EARTH
6Hieracosphinx
Archetype:
Sphinx
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1200
View:
2754
Your opponent cannot select a face-down Defense Position monster as an attack target.
Hieracosphinx — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 43 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 44 · Deck: 42 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Hieracosphinx scores mainly as a generic Level 6 Rock body. Its 2400 ATK and Level 6 stats earn nothing by themselves, and its only effect is a narrow restriction that stops the opponent from attacking face-down Defense Position monsters. Deck spread across 4 archetypes and 1-copy usage supports a modest score, but the sample is small (7 decks) and there is no combo or searcher evidence, so combo conversion is text-only.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Live as a Level 6 monster in hand, but no searcher or starter route appears in the evidence (no combo data) (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Does nothing on its own beyond being a body; no recorded combo boards exist, so the score rests on text alone (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 10 | No card advantage, search, or recursion in the effect text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | The effect only blocks attacks on face-down DEF monsters, which is narrow and situational (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | Plain Earth Rock Level 6 body, a generic material; its body value does not depend on the effect (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Nothing supports multi-zone or multi-turn value; the effect needs a face-down DEF monster on the field (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Runs 1-of in 6 of 7 sampled decks with no garnet or lock; cheap to run (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 44, Deck ≈ 42, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Level 6 Rock body is a usable generic material
- Appears in 7 sampled decks across 4 archetypes, usually 1 copy
- Cheap to run: 1-of, no garnet or lock
Weaknesses
- Effect only protects face-down DEF monsters from attack; narrow and situational
- No combo or searcher evidence; does nothing alone
- No recovery, card advantage, or interaction beyond the one restriction
Counters / choke points
- Effects that remove or destroy without attacking are unaffected by the restriction (inferred from text)
- Face-up or non-DEF monsters are never protected by the effect (verified from text)
Best use
Level 6 material body with a defensive side effect. Decks: Guardian Sphinx / Criosphinx Sphinx-leaning decks, Mimighoul, Greed, and Hole decks. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: opponent cannot select a face-down DEF monster as an attack target; Level 6 Earth Rock, ATK 2400 / DEF 1200; Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks
- Observed: Appears in 7 sampled decks; 6 run 1 copy, 1 runs 2 (avg 1.14); Guardian Sphinx co-occurs in 85.7% of decks; 0 recorded combo boards contain the card
- Inferred: Usable as a generic Level 6 Rock material body; Effect-negation would not remove its body value
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only only 7 decks in the sample — thin deck evidence no rulings supplied