DARK
6Brain Golem
ATK:
2500
DEF:
1800
View:
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Effects of face-up LIGHT monsters are negated. If this card destroys a LIGHT monster by battle, it can attack once again in a row.
Brain Golem — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second · Secondary: Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Brain Golem's 2500 ATK and Level 6 DARK Fiend body earn no points on their own. Its power is a narrow, LIGHT-only effect negation plus a battle-triggered second attack, and no recorded board shows either converting into a win. The 21-deck, 8-archetype spread confirms it is a real, cheap, single-copy body in Fiend builds, but the strongest partners are generic staples (Called by the Grave, Forbidden Droplet, Triple Tactics Talent), so that frequency is not evidence of strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | No searcher or extender is in the text and no starter role data exists; it is run main in 21 of 21 decks, so it is live when drawn but needs a Fiend or Archfiend route to reach the field (observed for deck presence, inferred for routes). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | Zero recorded combos; the battle-triggered second attack only converts after a LIGHT monster is already destroyed by battle (verified text, no combo stat). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | No searches, refuel, or banish on the card; it is a plain body with no card advantage in its text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Negates face-up LIGHT monsters' effects, which is a continuous but narrow restriction and does nothing against DARK, FIRE, WATER, EARTH, or WIND (verified text, inferred reach). |
| Material Utility | 50 | A clean Level 6 DARK Fiend that is a usable material, but the card's own text does not describe material behaviour, so the value is partly inferred (verified stats, inferred use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A single 2500-ATK body with no protection, recursion, or redundancy; one removal or battle-trade removes its board presence (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | One copy per deck, no garnet or self-lock, and no legal-copy restriction recorded, so it is cheap to run (observed for copies, verified for text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Board breaker / Going-second + 0.3 Boss/End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean single-copy body that fits 8 archetypes across Fiend and Archfiend builds
- Battle-triggered second attack gives a real extra-damage line against LIGHT monsters
- Low deckbuilding cost: no garnets, no self-lock
Weaknesses
- LIGHT-only negation: no effect against DARK, FIRE, WATER, EARTH, or WIND monsters
- No search, refuel, or card advantage in the text
- Its ATK is not backed by a recorded combo that converts it into a win
Counters / choke points
- Targeted removal or battle-trade before it attacks
- Monsters of other attributes, since its negation does nothing to them
Best use
Board breaker in Fiend builds, used as a single-copy extra-attack body against LIGHT monsters. Decks: Phantom Beast (Chimera), Monarch, Archfiend, Frightfur, Branded, Dark World, Labrynth. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: negates face-up LIGHT monsters' effects; extra attack after destroying a LIGHT monster by battle; Level 6 DARK Fiend, ATK 2500, DEF 1800; Present in 21 decks, 1 copy each, 8 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Gameplay split 57.1% gameplay type 4, 42.9% type 7; Strongest partners appear in 57-95% of its decks, mostly generic staples; Zero combo boards recorded
- Inferred: Primary role is a battle-based board breaker, not a starter or searcher; Negation reach is limited to LIGHT monsters, so value depends on the opponent's deck; Level 6 DARK body is a usable material, but its own text does not describe material behaviour
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no searcher, extender, or starter role/material role data for this card no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no dated metagame sample — meta power left null