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7Elemental HERO Brave Neos
Archetype:
Elemental HERO
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
View:
9207
"Elemental HERO Neos" + 1 Level 4 or lower Effect Monster Must be Fusion Summoned. Gains 100 ATK for each "Neo-Spacian" and "HERO" monster in your GY. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can add 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand that specifically lists the card "Elemental HERO Neos" in its text.
Elemental HERO Brave Neos — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Brave Neos is a Fusion-summoned end body that the combo evidence places as a payoff and end-board piece (50% each), with the one board it headlines reaching a power index of 100. Its real conversion comes from Neos-based Fusion lines, which are heavily corroborated by deck partners (Neos 98.8%, Miracle Fusion 96%, Super Polymerization 82.8%). It earns little for its 2500 ATK or its ATK gain from GY count, and it earns almost nothing for interaction, since its only disruption is a search triggered by battle destruction. The Fusion requirement and single-copy Neos dependence cap its resilience and deck cost.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Reachable through Fusion spells that appear with it in decks (Miracle Fusion 96%, Super Polymerization 82.8%), but it needs Neos and a Level 4 or lower material on field, and it has zero observed starter or searched appearances (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 70 | Headlines the 100-power-index combo as payoff with 4 end monsters and 2 bosses, but the sample is only 2 combos with an average of 62.5 and one appearance at 25 (observed, verified). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Battle-destruction trigger adds one Spell/Trap from Deck to hand, and the top combo shows netCardAdvantage of 6, which is a conditional, not guaranteed, gain (verified, observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap reach; the only opponent interaction is a search after a battle destruction, which is not disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 20 | A Fusion monster is a poor material body, and the evidence shows zero as_material appearances, so this axis rests on its text rather than on combo use (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Its ATK gain is shut off by negation and it dies to any battle-only or ATK-negating interaction, so the board value is single-zone; redundancy comes only from the Neos dependence (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | One copy in 394 of 400 decks, so it costs one Extra Deck slot, but it locks the deck into Neos and Fusion routes, which costs flexibility (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Neos-dependence brick risk (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Appears as payoff and end-board piece in recorded combos (50% each)
- Neos partner in 98.8% of decks, Fusion spells (Miracle Fusion 96%, Super Polymerization 82.8%) in most lists
- Battle-destruction search adds a Neos-listing Spell/Trap from Deck, a repeatable advantage source when the battle goes through
- Used across Heros, Heroic and Yubel homes, so it is not a single-deck pick
Weaknesses
- Zero observed starter or searched appearances, so it does not start a line by itself
- Fusion Summon and Neos-on-field dependence make it brittle when either is missing
- ATK scaling and high base ATK are text facts that earn no points under the rubric
- Battle-destruction trigger does nothing against non-battle removal or when the battle is stopped
Counters / choke points
- Battle-only removal or battle-prevention effects (inferred, not in the evidence)
- ATK-negating effects that shut off the GY-based ATK gain (inferred)
- Removal of Neos or the Fusion materials before Brave Neos is summoned (inferred)
Best use
Boss/End-board finisher that converts a Neos Fusion line into an end board and an extra Spell/Trap search after a battle. Decks: Heros, Heroic, Yubel. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion Summon requirement and Neos plus Level 4 or lower material from card text; ATK gain of 100 per Neo-Spacian or HERO in GY from card text; Battle-destruction search of a Spell/Trap that lists Neos from card text; Payoff and end-board roles in the top combo (power index 100)
- Observed: Appears in 400 of 400 decks, 394 at one copy; Neos partner 98.8%, Miracle Fusion 96%, Super Polymerization 82.8%; Heros 44.5%, Heroic 31%, Yubel 12.5% deck homes; Average power index 62.5 across 2 combos, 0 starter and 0 material appearances
- Inferred: Battle-only removal and ATK negation weaken the card; Primary role Boss/End-board with Searcher/Tutor secondary
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Only 2 combo appearances, so combo conversion rests on a very thin sample No official rulings or dated metagame sample usage_statistics covers only 2 archetypes and is not a full historical sample Guide snippets are Vietnamese and only mention the card in passing