DARK
8Grinder Golem
ATK:
3000
DEF:
300
View:
5648
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) to your opponent's side of the field by Special Summoning 2 "Grinder Tokens" (Fiend-Type/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0) in face-up Attack Position on your side of the field. If you Special Summon this monster, you cannot Normal Summon or Set a monster during the same turn.
Grinder Golem — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 31 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 36 · Deck: 27 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Starter
Why it scores here
Grinder Golem's 3000 ATK does not earn points under this rubric. Its text converts one hand card into two own-side Level 1 tokens and a body placed on the opponent's side, with no draw, search, negation or removal, and no combo appearances to show it converts further. The score is held down by zero interaction, a same-turn Normal Summon lock, the likely loss of control of the body, and an illegal status in all three listed formats (legal_copies 0).
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | The hand Special Summon needs two empty zones on your side for the tokens and no searcher appears in the evidence; combo appearances are zero, so this rests on the text alone (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | The text turns one hand card into two Level 1 tokens plus a 3000-ATK body placed on the opponent's side, but combos_evidence shows no appearances (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | Two tokens come from one card, a body gain with no draw, search or graveyard refuel stated in the text, and no netCardAdvantage data (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The description contains no negation, removal or hand-trap effect, so the card offers no opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 50 | A Level 8 DARK Fiend is a generic material size, but combos show zero as_material appearances, so this fit is an inference (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 20 | It is a single face-up body with no protection clause, and the same-turn Normal Summon lock limits follow-up plays (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | It takes one slot with no garnet cost, but legal_copies is 0 in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel, so it cannot be run legally as the data stands (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Starter. Intrinsic ≈ 36, Deck ≈ 27, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Illegal in all listed formats (-6); Self-locking restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand Special Summon with no searcher or garnet requirement in the text
- Two own-side tokens come out of one card
- Level 8 DARK Fiend gives a generic material fit
Weaknesses
- Placed on the opponent's side, so control likely passes to the opponent
- Cannot Normal Summon or Set in the turn it is Special Summoned
- No opponent interaction
- Illegal in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel (legal_copies 0)
Counters / choke points
- Any effect that negates or removes the Golem on the field
- Hand effects that stop Special Summons, which block the hand-based summon
Best use
Boss/End-board body via hand Special Summon. Decks: Yubel, Sacred Beast. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Summon condition and no-Normal-Summon clause from card text; legal_copies is 0 in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel; 3 attached decks across 3 archetypes and 2 gameplay types; Partner co-occurrence with Yubel cards at 66.7% of decks
- Observed: Appears in 3 of the attached decks, average 1.33 copies; Zero combo appearances in recorded boards
- Inferred: Control of the Golem passes to the opponent once it is placed on their side; Hand Special Summon needs two empty own zones; Level 8 DARK Fiend is a generic material fit; No searcher route appears in the evidence
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the 3-deck sample only no rulings supplied for the opponent-controlled body legal_copies is 0 in every format, so no legal Meta exists