WIND
4Heraldic Beast Gryphon
Archetype:
Heraldic
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1000
View:
1795
You can send 1 "Heraldic Beast" monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Heraldic Beast Gryphon"; Special Summon this card from your hand, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except by Xyz Summon that uses only monsters with "Heraldic Beast" or "Number" in their original names as material. Can be treated as 2 materials for the Xyz Summon of a "Number" Xyz Monster that requires 3 or more materials. You can only use each effect of "Heraldic Beast Gryphon" once per turn.
Heraldic Beast Gryphon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Heraldic Beast Gryphon scores on its ability to be Special Summoned from hand and to supply a Level 4 body plus Number Xyz material value, which is why accessibility and material utility carry the score. Its ATK of 1600 earns nothing by itself. Its Extra Deck summon lock and Heraldic/Number restriction cost points on deckbuilding and flexibility, and the absence of combo data keeps combo conversion at text-only inference.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Special Summonable from hand with no searcher needed, and it appears in all 400 sampled decks at an average of 2.44 copies (verified text, observed deck count). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Text shows a Deck-to-GY send of another Heraldic Beast and a hand summon, but no recorded boards exist to confirm the conversion (inferred, no combo data). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | The Deck-to-GY send feeds the graveyard and is roughly card-neutral because the card leaves the hand for the field (verified text, inferred balance). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 65 | Level 4 WIND Winged Beast body that counts as 2 materials for a Number Xyz needing 3 or more; the body remains even if the effect is negated (verified text, inferred from the rubric). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Each effect is once per turn and a single negate removes the material-count and summon clauses, though the body survives in the zone (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Three-copy inclusion is common in its homes, but the Extra Deck summon lock and Heraldic/Number restriction make it awkward outside those lines (verified text, observed deck spread across 23 archetypes). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Extra Deck restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hand-summonable Level 4 body with no searcher required
- Counts as 2 materials for a Number Xyz needing 3 or more
- Present in all 400 sampled decks, typically at 2-3 copies
- Strong deck fit with Heraldic and Ryzeal partners
Weaknesses
- Extra Deck summon lock after use limits the rest of the turn
- Heraldic/Number restriction makes it awkward outside those lines
- 1600 ATK body and no interaction contribute nothing to power on their own
- Combo conversion rests on text alone because no boards were supplied
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps or quick effects that negate the hand Special Summon (inferred, rules-based)
- Monster-effect negation after the summon removes the material-count clause but leaves the body
Best use
Hand-summoned Level 4 starter and Xyz material support. Decks: Heraldic, Ryzeal (Heraldic-compatible lines), Number Xyz builds.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Special Summoned from hand (card text); Can send one other Heraldic Beast from Deck to GY (card text); Extra Deck summon restriction for the rest of the turn, except Heraldic/Number Xyz (card text); Counts as 2 materials for a Number Xyz needing 3 or more (card text); Each effect once per turn (card text); Legal in TCG and OCG
- Observed: Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks (deck data); Average 2.44 copies per deck, 3 copies most common (deck data); Spread across 23 archetypes; Heraldic 29% and Ryzeal 21% lead (deck data); Stad Whale 98.5% and Leo 98% co-occurrence with the card (deck data)
- Inferred: Body remains as a generic Level 4 material after the effect is negated; Deck-to-GY send is roughly card-neutral in resource terms; Extra Deck lock is a real cost in non-Heraldic builds
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and power index are unavailable no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for inclusion beyond the 400-deck sample no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings supplied for the Extra Deck restriction and Xyz material interaction