DARK
1Despian Comedy
Archetype:
Despia
ATK:
0
DEF:
2000
View:
4969
When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets a face-up "Despia" card(s) you control (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. If this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 Fusion Monster; Special Summon this card. You can only use 1 "Despian Comedy" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
Despian Comedy — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Hand trap · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Despian Comedy is a Level 1 Quick Effect that discards itself to negate an effect targeting a face-up Despia card you control, and it Special Summons itself from the GY by Tributing a Fusion Monster, once per turn. Its score comes from reliable access (present in all 400 sampled decks at 1.12 copies on average) and the negate plus GY recursion, not from its 0 ATK / 2000 DEF body. The 98.4 average power index belongs to boards it appears on and is not credited to this card. The negate only reaches Despia-targeting effects, so the card scores as a Despia-locked piece, not as a generic hand trap.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Appears in 400/400 sampled decks at 1.12 copies, and as a starter or end-hand piece in 2 of 5 recorded combos (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Builds no board by itself; its only conversion is the GY Special Summon after a Fusion Tribute. The 98.4 power index is a board-level average and is not credited here (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | Discarding from hand is a 1-for-0 cost and the GY revival costs a Fusion Tribute, so there is no net card advantage from its own text (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Quick-effect negate for a discard, strong when it applies but limited to effects that target face-up Despia cards (verified). |
| Material Utility | 15 | Level 1 DARK Fairy with no material role in its text, and no material role appearances in the combo sample (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Works from hand and from the GY, but both effects are once per turn and the negate is single-use (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Single-copy staple with no garnet or lock, but it is dead outside Despia decks and occupies a slot (inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Hand trap + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Quick-effect, discard-cost negate usable on the opponent's turn
- GY Special Summon recursion through a Fusion Tribute
- Present in every sampled Despia-heavy deck
Weaknesses
- Negate only applies to effects that target a face-up Despia card you control
- 0 ATK body with no material or board value of its own
- Both effects are once per turn
Counters / choke points
- Effects that do not target a face-up Despia card fall outside the negate
- Opponent plays that does not require targeting Despia cards
Best use
Hand trap and GY recursion for Despia. Decks: Despia, Branded Despia. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Quick-effect discard negate restricted to effects targeting face-up Despia cards you control; GY Special Summon by Tributing 1 Fusion Monster, once per turn; Level 1 DARK Fairy, 0 ATK / 2000 DEF, Despia archetype; Present in 400/400 sampled decks
- Observed: Starter in 40% of combos and end-hand in 40% of combos (5 boards); Average 1.12 copies per deck, 1 copy in 357 decks; Guides list it in the Despia and Branded core sections
- Inferred: Targeting restriction limits reach to Despia-targeting interactions; Score does not credit the board-level power index of boards it appears on
- Data gaps: no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion inferred from the 400-deck sample only combo sample is only 5 boards, so starter role and power-index figures are thin no official rulings supplied