DARK
4
2Abyss Actor - Wild Hope
Archetype:
Abyss Actor
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1200
View:
3617
[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn: You can target 1 "Abyss Actor" card in your other Pendulum Zone; its Pendulum Scale becomes 9 until the end of this turn, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except "Abyss Actor" monsters (even if this card leaves the field). [ Monster Effect ] Once per turn: You can make this card gain 100 ATK for each "Abyss Actor" monster you currently control with different names, until the end of this turn. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can add 1 "Abyss Actor" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Abyss Actor - Wild Hope". You can only use this effect of "Abyss Actor - Wild Hope" once per turn.
Abyss Actor - Wild Hope — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Extender, Material body
Why it scores here
Wild Hope's value is its destruction trigger: when destroyed by battle or card effect, it adds one 'Abyss Actor' card from the Deck to hand, so it converts its own loss into a search. Its Pendulum effect sets another 'Abyss Actor' Pendulum's scale to 9, which supports the deck's Pendulum plays, and its ATK gain is a minor bonus. The card is in all 400 sampled decks, but that confirms deck fit rather than power; no combo boards were recorded, so the combo score is text-only inference. Its high-ATK-style body earns nothing, and it has no interaction, so effect_interaction stays low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Runs 3 copies in 400 of 400 decks and is reached through the deck's own searchers, though no combo starter data was recorded (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No recorded combo boards; the Pendulum scale change and the destruction search suggest a route but it is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Destruction-triggered search is a one-for-one that nets a card on loss, with a once-per-turn limit on this card's own search (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect; the Pendulum effect only changes a scale (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 4 DARK Fiend Pendulum body is a usable generic material, but its search only works after destruction, so it is awkward as a blanked material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The search depends on the card being destroyed and is lost if the effect is negated, and the 19 archetype IDs are mostly one family (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Plays 3 copies in the main deck with no garnet or lock; the only restriction is the once-per-turn wording (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Destruction trigger turns the card's loss into a search for another Abyss Actor card
- Pendulum effect sets another Abyss Actor's scale to 9, supporting Pendulum plays
- Level 4 DARK Fiend body is a usable generic material
- Runs 3 copies in 400 of 400 sampled decks with no garnet cost
Weaknesses
- Search requires the card to be destroyed, so it is reactive rather than a starter
- No opponent interaction, and negating the effect removes the search
- ATK gain is minor and earns no score
- No recorded combo boards to confirm its conversion value
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation or 'Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring'-style responses to its search or Pendulum effect (inferred from text)
Best use
Searcher on destruction plus Pendulum scale support inside the Abyss Actor Pendulum engine. Decks: Abyss Actor, Abyss Script. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: destruction search and once-per-turn Pendulum scale effect; Runs 3 copies in 400 of 400 decks; 98% pairing with Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna
- Observed: Inclusion of 71.4% in Abyss Actor gameplay type 7 with 2 typical copies (usage statistics); Core inclusion in guide sections
- Inferred: Reactive searcher role, since the search needs destruction; Pendulum scale support as an extender role; Combo conversion from text only, since no boards were recorded
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No rulings or Master Duel/Duel Links legality details beyond the formats list