FIRE
8Springans Captain Sargas
Archetype:
Springans
ATK:
1500
DEF:
2800
View:
4150
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. During your opponent's turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from an Xyz Monster you control, then target 1 face-up card on the field; destroy it. You can only use each of the previous effects of "Springans Captain Sargas" once per turn. A "Springans" Xyz Monster that has this card as material gains this effect. ● This card gains 500 ATK.
Springans Captain Sargas — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
The card's main value is as a Springans Xyz material: it attaches itself from hand, field or GY, and once per turn it can detach to destroy a face-up card on the opponent's turn. It is in all 400 sampled decks at about 1.08 copies, so it is reliably accessible, but it only works when a Springans Xyz is on the field. The 1500 ATK and 2800 DEF earn nothing; the score comes from the attach-and-destroy loop and the clean Level 8 material body. The combo sample is a single board, so the combo axes stay modest.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Live from hand, field or GY per the text, is main-deck in 400/400 sampled decks at 1.08 copies, but needs a Springans Xyz target (verified text; observed decks; starter role is 0 of 1 board, so inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Only one recorded board contains it with power index 100, and it is not tagged as starter, searched or payoff; the conversion itself is text-level (inferred, n=1). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Attaching itself as material nets no card advantage and it has no searcher or GY refuel text; the detach costs an Xyz material (verified text; no netCardAdvantage signal beyond the single board). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Quick-effect destroy on the opponent's turn, once per turn, gated by an Xyz with material (verified text; the one-card removal ceiling is inferred). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 8 Fire Machine is a clean Xyz material that keeps its attach effect when blanked, since the Xyz gains the destroy (verified text; observed material role count is 0, so partly inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Usable from three zones, but one negate on the host Xyz removes the destroy line; multi-zone access helps (verified text; inferred resilience). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single-copy use (distribution 372/400 at 1 copy), no garnet or lock text, but it only fits Springans-based decks (observed decks; verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Attaches itself to a Springans Xyz from hand, field or GY, so it is rarely dead
- Once-per-turn quick destroy on the opponent's turn gives real interaction
- Clean Level 8 Xyz material with no garnet cost; single copy suffices
Weaknesses
- Needs a Springans Xyz on the field before any effect matters
- Effect is bounded to once per turn per effect
- Archetype-locked text ("Springans" Xyz only), so generic portability is low
Counters / choke points
- Negating the host Xyz or the Xyz's material
- Removing the Springans Xyz before the quick effect is used
Best use
Material body with a once-per-turn opponent-turn destroy. Decks: Springans. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: attaches to a Springans Xyz from hand, field or GY as material; Card text: once-per-turn quick effect on opponent's turn to destroy a face-up card by detaching a material; Card text: Level 8 FIRE Machine, ATK 1500, DEF 2800; Decks: 400 of 400 sampled decks run it in main, average 1.08 copies
- Observed: Decks: Springans archetype in 130 decks (32.5%); top partners appear in 74-95% of decks; Combos: one recorded board, power index 100, not tagged starter, searched or payoff; Usage statistics: Springans gameplay inclusion 82.4% at 1 copy
- Inferred: The destroy effect is the card's main interaction, with the attach as its access route; Its real value is bounded by the Springans Xyz being on the field; Generic portability is low because the text names only Springans Xyz monsters
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo data has a single board, so combo conversion and starter/material shares are not statistically meaningful no rulings or metagame sample supplied, so meta power is null