LIGHT
4Batteryman Solar
Archetype:
Batteryman
ATK:
1500
DEF:
1500
View:
4367
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 Thunder monster from your Deck to the GY. If a Thunder monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned while this monster is on the field: Special Summon 1 "Batteryman Token" (Thunder/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). You can target 1 "Batteryman" Effect Monster you control or in your GY; this card's name becomes that monster's until the End Phase. You can only use each effect of "Batteryman Solar" once per turn.
Batteryman Solar — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Batteryman Solar scores as a Thunder Dragon-homed starter rather than a searcher or interaction piece. It is in all 400 sampled decks at about 2.6 copies each and starts 8 of its 13 recorded boards, which earns the accessibility and combo points. Its value is one Thunder body per Thunder summon plus a deck-to-GY send, but it has no search, no negation, and no material role, so its score stays in the middle band. The 100% partner co-occurrence with Thunder Dragon cards reflects archetype homing, not extra power, so it adds little to the deck term.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | In 400 of 400 decks at 2.62 copies on average and a starter in 8 of 13 boards, but it is never searched (inferred from combo evidence, observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Average power index 35.8 when present, with top examples at 84-87, but the board stats come from Thunder Dragon boards (observed, inferred from examples). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Sends one Thunder monster from Deck to GY and makes a Level 1 token per Thunder summon, with examples showing net card advantage of +3 to +4 (verified from text, observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect in the card text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | Level 4 Thunder LIGHT body, but as_material is 0 of 13 boards and its token is only a Level 1 body (verified from text, observed). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Two once-per-turn effects with on-field triggers and a name-copy effect, and it sits beside Ash Blossom in 82.5% of decks, which suggests it is commonly interacted with (verified from text, observed, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Three copies run in 283 of 400 decks with no garnet or lock, but it is a Thunder Dragon core piece that needs that archetype to function (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Starter / Combo enabler primary, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in opening hand across 400 sampled decks (verified from decks_evidence)
- Starts 8 of 13 recorded boards and leaves a net +3 to +4 card advantage in its example boards (observed)
- Multi-copy, no garnet or lock: 283 decks run 3 copies (observed)
Weaknesses
- No search, no negation, no removal: effect_interaction is near zero (verified from text)
- Not a material body: as_material 0 of 13 boards (observed)
- Effects depend on Thunder monsters being summoned or sent, so it is weak without the Thunder Dragon engine (inferred)
- Average power index 35.8 means boards it appears in are only moderately strong (observed)
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is commonly run alongside it (82.5% of decks), which suggests players expect hand interaction against it (observed, inferred)
Best use
Starter that adds bodies and a deck-to-GY send in Thunder Dragon boards. Decks: Thunder Dragon, Bystial/Byssted, Branded. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Thunder deck send on Normal/Special Summon, Level 1 token on Thunder summon, name-copy effect, once-per-turn wording; Level 4 Thunder LIGHT, 1500 ATK / 1500 DEF; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: In 400 of 400 sampled decks; 2.62 copies on average; 22 distinct archetypes; Starter in 8 of 13 recorded boards; in_end_hand 61.5%; as_material 0; Average power index 35.8 when present; examples 84-87; Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring co-occurs in 82.5% of decks
- Inferred: Accessibility comes from Thunder Dragon homing, not from a searcher; Partner co-occurrence reflects archetype homing, so it does not raise DeckSynergy much; Weak without the Thunder Dragon engine
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard); archetype inclusion inferred from the 400-deck sample only None of the 6 guides list card 44586426 in their co_card_ids, so guide context is about Thunder Dragon in general, not this card No rulings or searcher data for this card; as_searched is 0 in the combo sample Combo sample is small (13 boards)