EARTH
Gagaga Samurai
Archetype:
Gagaga
ATK:
1900
DEF:
1600
View:
5151
2 Level 4 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 "Gagaga" monster you control; it can make a second attack during each Battle Phase this turn. When another monster you control is targeted for an attack while this card is in Attack Position: You can change this card to face-up Defense Position, and if you do, change the attack target to this card and perform damage calculation.
Gagaga Samurai — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48.5 · Deck: 48.6 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Gagaga Samurai is a Rank 4 Xyz body whose real value is one repeatable, once-per-turn second attack for a Gagaga monster, plus an attack-redirect that protects your own monsters. It needs two Level 4 monsters and an Xyz slot, so it is accessible only through decks that already have Level 4 bodies. The 1900 ATK and 1600 DEF earn no points, and the 377-deck sample shows it is a widely run generic Xyz body rather than proof of strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Needs two Level 4 monsters for Xyz summoning, and it appears in 377 sampled decks across 113 archetypes, but no combo board confirms a starter or searched route (inferred, observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | The second-attack effect converts one Gagaga monster into extra battle damage, but there are no recorded combo boards to confirm the conversion (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The second-attack effect costs one detached material, so it is roughly neutral on advantage and has no refuel or recursion (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | The attack-redirect protects other monsters but does not negate or remove anything, so interaction is soft (verified). |
| Material Utility | 25 | As a Rank 4 Xyz it is a poor material body for further Xyz summons, so its material value is low (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The redirect works only while in Attack Position and the second attack is once per turn, which gives moderate survivability in a single zone (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Typically one copy per deck (avg 1.11), one Extra Deck slot, and no garnet or lock restriction (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Single primary role, Board breaker / Going-second weights; no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 48.5, Deck ≈ 48.6, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Repeatable once-per-turn second attack for a Gagaga monster
- Attack-redirect protects other monsters in Attack Position
- Low deckbuilding cost: one copy, no garnet or lock
Weaknesses
- Needs two Level 4 monsters and an Xyz slot
- Second attack is once per turn and costs a material
- Poor material value for further Xyz summons
Counters / choke points
- Monsters that negate effects or remove the Xyz body before the Battle Phase
- Attacks that target the card directly or bypass the redirect
Best use
Extra Deck Xyz body that adds a second attack and protects other monsters. Decks: Gagaga, Yosenju, Onomat, Ryzeal. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Rank 4 Xyz, 1900 ATK, 1600 DEF, two Level 4 materials required; Once-per-turn detach to give a Gagaga monster a second attack in each Battle Phase; Redirects an attack on another monster while in Attack Position, changing to face-up Defense Position; Average 1.11 copies per deck across 377 sampled decks
- Observed: Appears in 377 sampled decks across 113 archetypes, led by Yosenju, Onomat, Ryzeal and Gagaga; Top partners are generic staples such as Number 70, Ash Blossom and Maxx C, not Gagaga-specific cards
- Inferred: The second attack is a board-breaking tool that converts one Gagaga monster into extra damage; The redirect is protection rather than interaction, so it scores as soft interaction
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter/searched shares are text-only inference deck data is sampled only from decks that run the card, so inclusion shares are relative to that sample and not the full meta no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); archetype inclusion inferred from the deck sample only guide snippets describe other archetypes and give no role detail for this card