DARKGalaxy Satellite Dragon
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2000
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2 Dragon monsters During the Battle Phase (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your field or GY, then target 1 "Number" Xyz Monster you control whose original Attribute/Type are LIGHT/Dragon; until the end of the Battle Phase, its ATK becomes equal to the value of the "Number" in its name x 100, also any battle damage your opponent takes is halved. During your opponent's End Phase: You can choose 1 card from your Deck and place it on top of your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Galaxy Satellite Dragon" once per turn.
Galaxy Satellite Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Galaxy Satellite Dragon is a Link-2 DARK Dragon whose main value is as a Link body in the Tachyon/Galaxy shell. Its Battle Phase effect (banish from field or GY to set a targeted LIGHT Dragon "Number" Xyz's ATK to its rank x 100 and halve battle damage) is a situational support effect, and the End Phase top-deck is a minor deck-manipulation option, not card advantage. It appears in all 400 sampled decks (1 copy each, 99% alongside Number 107), which confirms it is a practical, consistently run piece, but that frequency earns accessibility and deckbuilding points only; it does not make the card intrinsically powerful. Its ATK and rarity earn nothing.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 1 copy each, but it is an Extra Deck Link body with no searcher, and combos show no starter or searched role (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Appears in 2 of 2 recorded combos, but both are Therion boards with empty role tags and no evidence of its specific contribution (observed, thin). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | No draw, search, or GY refuel; the banish is a cost and the End Phase effect only reorders the Deck (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | No negation or removal; battle damage halving is a narrow, situational defensive effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Clean DARK Dragon Link-2 body with two bottom arrows, and the GY/field banish cost works even while blanked as material (inferred from text and arrows; no material role count recorded). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Can activate from either the field or GY and is used across many decks, but each effect is once per turn and a single negate on the Quick Effect ends its value (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | One copy in almost every deck, Extra Deck slot, no garnet or locking restriction (observed from copies and text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Included in every sampled deck at a single copy, so it is a reliable, low-cost slot
- Clean DARK Dragon Link-2 body that converts into the Number/Tachyon line
- Activatable from field or GY, giving multi-zone access
Weaknesses
- Battle Phase effect is narrow: only helps a targeted LIGHT Dragon Number Xyz and only halves damage
- End Phase effect is a deck-top reorder, not card advantage
- Combo evidence does not show its specific contribution; its role is inferred from deck placement
Counters / choke points
- Single negate on the Quick Effect (inferred from text)
- Opponent interaction during the Battle Phase, which removes the target before the ATK change matters (inferred)
Best use
Link body and ATK support for Number Xyz in the Tachyon shell. Decks: Tachyon, Galaxy Tachyon, Galaxy-Eyes. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: banish cost, ATK set to Number rank x 100 and battle damage halved (Battle Phase Quick Effect), End Phase Deck-top placement, once per turn per effect; Link-2, DARK Dragon, arrows Bottom-Left and Bottom-Right
- Observed: Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 1 copy (1.01 average), 99% with Number 107; Appears in 2 of 2 recorded combos, both Therion boards, with no role tags
- Inferred: Primary role is a Link material body; material role count is 0 so this rests on text and arrows; Tachyon shell dependence is deck-placement inference, not a measured line
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Combo role tags are all zero, so the card's contribution to the 2 recorded combos is unverified No rulings or searcher routes in evidence Usage statistics cover only 3 archetypes and 3 small samples