EARTH
5
9Qliphort Scout
Archetype:
Qli
ATK:
1000
DEF:
2800
View:
3636
[ Pendulum Effect ] You cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Qli" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. Once per turn: You can pay 800 LP; add 1 "Qli" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Qliphort Scout". [ Monster Effect ] ''Booting in Replica Mode... An error has occurred while executing C:\sophia\zefra.exe Unknown publisher. Allow C:\tierra\qliphort.exe ? ...[Y] Booting in Autonomy Mode...''
Qliphort Scout — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 65 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 67 · Deck: 68 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Qliphort Scout is a reliable deck searcher whose core strength lies in consistent accessibility and resource generation for Qliphort archetypes. The once-per-turn search effect fuels Qli combo lines with its partner cards (Monolith, Stealth, Carrier) at 2.53 copies per deck on average, enabling solid board development. However, the card lacks any disruption or negation, and the Qliphort lock—while intentional design—restricts summoning flexibility and limits splashability beyond Qli homes. High copy inclusion (75% run 3) creates bricking risk when multiple copies clog the hand early, dragging the score down from what pure search efficiency alone might suggest.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 92 | Runs in 231/231 examined decks with 75% running 3 copies and Summoner's Art at 89.6% co-deck rate, confirming extreme ease of access in opening hands or via tutors (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 65 | No combo data provided to measure empirically; the once-per-turn search accelerates partner cards like Monolith and Stealth, but the card itself does not form a combo engine (inferred from lack of combo appearances; observed deck frequency). |
| Resource Economy | 72 | Generates +1 card per activation via tutor at 800 LP cost (~2% of starting HP), sustainable across multiple turns with once-per-turn activation (verified from text and resource math). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | Zero opponent interaction—no negation, disruption, or removal; the Qliphort lock is a summoning restriction, not an interactive strength (verified from card text showing no disruptive effect). |
| Material Utility | 58 | Level 5 body useful as Synchro or Xyz material in Qli lines, but pendulum zone occupancy and the lock's restriction on summoned monsters reduce flexibility and ease of material conversion (inferred from card frame and archetype design). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 71 | Pendulum lock cannot be negated and the card has multi-turn search activation, but no recursion or bounce recovery if destroyed; moderate resilience for a Qli core piece (verified from 'cannot be negated' text; observed from deck stability across 2022–2026). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | High copy burden (75% run 3 copies) creates multi-copy hand scenarios and bricking risk despite Summoner's Art mitigation; the Qliphort lock is a self-imposed summoning restriction (observed from copy distribution; verified from lock text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 × Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 × Combo Enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 67, Deck ≈ 68, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Severe garnet/brick risk (-3); Self-imposed summoning lock (-2); Intentional archetype lock (partial offset) (2). Final formula: 0.40 × Intrinsic (67) + 0.60 × Deck (68) = 68, minus modifiers = 65
Strengths
- Extremely accessible as an opening hand card and through Summoner's Art (89.6% co-deck rate)
- Provides consistent card advantage via search (once per turn, 800 LP cost is negligible)
- Core to Qliphort strategy with 70% of sample running it; serves as a resource engine
- Non-negatable Qli lock enables focused Qli-only lines and prevents accidental non-Qli contamination
- Redundancy is high (75% run 3 copies), ensuring multiple draw windows in long games
Weaknesses
- High copy inclusion (75% run 3) creates significant multi-copy hand scenarios and bricking risk
- Zero opponent interaction—no disruption, negation, or removal capability
- Qliphort lock severely limits splashability outside Qli homes, capping archetype diversity
- Depends on Summoner's Art to mitigate bricking (89.6% co-deck rate suggests high dependency)
- No combo data available to verify actual conversion rate in real play lines
Counters / choke points
- Pendulum zone disruption (cards that destroy or lock pendulum zones prevent activation)
- Hand traps that negate searches (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion)
- Deck-mill effects that remove Qli targets before search resolves
- Skill Drain and similar floodgates (negates the search effect if active)
Best use
Deck searcher and resource engine for Qliphort combos. Decks: Qliphort, Qli-Metalfoes hybrid. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Pendulum lock ('you cannot special summon except Qli monsters') and once-per-turn search effect (800 LP cost, excludes Scout itself); Non-negatable Qli lock confirmed by 'This effect cannot be negated' clause; Qliphort archetype membership (card_archetype = 'Qli'); Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks (all legal)
- Observed: Deck inclusion: 231/231 decks run Scout (100% of sample); Copy distribution: 174 decks run 3, 52 run 1, 5 run 2 (75% favor triple); Top partner: Summoner's Art at 89.6% co-deck rate confirms high search accessibility; Archetype homes: Qliphort 70% (multiple variants), Metalfoes 20%, others 10%; 19 distinct archetypes observed, but 90% are Qli-aligned
- Inferred: Combo enabler role: Scout searches enable Qli combo lines via partners (Monolith, Stealth, Carrier), inferred from top partner overlap and Qli archetype synergies; Material utility: Level 5 frame enables Synchro/Xyz material conversion, inferred from pendulum monster frame and Qli pool; Qli lock is intentional archetype design constraint to focus deck-building around Qli monsters; Splashability is severely limited by the Qli lock, restricting true generic utility to Pendulum/Qli ecosystems
- Data gaps: No combo data: 0 combo appearances; combo_conversion is text-inference only, unverified by recorded boards No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited); no TCG/OCG banlist restrictions noted No usage statistics (StatisticsCard): archetype inclusion % inferred from 231-deck sample only, not validated against broader historical data No top-card ranking: no tournament/meta position data; assumes deck-building from player submissions, not competitive results