FIRE
2Evoltile Pholis
Archetype:
Evol
ATK:
900
DEF:
300
View:
2777
If a monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can Tribute 1 Reptile or Dinosaur monster you control instead. You can only use each of the following effects of "Evoltile Pholis" once per turn. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Evoltile" monster from your hand or GY in face-down Defense Position. During your Main Phase: You can Set 1 "Evo-Force" or "Evo-Instant" directly from your Deck.
Evoltile Pholis — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Evoltile Pholis is a Level 2 Normal Summon that reliably becomes a second body (a face-down Defense Evoltile from hand or GY) and sets an Evo-Force or Evo-Instant from the Deck once per turn, so its value is access and card conversion rather than stats. It runs in 61 of 61 sampled decks, almost all Evol, which confirms the role is real and practical. Its 900 ATK and 300 DEF earn nothing; the score is held down by the absence of combo data, a narrow Tribute-replacement protection effect, and an Evol-locked deck footprint.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 80 | Live from hand on Normal Summon and present in 61 of 61 decks at 2.36 average copies (verified text + observed deck count). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Text converts one Normal Summon into a second Evoltile body plus a Deck-to-field Set, but no recorded boards confirm the line (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Summon from hand/GY plus a Deck Set is roughly a net positive body-and-spell exchange; no GY refuel or draw in text (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Tribute-replacement protects monsters from destruction, restricted to Reptile or Dinosaur monsters and not a negation or removal effect (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Level 2 Fire Reptile body; its summon effect is on-summon, so the body remains usable as material if its effects are negated (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Two effects across hand/GY/Deck and across turns, each once per turn, give some redundancy but no multi-zone protection (verified text + inference). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Commonly runs 2 to 3 copies and is tied to the Evol core (59% of decks in the Evol archetype), which restricts deck building (observed + inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live Normal Summon from hand with a second-body follow-up
- Once-per-turn Deck-to-field Set adds consistent access to Evo support
- Present in 61 of 61 sampled decks, all 12 archetypes shown are Evol-adjacent or niche
- Level 2 body is a clean Reptile material that stays usable when blanked
Weaknesses
- No combo boards to confirm conversion
- Tribute-replacement only protects Reptile or Dinosaur monsters
- Strongly locked to the Evol archetype (59% of decks in one archetype)
- Once-per-turn limits on each effect
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the Normal Summon trigger still leaves the Level 2 body on the field
- Hand traps that stop the Special Summon or the Deck Set (not verified against a banlist or ruling)
Best use
Searcher/Extender engine body for Evol: Normal Summon for a second Evoltile and a Deck Set of Evo-Force or Evo-Instant. Decks: Evol. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Tribute-replacement for battle or effect destruction (Reptile or Dinosaur only); Text: once-per-turn Special Summon of an Evoltile from hand or GY on Normal or Special Summon; Text: once-per-turn Set of an Evo-Force or Evo-Instant from Deck during Main Phase; Deck sample: 61 decks, all running it, avg 2.36 copies, 12 archetypes
- Observed: 93.4% of decks in Evol gameplay type 7; Top partners include Evolsaur Lios (93.4%) and Evo-Singularity / Evolzar Lars (90.2%)
- Inferred: Normal Summon route makes the card a reliable live opener; Deck Set acts as a searcher-like effect; Blanked body still converts as a Level 2 Reptile material; Evol-locked deck footprint limits portability
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only