LIGHT
4Ra's Disciple
ATK:
1100
DEF:
600
View:
9367
When this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon up to 2 "Ra's Disciple" from your hand and/or Deck. Cannot be Tributed, except for the Tribute Summon of "Slifer the Sky Dragon", "Obelisk the Tormentor", or "The Winged Dragon of Ra". You cannot Special Summon monsters, except by the effect of "Ra's Disciple".
Ra's Disciple — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 59 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body
Why it scores here
Ra's Disciple excels at resource ramp in Egyptian God decks, converting a single summon into up to three bodies via its special summon effect—clean fuel for the three Egyptian Gods it explicitly supports. However, its severe special summon lock (no other special summons allowed) binds it to a single strategic line, and the zero combo data means its actual performance in broader contexts remains unverified. The card's 100% inclusion across 58 archetypes suggests genuine utility as a tech piece, but the bimodal copy distribution (184 decks with 1×, 215 with 3×) indicates context-dependent value: core in Egyptian God, constraining in others.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 75 | Level 4 Fairy easily summoned and appears in all 400 sampled decks, with strong inclusion in Egyptian God (24%) and broad tech spread across 58 archetypes (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 70 | Text shows one card ramps to up to three bodies by special summoning two more copies from hand/deck; this is solid ramp but zero combo boards leave depth unverified (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 70 | Effect provides net +2 special summon advantage when additional copies are available in hand/deck; the lock trades deck flexibility for focused resource generation (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | Card has zero disruption, removal, negation, or hand-trap utility; it is purely a ramp and body generator (verified) |
| Material Utility | 75 | Perfect tribute material for the three Egyptian Gods it names and requires; completely locked out from all other tribute and material roles (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | One-time summoning effect with no persistence or protection; negation of the effect or removal after board setup collapses the line entirely (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Clean and focused in Egyptian God decks (24% of sample, running 3×); the special summon lock creates severe deck-building constraints in the 76% of decks using it as 1× tech (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Starter. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 59, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Deck-building constraint in non-Egyptian archetypes (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts one card into up to three bodies via multi-summon effect
- Clean ramp mechanic with no resource cost beyond deck space
- 100% inclusion across all 400 sampled decks indicates broad accessibility
- Perfect tribute provider for Egyptian God monsters; enables their summon lines
- Appears across 58 distinct archetypes, showing adaptability as tech slot
Weaknesses
- Special summon lock ('Cannot Special Summon except by Ra's Disciple') restricts deck flexibility
- Completely restricted from non-Egyptian God tribute summons; cannot feed other boss monsters
- One-time summoning effect; no persistent value once tributed away
- Zero combo verification leaves board depth and true performance unconfirmed
- Bimodal copy distribution (1× vs 3×) suggests struggling value as tech outside primary archetype
Counters / choke points
- Negation during summon (Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Called by the Grave, Veiler)
- Removal of the card before tribute summon resolves
- Hand traps targeting the special summons
- Lockdown effects preventing tribute summons (Dimensional Barrier, certain floodgates)
Best use
Tribute ramp engine and body generator. Decks: Egyptian God, Branded/Despia Egyptian hybrid.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Summoning effect special summons up to 2 more Ra's Disciples from hand/deck; Cannot be tributed except for Slifer/Obelisk/Ra; Locks out all other special summons; Appears in 400/400 (100%) of sampled decks; Level 4 Fairy, LIGHT attribute, 1100 ATK / 600 DEF; Distinct archetypes: 58; archetypes: Egyptian God 24%, Branded 14.2%, Despia 8.2%
- Observed: Copy distribution is bimodal (184 with 1×, 215 with 3×), suggesting core vs tech usage split; Average copies per deck: 2.08 (skewed toward 3× group); Top partners are generic staples (Ash Blossom, Monster Reborn) and Egyptian God support (Ra); Appears as tech in 76% of non-Egyptian God archetypes in sample
- Inferred: One card ramps to up to three bodies if two additional copies are in hand/deck; The special summon lock is a core mechanic in Egyptian God (strategic feature) and a penalty outside it (deck constraint); The 58-archetype spread indicates it fills a ramp/body-generation role across the meta; The 1× tech usage suggests it's searchable and situational, not always needed
- Data gaps: Zero combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; cannot verify actual board-building depth or whether Egyptian God ramp lines appear in the tracked combo corpus No guides supplied — no expert context on the card's role or inclusion reasoning across the 58 archetypes No banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) per deck; cannot verify if any format restricts it No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from 400-deck sample only; historical trend data absent No tournament rankings or 'top card' data — cannot confirm whether the card's 100% deck inclusion translates to competitive success