WIND
8Hapi, Guidance of Horus
Archetype:
Horus
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1600
View:
7992
If you control "King's Sarcophagus", you can Special Summon this card (from your GY). You can only Special Summon "Hapi, Guidance of Horus" once per turn this way. If another card(s) you control leaves the field by an opponent's card effect, while this card is in your Monster Zone (except during the Damage Step): You can target 2 cards that are banished and/or in the GYs; either add both to the hand or shuffle both into the Deck. You can only use this effect of "Hapi, Guidance of Horus" once per turn.
Hapi, Guidance of Horus — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Hapi's value comes from recovery: once King's Sarcophagus is on the field it returns from the GY, and when an opponent's card effect pushes another of your cards off the field it can add or shuffle back two cards from the banish zone or GY. The 2400 ATK and Level 8 body earn nothing on their own. The two-board combo sample averages a power index of 95, but the card is never a starter, searched, or material piece there, so combo_conversion stays moderate.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Self-summon needs King's Sarcophagus already on the field and the card has no search route in the evidence; it is live only mid-game (observed: Sarcophagus is a partner in 99% of decks; starter role and searched-for role are both 0; inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Appears in both recorded boards at power indices 100 and 90, but combo role is empty and it is never a starter (observed; the extra body and recovery are inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Recovers two cards from the banish zone or GY when its trigger fires, so it is card-advantage positive only when an opponent's effect creates the trigger (verified from text; netCardAdvantage of 4 to 5 in the boards is observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect; the only effect is recovery after an opponent's effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 50 | Level 8 WIND Beast-Warrior is a generic material body by stats, but material role is 0 in the recorded boards, so the value is inferred only (verified stats; inferred use). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Trigger needs the card in the monster zone, is once per turn, and excludes the Damage Step, so an opponent's removal can end it (verified from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Runs one copy in 378 of 400 decks with no garnet data, but it depends on King's Sarcophagus, a widely run partner, so the restriction is mild (observed; the dependency is inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Recovery/Recursion primary; no secondary role. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Recovers two cards from the banish zone or GY when the trigger fires (verified)
- Self-summons from the GY once per turn with King's Sarcophagus on the field (verified)
- Present in decks across 102 archetypes at 1 copy each (observed)
Weaknesses
- Needs King's Sarcophagus on the field to self-summon (verified)
- Recovery needs an opponent's card effect to remove another of your cards while it is in the monster zone (verified)
- No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect (verified)
Counters / choke points
- Opponent effects that remove King's Sarcophagus before the GY summon (inferred)
- Opponent removal aimed at this card, which ends the once-per-turn recovery (inferred)
Best use
GY-summoned recovery body that refills after opponent effects. Decks: Horus, Horus the Black Flame Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Self-summon from GY requires King's Sarcophagus, once per turn (card text); Recovery effect targets 2 banished and/or GY cards, add or shuffle into Deck, once per turn (card text); Level 8, WIND, Beast-Warrior, 2400 ATK (card stats)
- Observed: Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 1 copy in 378 (deck data); King's Sarcophagus present in 99% of sampled decks (top partners); Two recorded boards at power indices 100 and 90 with starter count 1 (combo data); Inclusion 76% in Horus gameplay 7 and 100% in several Horus-family archetypes (usage statistics)
- Inferred: Acts as a generic body after the GY summon, based on the Level 8 WIND stats; Opponent removal or Sarcophagus disruption would end the line
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) legal copies empty for all formats Only 2 recorded combo boards; combo role empty; starter role and material role both 0 No garnet or brick data No top-card ranking (top-card status false)