WIND
3Beetrooper Scout Buggy
Archetype:
Beetrooper
ATK:
1000
DEF:
300
View:
1316
You cannot Special Summon monsters, except Insect monsters. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Beetrooper Scout Buggy" from your hand, Deck, or GY. You can only use this effect of "Beetrooper Scout Buggy" once per turn.
Beetrooper Scout Buggy — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Beetrooper Scout Buggy is a Level 3 Insect body whose only text is a once-per-turn effect that Special Summons a copy of itself from hand, Deck or GY when it is Normal or Special Summoned. That makes it a reliable body generator from the Deck, which is the main source of its value. The score is held back by the absence of any interaction, the lack of observed starter, searched or payoff roles in the combo data, and a self-restriction that bars non-Insect Special Summons. High stats earned no points; the 1000 ATK does not count.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 80 | Can be Special Summoned from hand, Deck or GY once per turn and is in all 400 sampled decks, though that sample may be pre-filtered to decks containing the card (verified text; observed deck counts). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in 6 of 6 recorded combos with an average power_index of 99.2, but role_in_combo is empty and as_starter is 0%, so its conversion is inferred from text rather than shown by the combo data (observed; inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | The effect is a free Deck-to-field copy that adds a body without card advantage, and the combo netCardAdvantage of 6 comes from the wider board rather than this card alone (verified text; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect in the text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 3 Insect with 1000 ATK/300 DEF is a clean Insect Xyz/Synchro body, and its material value survives an effect negate (verified text; inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Works from hand, Deck and GY and can be re-summoned on later turns, so it has multi-zone recovery, but it is capped at once per turn and fully dies to a negate of its effect (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Runs at 2 copies on average with no garnet or banlist token, but it bars non-Insect Special Summons, which limits it in non-Insect decks (verified text; observed copies). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Extender only (no secondary blend applied; Material body recorded as secondary, not blended). Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Summons a copy of itself from hand, Deck or GY once per turn, giving repeated body generation
- Level 3 Insect body fits Insect Xyz and Synchro material needs
- Runs at 2 copies with no garnet, so it is cheap to include in its Insect homes
- Appears in all recorded Beetrooper-cluster combos
Weaknesses
- No interaction or disruption of its own
- Once-per-turn cap on its only effect
- Restricts non-Insect Special Summons, so it is a poor fit outside Insect decks
- Combo data shows no starter, searcher or payoff role, so its real conversion is unconfirmed
Counters / choke points
- Negating its effect ends the body-generation loop, though the body stays as material
- Hand traps or interruptions that target the Special Summon
- Non-Insect-focused decks that cannot use the body at all
Best use
Insect body generator and Level 3 material inside Insect Beetrooper shells. Decks: Beetrooper (archetype 2310), Beetrooper (archetype 597), Battlewasp (archetype 1002), Ragnaraika (archetype 1685). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: cannot Special Summon non-Insect monsters; on Normal or Special Summon, Special Summon 1 copy from hand, Deck or GY; once per turn; Level 3, WIND Insect, 1000/300, Effect Monster
- Observed: In 400 of 400 sampled decks, averaging 2.12 copies, with 14 distinct archetypes (top 4 hold about 90%); Appears in 6 of 6 recorded combos; avg power_index 99.2; as_starter/as_material/as_payoff all 0%; Usage statistics show inclusion_pct 100% in Beetrooper gameplay 3 and 50% in others
- Inferred: Primary role is Extender from the body-generation text; Material body is secondary from Level 3 Insect fit; Effect-negated body still works as Insect Xyz/Synchro material
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) role_in_combo is empty in all combo examples, so the combo role split is unknown The 400-deck sample may be filtered to decks containing the card, so the 400/400 presence rate may not reflect real inclusion No ruling or Master Duel/Duel Links specific text to confirm timing across formats No top_card_context ranking for the card