LIGHT
8Dragon Spirit of White
Archetype:
Blue-Eyes
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
View:
11344
(This card is always treated as a "Blue-Eyes" card.) This card is treated as a Normal Monster while in the hand or GY. When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; banish it. If your opponent controls a monster (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand.
Dragon Spirit of White — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 54 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 49 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
The card's reliable value is a one-for-one conversion: its Quick Effect tributes it to Special Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon from hand, and its on-summon effect banishes one opposing Spell/Trap. Its 2500 ATK earns nothing on its own. Decks run it in all 400 sampled decks (average 1.18 copies, 98.5% alongside Blue-Eyes White Dragon), which confirms it is a real and practical Blue-Eyes line, but that inclusion reflects archetype staples rather than standalone strength. The score is held back by the lack of combo data, the Quick Effect's dependence on an opposing monster, and its self-locked Blue-Eyes identity.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Single-copy average with no searcher evidence in the pack, so it is hand-dependent; 400/400 decks run it, which shows it is live in its home archetype (inferred from decks and text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Text converts the card into one Blue-Eyes White Dragon body; no combo examples, so the step is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Tribute-to-Special-Summon is one card for one card, and the summon banish is a 1-for-1 on an opposing Spell/Trap, so it is roughly even (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 50 | On-summon banish of one opposing Spell/Trap is a soft, situational interaction, not negation (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 8 LIGHT Dragon body with a tribute route; no material role data in the pack, so material value is inferred (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The Quick Effect needs an opposing monster and dies to any negation of the effect; no redundancy evidence (verified from text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Typically one copy and a 98.5% partner with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, so it is cheap to run inside its archetype, but its text locks it to Blue-Eyes (observed from decks, verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 49, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Quick Effect converts the card itself into Blue-Eyes White Dragon from hand
- On-summon effect banishes one opposing Spell/Trap
- Present in all 400 sampled decks, 98.5% alongside Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Weaknesses
- Quick Effect requires an opposing monster on the field
- Single copy on average and no searcher evidence, so access is hand-dependent
- Text locks it to Blue-Eyes, limiting use outside that archetype
Counters / choke points
- Negating the Quick Effect or the summon (no specific negating cards are named in the evidence)
- Opponent controlling no monster, which disables the Quick Effect
Best use
Starter / Combo enabler: Quick tribute to Special Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon, with an on-summon Spell/Trap banish. Decks: Blue-Eyes. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Quick Effect tributes this card to Special Summon 1 Blue-Eyes White Dragon from hand; Text: on Normal or Special Summon, banish 1 opposing Spell/Trap; Text: always treated as a Blue-Eyes card; 400/400 decks run it; 98.5% co-occur with Blue-Eyes White Dragon
- Observed: Average 1.18 copies per deck; 57.2% of decks are Blue-Eyes (582); Usage statistics: 100% inclusion in with Eyes of Blue at 1 copy
- Inferred: Accessibility is hand-dependent without a searcher; Effect is one-for-one card advantage; Material value is modest for a Level 8 body
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No searcher, material or ruling evidence for the card Level 8 summon requirements are not stated in the evidence