Spell
NormalBarian's Hope
Archetype:
Barian's
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Special Summon 1 "Umbral Horror" monster or 1 "Masquerade" Xyz Monster from your hand or GY, then you can make the Levels of all "Umbral Horror" monsters you control the same as 1 "Umbral Horror" monster in your field or GY. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Xyz Monster you control; attach 1 "Number" Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck or GY to it. You can only use each effect of "Barian's Hope" once per turn.
Barian's Hope — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Barian's Hope earns its points by reliably converting a live Umbral Horror or Masquerade Xyz body from hand or GY into a board, plus a GY-banish that attaches a Number Xyz. It is a near-universal inclusion in the sampled Umbral Horror lines (62 of 62 decks, 100% co-occurrence with the core Umbral Horror and Barian partners), which confirms the role is real. No combo boards were supplied, so the combo score rests on text and deck evidence alone; the card's popularity and its role in a 7-archetype spread were not used as a power driver. Its single-archetype text, lack of any interaction, and once-per-turn limits keep the score in the middle band.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Live from hand or GY with a Special Summon route, but it is a single Spell that must be drawn and is restricted to Umbral Horror and Masquerade Xyz targets (verified text; 52 of 62 decks run one copy). |
| Combo & Conversion | 65 | One activation Special Summons a boss-level Xyz and can level-match Umbral Horror monsters, which converts into a real board in its archetype (inferred from text; no combo boards supplied). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | No draw, search or direct card advantage; the GY-banish second effect is a cost that attaches a Number Xyz rather than generating net cards (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal or hand-trap reach; it provides no opponent interaction (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 30 | A Spell card, so it is not usable as material; its Level-change effect only helps Umbral Horror bodies already on the field or in the GY (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Each effect is once per turn and the hand effect is shut off by any hand-based negation; the GY banish offers a second spot of use (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Mostly single-copy, with no garnet or lock, but it only fits Umbral Horror and Masquerade-based decks, so it is a mild restriction (observed: 52 of 62 decks run 1 copy). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Starter / Combo enabler (no secondary blend applied; secondary roles are descriptive only). Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, combos absent; meta unknown)
Strengths
- Live Special Summon of an Umbral Horror or Masquerade Xyz from hand or GY
- Near-universal inclusion in the sampled Umbral Horror lines (62 of 62 decks)
- Single-copy, no garnet or lock, so cheap to run in its home decks
Weaknesses
- No draw, search or direct card advantage
- No opponent interaction of any kind
- Restricted to Umbral Horror and Masquerade targets, so it is dead outside those lines
- Each effect is once per turn
Counters / choke points
- Hand-based negation (e.g. Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is on the partner list, which shows it is a common hand-trap pairing in the sampled decks)
Best use
Starter / Special Summon enabler for Umbral Horror and Masquerade Xyz lines. Decks: Umbral Horror, Ryzeal, Utopia, Onomat, Gagaga, Dominus, Heraldic. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Special Summons 1 Umbral Horror or Masquerade Xyz Monster from hand or GY; Level-change effect on Umbral Horror monsters; GY-banish effect attaches a Number Xyz from Extra Deck or GY; Each effect is once per turn
- Observed: 62 of 62 sampled decks run the card; 52 run 1 copy; 100% co-occurrence with the Umbral Horror partner set; usage statistics: Umbral Horror 60% inclusion, Heraldic 100%
- Inferred: Starter role, since the hand Special Summon is the first action of its lines; Combo conversion is text-only because no combo boards were supplied; Deck resilience is modest because the card depends on Umbral Horror and Masquerade targets
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)