LIGHT
4Elemental HERO Neos Alius
Archetype:
Elemental HERO
ATK:
1900
DEF:
1300
View:
5938
This card is treated as a Normal Monster while face-up on the field or in the GY. While this card is a Normal Monster on the field, you can Normal Summon it to have it become an Effect Monster with this effect. ● This card's name becomes "Elemental HERO Neos" while on the field.
Elemental HERO Neos Alius — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal
Why it scores here
Neos Alius converts mainly into Fusion and HERO material value: it is a Level 4 Light Warrior body that the text treats as a Normal Monster on the field and in the GY, so it stays a usable body in both zones. Its only effect text in the evidence is the Gemini Normal Summon clause and the field name change to Elemental HERO Neos, which gives it some name-based value but no removal, negation, or card advantage that the evidence shows. High deck inclusion (400 of 400 decks, 100% in the Elemental HERO usage stat at 3 copies) confirms it is played consistently, but that is frequency, not strength, so it does not raise the score on its own. No combo boards were supplied, so the combo and resource scores are text-only inference and stay low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Runs in all 400 sampled decks with a typical 3 copies in Elemental HERO, but no searcher or draw route to it appears in the evidence (observed, plus inferred from deck presence). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No combo boards were supplied, so any conversion from one card into a board is inferred from text only, and the Gemini clause does not by itself build a board (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The text shows no draw, search, or GY-banish advantage; it is a body, not a refuel piece (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The supplied text has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 4 Light Warrior with a Normal Monster treatment on field and GY, plus a name change to Elemental HERO Neos on the field; it stays a material body even when its own effect is shut off (verified from text, inferred for the material use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | It is live in both field and GY through the Normal Monster clause, which gives two zones of presence, but it has no protection against interaction (verified from text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Typically 1 to 3 copies across 39 distinct archetypes with no garnet or lock clause in the evidence, so it is cheap to run (observed from deck data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role only: Material body / Normal (no secondary role). Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live as a body in both field and graveyard through the Normal Monster clause
- Consistently included in Elemental HERO decks at 3 copies (100% usage inclusion)
- Cheap to run with no garnet or lock clause in the evidence
- Level 4 Light Warrior body fits generic material needs
Weaknesses
- No visible searcher or draw route in the evidence
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect
- No combo evidence to show what it converts into on a real board
- Power depends on the Heroic and Elemental HERO shell rather than on the card alone
Counters / choke points
- No specific counter cards are evidenced; generic board interaction applies to any body (inferred)
Best use
Material body and name-based support in Elemental HERO Fusion and Heroic lines. Decks: Elemental HERO Heroic shell, Fusion-based HERO lists with Stratos, Miracle Fusion and Gaia as frequent partners. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text treats the card as a Normal Monster on the field and in the GY; Text changes its name to Elemental HERO Neos on the field; Level 4 Light Warrior with 1900 ATK and 1300 DEF; Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, typical 3 copies
- Observed: Elemental HERO usage inclusion 100% at typical 3 copies; Top partners include Stratos (87%) and Miracle Fusion (83.5%); Spread across 39 distinct archetypes
- Inferred: Material value through the Normal Monster treatment and Level 4 fit; Effective route into the deck through the Heroic shell rather than a searcher; Low resource and interaction scores from text alone
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no searcher or draw route supplied in the evidence supplied description covers only the Normal Monster clause and the name change, so any other effect text is not evidenced no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited)