EARTH
4Neo Bug
ATK:
1800
DEF:
1700
View:
2562
A huge bug-like monster said to come from another planet. It gathers in swarms.
Neo Bug — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 37 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 44 · Deck: 38 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body
Why it scores here
Neo Bug is a vanilla Level 4 Insect body offering modest material utility for Xyz summons but no intrinsic conversion power. It generates zero card advantage, has no disruptive effects, and appears in only one 2022 deck sample in a niche, non-mainstream Insect archetype. As a pure body with straightforward stats, it succeeds only when other cards carry the deck's engine; standing alone, it is a dead draw.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | Appears in only 1 deck from November 2022 in a casual Insect archetype with no documented searchers; Insect support is marginal (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | Vanilla Normal Monster with no effect text contributes nothing to combo lines except as passive material (verified). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | Net −1 card when played with zero advantage generation or recursion (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Normal Monster with zero effect text cannot negate, remove, or disrupt any opponent action (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 4 Insect/EARTH body usable as Rank 4 Xyz material or Insect tribal support; 1800 ATK is decent but not premium (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 25 | Pure body without protection effects; highly vulnerable to removal and prone to hand garnet in constructed lists (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | Vanilla can splice into Insect decks without inherent restrictions, but redundant copies are dead cards and Insect decks often require tight slots (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal. Intrinsic ≈ 44, Deck ≈ 38, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Vanilla garnet risk (-2); Archetype niche (-1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck, then modifiers
Strengths
- Clean Level 4 body with reasonable 1800 ATK
- Insect typing provides tribal synergy in themed decks
- Rank 4 Xyz material without special restrictions
- Legal in all major formats (assumed unlimited)
Weaknesses
- Vanilla Normal Monster with zero effect text and zero advantage generation
- Insect archetype remains underpowered and niche in competitive play
- High hand garnet risk in constructed lists with tight ratios
- Outclassed by effect-bearing alternatives with similar stats
- Single, very old deck sample (2022) limits confidence in current viability
Counters / choke points
- Board wipes (Raigeki, Dark Hole, Exciton Knight, etc.)
- Removal-heavy matchups (body has no protection)
- Decks that disrupt Insect synergy or Xyz summons
Best use
Rank 4 Xyz material and beatdown filler. Decks: Insect casual/rogue variants.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Normal Monster with no effect text (card description); Level 4 Insect/EARTH type (card frame data); 1800 ATK / 1700 DEF (card stats); Appears in 1 deck sample from November 2022 (deck data.total decks = 1)
- Observed: Co-appears with Great Moth, Warm Worm, Traptrix Atrax in casual Insect deck; Run as single copy main deck only (copies per deck.distribution: 1→1)
- Inferred: Level 4 status qualifies it for Rank 4 Xyz summons; Insect type enables tribal synergy in Insect-themed shells; Vanilla status makes it a hand garnet liability in tight constructed lists
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference from vanilla frame No guides supplied — no human strategic context on intended role Only 1 deck sample from November 2022 — extremely thin evidence base No usage statistics (StatisticsCard available=false) — cannot assess cross-archetype inclusion trends Archetype is 'Không có' (no archetype) — unclear if specialized Insect deck or casual untyped amalgam No banlist token — assumed unlimited copies across all formats