EARTH
2Nimble Momonga
Archetype:
Nimble
ATK:
1000
DEF:
100
View:
4343
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: Gain 1000 Life Points, then you can Special Summon any number of "Nimble Momongas" from your Deck in face-down Defense Position.
Nimble Momonga — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 64 ± 4 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 65 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion, Searcher
Why it scores here
Nimble Momonga is a low-level generic material body splashable across 51 archetypes, particularly strong in Spright and Nimble decks where it generates copies and LP when destroyed in battle. The card's consistent presence (average 2.23 copies per deck across 206 total decks) confirms accessibility and engine role, though the conditional battle-destruction trigger and complete lack of opponent interaction limit its standalone power. High redundancy across multiple homes provides excellent deck-building flexibility, while its 1000/100 ATK/DEF contributes nothing to the score itself.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Appears in 206 decks with 2-3 copies typical; Nimble Beaver (55.8%) and Nimble Angler (54.9%) co-inclusion confirms reliable in-engine accessibility. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | No combo evidence supplied; the effect generates additional bodies only when destroyed in battle, creating conditional grind loops with Nimble engine partners. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 55 | The effect generates Nimble Momonga copies from deck when destroyed in battle, enabling recursion loops with LP refund; no net card advantage. (observed) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The effect provides pure LP gain and body generation with zero disruption, negation, or removal — no opponent interaction whatsoever. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 62 | Level-2 EARTH Beast provides usable material for Link/Synchro routes; even effect-negated, the body remains material across 51 distinct archetypes. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 52 | Multiple copies (average 2.23) provide redundancy; effect is conditional on battle destruction, making it situational against non-battle removal and effect negation. (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 78 | Runs efficiently in 2-3 copies across Spright, Nimble, Tri-Brigade, Melffy, and Egyptian God with no locks, restrictions, or apparent garnet risk. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 65, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Highly splashable across 51 distinct archetypes as a generic Level-2 EARTH Beast
- Multiple copies (average 2.23, max 3) provide excellent redundancy and consistent maindecking
- Tight synergy with Nimble Beaver and Nimble Angler enables reliable recursion and search loops
- Generates additional bodies and LP refund when destroyed, fueling grind-based game plans
Weaknesses
- Effect is strictly conditional on battle destruction, severely limiting activation opportunities
- Low ATK/DEF (1000/100) provides zero standalone threat value
- Vulnerable to non-battle removal and effect negation, which completely bypass the trigger
- No inherent disruption, negation, or removal — purely defensive recursion with zero opponent interaction
Counters / choke points
- Battle-replacement effects prevent destruction and block the trigger
- Non-battle removal and effect destruction bypass the battle-destruction condition entirely
- Effect negation (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Infinite Impermanence) prevents copy generation
- LP gain strategies are irrelevant against OTK and burn-focused decks
Best use
Grind engine and material body. Decks: Spright, Nimble, Tri-Brigade, Melffy, Egyptian God. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level-2 EARTH Beast with 1000 ATK / 100 DEF; Effect triggers when destroyed by battle and sent to GY only; Effect gains 1000 LP and special summons Nimble Momongas from deck face-down; Appears in 206 decks across TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks; Splashable across 51 distinct archetypes with zero reported ban restrictions
- Observed: Run in 206 decks with average 2.23 copies per deck; distribution: 43 at 1x, 72 at 2x, 91 at 3x; Top partners: Nimble Beaver (55.8%), Nimble Angler (54.9%), Spright Sprind (54.4%), Gigantic Spright (54.9%); Appears in 49.5% Gameplay Type 4, 33.5% Type 7, and 16.5% Type 6 decks; Primary archetypes: Spright (17%), Egyptian God (10.2%), Tri-Brigade (7.8%), Melffy (6.8%)
- Inferred: Functions as a grind and recursion engine piece within Nimble and Spright structures; When destroyed in battle, generates additional bodies and refunds LP to create resource loops with Nimble partners; Conditional trigger (battle destruction only) requires strategic placement but enables targeted grind strategies; Level-2 Beast type supports Link and Synchro routes as generic material even when effect is negated
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference, limiting confidence in actual board-building scope No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) across all formats No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from 206-deck sample only No combo examples demonstrating actual board value generated with Nimble Beaver, Angler, and Spright partners