EARTH
8Elemental HERO Terra Firma
Archetype:
Elemental HERO
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
View:
6418
"Elemental HERO Ocean" + "Elemental HERO Woodsman" Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. You can Tribute 1 face-up "Elemental HERO" monster; this card gains ATK equal to the Tributed monster's ATK, until the End Phase.
Elemental HERO Terra Firma — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 38 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss / End-board
Why it scores here
Terra Firma is a Fusion Monster whose only effect is a one-shot ATK gain by Tributing a face-up Elemental HERO until the End Phase. Its 2500 base ATK earns no points on its own. It is reliably reachable through Fusion routes (Polymerization, Miracle Fusion, Future Fusion) and co-occurs in most of its sample decks with Elemental HERO Ocean and Stratos, so the score reflects a dependable finisher in a HERO shell. There is no combo or effect-interaction evidence, so the end-board value stays inferred and the Tribute cost keeps resource economy low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Fusion-only and gated by a Fusion route, but it is in 61 of the sampled decks with strong partner co-occurrence (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The text gives a Tribute-for-ATK pump that can turn a HERO into a large attacker, but no combo boards were supplied (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Requires Tributing a HERO for no card return, so it is a net card cost with no refuel (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal or hand-trap effect in the text (verified). |
| Material Utility | 20 | Fusion Monsters are rarely usable as Fusion material, and the body is not a generic material (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Single-effect Fusion body that dies to any removal or negation of its ATK gain, with no recursion (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Average 1.46 copies per deck with 45 of 61 decks running one copy, a single Extra Deck slot (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Boss / End-board profile applied directly; no secondary role blended. Intrinsic ≈ 38, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Fusion access is practical through several common Fusion routes
- Appears in 61 sampled decks, with 91.8% co-occurrence with Elemental HERO Ocean and Stratos
- Tribute-for-ATK pump can make a HERO into a large end-board attacker
- Single-copy slot in most decks keeps deckbuilding cost low
Weaknesses
- No effect interaction or negation
- Costs a HERO Tribute with no card return
- Fusion-only and not a useful material body
- Effect is limited to the Elemental HERO archetype
Counters / choke points
- Negating the Fusion Summon (inferred)
- Removal or negation of the monster on the field (inferred)
- Negating the ATK-gaining effect at activation (inferred)
Best use
Boss / End-board ATK finisher. Decks: Heroic / Elemental HERO Fusion decks. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion-only summon restriction and Tribute-for-ATK effect as written in card text; 61 of 61 sampled decks run the card, with 45 at one copy and 12 at three copies
- Observed: 91.8% co-occurrence with Elemental HERO Ocean and Stratos; Fusion routes (Miracle Fusion, Polymerization, Future Fusion) appear among top partners
- Inferred: Reliable as a late-game ATK finisher in a HERO shell; Resilience is low because the ATK gain is a single effect; Fusion material use is limited
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only