WINDBellcat Fighter
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2000
LINK-3
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3 monsters, including a Token When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can Special Summon 1 "Bellcat Token" (Machine/WIND/Level 4/ATK 2000/DEF 2000) in Defense Position.
Bellcat Fighter — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 51 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 51 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Bellcat Fighter is a Link-3 with a Token-dependent Link requirement and a single battle-triggered effect that Special Summons a Level 4 Machine/WIND 2000/2000 Bellcat Token. It reliably adds one body after it wins a battle, but the evidence shows no combo boards, so conversion beyond that single trigger is text-only inference. Its high deck count (39 decks, 29 archetypes) confirms it is a practical, portable card, not that it is strong; that breadth is the main thing lifting the score. The 2000 ATK does not contribute to the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | 39 of the 39 sampled decks run it, mostly 1 to 3 copies, but it is not a searchable or hand-trap-like access route, so it is only moderately live (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The text only gives one body on a battle destruction, with no recorded combo boards to confirm a longer line (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The token is a one-for-zero body gain with no card advantage or GY refuel in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | The effect is a battle-trigger token summon, with no negation, removal, or hand-trap reach (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | It is a Link-3 usable as Link material, and the Level 4 Machine/WIND token it makes is a clean generic material body (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Its one effect needs a battle win, so it is weak to a single interruption and only moderately redundant across zones (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | It needs a Token monster to Link Summon, which is a restriction, but it has no garnet or brick problem and runs at 1 to 3 copies (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 51, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Link Summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Playable in 39 sampled decks across 29 archetypes, so it is portable across homes (observed).
- Reliable body gain on a battle win: a Level 4 Machine/WIND token in Defense Position (verified).
- Clean generic material for Link and Level-based plays once the token is out (inferred).
Weaknesses
- Its only effect needs a battle win, so it does nothing if the battle is never won (verified).
- Link Summon requires a Token monster, which limits its summon routes (verified).
- No recorded combo boards, so its role in a real line is unconfirmed (verified gap).
Counters / choke points
- Any effect that stops the battle or destroys the card before damage resolves, since its only effect needs a battle destruction (inferred).
- Board-wide removal or negation before combat, which removes the trigger entirely (inferred).
Best use
Utility Link-3 that adds one token body after a battle win, usually with Harpie's Feather Duster and Monster Reborn as observed partners. Decks: Mecha Phantom Beast, Machina, Crystron, Greed. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Link-3 with Top, Left, and Right arrows, and a Token-including Link requirement, from card text.; Effect: on battle destruction of an opponent's monster, Special Summon one Bellcat Token (Machine/WIND/Level 4/2000/2000) in Defense Position.; 39 decks run it, 1.72 copies on average, with 24 at 1 copy, 2 at 2 copies, and 13 at 3 copies.
- Observed: Mecha Phantom Beast is its largest home at 7 decks (17.9%).; Harpie's Feather Duster (38.5%) and Monster Reborn (30.8%) are the top co-decked partners.; Recent decks from 2022-03 to 2026-09 show continued use.
- Inferred: Its battle trigger makes it a one-body-per-win card, not a board-wide engine.; Its token body is a generic Level 4 material.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only exact Link material restrictions beyond 'including a Token' are not in the evidence