DARK
2Gagaga Child
Archetype:
Gagaga
ATK:
800
DEF:
1200
View:
3476
If you control a "Gagaga" monster other than "Gagaga Child", you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). When you do: You can target 1 "Gagaga" monster you control with a different Level than this card; this card's Level becomes the Level of that monster. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect.
Gagaga Child — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Gagaga Child is a Level 2 DARK Spellcaster that can be Special Summoned from hand only while you control another Gagaga monster. Its effect sets its own Level to that of a different-Level Gagaga monster you control, which lets it act as a flexible material body for Gagaga Level-based summons. Its 800 ATK and 1200 DEF earn nothing; the score comes from hand access, the Level conversion, and clean deck cost (3 copies in 27 of 63 decks). The Battle Phase lock and total dependence on a Gagaga board keep it from scoring higher.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Hand Special Summon requires another Gagaga monster on the field, and it appears in 63 of 63 sampled decks with 2.1 average copies (verified deck stat, conditional access). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No recorded boards exist, so conversion rests on the text alone: a Level swap that enables Gagaga material plays, not a multi-card line (inference). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | The card produces no draw, search, or recursion; it is a body that converts Level without advantage (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | It has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect; the only interaction is its own Level change (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Its Level can be set to match any different-Level Gagaga monster, so it fits multiple material requirements even when its own effect is negated (inference from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | A Battle Phase lock on the turn it activates and reliance on a Gagaga monster being present limit the body's reach across turns (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Cheap Level 2 body with 3-copy redundancy in 27 of 63 decks and no garnet or self-lock cost beyond the Battle Phase restriction (observed deck stat). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand access is live in 63 sampled decks across 16 archetypes
- Level-setting effect converts the body into several Gagaga material options
- Cheap Level 2 body with 3-copy redundancy in most decks
Weaknesses
- Requires another Gagaga monster on the field to Special Summon
- Battle Phase lock on the activation turn
- No interaction, card advantage, or recursion of its own
Counters / choke points
- Negation of its effect still leaves a Level 2 DARK body, so the material value survives
- Board wipes or sweeping negation of the Gagaga board removes its summon condition
Best use
Level-adjusting material body that is hand-summoned off a Gagaga board. Decks: Gagaga Sister lists, Utopia SW lists, Onomat lists.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Hand Special Summon condition: you control another Gagaga monster; Level set to a different-Level Gagaga monster you control; Battle Phase lock on activation turn; Level 2 DARK Spellcaster, 800 ATK / 1200 DEF
- Observed: In 63 of 63 sampled decks, 2.1 average copies, 3 copies in 27 decks; Runs across 16 archetypes and 4 gameplay types; Frequently paired with Gagaga Sister (84.1%)
- Inferred: Material body role: its Level change is what makes it useful, and it does not depend on combo evidence; Generic utility capped because the text is Gagaga-locked
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no guide describes this card's role directly; guide mention is incidental