EARTH
2Elephun
ATK:
500
DEF:
300
View:
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When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can select 1 of your Level 3 or lower Beast-Type, Beast-Warrior-Type or Winged Beast-Type monsters that is removed from play, and add it to your hand.
Elephun — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Elephun is a Level 2 Earth Tuner whose value is a conditional recovery: when it is destroyed by battle and goes to the Graveyard, it adds a banished Level 3 or lower Beast, Beast-Warrior or Winged Beast to hand. Its body is clean Tuner material that still works if its effect is negated, and it is run as a one-copy staple in 18 recent decks across five archetypes, which supports the accessibility and deck-cost scores. No recorded boards exist, so the combo axis rests on text alone and stays modest. High stats did not earn points, and the card scores only moderately because the recovery needs a battle loss and a banished target.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Level 2 body appears in 18 of 18 recent decks, but the recovery needs a battle destruction first (verified; deck stat, text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | No recorded combos, so the conversion is text-only: a banished L3 beast returns to hand after a battle loss (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | One conditional +1 recovery from the Graveyard after a battle loss, with no repeatable refuel (verified text; inferred magnitude). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap reach (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 75 | Tuner, Level 2, Earth Beast fits many Beast-type synchro plays, and the body still converts when its effect is negated (verified text; observed deck use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | A Graveyard trigger spans zones and turns but depends on a battle loss and remains open to Graveyard negation (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | Runs as 1 copy in 15 of 18 decks with average 1.17 copies, a cheap and splashable-free slot (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 2 Tuner body fits many Beast-type synchro plays
- Clean generic material that converts even when its effect is negated
- Cheap one-copy slot with broad archetype reach (5 archetypes)
- Recovers a banished Level 3 or lower Beast-type monster after a battle loss
Weaknesses
- Recovery requires the card to be destroyed by battle, so it is not a reliable engine
- Recovery target is restricted to banished Level 3 or lower Beast-type monsters
- No recorded combo boards, so conversion power is inferred from text only
- Zero effect interaction
Counters / choke points
- Battle-free removal or effects that keep it from being destroyed by battle
- Graveyard negation or banish effects that deny the trigger
Best use
Tuner body in Beast-type synchro lines, with a conditional recovery after a battle loss. Decks: Fabled, Barbaros, Crystal Beast, Mystical Beast of the Forest, Tri-Brigade. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 2 Tuner Earth Beast, ATK 500, DEF 300 (card); Conditional GY recovery of a banished Level 3 or lower Beast-type monster after battle destruction (card text); Present in 18 of 18 recent decks across 5 archetypes; 15 run 1 copy, 3 run 2 (deck stats)
- Observed: Co-occurs with Naturia Beast in 100% of sampled decks and with Naturia Barkion in 94% (deck partners); Played in gameplay type 7 in 17 of 18 decks (deck stats)
- Inferred: Recovery is a conditional, non-repeatable +1 that needs a battle loss and a banished target; Tuner plus Beast race gives a strong material fit across many synchro lines
- 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) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only gameplay type 7 is not labelled in the evidence, so format context is unresolved