DARK
1Evil Thorn
ATK:
100
DEF:
300
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You can Tribute this card; inflict 300 damage to your opponent, and if you do, you can Special Summon up to 2 "Evil Thorn" from your Deck in Attack Position, but their effects cannot be activated.
Evil Thorn — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59.3 · Deck: 61.1 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Evil Thorn is a Level 1 DARK Plant that converts one on-field body into up to two more from the Deck for 300 damage, which makes it a reliable Extender and a clean Level 1 material. It is in 177 of 181 sampled decks at 3 copies across 40 archetypes, so its score reflects a low-cost, redundant body rather than raw power. Its 100 ATK and 300 DEF earned no points, and the absence of combo data keeps conversion and resilience at a moderate level.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Live as a drawn 3-copy Level 1 body in 177 of 181 decks, but it is not searchable and needs to be drawn or already on the field (verified deck stats; inference on routes). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Net gain is about +1 body plus 300 damage, with no recorded combo boards to confirm a bigger line (verified card text; no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Spends itself and pulls up to two copies from the Deck, a net deck-to-field gain of about one card, with no hand or GY refuel (verified text; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | Only 300 damage to the opponent, with no negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 70 | Level 1 DARK generic material that still works as material when its effect is negated, since the material use does not depend on the effect (verified stats; inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The Tribute ability works only from the field and is lost on a single removal or negation, though it is spread across 3 copies (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Three copies in a standard slot with no garnet, lock or self-restriction, and the summoned copies are cheap redundancy (observed deck stats; verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 59.3, Deck ≈ 61.1, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Included at 3 copies in 177 of 181 sampled decks (observed)
- Converts itself into up to 2 Deck bodies plus 300 damage (verified text)
- Level 1 DARK generic material that still works when its effect is negated (inferred)
- Cheap to run with no garnet or self-lock (verified text)
Weaknesses
- Its effect is an on-field Tribute and cannot be used from hand (verified text)
- Summoned copies cannot activate effects (verified text)
- No recorded combo boards, so conversion beyond the body count is unproven (data gap)
- Its power comes from its place in the family, not from standalone impact (inferred)
Counters / choke points
- Negation or removal of the field copy before it is Tributed (inferred)
- Opponent interaction on the summoned Evil Thorns, which cannot respond with effects (inferred)
Best use
Level 1 Extender and material body in Lonefire Blossom and Aroma shells. Decks: Aroma, Rikka, Sylvans, Rose Dragon, Ragnaraika. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Tribute this card, inflict 300 damage, then Special Summon up to 2 'Evil Thorn' from Deck in Attack Position, which cannot activate effects; Level 1 DARK Plant, 100 ATK / 300 DEF; 3 copies in 177 of 181 sampled decks
- Observed: 40 distinct archetypes across the sampled decks; Top partners: Lonefire Blossom 72.4%, Aromaseraphy Jasmine 63.5%; Mostly gameplay type 7 (64.6%) and type 4 (33.1%)
- Inferred: Net body gain of about +1 from Tribute plus two Deck summons; Material value survives effect negation; Routes into the field depend on being drawn, since it is not searchable
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, so 3 copies (unlimited) is assumed no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only