LIGHT
8Ehther the Heavenly Monarch
Archetype:
Monarch
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1000
View:
4656
You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster. If this card is Tribute Summoned: You can send 2 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards with different names from your hand and/or Deck to the Graveyard, and if you do, Special Summon 1 monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF from your Deck, but return it to the hand during the End Phase. During your opponent's Main Phase, if this card is in your hand: You can banish 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your Graveyard; immediately after this effect resolves, Tribute Summon this card (this is a Quick Effect).
Ehther the Heavenly Monarch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 48 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Ehther is a Monarch-locked recruiter: sending two differently named Monarch Spell/Trap cards to the Graveyard can Special Summon a 2400+ ATK / 1000 DEF monster from the Deck for one turn, and a Quick hand effect lets it come back during the opponent's Main Phase. Its 2800 ATK and Level 8 earn no points by themselves. The score rests on 400/400 deck presence and 95%+ partner co-occurrence, which confirm it is a fixture in Monarch shells but are frequency, not strength. With no recorded combos, conversion is text-only inference and stays modest.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Its own Tribute Summon needs another Tribute Summoned monster and the Quick effect needs a Monarch Spell/Trap in the Graveyard; it is in 400/400 decks, but no starter or searched-appearance data exists (observed plus text-based inference). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Text shows a one-card route to a 2400+ ATK body from the Deck for one turn, but no combo examples or power index exist, so the conversion is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | It costs two Monarch Spell/Trap cards to the Graveyard and returns the summoned monster to hand in the End Phase, so the net card gain is roughly even (verified text, inferred balance). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Neither effect negates, removes, or disrupts an opponent's card, so opponent interaction is effectively absent (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 45 | Level 8 LIGHT Fairy is a generic material and tribute body, but no combo or material data confirms it (inferred from card stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | The Quick hand effect lets it re-enter from hand across opponent's turns from the Graveyard banish, giving two live zones; negation resistance is not evidenced (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 35 | It needs Monarch Spell/Trap support and a Tribute Summoned monster, which locks it to Monarch builds; average 2.29 copies per deck is cheap in Monarch shells (verified deck stats, inferred restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Starter/Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck, then -2 modifier (Deck formula; meta unknown)
Strengths
- Consistent inclusion in Monarch shells: 400/400 decks, 95%+ co-occurrence with Pantheism of the Monarchs and The Prime Monarch
- Two live zones: a GY-cost recruit from the Deck and a Quick hand effect in the opponent's Main Phase
- Recruits a 2400+ ATK body from the Deck without needing it in hand
Weaknesses
- Own Tribute Summon needs another Tribute Summoned monster
- No combo evidence: no recorded starter, searched, or payoff appearances
- Dependent on Monarch Spell/Trap cards in the Graveyard or hand/Deck
Counters / choke points
- No counter data supplied in evidence; the card's text has no negation or protection of its own
Best use
Extender. Decks: Monarch (archetype 622). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Tribute Summon condition, Graveyard cost of two differently named Monarch Spell/Trap cards, End Phase return, opponent-Main-Phase Quick hand effect; 400/400 decks run it; 76.5% are Monarch archetype; average 2.29 copies per deck; Top partners co-occur in 90–99.5% of decks
- Observed: Usage statistics: 57.1% inclusion in the Monarch gameplay type 4 sample, typical 2 copies; No combos recorded (0 appearances); One guide mentions the card
- Inferred: Level 8 LIGHT Fairy generic material fit (no material data); Hand effect as a recursion route for resilience; Monarch-only restriction lowers deckbuilding efficiency
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No rulings supplied for the tribute-summon interactions or the Quick effect timing No combo examples or power index to confirm the 2400+ ATK recruit's practical value legal copies is empty for all formats