Beast-based strategies such as Tri-Brigade
• Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo sample is only 5 appearances and every role tag (starter/searched/material/payoff/end-board) is 0%, so combo centrality could not be corroborated no archetype-level breakdown of copies beyond the aggregate 1.32 average and the three usage-statistics rows no dated metagame sample, so sức mạnh meta is left null

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Searcher / Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40Intrinsic + 0.60Deck

Strengths

• Link Summon searches any "Gladiator Beast" card from Deck, giving the archetype 1 consistent in-engine tutor
• Second effect tags 1 "Gladiator Beast" back into the Deck to Triệu hồi đặc biệt 1 differently-named one, feeding the archetype's Fusion/tag-out lines
• No self-locking restriction and 1 low typical copy count (avg 1.32) make it 1 cheap slot
• Very high adoption inside its own archetype (100% inclusion in the Gladiator Beast sample) confirms the role is real and practical

Weaknesses

• Provides no negation, removal or disruption on its own
• Requires 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster as Link material, so it is not 1 generic or splashable Link-2
• Observed combo appearances show no recorded end-board or boss monsters and an average chỉ số sức mạnh of only 17.4
• 800 ATK body is trivially removed before the tag-out effect can be reused
• Archetype's payoff depends on battle-phase-dependent "Gladiator Beast" effects, which is slow and interruptible

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring on the Link Summon search
• Effect negation on the Link Summon (e.g. Solemn Strike / Infinite Impermanence lines) to blank the tutor
• Generic monster removal (Infinite Impermanence, Kaiju, board wipes) before the tag-out effect is used
• mộ/Deck disruption that empties valid "Gladiator Beast" targets
• Cards that prevent Triệu hồi đặc biệting (e.g. Vanity's-style floodgates) since both its value lines end in Triệu hồi đặc biệts

Best use

In-archetype Link-2 that tutors 1 "Gladiator Beast" card and tags in 1 different "Gladiator Beast" from Deck. Decks: Gladiator Beast, Gladiator Beast Tri-Brigade, Primite Gladiator Beast. Suggested copies: 2.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: Link Summon triggers 1 search of 1 "Gladiator Beast" card from Deck to hand; Card text: can shuffle 1 "Gladiator Beast" you control into the Deck to Triệu hồi đặc biệt 1 differently-named "Gladiator Beast" from Deck, treated as 1 "Gladiator Beast" effect Triệu hồi đặc biệt; Card text: each effect is một lần mỗi lượt; Link-2, EARTH Beast, 800 ATK, requires 2 monsters including 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster; No self-locking restriction appears in the card text
• Observed: 400 decks run it, average 1.32 copies, 400 in main deck and 0 in side; 100% inclusion in the Gladiator Beast usage-statistics sample; 57.1% in 1 second Gladiator Beast variant với typical 2 copies; 5 combo appearances (100% of the supplied combo sample) với vai trò khởi đầu, vai trò được tìm kiếm, vai trò nguyên liệu and vai trò payoff all 0%; Average chỉ số sức mạnh when present 17.4, average starter_count_when_present 1.4, and all listed board summaries show 0 end monsters
• Inferred: Because one Link material must be 1 "Gladiator Beast", the card functions as an in-archetype starter/searcher rather than 1 generic Link-2; The tag-out effect reuses the archetype's battle-phase-dependent Fusion lines, so its ceiling depends on cards it fetches rather than on its own body; Being an EARTH Beast Link-2 gives it material relevance to Beast-based strategies such as Tri-Brigade
• Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo sample is only 5 appearances and every role tag (starter/searched/material/payoff/end-board) is 0%, so combo centrality could not be corroborated no archetype-level breakdown of copies beyond the aggregate 1.32 average and the three usage-statistics rows no dated metagame sample, so sức mạnh meta is left null

Final Score: 60 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium