Spell
NormalDragon Shrine
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Send 1 Dragon monster from your Deck to the GY, then, if that monster in your GY is a Dragon Normal Monster, you can send 1 more Dragon monster from your Deck to the GY. You can only activate 1 "Dragon Shrine" per turn.
Dragon Shrine — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Dragon Shrine is a Dragon-only Spell that sends one or two Dragon monsters from the Deck to the GY, with no draw and no board. Its score comes from reliable access inside the Supreme King and Dragon homes and from clean deck-building, not from raw presence. Being in 400 of 400 decks and 11 of 11 recorded combos confirms it is played, but as_starter is only 9% and every combo role is empty, so that frequency does not earn points. Its high power_index values reflect the boards it sits on, not the card itself, so they are not credited.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Runs in all 400 sampled decks at about 2 copies on average and is live in hand in the main Dragon homes, but it needs a Dragon in Deck to do anything (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | It builds no board on its own; the only observed role is one as_starter and one in_end_hand across 11 Melodious combos, so conversion is limited to fuelling other Dragon effects (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | It costs one hand card and returns no card advantage, only one or two Deck-to-GY sends that refuel GY effects; the second send is conditional on a Dragon Normal monster in the GY (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | It has no negation, removal or hand-trap reach, so opponent interaction is effectively zero (verified). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A Spell card cannot be used as Link or Xyz material, so it contributes no body value even before negation (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | It is a single-spell, once-per-turn effect that is easy to negate and has no recovery route, so one interaction ends it (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | It is a non-garnet Spell at 1 to 3 copies with no locks, and its Dragon-only text is the only restriction (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Utility (secondary role blend). Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Dragon-only target restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in all 400 sampled decks and in the Supreme King, Odd-Eyes and Dragon Link homes
- Clean deck-building: no garnet, no lock, cheap to run at 1 to 3 copies
- Two-send GY fuel that works with Dragon GY effects
Weaknesses
- No card advantage: one hand card in, zero cards back
- No negation, removal or hand-trap reach
- Not a material body, so it does nothing once the Dragon in the Deck is gone
- Easy to negate, with no recovery route
Counters / choke points
- Any generic Spell negate or Spell-targeting negation
- Hand disruption that strips it before it is needed
Best use
GY-fuel Spell that enables Dragon GY effects in a Dragon-heavy deck. Decks: Supreme King, Odd-Eyes, Dragon Link. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Spell card with a once-per-turn clause; sends one Dragon from Deck to GY, and a second only if the first is a Dragon Normal Monster in GY (card text); Appears in 400 of 400 decks at 1.96 copies average, 82.5% in gameplay type 7 (decks_evidence); as_starter 9.1%, as_material 0%, in_end_hand 9.1% across 11 combos (combos_evidence); Usage statistics show 100% inclusion in Supreme King, Magician Girl and Performapal homes (usage_statistics)
- Observed: Top partners are staples: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 80.8%, Foolish Burial 71.5%, Droll & Lock Bird 71% (decks_evidence); Combo power_index averages 100, but the card holds no role_in_combo tags, so this reflects board structure and is not credited (combos_evidence)
- Inferred: Its value is GY fuel for Dragon GY effects, not board presence (from text and role mix); It is easy to negate and has no recovery route (from being a single once-per-turn Spell)
- Data gaps: no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo role_in_combo tags empty, so the starter/searched/material split is thin no ruling or FAQ evidence for the Dragon Normal Monster condition timing top_card_context shows no ranking, so current format strength is unconfirmed