EARTH
4Rose Witch
Archetype:
Rose Dragon
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1000
View:
3530
This card can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a Plant-Type monster.
Rose Witch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 60 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Combo enabler, Utility
Why it scores here
Rose Witch enables cheaper tribute summons for Plant-Type monsters, most notably feeding Black Rose Dragon and other Rose Dragon Synchro bosses. The card's value comes primarily from reducing deck redundancy (one card equals two tributes) and serving as a solid Level 4 Plant body for combo lines, rather than generating card advantage by itself. Its accessibility is moderate—it appears consistently in Rose Dragon decks via Lonefire Blossom tutoring, though it can be a mild brick in opening hands lacking tribute targets. The 1600 ATK is respectable for material value even when the effect is unused, keeping it playable across multiple plant-based archetypes.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Appears in 12 recent decks at 1.42 copies per deck with strong tutoring support via Lonefire Blossom (75% co-deck rate), though can be a mild opening brick without tribute targets. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Card text enables tribute cost reduction for high-impact Plant bosses like Black Rose Dragon (83% co-deck), but the card itself does not initiate combo lines and provides no inherent board-building value. (verified) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Provides neutral resource efficiency by converting one card into two tribute equivalents, compressing deck slots but generating no card advantage. (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no disruption, negation, removal, or opponent interaction—it is purely a utility cost-reducer. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 70 | Solid Level 4 Plant body with 1600 ATK usable as Synchro/Xyz/Fusion material even when blanked, aligning with top partners Black Rose Dragon and fitting multiple Plant-based archetypes. (observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Once on field, the card is a simple body without recursion or recovery, making it vulnerable to removal, though its effect requires no activation cost or specific condition. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Clean include in Plant decks with no Special Summon restrictions or negative deck interactions, though utility is fully conditional on running tribute-target monsters. (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body primary role. Intrinsic ≈ 60, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Mild brick penalty (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Enables tribute summons of powerful Plant bosses (Black Rose Dragon, Blue Rose Dragon, Red Rose Dragon) with strong co-deck presence (66–83%)
- Solid Level 4 Plant body with 1600 ATK for use as Synchro/Xyz/Fusion material
- Searchable via Lonefire Blossom (75% co-deck rate) and other Plant tutors
- Deck compression benefit—reducing tribute cost allows more consistency and flexibility in deck building
Weaknesses
- No card advantage generation; purely a cost/deck-efficiency reducer
- Can be a dead card in opening hand without tribute targets
- Zero opponent interaction or disruption—cannot respond to opponent threats
- Fragile body once on field—vulnerable to removal with no recovery
- Effect utility is entirely conditional on running specific tribute-target monsters
Counters / choke points
- Removal effects that destroy or return the card to hand/deck
- Decks running minimal or no tribute-summoning engine
- Hand traps that prevent special summons or block tutoring (e.g., Ash Blossom on Lonefire)
Best use
Tribute cost-reducer and Level 4 Plant material provider. Decks: Rose Dragon, Plant-based tribute decks, Synchro-heavy Plant strategies.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'This card can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a Plant-Type monster.'; Appears in 12 recent decks, primarily Rose Dragon-focused strategies; Paired with Black Rose Dragon in 83.3% of decks running Rose Witch, confirming primary enabling role; No card advantage generation; purely a cost/deck-compression utility
- Observed: Average 1.42 copies per deck (distribution: 9 decks with 1 copy, 1 with 2, 2 with 3 copies); Strong partnership with Black Rose Dragon (83.3%) and Lonefire Blossom (75% co-deck rate); Appears across 6 distinct archetypes including Harpie, Generaider, and Solemn, suggesting Plant-type value beyond Rose Dragon homes; Consistent inclusion in high-synergy Rose Dragon decks alongside other Rose Dragon boss monsters (Blue Rose, Red Rose, Roxrose, etc.)
- Inferred: Card enables cost-reduced summoning of high-impact Plant bosses, providing deck-building flexibility and consistency; Useful as Level 4 Plant body for Synchro/Xyz/Fusion material lines even when effect is blanked or unused; Mild brick risk when drawn in opening hand without immediate tribute targets or access to tutors like Lonefire Blossom; Accessibility moderated by dependence on tutors for consistency in non-Rose Dragon homes
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion is text-only inference with no board-building evidence or structural role confirmation No guides supplied—role context and popularity inferred from deck partnerships only No banlist token—assumed 3 copies unlimited; impact if limited to 1–2 copies is speculative No usage statistics (StatisticsCard rows)—archetype inclusion percentages inferred from small 12-deck sample; larger historical sample would clarify consistency across formats