EARTH
4Rescue Cat
ATK:
300
DEF:
100
View:
5126
You can send this card to the GY; Special Summon 2 Level 3 or lower Beast monsters from your Deck, but their effects are negated, also they are destroyed during the End Phase. You can only use this effect of "Rescue Cat" once per turn.
Rescue Cat — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 52 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter/Combo enabler · Secondary: Material provider (summoned bodies)
Why it scores here
Rescue Cat enables weak combo lines (21.5 average power, zero card advantage) despite appearing in 70 distinct archetypes; its temporary, effects-negated summoned Beasts and susceptibility to Ash Blossom (69.5% co-deck rate) sharply limit its impact. It is a widely-played setup tool in Beast-synergy decks, but the lines it enables are fundamentally modest in power.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 82 | The card is Level 4 EARTH Beast with no archetype lock and appears in 400 decks across 70 archetypes, including 86.5% of the meta's dominant format. (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 28 | The two recorded combo examples with Rescue Cat have 21.5 average power index and generate zero net card advantage, indicating weak, resource-neutral output. (observed) |
| Resource Economy | 42 | Rescue Cat trades itself for 2 summoned Beasts destroyed at End Phase with negated effects, resulting in zero net card advantage in example combos. (observed) |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Rescue Cat has no opponent interaction; its effect summons temporary bodies that cannot interact due to effect negation. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 35 | Rescue Cat is a generic Level 4 EARTH Beast usable as Xyz/Fusion material, but the recorded combos never use it as material (0%), and its summoned Beasts are destroyed at End Phase. (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 22 | The effect is once-per-turn with a single GY-cost route and no recursion; Ash Blossom appears in 69.5% of its decks and completely negates the effect. (verified+observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 71 | Rescue Cat has 300 ATK / 100 DEF (pure garnet for combat) but requires only Level 3-or-lower Beasts; 50% of decks run 3 copies, indicating low deckbuilding cost. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary: Starter/Combo enabler (no secondary blend). Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 52, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Extremely accessible: no archetype lock, Level 4, playable in 70 distinct archetypes across Beast-synergy lines
- Clean deckbuilding: 300 ATK / 100 DEF garnet is offset by low deck-slot cost; 50% of decks run 3 copies
- Wide deck presence: 400-deck sample with consistent inclusion across TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
Weaknesses
- Weak combo output: recorded combos generate only 21.5 average power and 0 net card advantage
- Temporary bodies: summoned Beasts have negated effects and are destroyed at End Phase, limiting material utility
- Ash susceptibility: Ash Blossom (69.5% co-deck rate) completely negates the effect with no fallback
- No recurring value: once-per-turn with no recursion means it is a one-shot setup tool
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (negates activation entirely)
- Called by the Grave (negates effect when chained to activation)
- Graveyard lock effects (Necrovalley, Imperial Order)
- Effect negation before GY resolve (preventing the search)
Best use
Setup tool: generates 2 temporary bodies for same-turn synergies (Xyz, Fusion, Link material) in Beast-focused lines. Decks: Tri-Brigade (72 decks, 18%), Gladiator Beast (71 decks, 17.8%), Melffy (40 decks, 10%), Fire Formation (100% historical inclusion). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: sends to GY, summons 2 Level 3-or-lower Beasts with effects negated, destroyed at End Phase, once-per-turn; No archetype lock or role restriction; generic EARTH Beast Level 4; Usable as Xyz/Fusion material by attribute and level; Ash Blossom and Droll & Lock Bird top co-deck partners (negating effect entirely)
- Observed: Appears in 400 decks across 70 distinct archetypes (extraordinary breadth); Average 2.19 copies per deck; distribution 201 at 3 copies, 76 at 2, 123 at 1; 86.5% inclusion in dominant Gameplay type 7; Only 2 recorded combos, both low-power (21.5 avg), both in Gladiator Beast Tri-Brigade; Role distribution: 50% as starter, 50% in end hand, 0% as material or payoff; Both example combos generate zero net card advantage; Top partners are control pieces (Ash 69.5%, Impermanence 44.5%), not Beast synergies
- Inferred: Generic utility ~75 based on 70-archetype breadth and Beast/Level-3 synergy scope; Combo conversion ~28 reflects weak output (21.5 power, 0 CA, no board) despite starter role; Resilience ~22 reflects OPT limitation and Ash co-deck prevalence (69.5%); Deckbuilding efficiency ~71 reflects paper stats (pure garnet) offset by high redundancy and no lock; Card functions as resource distributor/setup tool in Beast lines, not value driver or disruption
- Data gaps: No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) in all formats Only 2 recorded combos for a 400-deck card suggests combo database may be incomplete for this card No guide with detailed Rescue Cat synergy breakdown (only passing mentions as Beast/staple) No Top Card ranking data (top-card status: false)