LIGHT
8Khaos Starsource Dragon
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2500
View:
7992
1 LIGHT or DARK Dragon monster + 1 Dragon monster If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can target cards your opponent controls, up to the number of LIGHT and DARK monsters used as this card's material; destroy them. If this card is banished: You can target 1 Level 4 LIGHT or DARK Dragon monster you control; its Level becomes 8. You can only use each effect of "Khaos Starsource Dragon" once per turn.
Khaos Starsource Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 69 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 66 · Deck: 71 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Removal/Negation
Why it scores here
Khaos Starsource Dragon is a Level 8 LIGHT Fusion whose on-Summon effect destroys opponent cards up to the number of LIGHT or DARK materials used, so its value is a board-clearing end-state rather than raw stats. Its 2500 ATK/DEF earns nothing on its own. The score is driven by its live presence in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 48 archetypes, its 100% appearance in 27 recorded boards with an average power index of 78.5, and its single-copy, garnet-free slot cost. Its banish effect, which sets a Level 4 LIGHT or DARK Dragon to Level 8, adds recovery value but is limited to once per turn and depends on a Dragon being on the field.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks and in Branded, Albaz, Dogmatika and Dracotail lists, with Branded Fusion and Albion the Branded Dragon as top partners, but no recorded starter or searched role is counted (observed, with inferred route breadth). |
| Combo & Conversion | 80 | Present in all 27 recorded combos with examples at power index 100 that end with three boss and three end-board monsters and net card advantage of 5 to 6 (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | No direct draw or search is shown in the text; the destruction is a one-for-up-to-N trade and the banish effect only adjusts a Level, so advantage is modest (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 65 | On-Summon destruction of up to the number of LIGHT or DARK materials is strong disruption on Summon but is not a negation or hand trap and is tied to the Fusion Summon (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 35 | As a Fusion monster it is not a generic material; its Level 8 LIGHT Dragon body has no evidenced Synchro or Xyz use in the pack (inferred, speculation kept out of the score). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Its banish effect works from the graveyard or banished zone and its on-Summon effect can be answered by a Summon negation, but each effect is once per turn and recorded role counts are inconsistent (verified from text, partly inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | Single Extra Deck copy in 396 of 400 decks with no garnet, lock or self-restriction in the text (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 66, Deck ≈ 71, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- On-Summon destruction scales with LIGHT and DARK material count, giving a clean board-clearing end-state
- Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 48 archetypes, so the line is portable across homes
- Single copy with no garnet or self-lock keeps deckbuilding cost low
- Recorded boards containing it reach power index 100 with three boss and three end-board monsters
Weaknesses
- Requires a Fusion Summon, so it depends on Fusion enablers such as Branded Fusion or Albion
- Banish effect is once per turn and only sets a Level 4 LIGHT or DARK Dragon to Level 8
- Not a generic material and no evidenced Synchro or Xyz use
- Destruction is capped by the LIGHT and DARK material count, so a two-material Summon hits at most two cards
Counters / choke points
- Negating the Fusion Summon stops the on-Summon destruction
- Opponent interaction on the Fusion materials before the Summon resolves
Best use
Boss/End-board with on-Summon removal. Decks: Branded, Albaz Dragon, Dracotail, Dogmatika, Despia. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: on Fusion Summon, destroy opponent cards up to the LIGHT and DARK material count; Card text: banish effect sets a Level 4 LIGHT or DARK Dragon you control to Level 8, once per turn per effect; Deck stat: present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 396 at one copy; Combo stat: present in 27 of 27 recorded boards, average power index 78.5
- Observed: Top partners include Branded Fusion (82.2%) and Albion the Branded Dragon (83.2%); Usage statistics show 100% inclusion in Bystial, Albaz Dragon, Dogmatika and Light and Darkness Dragon lists; Top-card rank 11 in Duel Links and 35 in Master Duel
- Inferred: Fusion enablers are the main access route, so accessibility is not higher than 70; Summon negation is the main counter to the on-Summon effect; Material utility is low because the card is a Fusion monster
- Data gaps: Role counts (starter role, searched-for role, material role, payoff role, end-board appearances) are all zero despite 100% appearance, and combo role is empty in the examples, so role-based scoring is unreliable no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or Fusion-material route table supplied no evidence of Synchro or Xyz material use