DARK
4Fallen of the White Dragon
ATK:
1800
DEF:
0
View:
2170
(This card is always treated as "Fallen of Albaz".) If this card is in your hand: You can send 1 monster that mentions "Fallen of Albaz" from your Extra Deck to the GY; Special Summon this card, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Level 8 Fusion or Synchro Monsters. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Ecclesia" monster from your hand, Deck, or GY. You can only use each effect of "Fallen of the White Dragon" once per turn.
Fallen of the White Dragon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 63 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
The card's value is as a hand-start that converts an Extra Deck mention cost into a Special Summon of itself, then a second Ecclesia Special Summon on summon. It is live in the opening hand in about half of recorded combos (50.5% starter role) and appears in 100% of them, with near-universal partner overlap (Incredible Ecclesia 99.8%, Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon 99.5%). It earns no points for its 1800 ATK or its Level 4 DARK body; it has no opponent interaction and is never observed as material (0% material role), so those axes stay low. The score is held down by the Extra Deck cost and the Extra Deck Special Summon restriction, both of which are self-limiting.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Hand-start in 50.5% of combos and in the opening hand in 400/400 decks, but the hand effect requires sending an Extra Deck mention card to the GY (verified text, observed 50.5%). |
| Combo & Conversion | 72 | 100% of 103 recorded combos include it; top examples reach power index 100 with 5-6 end monsters, while the average power index is only 13.8 (observed/inferred mix). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | The Ecclesia Special Summon and self-summon add bodies, and examples show netCardAdvantage 4-6, but there is no direct draw, search or GY refuel in the text (verified text, observed net advantage). |
| Effect & Interaction | 8 | No negation, removal or hand-trap reach in the text; the only effects are self-summon and a Special Summon (verified). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 4 DARK Dragon body that can be Special Summoned from hand, but 0% material role appearances and an Extra Deck summon restriction limit its use as material (verified text, observed 0%, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 65 | Two effects, one per turn each, usable from hand and on summon, with the Ecclesia recursion bringing a second body; hand-trap pressure on the hand effect is the main weakness (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Legal in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel with 2 average copies per deck and no garnet, but it depends on Ecclesia-related Extra Deck monsters (99.8% partner overlap) and carries a mild Extra Deck restriction (verified, observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Extra Deck restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in the opening hand: a hand-start that works without a searcher
- Converts one Extra Deck mention card into a Special Summon plus an Ecclesia Special Summon
- Recorded in 100% of 103 combos and in 400/400 decks, with a 99.8% partner overlap with Incredible Ecclesia
- Two separate per-turn effects give some redundancy across hand and summon timing
Weaknesses
- No opponent interaction and no negation or removal
- Hand effect costs an Extra Deck mention card and restricts further Extra Deck Special Summons that turn
- Average power index is only 13.8, so value depends on the surrounding Ecclesia / Albaz package
- Never observed as material (0% material role)
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or other hand traps that can negate the hand activation (inferred)
- Hand disruption or Extra Deck interaction that removes the Extra Deck mention card before the cost is paid (inferred)
- Opponent negation of the summon trigger if the card is Normal or Special Summoned (inferred)
Best use
Hand-start body and Ecclesia enabler that starts boards from hand. Decks: Branded, Dogmatika, Despia, Dracotail, Light and Darkness Ritual. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Hand effect: send 1 Extra Deck monster that mentions Fallen of Albaz to the GY, then Special Summon this card; Hand effect bars Extra Deck Special Summons for the rest of the turn except Level 8 Fusion or Synchro; On summon, Special Summon 1 Ecclesia monster from hand, Deck or GY; Each effect is once per turn; the card is always treated as Fallen of Albaz; Legal in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel; 400/400 decks run it at 2 average copies
- Observed: Appears in 103/103 recorded combos, 50.5% as starter, 0% as material; Top partners: Incredible Ecclesia 99.8%, Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon 99.5%; Top Card rank 22 in OCG, 34 in Master Duel, 76 in TCG; Guides describe it as the replacement for Braindead Fusion in Branded
- Inferred: Hand-trap pressure on the hand activation is the main practical weakness; Material utility is limited by the Extra Deck summon restriction; Redundancy comes from the Ecclesia recursion, not from multiple copies of the effect
- Data gaps: No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No searched-for role or payoff role counts in the combo evidence Average power index (13.8) and example power index (100) are not reconciled by the evidence No rulings or FAQ text for the alias / summon restriction interaction Exact list of Extra Deck mention cards is not enumerated in the evidence