Spell
QuickFog Control
Archetype:
Cloudian
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Tribute 1 face-up "Cloudian" monster you control. Place 3 Fog Counters on 1 face-up monster.
Fog Control — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 48 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 44 · Deck: 51 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Fog Control is a Quick-Play that tributes a face-up Cloudian monster to place 3 Fog Counters on one face-up monster, so it converts Cloudian board presence into a disruption effect on an opposing monster. Its value is bounded by a tribute cost and a -1 card position, and the Fog Counter effect itself is not in the evidence, so its interaction strength is scored conservatively. The deck data (55 decks, 2.49 average copies, Cloudian shell partners at 100%) confirms it is a consistent Cloudian-shell staple, but that frequency does not raise the score (guardrail 3). High ATK-free text quality is not relevant here; the score is driven by the tribute requirement and the unknown counter rules.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Needs a face-up Cloudian monster to tribute, which the 54.5% Cloudian deck share and the 100% Cloudian partner co-occurrence suggest is usually available (observed; no combo starter data). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | No recorded combos, so the only conversion evidence is the text: it adds counters to an existing monster and creates no new bodies (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | A -1 spell that costs a tribute and returns no card or refuel in the text (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | Places 3 Fog Counters on a face-up monster, a soft disruption whose exact effect is not in the evidence (verified placement; effect unknown, inferred as situational). |
| Material Utility | 10 | Spell card with no material body, so it provides no material value (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Quick-Play spell that can be answered by any negation or hand trap, with no redundancy evidence in the supplied data (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Runs 2–3 copies in 55 decks with no garnet or lock text, but it is tied to the Cloudian shell, limiting splashability (observed deck counts plus verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Board breaker only; no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 44, Deck ≈ 51, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistent Cloudian-shell inclusion at 2–3 copies across 55 decks (observed)
- Quick-Play, so it can be used on either player's turn (verified from card race)
- Places counters on a monster without needing a searcher to reach the hand (inferred from deck share)
Weaknesses
- Tribute cost means losing a Cloudian monster for a soft effect (verified)
- -1 card economy with no refuel (verified from text)
- Effect of Fog Counters is not in the evidence, so its power cannot be confirmed (gap)
- Tied to the Cloudian archetype, so it is not generic outside that shell (observed)
Best use
Board breaker. Decks: Cloudian. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Quick-Play Spell with tribute cost of a face-up Cloudian monster and placement of 3 Fog Counters on a face-up monster (card text); Played in 55 decks, average 2.49 copies, 37 decks at 3 copies (deck data)
- Observed: Cloudian archetype is 54.5% of decks, with 100% partner co-occurrence for Cloudian - Smoke Ball, Turbulence and Storm Dragon (deck data); Usage statistics show 100% inclusion in one niche gameplay sample of 1 typical copy (usage statistics)
- Inferred: Board-breaker role inferred from the counter placement on a monster; Quick-Play timing and negation exposure inferred from race and card type
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied Fog Counter effect text not supplied — its strength cannot be verified no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)