LIGHTSteelswarm Origin
Archetype:
Steelswarm
ATK:
2000
LINK-2
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2 "lswarm" monsters While this card is in the Extra Monster Zone, if a monster would be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck to the Main Monster Zone, it must be Summoned in the zone this card points to. While this card points to a monster, neither player can target it with card effects, also it cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. Once per turn, when a monster(s) on the field is destroyed by battle or by card effect: You can Special Summon Level 4 or lower "lswarm" monsters from your Deck in Defense Position, up to the number destroyed.
Steelswarm Origin — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 56.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Steelswarm Origin's value is a self-protecting Link-2 body that, when monsters are destroyed, can Special Summon up to that many Level 4 or lower "lswarm" monsters from the Deck in Defense Position. That refill is the main conversion, but no recorded boards confirm it, so it is scored as a board-stabilising utility rather than a starter. Its 2000 ATK earns nothing. The protection clause (not targetable by card effects and not destroyable by battle or card effects while it points at a monster) carries the resilience score, and 1 to 2 copies with no garnet keep the deck cost low. Presence in 80 of 80 sampled decks across 21 archetypes confirms it is a real, playable staple, not a power driver on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 58 | Extra Deck Link-2 summon with no searcher in the evidence, but it is in all 80 sampled decks at 1.48 average copies, so it is live when summoned (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The refill needs a monster to be destroyed first and no recorded boards show a realistic start, so conversion is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The once-per-turn Deck summon of up to the number destroyed is a conditional body refill, with no graveyard refuel or draw in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 20 | Its effects protect itself and add no removal, negation, or targeting of opponent cards (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A LIGHT Fiend Link-2 body whose material value is untested, since no combo boards show it as material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 68 | Untargetable and not destroyable by battle or card effects while it points at a monster is strong protection, but only inside a pointed zone (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Sampled decks run 1 to 2 copies, with 5 of 80 at 3, and the text carries no garnet or lock clause, so it is cheap to run (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Extender primary; no secondary role blended. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 56.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Protects itself while it points at a monster: not targetable by card effects and not destroyable by battle or card effects (verified)
- Once-per-turn Deck summon of up to the number destroyed of Level 4 or lower "lswarm" monsters in Defense Position refills the board (verified)
- Appears in 80 of 80 sampled decks at 1.48 average copies across 21 archetypes (observed)
Weaknesses
- No combo evidence, so the refill and body value are not corroborated by real boards (data gap)
- The protection and the Extra Monster Zone rule both depend on the card pointing at a zone, so it is weaker when that zone is unavailable (verified)
- The refill needs a monster to be destroyed first, so it does nothing on an empty board (verified)
Counters / choke points
- Effects that neither target nor destroy it, based on the scope of its protection clause (inferred)
- Negation of its effects, which would remove both the protection and the refill (inferred)
Best use
Extender: self-protecting Link-2 that refills the board after destruction. Decks: Steelswarm (Inverz), Evilswarm, Magical Musket, K9, Fiendsmith, Azamina. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Protection while pointing at a monster: not targetable by card effects, not destroyable by battle or card effects; Once-per-turn Deck summon of up to the number destroyed of Level 4 or lower "lswarm" monsters in Defense Position; Extra Monster Zone rule restricts where Extra Deck monsters are Special Summoned; Link-2, LIGHT Fiend, 2000 ATK, Top and Bottom arrows
- Observed: In 80 of 80 sampled decks, 1.48 average copies, 47 at 1 copy, 28 at 2, 5 at 3; Spread across 21 archetypes; Steelswarm (Inverz) is the largest home at 22 decks
- Inferred: The "lswarm" name fragment refers to Evilswarm and Steelswarm names, based on the archetype spread; Material value and summon routes are untested without combo boards
- 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