DARK
5Garden Rose Maiden
Archetype:
Rose Dragon
ATK:
1600
DEF:
2400
View:
6955
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Black Garden" from your Deck or GY to your hand. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "Rose Dragon" monster or 1 Dragon Synchro Monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only use each effect of "Garden Rose Maiden" once per turn.
Garden Rose Maiden — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56.3 · Deck: 58.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor, Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Garden Rose Maiden is a Level 5 Dark Plant Synchro whose value comes from two once-per-turn effects: a search for "Black Garden" on Special Summon, and a GY banish that Special Summons a "Rose Dragon" or Dragon Synchro. It is run in all 400 sampled decks at about one copy each, across 73 archetypes, so it is a reliable extender rather than a niche pick. It earns no points for its 1600 ATK or 2400 DEF, and it has no interaction or strong material value, so its score rests on recursion and search rather than raw stats.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Run in 400 of 400 sampled decks and reachable through the Synchro summon and the GY banish, but the Tuner-plus-non-Tuner requirement is text-only with no combo support (observed deck frequency; inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The card converts into a Rose Dragon or Dragon Synchro from the GY, but no recorded boards exist to confirm the conversion (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Each on-summon search plus the GY revival gives a net gain of a search and a body, with self-banish as the cost (verified from text; deck inclusion observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 30 | As a Level 5 Dark Plant it can serve as a non-Tuner, but its material value is awkward since it is a Synchro and no material evidence exists (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Its GY effect works from a second zone and each effect is limited to once per turn, which adds some redundancy (verified from text; inferred resilience). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | One copy in 353 of 400 decks, no garnet or lock, and an Extra Deck slot cost (observed deck stat; verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 56.3, Deck ≈ 58.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Appears in all 400 sampled decks at about one copy each, across 73 archetypes
- Cheap to run: a single Extra Deck slot with no garnet or lock
- Two once-per-turn effects: on-summon search and GY revival of a Rose Dragon or Dragon Synchro
Weaknesses
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect
- Its value depends on Rose Dragon and Black Garden being present, which limits its reach outside those homes
- No combo evidence, so combo conversion is unconfirmed
Counters / choke points
- Board-wide negation or banish effects that shut off the GY revival
- Interaction that stops the Synchro summon before the on-summon search resolves
Best use
Extender / recursion Synchro. Decks: Rose Dragon, Synchron. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Search on Special Summon for "Black Garden" and GY banish for a Special Summon are stated in the card text; The card is a Level 5 Dark Plant Synchro with 1600 ATK and 2400 DEF; Each effect is limited to once per turn
- Observed: Run in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 353 of them at one copy; Top partners include Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring at 84% and Droll & Lock Bird at 71.5%; Spans 73 distinct archetypes, led by Synchron and Rose Dragon
- Inferred: Reliable access comes from the Synchro summon plus Synchron-style support; Its main role is recursion, with search as secondary; Its material value is limited because it is a Synchro
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or metagame sample supplied