EARTH
1Handigallop
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
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Cannot attack directly. Gains ATK equal to the difference between your LP and your opponent's. If your LP are higher than your opponent's, you take any battle damage your opponent would have taken from battles involving this attacking card, instead.
Handigallop — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 38 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 39 · Deck: 38 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Handigallop is a Level 1 Effect Monster with no recorded starter, searched, material, or payoff role in any combo, so its score rests on text and deck presence alone. Its ATK-from-LP-difference clause is conditional and it cannot attack directly, so the card converts little into board or card advantage. Its 0 ATK-based pitch does not earn points; the 0/0 stats are not a deciding factor, and the score comes from being a cheap, one-copy body that is played in two Melffy and Qliphort decks without a demonstrated strong role.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | No searcher or starter route appears in the text or combo data; it is live only as a dead-end Level 1 body seen in 2 of 2 decks at 1 copy each (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Text alone shows it cannot attack directly and needs an LP lead to gain ATK; no recorded combo boards include it (inferred from text, no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | No draw, search, refuel, or recursion in the text; it is a one-card body with no advantage return (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | The battle-damage redirection only applies to its own attacks when the LP lead is held, so it offers no negation or removal (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 35 | Level 1 Beast with no Tuner status and no archetype tie; usable as a generic low-level material but not an observed material piece (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 25 | No protection, no multi-zone or multi-turn effect, and it is a single battle-dependent body (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | One copy in each sampled deck, no garnet or lock clause, and cheap to run as a single slot (observed from deck data). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role default (no single-role evidence). Intrinsic ≈ 39, Deck ≈ 38, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap single-slot body with no garnet or lock cost
- Appears in two different archetype homes (Melffy, Qliphort), so it is portable across these decks
Weaknesses
- Cannot attack directly, so its ATK depends on a live LP lead
- No searcher, starter, or combo-piece role in any recorded board
- Effect is mostly a self-facing battle-damage clause, not interaction or board impact
Counters / choke points
- No specific counters evidenced; a battle-based opponent would simply avoid attacking into it
Best use
Utility body / optional Level 1 material in Melffy-style lists. Decks: Melffy, Qliphort. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: cannot attack directly; ATK equals LP difference; battle-damage redirection when LP is higher; Level 1 EARTH Beast Effect Monster, 0 ATK/DEF, no archetype
- Observed: Present in 2 of 2 sampled decks at 1 copy each (Melffy 50%, Qliphort 50%); No combo appearances, no guides, no StatisticsCard rows
- Inferred: Limited accessibility: no searcher route in text or data; Low combo conversion: needs a live LP lead to matter at all; Generic Level 1 material fit without observed use
- 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) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only