Solar Flare Dragon

Solar Flare Dragon — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 44 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 41 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body

Why it scores here

Solar Flare Dragon reliably converts into a slow 500-damage-per-turn burn clock plus minor defensive value (it cannot be attacked while you control another Pyro-Type monster), and it is easy to reach as a Normal-summonable Level 4 that is also fetchable by UFO Turtle. It does not build boards or generate card advantage: it has zero recorded combo appearances, provides no negation or removal, and its protection only covers attacks. Its 1500 ATK earns no points here — the score comes from accessibility, cheap deck cost, and repeatable chip damage, not from its stats. The result is a functional but low-ceiling utility card that is easy to run yet contributes little to modern lines.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 41, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Normal-summonable Level 4 that is also searchable via UFO Turtle, so it is easy to access.
• Repeatable 500 damage each of your End Phases provides a slow but guaranteed burn clock.
• Cannot be attacked while you control another Pyro-Type monster, giving minor defensive value.
• No cost, lock, or garnet; cheap to slot as a 1-3 of in Pyro/FIRE decks.
• Usable as generic Level 4 FIRE/Pyro material even when its effect is irrelevant.

Weaknesses

• No negation, removal, or disruption — it does not interact with the opponent.
• 500 burn per turn is too slow to close games by itself.
• Its attack protection only applies while another Pyro-Type is controlled and does nothing against removal effects.
• Zero combo appearances; it contributes nothing to modern board-building lines.

Counters / choke points

• Any targeted or non-targeting removal (e.g. Smashing Ground) deals with the body directly.
• Effect negation neutralizes both the burn trigger and the attack protection.
• Banishment or destruction before the End Phase denies the burn damage.
• Clearing the other Pyro-Type monster turns off its cannot-be-attacked clause.

Best use

Utility / passive burn body. Decks: Pyro/FIRE burn shells, Volcanic, Timelord. Suggested copies: 2.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: while you control another Pyro-Type monster this card cannot be attacked.; Card text: during each of your End Phases inflict 500 damage to your opponent.; Card is a Level 4 FIRE/Pyro Effect Monster with 1500 ATK / 1000 DEF and no archetype.
• Observed: 21 decks run it, all in the main deck, average 2.48 copies, with 15 decks running three.; UFO Turtle co-occurs in 52.4% of its decks, Molten Destruction in 57.1%.; Zero appearances across recorded combo boards (0% as starter, material, or payoff).
• Inferred: Being FIRE with 1500 ATK makes it fetchable by UFO Turtle, supporting its accessibility.; As a generic Level 4 body it can serve as Rank 4 or Pyro/FIRE material even if blanked.; Its only recurring value is a slow burn clock, not board development or interaction.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only deck sample is small (21 decks) and its archetype labels look noisy