DARK
8Imprisoned Queen Archfiend
Archetype:
Archfiend
ATK:
2600
DEF:
1700
View:
4492
During each of your Standby Phases, you must pay 1000 Life Points (this is not optional), or this card is destroyed. During your Standby Phase: Target 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend-Type monster on the field; that target gains 1000 ATK until the End Phase. "Pandemonium" must be on the field and this card must be in your Graveyard to activate and to resolve this effect.
Imprisoned Queen Archfiend — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 40 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 37 · Deck: 41 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Imprisoned Queen Archfiend's power is limited by what it converts to. Its only effect is a Standby Phase +1000 ATK boost to a Level 4-or-lower Fiend, and it can only be activated from the Graveyard with Pandemonium on the field, while the card itself costs 1000 LP each Standby Phase or is destroyed. That is a life-point tax with no card advantage and no interaction. Its 2600 ATK and Level 8 body earn only modest material value, and the 11 decks that run it (mostly Archfiend, 5 of 11) confirm it is a consistent include rather than a strong card by itself, so the high partner co-occurrence does not raise the score much. No combo evidence was supplied, so combo conversion is scored from text alone.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Live only once in the Graveyard with Pandemonium on the field, and no searcher or route to the Graveyard is in the evidence beyond deck co-occurrence with Foolish Burial and Call of the Archfiend (observed in 9 of 11 decks, but not confirmed as a route to this card) (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Its effect converts into only a +1000 ATK boost on one Level 4-or-lower Fiend per turn, with no board creation (verified from card text); no combo examples were supplied to confirm a larger line (data gap). |
| Resource Economy | 10 | The mandatory 1000 LP payment each Standby Phase is a cost with no return, and no draw, search or recursion is printed on the card (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negation, removal or hand-trap effect, so it offers no opponent interaction (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 40 | A Level 8 Fiend with 2600 ATK is a usable material body for Fiend or Archfiend lines, but no observed material use was supplied (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Its effect only works from the Graveyard, which depends on Pandemonium staying on the field, and the mandatory Standby payment is a constant drain on the controller (verified from card text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | It runs as a single copy in all 11 decks and has no garnet or lock restriction, but it does require Pandemonium and a life-point budget to be worth playing (observed in deck copies; the Pandemonium requirement is verified from card text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) weights, no secondary blend applied because the card has no strong secondary role in the evidence. Intrinsic ≈ 37, Deck ≈ 41, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistent single-copy inclusion across 11 recent decks, with 5 in Archfiend (observed)
- Level 8 Fiend 2600 ATK body usable as material (inferred)
- Effect has a clear, low-complexity Standby Phase boost (verified)
Weaknesses
- Mandatory 1000 LP payment every Standby Phase with no return (verified)
- Effect works only from the Graveyard and requires Pandemonium on the field (verified)
- No interaction, no card advantage, and no combo evidence supplied (verified)
Counters / choke points
- Opponents can hit the Graveyard or remove the card before its effect is used (inferred)
- Life-point pressure can make the mandatory payment a liability (inferred)
Best use
Utility. Decks: Archfiend, Labrynth, Blue-Eyes, Burning Abyss, Dark World. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Standby Phase: pay 1000 LP or the card is destroyed; Standby Phase: target a Level 4-or-lower Fiend to gain 1000 ATK until End Phase; Effect requires Pandemonium on the field and this card in the Graveyard; Single copy in all 11 decks
- Observed: Present in 11 of the 11 recent decks, 5 of them Archfiend; Top partners co-occur in 81–91% of decks; Mostly gameplay type 6 (9 of 11 decks)
- Inferred: Usable as material for Fiend or Archfiend lines based on Level 8 and Fiend type; Foolish Burial and Call of the Archfiend are a likely route to the Graveyard
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only Pandemonium is not in the partner list, so its availability is unevidenced no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)