DARK
6Archfiend Giant
Archetype:
Archfiend
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1600
View:
3491
If this face-up card on the field would be destroyed by a card effect, you can pay 500 LP instead. This effect can only be used once while this card is face-up on the field. If this card is destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Archfiend" monster from your hand.
Archfiend Giant — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Archfiend Giant's score comes from two text effects: a once-per-face-up 500 LP replacement against card-effect destruction, and a Graveyard trigger that Special Summons an Archfiend from hand after it is destroyed by a card effect. Together these make it a body that survives one destruction and converts its loss into another board presence, so the score sits in the middle band. Its 2400 ATK and Level 6 earn no points on their own. The 28-deck sample shows it is run as a single copy across 11 archetypes, which supports a portable role, but with zero combo records the starter and material roles remain unconfirmed.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | No searcher or enabler is named in the text, and the Graveyard clause needs an Archfiend already in hand; the 28-deck sample shows it is run in practice (inferred, with observed deck counts). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | The Graveyard trigger converts a destroyed body into a replacement Archfiend summon, but no combo boards were supplied to show what it builds into (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The LP payment is a cost in life points, not cards, and the Graveyard summon is a one-for-one body swap with no card gain (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | It gives no opponent interaction; its only defensive value is a single LP-paid protection against card-effect destruction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 6 DARK Fiend is a usable material body by level and attribute, but no material records were supplied to confirm it (inferred, no combo data). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | The protection and the Graveyard summon both respond to card-effect destruction, giving two resilience points across zones; the protection is limited to once while face-up (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Observed as 1 copy in 27 of 28 decks across 11 archetypes with no garnets or locks in the text (observed from decks, verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Extender primary, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Once-per-face-up 500 LP protection against card-effect destruction (verified from text)
- Graveyard trigger converts a destroyed body into a Special Summon of an Archfiend from hand (verified from text)
- Run as a single copy across 11 archetypes in the sample (observed)
Weaknesses
- Zero combo records, so starter, material and payoff roles are unconfirmed (data gap)
- Protection is limited to one use while face-up (verified from text)
- Graveyard clause requires an Archfiend monster already in hand; no searcher in evidence (inferred)
Counters / choke points
- Non-destruction removal such as banish, bounce or control change bypasses the LP protection (inferred from text)
- Opponent plays that destroy by battle or non-effect means avoid the protection entirely (inferred from text)
Best use
Extender body that survives one card-effect destruction and replaces itself from hand when destroyed. Decks: Archfiend, Monarch, Solemn. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Face-up protection: pay 500 LP instead of card-effect destruction, once while face-up on the field; Graveyard trigger: after destruction by card effect, Special Summon 1 Archfiend monster from hand; Level 6 DARK Fiend, 2400 ATK / 1600 DEF, Effect Monster
- Observed: Appears in 28 recent decks, 1 copy in 27 of them; 11 distinct archetypes, led by Archfiend (7 decks); High co-occurrence with Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning and Archfiend of Gilfer (25 of 28 decks each)
- Inferred: Graveyard summon is a body replacement rather than card advantage; Non-destruction removal and battle-based destruction bypass the protection; Level 6 makes it a usable material body, unconfirmed by combo data
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the 28-deck sample only no banlist token, so copy limit is assumed to be 3