Spell
NormalHieratic Seal of Convocation
Archetype:
Hieratic
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Add 1 "Hieratic" monster from your Deck to your hand.
Hieratic Seal of Convocation — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Starter
Why it scores here
The card's value is its role as a Hieratic-only searcher: it turns one card into one Hieratic monster, which is the link the archetype's engine runs on. It is run three copies in 298 of 320 sampled decks, so access is very reliable, but that consistency reflects a staple slot rather than raw strength. It has no interaction, cannot be used as material, and its archetype-locked text caps how portable it is, so the score stays in the high 50s.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Three copies in 298 of 320 decks, with 28% of decks in the Hieratic archetype and high-frequency partners such as Hieratic Dragon of Su (observed; deck evidence). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | No combo boards are recorded, so conversion rests on the text alone: a search into a Hieratic monster that feeds the engine (inferred; text plus partner data). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | A one-for-one search that replaces itself with a monster, giving roughly even card count with a card-quality gain (inferred; card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negation, removal, or disruption effect (verified; card text). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A Spell card cannot be used as material, so the body value is zero (verified; card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Three copies give redundancy across the opening, but the card is a single Spell that a generic hand trap or negation can answer (inferred; partner data shows Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring co-run in 72% of decks). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Three copies in a staple slot with no garnet or lock restriction and a common archetype home (observed; deck evidence). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Searcher/Tutor primary role, no secondary blend (no secondary role weights supplied). Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Reliable access to a Hieratic monster from the deck
- Present in nearly every sampled Hieratic-based deck at three copies
- Cheap to run with no garnet or lock restriction
Weaknesses
- No interaction or board presence of its own
- Cannot serve as material
- Value is tied to the Hieratic archetype, limiting portability
Counters / choke points
- Generic negation or hand traps that respond to a Spell activation (inferred; the card text does not state a response window)
Best use
Searcher for the Hieratic monster package. Decks: Hieratic, Hieratics, Hieratic-based builds with Hieratic Dragon of Su and Hieratic Dragon King of Atum. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Spell card: add 1 Hieratic monster from Deck to hand (card text); Spell cards cannot be used as material (card type); Ran at 3 copies in 298 of 320 decks (deck evidence)
- Observed: Hieratic archetype accounts for 90 of 320 decks (28.1%); Hieratic Dragon of Su appears alongside it in 89.1% of decks; Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring appears in 72.2% of decks
- Inferred: Acts as a one-for-one search with a card-quality gain; Redundancy from three copies supports consistent access; Value depends on the Hieratic engine being the deck's plan
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only card text supplied does not state any once-per-turn or cost restriction, so none is assumed