WATER
Number 87: Queen of the Night
ATK:
3200
DEF:
2800
View:
3502
3 Level 8 monsters Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then activate 1 of these effects. ● Target 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls; while this card is face-up on the field, that Set card cannot be activated. ● Target 1 Plant-Type monster on the field; change that target to face-down Defense Position. ● Target 1 face-up monster on the field; that target gains 300 ATK.
Number 87: Queen of the Night — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Removal/Negation, Floodgate/Control
Why it scores here
This Rank 8 Xyz is a heavy-cost, soft-disruption end-board piece that generates no intrinsic advantage but provides consistent board control in Plant-heavy decks like Rikka. The once-per-turn Spell/Trap seal is its most relevant effect going second, while the Plant-flip is archetype-specific utility; its 3200 ATK body is serviceable defensive presence. The expense of three Level 8 summon materials and absence of combo-driving potential limit its power ceiling. The card performs as a natural, expected destination in Rikka (70.6% of decks), not as a standout power piece, and its disruption is soft enough that opponents retain recovery options.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Requires 3 Level 8 monsters, moderately restrictive but achievable in Rikka (70.6% of 262 decks); appears with 88.2% co-deck rate alongside Rikka Strenna, suggesting consistent summoning in homes. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | The card generates no intrinsic advantage and serves as an end-board destination, not a combo driver; no combo data supplied to verify practical contribution. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Requires 3 Level 8 materials, consumes Xyz Materials each turn, and produces zero card advantage; pure resource sink. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 50 | Once-per-turn Spell/Trap seal provides soft disruption; Plant-flip is archetype-specific; 300 ATK boost is negligible. Sealing S/T is useful going second but not a hard lock. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 55 | 3200 ATK / 2800 DEF Plant body is serviceable; Rank 8 Xyz limits reuse in non-Xyz decks; useful as material when blanked. (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 60 | Functions as a 3200 ATK body that survives most single-card removal and can disrupt over multiple turns via material consumption; utility exhausted once materials gone. (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Requires 3 Level 8 materials, limiting to decks naturally producing them; appears in 262 decks with avg 1.13 copies and 75% Rikka inclusion, suggesting manageable deck cost in Plant/Synchro homes. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7·Boss/End-board + 0.3·Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Soft Spell/Trap disruption useful in going-second contexts
- Serviceable 3200 ATK defensive body
- Natural home in Rikka with 70.6% deck inclusion
- Multi-turn utility via once-per-turn activation
Weaknesses
- Expensive 3 Level 8 summoning cost severely limits splashability
- Once-per-turn soft disruption with no hard lock
- Conditional effects (targeting, Plant-Type availability, Set S/T availability)
- Eventual Xyz Material exhaustion removes utility
- Generates zero card advantage
Counters / choke points
- Negation of effect activation (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, effect negation traps)
- Spot removal before Material use
- Decks with minimal Set Spell/Traps reduce sealing effect value
- Plant-Type decks face reduced utility from monster-flip effect
Best use
End-board disruption and defensive presence. Decks: Rikka, Sunavalon, Aroma. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Requires 3 Level 8 monsters to summon (card text); 3200 ATK / 2800 DEF Plant-Type body (card text); Once-per-turn disruption: seals Set Spell/Trap from activation, flips Plant-Type face-down, or grants 300 ATK (card text); Appears in 262 decks with 70.6% in Rikka archetype (deck evidence); Included in 75% of tracked Rikka (gameplay 7) decks at 1 typical copy (usage statistics)
- Observed: 88.2% co-deck rate with Rikka Queen Strenna and Teardrop the Rikka Queen (deck evidence); Average 1.13 copies per deck, mostly 1x (235/262 decks) (deck evidence); Appears across 38 distinct archetypes (deck evidence); Primary in gameplay types 7 (54.2%) and 4 (40.8%) (deck evidence)
- Inferred: Functions as an end-board/Boss piece in Rikka combo chains (text + deck context); Provides soft going-second disruption via Spell/Trap sealing (text + role); Serviceable as Plant-Type material when effect is negated (text); Level 8 requirement moderates deckbuilding cost in Rikka (archetype knowledge)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; cannot verify practical combo synergy or how this Xyz is deployed in recorded boards No guides supplied — missing human expert context on role performance and matchup viability No banlist token — assumed unlimited copies (accurate as of OCG/TCG current format)