LIGHT
4Regulus
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1000
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Once per turn, you can select 1 Field Spell Card in your Graveyard. Return it to the Deck.
Regulus — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 46 · Deck: 46 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Material body, Utility
Why it scores here
Regulus is a support card in Field Spell–dependent archetypes (especially Magistus and Solemn), offering a once-per-turn ability to recycle a Field Spell from the Graveyard back to the Deck. Its score reflects modest accessibility in a handful of specialized homes, limited combo conversion (no self-driven board setup), and solid material utility as a Level-4 LIGHT body. The card does not provide opponent interaction or hand-based resource advantage, making it a niche play that is most valuable in decks built around Field Spell engines rather than a universal staple.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Appears in 25 decks across 10 archetypes, primarily Solemn (24%) and Magistus (20%), run at 1–3 copies per deck. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | Card text enables only a single GY-to-Deck recursion of one Field Spell per turn, with no self-summon or board acceleration. (verified) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Returns a Field Spell to the Deck without creating hand advantage or draw; value is conditional on deck type and Field Spell availability in the Graveyard. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 2 | Card text contains no negation, removal, or opponent-facing effects. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level-4 LIGHT Beast with 1700 ATK/1000 DEF usable for Rank-4 Xyz, generic Links, or archetype-specific synergy even if the recursion effect is not triggered. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Vanilla body with a single OPT effect; no protection or recursion clause if removed, and effect is dead without a Field Spell in the Graveyard. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Splashable as a vanilla Level-4 with no locks, but useful primarily in Field Spell–heavy archetypes like Magistus and Solemn. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 46, Deck ≈ 46, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Solid Level-4 body (1700 ATK) usable as beater or Rank-4 Xyz material
- Modest splashability across multiple archetypes with Field Spell engines
- No deck locks or self-restrictions; vanilla frame prevents garnet risk
Weaknesses
- Zero opponent interaction (no negation, removal, or hand trap capability)
- Once-per-turn recursion is slow and completely dead without Field Spells in Graveyard
- No resource advantage or card draw; pure deck manipulation with conditional value
- Low resilience; OPT effect and vanilla body provide minimal recovery if removed
Counters / choke points
- Decks without Field Spells; Regulus becomes a vanilla 1700 ATK body with zero utility
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and hand traps negating the effect (though co-inclusion is high in Magistus homes)
Best use
Field Spell recursion support and Level-4 Xyz body. Decks: Solemn, Magistus, Endymion. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: once-per-turn recursion of one Field Spell from Graveyard to Deck; Appears in 25 decks across 10 archetypes (Solemn 24%, Magistus 20%, Fairy Tail 16%); Run at 1–3 copies per deck (average 1.24 copies); No negation, removal, or opponent interaction in card text; Level-4 LIGHT Beast, 1700 ATK/1000 DEF, no self-locks or restrictions
- Observed: 52–56% co-inclusion with Magistus support cards (Artemis, Spenta, Zoroa, Crowley, Verre); 10 distinct archetypes run the card; Solemn and Magistus are the primary homes; Generic staple partners (Maxx C, Ash Blossom, Nibiru, Called by the Grave) appear in 60% of decks with Regulus
- Inferred: In Magistus, Field Spell recursion may enable repeatable Field Spell effects (exact mechanic not confirmed by combo data); In Solemn, FS recursion aligns with the archetype's Field Spell–centric core strategy; Usable as Rank-4 Xyz material or generic Link fodder even if the recursion effect is not triggered; Not a combo starter or searched card; appears to be a natural draw or mill into GY in FS-heavy decks
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; cannot verify if FS recursion chains with Magistus/Solemn payoffs No guides supplied — no human context on archetype-specific value or role in Field Spell engines No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion rates inferred from small deck sample (25 decks) only Small deck sample — only Solemn and Magistus well-represented; niche archetypes (Watt, Neo-Spacian, etc.) at 1–2 decks each