LIGHT
8Felgrand Dragon
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2800
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Cannot be Special Summoned except from the Graveyard, and only if it was sent there from the field. If this card is Special Summoned: Target 1 monster in your Graveyard; this card gains ATK equal to that monster's Level x 200.
Felgrand Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 45 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 46 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss / End-board · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion, Material body
Why it scores here
Felgrand Dragon is a Level 8 LIGHT Dragon with 2800 ATK whose only route to the field is a Graveyard Special Summon after it was sent from the field, so it is dead in hand and needs a field-to-GY step first. Once in the Graveyard it converts one Graveyard monster's Level into 200 ATK per level, which makes it a large body and a clean Level 8 material, but it provides no searching, negation, or card advantage. The high 2800 ATK earns nothing by itself; the score comes from its recursive body and material value, minus the self-restriction that makes it a brick in hand. Its 24-deck presence (all single copies across 14 archetypes) confirms it is a practical, generic Dragon-line body, not a strong standalone engine.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | Summoning is restricted to the Graveyard after a field-to-GY send, with no searcher or combo evidence to show a live route (inferred from text; deck data shows 24 decks running one copy each, observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | On arrival it gains Level x 200 ATK from a Graveyard target, turning one GY monster into a 2800+ body, but combo data is empty so this is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | Recurring a body from the Graveyard is a free revival, not card advantage: it draws, searches and refuels nothing (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The card has no negation, removal or hand-trap effect; its only effect is an ATK gain (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A Level 8 LIGHT Dragon is a clean non-Tuner material for Level 8 Synchro and Xyz plays, and the Level stays even if its effects are negated (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The body only returns from the Graveyard, so a single removal or banish can end the line, although the Graveyard recursion can repeat across turns (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | It is a 1-copy main-deck card with no garnets or locks, but the Graveyard-only summon restriction makes it a brick in hand, which costs some slot efficiency (verified from text and copies per deck, inferred for the cost). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss / End-board + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 46, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 8 LIGHT Dragon body with 2800 ATK once summoned
- Recurs from the Graveyard, so a single revival route can be repeated across turns
- Strong partner pairing with Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand (75% of decks) and Monster Reborn (66.7%)
- Clean Level 8 material for Synchro and Xyz lines
- Spread across 14 archetypes, so it is portable between homes
Weaknesses
- Cannot be Special Summoned from hand or the Deck; dead in hand until a field-to-GY send
- No searching, negation or card advantage of its own
- The Graveyard-target ATK gain is modest once the target is weak
- Single removal or banish of the body ends the line
Counters / choke points
- Graveyard hate or banish effects that deny the Graveyard revival
- Monster removal or banish on the field before it reaches the Graveyard
Best use
Graveyard-recursive 2800 ATK end-board body and Level 8 material. Decks: Galaxy-Eyes, Red-Eyes, Amorphage, Tenpai Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Summon restriction: only from the Graveyard, and only if sent there from the field (card text); On Special Summon, targets 1 monster in your Graveyard and gains Level x 200 ATK (card text); 24 of 24 sample decks run 1 copy in the main deck (deck data); Partner stats: Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand 75%, Monster Reborn 66.7% (deck data)
- Observed: Appears across 14 distinct archetypes and 4 gameplay types (deck data); Consistent 1-copy inclusion shows it is played as a practical body, not as a staple engine (deck data)
- Inferred: Field-to-GY send is the route to the field, making it dead in hand (from text); Level 8 makes it a clean Synchro/Xyz material even when negated (from text); Graveyard recursion is repeatable across turns (from text)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied; combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); archetype inclusion is from the deck sample only no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited)