DARK
2Ghostrick Fairy
Archetype:
Ghostrick
ATK:
900
DEF:
1000
View:
4201
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. When this card is flipped face-up: You can target 1 "Ghostrick" card in your GY; Set that card (but banish it when it leaves the field), then, you can change face-up monsters your opponent controls to face-down Defense Position, up to the number of Set cards you control.
Ghostrick Fairy — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 56 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker / Going-second · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Ghostrick Fairy converts a Ghostrick-heavy board into soft disruption: its flip effect turns opponent face-up monsters to face-down Defense Position, capped by the number of Set cards the controller has, and it also recycles a Ghostrick from the GY into a Set card. Its ATK and DEF earn nothing. The Normal Summon restriction, the lack of any card advantage, and the absence of combo data keep the score in the middle band. Its 215-deck presence confirms it is a live, consistently run Ghostrick piece, but that frequency is not counted as power.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Cannot be Normal Summoned unless a Ghostrick monster is controlled, and it is run in 215 decks mostly inside the Ghostrick archetype, so it is usually reachable but not guaranteed (verified text, observed deck count, inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No combo data is supplied, so conversion rests on text alone: a flip that sets a GY Ghostrick and changes monsters to face-down DEF is a fair board effect, not a one-card board (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The GY-to-Set recursion reuses a Ghostrick but gives no card draw or net advantage, and the Set card is banished on leaving the field (verified text, inferred value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Position change to face-down DEF is soft interaction: the monsters stay on the field and their effects still work, and the count is limited by Set cards (verified text, inferred strength). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 2 DARK Spellcaster body is a plausible generic material, but no material or link evidence is supplied (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | It can flip itself back up for a repeat trigger each turn, and it is a once-per-turn position change, but it is still a single body that a removal effect can end (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Average 1.31 copies per deck with 42 decks running two and 12 running three, and no garnet or lock is in its text (observed, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Board breaker / Going-second + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 56, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Normal Summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Flip effect converts opponent face-up monsters to face-down DEF, a soft board break that scales with Set cards
- Recycles a Ghostrick from the GY into a Set card, giving a second use of a GY body
- Runs at 1 to 2 copies, so it is cheap to include in its archetype
- Present in 215 decks, showing it is a live, practical piece in Ghostrick
Weaknesses
- Normal Summon restriction ties it to Ghostrick monsters already on the field
- Position change is soft: opponent monsters keep their effects and can still be used
- No card advantage, and the banished Set card gives only tempo
- No combo data is supplied, so its conversion value rests on text alone
Counters / choke points
- Monster removal or destruction on the Ghostrick body before or after its flip
- Effects that negate the flip trigger or the position change
Best use
Board breaker (flip-effect position change) with GY-to-Set recursion. Decks: Ghostrick. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Summon restriction: cannot be Normal Summoned unless a Ghostrick monster is controlled; Once per turn: change to face-down Defense Position; Flip effect: set a Ghostrick from the GY (banished when it leaves the field) and change opponent face-up monsters to face-down DEF, up to the number of Set cards controlled
- Observed: Present in 215 decks (66% in gameplay type 7), with 1.31 average copies per deck; Top partners include Ghostrick Angel of Mischief at 99.1% co-occurrence; Usage statistic: 66.7% inclusion in Ghostrick gameplay type 7, typically 1 copy
- Inferred: Soft board break: the flip effect is an interaction tool rather than removal; Recursion value is limited to tempo, with no card advantage; Level 2 DARK body is a plausible generic material
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied legal copies is given only for duellink (1); TCG, OCG and MasterDuel limits are not in the evidence No average starter count, so deck resilience is inferred from archetype spread alone