FIRE
8Springans Branga
Archetype:
Springans
ATK:
500
DEF:
2500
View:
3984
If this card is in your hand, field, or GY: You can target 1 "Springans" Xyz Monster you control; attach this card to it as material. You can banish this card and 1 "Springans" monster with a different name from your GY; add 1 "Springans" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Springans Branga" once per turn.
Springans Branga — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.4 · Deck: 58.9 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Springans Branga converts reliably into Xyz material: its first effect attaches it to a Springans Xyz from hand, field or GY, and its Level 8 body still counts as material even if the effects are negated. Its second effect is a GY-cost search, so it only converts when a second, differently named Springans is already in the GY, which caps accessibility and resource value. It has no interaction at all, and the single recorded board (1 combo, 100% as material) is too thin to lift combo conversion. The archetype-locked text, once-per-turn limits and the GY requirement hold the score in the mid-50s; the 400-deck presence and 1-copy-typical deck slot show it is a practical Springans staple, not a power-level signal.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | The GY-cost search needs another different-name Springans in the GY, so it is live only mid-game (verified text); it appears in 146 of 400 sampled decks and in all 400 as a main-deck card, but the combo sample shows 0 starter/searched appearances (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The card only attaches to a Springans Xyz and does not build a board by itself; its one recorded board is a 100-power-index material line with no starter role (observed, n=1), so the score is moderate (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | The search banishes itself plus one GY Springans to add one Springans from Deck, a roughly even 2-for-1 with a deck-to-hand gain, and no repeated advantage (verified text, inferred net value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal or hand trap; the card has no opponent-facing effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | A Level 8 FIRE Machine can be material, and the body still works as material when effect-negated, since the attach is an Xyz-side effect; the 100% as_material share supports this (verified text, observed). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Two effects work from hand, field or GY, which gives multi-zone reach, but both are once per turn and the search needs a banish cost, so a single negate on the GY effect ends the search (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Average 1.32 copies per deck with 274 decks at 1 copy, no garnet or lock, and it sits inside the Springans archetype's normal slot budget (observed, decks_evidence). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 57.4, Deck ≈ 58.9, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 8 body attaches to a Springans Xyz from hand, field or GY (verified text)
- Material conversion holds even when effect-negated (verified text, observed 100% as_material)
- Present in all 400 sampled decks, 1 copy in most (observed)
- Adds a Springans from Deck to hand via a GY cost (verified text)
Weaknesses
- Zero interaction: no negation, removal or hand trap (verified text)
- Second effect needs a different-name Springans in the GY to banish (verified text)
- Each effect is once per turn (verified text)
- Archetype-locked text limits use to Springans (verified text)
Counters / choke points
- GY-effect negation stops the search effect (inferred, no counter evidence in the pack)
Best use
Material body with GY search, a secondary Springans staple. Decks: Springans (archetype 823). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Attaches itself to a Springans Xyz from hand, field or GY as material; Search requires banishing itself and a different-name Springans from GY to add a Springans from Deck; Each effect is once per turn; Level 8 FIRE Machine Effect Monster, Springans archetype
- Observed: Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, avg 1.32 copies; 146 Springans-archetype decks, 79.8% of decks in gameplay type 7; Top partners: Springans Merrymaker 96.2%, Captain Sargas 95%; Recorded combo: 100% as material, 0 as starter or searched (n=1)
- Inferred: Material role dominates; GY search is a secondary, conditional value; Net resource value roughly even because the search costs two GY cards for one search; Score is moderate because the combo sample is a single board
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Combo evidence is one recorded board, so combo conversion is weakly grounded No rulings or Q&A in the evidence pack usage_statistics covers one archetype (8-Axis Blind Second, n small) Guide mention is a general archetype intro with no card-specific analysis