EARTH
2Quillbolt Hedgehog
ATK:
800
DEF:
800
View:
4324
If this card is in your Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You must control a Tuner monster to activate and to resolve this effect.
Quillbolt Hedgehog — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recursion/Recovery · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Quillbolt Hedgehog is a conditional graveyard recovery piece that extends Synchron combos by providing a recyclable Level 2 body. It reliably reaches the graveyard through Foolish Burial and natural milling in Synchron decks (appearing in 65% of top Synchron lists with Junk Synchron and Stardust Dragon), and its effect converts that placement into Synchro material when activated—but only if the controlling player already has a Tuner on field, which limits its utility to Tuner-based archetypes. Its 800 ATK/DEF contributes no scoring value; power comes from smooth integration into existing Synchron lines and high deck redundancy (many copies run at 2–3), not from independent board-building potential.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Reaches the graveyard reliably via Foolish Burial (48.2% of paired decks) in Synchron homes, but its activation requires an existing Tuner, making it conditional rather than freely accessible. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 62 | Acts as a Level 2 non-Tuner body extending Synchro summons within established Tuner lines (65% co-appears with Junk Synchron, the primary Synchron starter), but has no standalone one-card combo value and no combo data is supplied to confirm board progression. (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 48 | Provides a one-shot graveyard recovery with no inherent card advantage; banished on leaving the field prevents multi-turn value or recursion chains. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Contains zero opponent interaction—no disruption, removal, negation, or floodgate; purely a recursive body piece. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 58 | Offers a clean Level 2 non-Tuner body (EARTH, Machine) that fits common Synchro formulas when revived and remains usable even when blanked, though it is not itself a Tuner. (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 38 | Banished irreversibly on field exit with no protection, but mitigated by high deck redundancy (58 decks run 3 copies, 93 run 2 copies). (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Restricted to Tuner-deck context to be playable; within Synchron shells, it is a clean and splashable redundant copy at no lock or brick cost. (inferred) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 * Recursion/Recovery + 0.3 * Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40 * Intrinsic + 0.60 * Deck
Strengths
- Highly redundant in Synchron decks (1.52 avg copies; 58 decks run 3, 93 run 2)
- Clean Level 2 body enabling Synchro summons in existing Tuner lines
- Reliably reaches graveyard via Foolish Burial and natural milling (48.2% co-deck frequency)
- Tight integration with Synchron archetypes (65% paired with Junk Synchron, 65% with Stardust Dragon)
Weaknesses
- Conditional activation requiring a Tuner on field limits early-turn utility
- One-shot recovery only; banished irreversibly on field exit, preventing multi-turn value
- No inherent disruption or opponent interaction
- Restricted to Tuner-based decks; not truly splashable outside that narrow archetype family
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (negates Special Summon)
- Graveyard interaction effects (banish before field summon attempt)
- Removal during field presence (prevents reactivation path)
Best use
Graveyard-based Synchro extender and Tuner-line enabler. Decks: Junk Synchron, Synchrons, Stardust Synchron, T.G., Swordsoul.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: graveyard recovery requiring Tuner control; banished on field exit; Included in 400/400 Synchron-family decks at 1.52 avg copies; Primary partners: Junk Synchron (65%), Stardust Dragon (65%); Most common co-card: Foolish Burial (48.2%) for graveyard setup; Distinct archetypes: 55 (primarily Synchron-based)
- Observed: 65% appearance rate with Junk Synchron (primary Synchron starter); 65% appearance rate with Stardust Dragon (typical Synchron payoff); High redundancy: 58 decks run 3 copies, 93 run 2 copies; Foolish Burial paired in 48.2% of decks, indicating reliable GY setup pathway
- Inferred: Level 2 Tuner-enabling body acts as Synchro material when revived from GY; The Tuner requirement gates it to Tuner-based archetypes (not truly generic splashable); Acts as extender in existing Synchron lines, converting GY placement into Synchro enablement
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion inferred from deck evidence and card text only No banlist token—assumed 3 copies legal (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—archetype inclusion percentages derived from 400-deck sample only, not historical trends No combo examples to verify Level 2 non-Tuner into Synchro summon chains