Spell
NormalFiend's Sanctuary
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Special Summon 1 "Metal Fiend Token" (Fiend/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). It cannot attack. Your opponent takes any battle damage you would have taken from battles involving it. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, pay 1000 LP or destroy this Token.
Fiend's Sanctuary — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body / Normal · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Fiend's Sanctuary converts one spell into one Level 1 DARK Fiend token. The token's main value is as a clean Level 1 material body, which the Material body weights reward, and its 85 deckbuilding score reflects a cheap, single-copy slot. Its standby LP-or-destroy clause and battle-damage redirect are soft effects, so they add little to the score. The 43-deck spread across 18 archetypes supports the Deck score, but there is no combo evidence showing it starts or finishes a board, so the score stays moderate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | A Normal Spell that sits in any hand with no searcher in the evidence, and it appears in 43 recent decks, mostly as a single copy (verified text; deck count is observed; access route is inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | The text yields one 0-ATK token that cannot attack, with no combo boards recorded, so conversion is limited to one extra body (verified text; no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | One card becomes one token, which is roughly even, and the 1000 LP upkeep is a cost rather than a return (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | The redirect of battle damage from battles involving the token is a soft defensive effect with no removal or negation (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 65 | A Level 1 DARK Fiend token is a generic material fit for Level-based summons, and the body still counts if the token's own effect is negated (verified stats; material legality is inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The Spell can be negated before it resolves, and the token is fragile and can be destroyed by its own standby clause (verified text; the negation risk is inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | Mostly one copy per deck, no garnet or lock, and a single cheap slot (deck data copies distribution; observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body / Normal profile, single role (no blend). Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clean Level 1 DARK Fiend body that fits level-based material needs
- Cheap single-copy slot that runs in 18 archetypes
- Live in any hand as a Normal Spell with no garnet cost
Weaknesses
- No combo evidence that it starts or finishes a board
- The token is a 0-ATK body that cannot attack and contributes little on its own
- Sustaining the token costs 1000 LP each Standby Phase or the token is destroyed
Counters / choke points
- Spell negation before it resolves (inference from card type)
- Removal or banishment of the token after it is summoned (inference)
Best use
Level 1 material body and fodder for Level-based summons. Decks: Dark Magician, Mecha Phantom Beast, D/D/D. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Special Summons a Level 1 DARK Fiend Metal Fiend Token with 0 ATK/DEF that cannot attack; Text: the opponent takes the battle damage you would have taken from battles involving the token; Text: once per turn in Standby Phase, pay 1000 LP or destroy the token; Deck stat: 43 decks, 18 archetypes, 1.49 average copies
- Observed: Monster Reborn co-appears in 67.4% of decks (causal caution applies); Copies distribution: 32 decks with 1 copy, 1 with 2, 10 with 3
- Inferred: Accessible via any draw, since no searcher is in the evidence; The token is a usable material body for Level-based summons; Negation or removal would stop the line
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, so 3 copies are assumed no usage statistics (StatisticsCard); inclusion % comes only from the deck sample token material legality and rulings are inferred from Level 1 DARK Fiend stats and not verified