LIGHT
3Galaxy Worm
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1000
View:
3390
When this card is Normal Summoned while you control no other monsters: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower "Galaxy" Effect Monster from your Deck, but it has its effects negated.
Galaxy Worm — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53.5 · Deck: 56.9 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender, Material body
Why it scores here
Galaxy Worm converts a Normal Summon into a second body: it Special Summons one Level 3 or lower Galaxy effect monster from the Deck, though that monster has its effects negated. The 1200 ATK and 1000 DEF body is not what earns points; the value is a deck-to-field body and a Level 3 material fit. The trigger requires an empty monster zone on your side, and the card has no interaction or resilience beyond the one negatable trigger, so its score stays in the mid-50s despite appearing in every sampled deck (frequency confirms access, not power).
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Normal Summon into an empty board is a real but narrow condition; it runs at 3 copies in 34 of 53 sampled decks, so the route is live (observed, inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | One negated Level 3 or lower Galaxy body from the Deck is a single extra body, not a full board; no combo boards were supplied to confirm more (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Converts one Normal Summon into an extra monster from the Deck with no cost, a net +1 body, but the summoned monster's effect is negated (verified from text, observed in 53 decks). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal or hand trap; the only effect is a Special Summon (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 3 LIGHT Insect body is a generic Level 3 material fit, and its usefulness does not depend on its effect, which is a summon trigger (inferred from text and stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | The single trigger can be negated in response, and it works only on an empty-board Normal Summon, so there is little redundancy (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | A single 1-slot-cost body with no garnet or lock; 3 copies run in 34 of 53 decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 53.5, Deck ≈ 56.9, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Summons a Galaxy body from the Deck with no card cost, a net +1 body from one Normal Summon
- Level 3 LIGHT body gives generic material options
- Cheap to run: 3 copies in most sampled decks, no garnet
Weaknesses
- Trigger requires an empty monster zone and a Normal Summon, which is a narrow board state
- Summoned monster has its effects negated, so the payoff is body-only
- No negation or disruption; its value is gone once the trigger is negated
Counters / choke points
- Negating the trigger in response (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is in the sampled partner list, not a confirmed counter here)
Best use
Opening starter body that spends the empty board to add a Galaxy Level 3 or lower monster. Decks: Galaxy-Eyes, Galaxy Photon, Secret Six Samurai, Beetrooper, Cipher. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Summon trigger requires no other monster you control; effect Special Summons one Level 3 or lower Galaxy effect monster from Deck with effects negated; Level 3 LIGHT Insect, 1200 ATK, 1000 DEF; formats TCG, OCG, MasterDuel
- Observed: Present in 53 of 53 sampled decks, avg 2.38 copies, 3 copies in 34 decks; Spans 23 distinct archetypes; top partners include Called by the Grave (56.6%) and Maxx C (54.7%)
- Inferred: Empty-board Normal Summon condition makes the route narrower than a generic searcher; Level 3 body is a generic material fit, but the summon is negated
- 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) for this card: archetype inclusion inferred from deck sample only no rulings supplied