DARK
2Lunalight Black Sheep
Archetype:
Lunalight
ATK:
100
DEF:
600
View:
4949
You can discard this card, then activate 1 of these effects; ● Add 1 "Lunalight" monster from your Graveyard to your hand, except "Lunalight Black Sheep". ● Add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand. If this card is sent to the Graveyard as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Summon: You can add to your hand, 1 face-up "Lunalight" Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck or 1 "Lunalight" monster from your Graveyard, except "Lunalight Black Sheep".
Lunalight Black Sheep — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 65 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 67 · Deck: 67 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher / Tutor · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Lunalight Black Sheep is a core tutoring and resource-cycling engine piece for the Lunalight archetype, but does not drive combo construction or disruption. Its primary strength is fetching Polymerization and Lunalight monsters from both deck and graveyard with negligible deckbuilding cost (runs cleanly at 2–3 copies in ~99% of pure Lunalight builds). The secondary Fusion Material trigger provides redundancy and GY refuel, but the combo evidence shows it appears in only 2 low-power boards as an enabler, not a starter or payoff piece. As a narrow archetype support card rather than a cross-deck staple, it scores as a solid but archetype-locked resource engine.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Runs at 2–3 copies in 100% of pure Lunalight decks and is searchable via Polymerization routes; however, it is not itself a searchable body and depends on having an open hand slot or Fusion Summon outlet to unlock effects (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 58 | Appears in all recorded combos but contributes 0% as a starter, searched piece, or payoff; the boards average power_index=12 (low), indicating Black Sheep enables rather than builds (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 72 | Discard cost is offset by tutoring gain (net 0), but the Fusion Material trigger recovers resources from the graveyard, providing mild refuel across repeated turns (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | Has no negation, removal, or opponent interaction; all effects are self-directed tutoring and recycling, not disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 52 | Usable as Fusion Material to trigger its own effect, but the body itself (Level 2 DARK Beast-Warrior, 100 ATK) lacks synergy with common Tuner, Link, or Synchro patterns; effective only within Lunalight Fusion lines (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 54 | Discard effect is once-per-turn and limited by GY density early; the Fusion trigger provides a secondary activation window but remains gated to Fusion Summons; moderate but archetype-dependent (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 82 | Near-free inclusion at 2–3 copies in pure Lunalight with no garnet, brick, or restriction risk; however, splashability is limited to 29 archetypes, with 67% concentration in Lunalight (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7×Searcher + 0.3×Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 67, Deck ≈ 67, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Narrow splashability (67% Lunalight concentration) (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Tutors both Lunalight monsters and Polymerization, reducing brick risk
- Runs at negligible deck cost (2–3 copies clean)
- Fusion Material trigger provides GY refuel and redundancy
- Universal inclusion in pure Lunalight builds (100%)
Weaknesses
- Contributes no disruption, negation, or board-building power
- Combo evidence shows 0% as starter or payoff (enabler, not driver)
- Level 2 body with 100 ATK has no material synergy outside Lunalight Fusion
- Narrow splashability outside Lunalight archetype
- Low power_index in recorded combos (average 12)
Counters / choke points
- GY banishing / emptying effects reduce secondary trigger utility
- Polymerization negation / blocking (e.g., Ash Blossom on search)
- Fusion Summon denial reduces Fusion Material trigger
- Discard denial effects reduce effect activation
Best use
Searcher / GY refuel engine. Decks: Lunalight, Fire Formation (Lunalight splash), Tri-Brigade (light splash).
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card runs in 100% of pure Lunalight decks at 2–3 copies (decks_evidence, usage_statistics); Discard-to-tutor and Fusion trigger effects present in card text; Searches Lunalight monsters and Polymerization per text; Top partner Polymerization co-appears in 99.2% of decks; Assumed unlimited copies (no banlist data provided)
- Observed: 100% appearance in recorded combos, but 0% as starter/payoff/material (combos_evidence); Average power_index of combos featuring it: 12 (low); Runs at average 2.26 copies per deck, distributed 1x(20)/2x(258)/3x(122); Played in 29 distinct archetypes (generic utility credit); Guides confirm it as core Lunalight engine (5 guides)
- Inferred: Discard outlet for Fusion-heavy strategies (secondary effect triggers when sent as Fusion Material); Enables Polymerization tutoring on discard (reduces Polymerization brick risk); Acts as GY feeder and refuel mechanism in Lunalight combo lines; Level 2 DARK Beast-Warrior has limited material synergy outside Lunalight (no Tuner tag, minimal stats)
- Data gaps: Only 2 combo boards recorded (thin evidence for combo role assessment) No specific timing/ruling clarifications documented Splashability in non-Lunalight strategies not quantified No cross-format banlist data provided