Spell
NormalInfernity Paranoia
Archetype:
Infernity
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Tribute 1 DARK monster; Special Summon 1 "Infernity" monster from your Deck or GY with the same Level but a different name, but negate its effects. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "Infernity" monster in your GY; add it to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Infernity Paranoia" per turn.
Infernity Paranoia — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 57.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Infernity Paranoia converts itself into a same-Level Infernity body from the Deck or GY for a Tribute, and its GY effect returns a dead Infernity monster to hand, so it works as both an engine and a recursion piece. Its score is held down by the lack of any combo, guide or usage-statistics data, the Infernity-only targeting restriction, and the fact that its summoned body is negated by the card itself. The 100% co-occurrence with Infernity Necromancer and Infernity Launcher reflects a deck staple rather than proof of strength, so it is not credited as power. Its 117-deck presence is treated as accessibility evidence only.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | 117 of 117 sampled decks run it in the Main Deck, though averaging 1.21 copies, which suggests it is a single-copy line rather than a reliably drawn card (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Text converts one Tribute into one negated same-Level Infernity Special Summon from Deck or GY, a single extra body with no recorded combo boards to confirm more (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Banishing itself from the GY to add one Infernity monster is a net +1 recursion, offset by the Tribute cost of the summon line (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 12 | No opponent-facing negate, removal or hand-trap effect; the only negation applies to the monster it summons (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 30 | The card is a Spell and cannot be material itself; the body it summons is negated, so its material value is limited (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 58 | Usable from the Deck or GY and recurs from the GY, but limited to once per turn and Main Phase use, with no interaction resistance (verified from text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Single-copy staple with no garnet or lock, but it only targets Infernity monsters and therefore restricts the deck it sits in (observed for copies, inferred for restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 57.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Universal inclusion across the sampled Infernity decks (117 of 117)
- Summons from Deck or GY, so it works from several zones
- GY banish gives recursion of an Infernity monster to hand
Weaknesses
- Only targets Infernity monsters, so it has no value outside that archetype
- The summoned body is negated by the card itself
- Once per turn and Main Phase limits, with no interaction resistance
- No recorded combo boards to confirm conversion
Counters / choke points
- Negation or hand traps on the Tribute or Special Summon chain
- Any interaction that stops the GY recursion on the summoned body
Best use
Level-matched Infernity extender with GY recursion. Decks: Infernity Necromancer / Infernity Launcher builds. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: Tribute 1 DARK monster; Special Summon a same-Level Infernity monster with a different name from Deck or GY, negating its effects; Text: GY banish to add an Infernity monster from GY to hand, Main Phase only, once per turn; 117 of 117 sampled decks run it in the Main Deck
- Observed: Average 1.21 copies per deck, with 98 decks running 1 copy; Co-occurs in 100% of decks with Infernity Necromancer and Infernity Launcher
- Inferred: Acts as a Starter/Extender for Infernity lines; Net +1 recursion from GY banish offset by the Tribute cost
- Data gaps: Card type is listed as Spell Card, but the description reads like a monster effect (Tribute, Special Summon, negation); the type field should be checked against the source No combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only No guides supplied No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) available No banlist token; assumed 3 copies