DARK
6Delg the Dark Monarch
Archetype:
Monarch
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1000
View:
3829
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target up to 2 cards in your opponent's Graveyard; banish that target(s), then send the same number of cards from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard. This card cannot attack during the turn it is Normal or Special Summoned.
Delg the Dark Monarch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 49 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body, Removal
Why it scores here
Delg's 2400 ATK earns nothing. Its score comes from a free, optional on-summon effect that banishes up to 2 opposing Graveyard cards and mills the same number from the opponent's Deck, plus a Level 6 DARK Spellcaster body that works as material even if the effect is blanked. It is a real but niche role: 17 recent decks run it, mostly Monarch lists with Monarch partners, but there is no combo evidence showing it starts or finishes lines, and it generates no card advantage for its controller.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Live in 17 decks, mostly Monarch lists with Monarch partners, but no searcher or starter route is recorded in the evidence (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | The summon trigger is a GY banish and opponent mill with no board-building output, and the card has zero recorded combo appearances (verified, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The banish and mill cost nothing and give the controller no card advantage, so the value is neutral rather than positive (verified, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | Its only interaction is the summon-trigger GY banish, which is situational and not a negation or hand trap (verified, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 6 DARK Spellcaster is a generic material fit, and the body still converts when its effect is negated (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Its single trigger can be negated and the 2400 body has no protection, so it is not multi-zone or multi-turn (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | One copy is typical across the sample, with no garnets or locks, though it is gated to Monarch-style lists (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default (no clear role fit); blend not applied. Intrinsic ≈ 49, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free, optional on-summon GY banish of up to 2 opposing cards
- Mill of the same number from the opponent's Deck is included as part of the same effect
- Level 6 DARK Spellcaster body is a usable material even when the effect is negated
- Runs as a single copy in most decks with no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Cannot attack the turn it is Normal or Special Summoned
- Value depends on what the opponent has in their Graveyard
- No direct card advantage or board output from its own effect
- Appears mainly in Monarch-style decks, so portability is limited
Counters / choke points
- Negating the summon trigger removes the GY banish and mill (inference)
- Summon-negation hand traps stop the card entering the field (inference)
Best use
Utility: GY-hate and opponent deck-mill body, Level 6 material. Decks: Monarch. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: optional on-summon banish of up to 2 opponent GY cards plus equal mill from opponent's Deck; Cannot attack the turn it is summoned; Level 6 DARK Spellcaster, 2400 ATK / 1000 DEF; 17 recent decks, 9 archetypes, 52.9% Monarch; Top partners are Monarch cards at 47–76% co-occurrence
- Observed: Usage concentrated in Monarch lists with 1 copy typical; Zero recorded combo appearances
- Inferred: Accessibility depends on Monarch engine cards rather than a dedicated searcher; GY-hate role is situational against GY-based decks; Material value holds even if the effect is negated
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no legal copies data for any format no searcher or starter evidence to confirm accessibility routes