FIRE
8Bonfire Colossus
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2200
View:
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If you control a FIRE monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). When this card is Special Summoned: Target 2 FIRE monsters you control; destroy those targets.
Bonfire Colossus — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43 · Deck: 42 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body, Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Bonfire Colossus converts access into value mainly as a Level 8 FIRE body: it can be Special Summoned from hand while you control a FIRE monster, and it is a clean Level 8 material even when its effect is negated. Its on-summon effect destroys two FIRE monsters you control, so it costs board presence and gives negative card economy, which pulls the score down. Its 2600 ATK earned nothing, and the 15 Fire King decks (57.7%) show it is consistently played in one home, which confirms accessibility but does not show it is strong on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Hand-summon is conditional on controlling a FIRE monster, and Fire King decks supply that; 15 of 26 decks run it (observed, with the condition from text as verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | The on-summon effect only destroys two of your own FIRE monsters, so it converts to little on its own; no recorded boards exist to confirm a payoff (inferred from text, no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | Its targeted effect destroys your own monsters with no card gain shown, so it is a net negative (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No effect targets or negates an opponent card, so it provides no interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 8 FIRE Beast-Warrior is a clean Level 8 material and stays usable if the effect is negated (inferred from level and attribute; no combo stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The body remains a 2600 ATK monster if the on-summon effect is negated, but it is summoned only from hand under a FIRE condition (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | 24 of 26 decks run one copy, with no garnet or lock evidence, so it is cheap to run in a FIRE shell (observed from deck copy distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) profile, single role, no blend. Intrinsic ≈ 43, Deck ≈ 42, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-destruction restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand-summoned when you control a FIRE monster (verified from text)
- Level 8 FIRE Beast-Warrior body fits Level 8 material slots (inferred from level and attribute)
- Consistently included in Fire King decks with high partner overlap (observed in a 26-deck sample)
Weaknesses
- On-summon effect destroys two of your own FIRE monsters, a net negative for card economy (verified from text)
- No opponent interaction: no negation or removal of opposing cards (verified from text)
- No combo evidence to confirm a practical starter or payoff role (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Negating the on-summon effect still leaves a 2600 ATK body that works as material (inferred from text)
Best use
Level 8 material body and conditional hand-summon in a FIRE shell. Decks: Fire King. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: hand Special Summon while you control a FIRE monster; on-summon targets 2 FIRE monsters you control and destroys them; Level 8, FIRE, Beast-Warrior, ATK 2600, DEF 2200; Listed in formats TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks; 26 decks; 15 Fire King decks (57.7%)
- Observed: 24 of 26 decks run one copy (average 1.12, max 3); Gameplay type 7 accounts for 69.2% of decks; Fire King partner cards co-occur in 23 to 24 of 26 decks
- Inferred: Level 8 FIRE body fits Level 8 material slots; Summon condition is met in Fire King shells, which is why access is good there; Effect-negated body still works as material
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard): inclusion inferred from the 26-deck sample only No ruling data for whether the on-summon targets may include the card itself legal copies is empty for all formats