LIGHT
7Protecting Spirit Loagaeth
ATK:
2400
DEF:
2100
View:
4511
If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can target 1 monster on the field; it cannot be destroyed by battle this turn. You can only use each of the following effects of "Protecting Spirit Loagaeth" once per turn. If an effect of a Fairy monster you control is activated (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can target 1 face-up card your opponent controls and 1 Attack Position monster you control; banish that opponent's card, and if you do, change your monster to Defense Position.
Protecting Spirit Loagaeth — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
Protecting Spirit Loagaeth earns its score as a reliable free-extension piece in Fairy-type strategies: the once-per-turn self-Special Summon from hand fires automatically whenever any Fairy effect activates, placing a Level-7 LIGHT Fairy body at zero card cost that can enable Rank-7 Xyz or Link plays. Its banish removal targets any face-up opponent card—monster, spell, or trap—which is genuine hard removal at near-zero hand cost. It does not score in the upper range because it is strictly locked out of non-Fairy decks, no combo evidence exists to corroborate actual conversion patterns, and a Level-7 requires existing board presence to convert its body into a meaningful play. High ATK and DEF did not factor into the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Self-Special Summons from hand whenever any Fairy effect activates—extremely common in Agent, Solfachord, Melodious, and Herald decks—and 307 sampled decks confirm it is consistently included as a live extender, though it is entirely dead outside Fairy-type strategies. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | A free Level-7 LIGHT Fairy alongside an existing board opens Rank-7 Xyz plays (Masterflare Hyperion appears in 43.6% of partner decks) or Link extensions, but zero combo appearances preclude any verified conversion data. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 58 | The self-Summon costs zero cards; the banish effect removes an opponent's face-up card while only repositioning one of your own monsters to Defense Position, netting roughly even to slightly positive card advantage. (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 52 | Banishing any face-up opponent card is hard, recovery-resistant removal, but the effect requires targeting an Attack Position monster you control, making it interruptible via opponent protection effects or your own empty board. (inferred) |
| Material Utility | 58 | Level 7, LIGHT, Fairy is a functional Rank-7 Xyz material and supports LIGHT-attribute synergies; the body remains useful even when its own effects are negated, as confirmed by co-presence with Bystial/Dogmatika partners across 11 and 6 decks respectively. (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 48 | Can re-enter from hand across multiple turns as long as Fairy effects keep activating, but becomes completely inert once all Fairy bodies are cleared or their effects negated, creating a strong dependency on the surrounding board state. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Runs at 1 copy in 237 of 307 decks (avg 1.29 copies), belongs to no archetype requiring dedicated search infrastructure, imposes no naming lock, and is legal at 3 in all its formats—a clean 1-of slot cost inside any Fairy strategy. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Fairy-trigger condition (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Free Special Summon from hand in any Fairy deck at zero card cost whenever a Fairy effect activates
- Banish removal hits any face-up card (monster, spell, or trap), which is hard removal and difficult for the opponent to recover from
- Level 7 LIGHT Fairy is functional Rank-7 Xyz material and supports LIGHT-attribute synergies across multiple archetypes
- Sustained multi-year presence in 307 decks across 65 archetypes confirms broad Fairy compatibility
- Destruction trigger provides incidental battle protection to another monster when this card is removed from the field
Weaknesses
- Completely non-functional in non-Fairy decks; requires an active Fairy effect on field to enter from hand
- Level 7 cannot be Normal Summoned without a Tribute, making it a hard brick in hand if the self-Summon condition is unavailable
- Banish effect shifts the targeted monster to Defense Position, reducing offensive output for that turn
- Zero combo appearances in the evidence base prevent any verified analysis of actual board conversion
- Both active effects are once-per-turn, limiting burst value in extended Fairy effect chains
Counters / choke points
- Negating or chaining through the triggering Fairy monster's effect prevents the self-Summon entirely
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (co-run in 53.4% of partner decks) or Infinite Impermanence can negate the banish removal effect
- Anti-targeting protection on the opponent's key card blocks the banish removal before it resolves
Best use
Free extender that places a Level-7 LIGHT Fairy body and provides banish spot removal in Fairy-type strategies. Decks: The Agent, Solfachord, Melodious, Herald, Darklord. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Self-Special Summon from hand once per turn when a Fairy monster you control activates an effect, except during the Damage Step — card text; Banish one face-up opponent card by targeting it alongside one Attack Position monster you control, then change that monster to Defense Position — card text; Destruction trigger: if destroyed by battle or card effect while on field, protect one targeted monster on field from battle destruction this turn — card text; Both active effects carry an explicit once-per-turn restriction by name — card text; Played in 307 decks, primarily Agent and Fairy archetypes, averaging 1.29 copies over 237 (x1), 52 (x2), and 18 (x3) distributions — deck sample; 65 distinct archetypes across the sample confirm broad Fairy-deck compatibility — deck sample
- Observed: Deck recency spans 2022-05-17 to 2026-09-11, confirming sustained multi-year play across multiple formats — deck sample; 237 of 307 decks run exactly 1 copy, indicating a utility extender slot rather than a core searcher — deck sample; Top partners align with Agent/Fairy core: Protector of The Agents - Moon (55%), Celestial Knightlord Parshath (53.7%), Majesty Hyperion (52.4%), Masterflare Hyperion (43.6%) — deck sample
- Inferred: Level-7 LIGHT Fairy body enables Rank-7 Xyz plays (Masterflare Hyperion is a confirmed partner) in Agent-style Fairy boards — text plus partner evidence; Banish effect provides hard spot removal at near-zero cost relative to hand traps, though targeting and position-change requirements reduce flexibility — text analysis; In-hand bricking is a meaningful risk in game states where Fairy bodies have been cleared or their effects negated before this card can self-Summon — text analysis
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion scoring is entirely text-based inference No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies legal) across all formats No StatisticsCard usage statistics — archetype inclusion percentages derived from the 307-deck sample only Guide evidence is a single Vietnamese Darklord guide with a minimal snippet; no detailed guide analysis of the card's actual role is available