Spell
NormalAncient Chant
Archetype:
Egyptian God
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Add 1 "The Winged Dragon of Ra" from your Deck or GY to your hand, and if you do, you can Tribute Summon 1 monster during your Main Phase this turn, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) You can banish this card from your GY: If you Tribute Summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra" this turn, its original ATK/DEF become the combined original ATK/DEF of the monsters Tributed for its Summon. You can only activate 1 "Ancient Chant" per turn.
Ancient Chant — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Starter, Extender
Why it scores here
Ancient Chant is a searcher for The Winged Dragon of Ra from Deck or GY that also grants an extra Tribute Summon, so it reliably converts into the card's main payoff body. It is highly accessible, appearing in 400 of 400 sampled decks and in 100% of the usage-statistics archetype rows, but the 0.5 average starter count and only two recorded boards keep the combo score moderate. Its score is capped by its narrow reach: it does nothing without Winged Dragon of Ra, it provides no interaction, and it cannot be used as material. High deck inclusion confirms it is reliably played, not that it is intrinsically strong.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Searches from Deck or GY and is run in 400/400 sampled decks, though it is a single-spell searcher with no recorded starter role in combos (verified deck stat; observed combo role). |
| Combo & Conversion | 70 | Searches Winged Dragon of Ra and enables an extra Tribute Summon, and the two recorded boards average power index 76 (verified text; observed combo stat). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | One card is added from the Deck (+1 advantage) and the GY banish effect refuels the line, but the spell itself is a net-zero exchange (verified text; inferred valuation). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect is present in the text (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 20 | Spell Card with no material value and no effect that makes it a body (verified text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The GY banish effect survives the card leaving hand, but both effects are limited to once per turn and the card is dead when Winged Dragon of Ra is absent (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Runs 1 to 3 copies with no garnet or lock restriction, but its once-per-turn limit makes extra copies redundant and it is tied to one home (observed deck stat; inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Searcher / Tutor primary profile (no secondary blend applied). Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Searches The Winged Dragon of Ra from Deck or GY, so the payoff is reliably accessible
- Appears in every one of the 400 sampled decks, showing consistent inclusion
- The GY banish effect refuels the line and works after the card leaves hand
Weaknesses
- Provides no interaction, negation or removal
- Cannot be used as material and is a spell with no board presence
- Both effects are once per turn, so extra copies are largely redundant
- Tied to a single payoff, so it has little value outside Winged Dragon of Ra homes
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and other GY or search-stopping responses that can shut down the search
- Monster Reborn-style disruption is not a counter, but a hand trap that stops the search effect would disrupt its single-turn value
Best use
Searcher for The Winged Dragon of Ra and a Tribute Summon enabler. Decks: Winged Dragon of Ra, Egyptian God, Horus, Temple of the Kings. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Searches 1 Winged Dragon of Ra from Deck or GY to hand (card text); Grants an extra Tribute Summon of one monster this turn (card text); GY banish effect sets ATK/DEF of a Tribute-summoned Winged Dragon of Ra (card text); Once per turn on the search effect and once per Duel on the GY effect per the card text; one activation per turn (card text); Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks with an average of 1.96 copies (deck stat)
- Observed: Appears in 2 of 2 recorded combos, with average power index 76 (combo stat); Starter count in combos averages 0.5 when present (combo stat); Usage statistics show 100% inclusion at 3 copies in one archetype row (usage stat)
- Inferred: Deck resilience is limited because the card is dead without Winged Dragon of Ra (inference from text and partner data); Deck inclusion reflects being played in a single payoff home rather than broad generic utility (inference)
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) Only two recorded combo boards, so combo conversion is weakly sampled One guide mention with limited detail on how Ancient Chant is sequenced