Spell
QuickScourge of the White Forest
Archetype:
White Forest
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Tribute 1 Synchro Monster, then target 1 face-up card on the field; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then if you Tributed a "White Forest" Synchro Monster to activate this effect, you can Special Summon 1 Illusion monster from your GY. If this card is sent to the GY to activate a monster effect: You can Set this card. You can only use each effect of "Scourge of the White Forest" once per turn.
Scourge of the White Forest — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Recovery / Recursion
Why it scores here
The card's reliable output is a targeted negation of one face-up card's effects, plus a conditional Special Summon of an Illusion monster from the GY when a White Forest Synchro is Tributed. Its access depends on a White Forest Synchro already on the field, which the 400-deck sample shows is routine (100% of decks run it alongside those Synchros), so accessibility scores well. The card is not a starter or searcher in any of the six recorded boards, and it leaves no material body, so the high board power indices (67-96) on those boards are not credited to it. The score is held down by the Synchro-tribute cost, the face-up-only targeting, and the archetype-locked Synchro requirement.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 68 | Live from hand whenever a White Forest Synchro is on the field, and it appears in 400/400 sampled decks as a one-of (observed; starter role and searched-for role are both 0, so access is inferred from the Synchro partner). |
| Combo & Conversion | 42 | Its only direct board output is the GY Illusion Special Summon, which needs a White Forest Synchro Tribute; it appears in 6/6 recorded combos but never as starter or payoff (observed; the high power index is shared with the other cards on those boards). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Tributing a Synchro is a -1 cost that is only partly offset by the GY Special Summon and the GY Set clause (verified from text; net advantage is not attributable to this card in the combo data). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Negates one face-up card's effects, is Quick-Play, and works in response, but cannot target face-down cards and needs a Synchro Tribute (verified from text; the observed deck use confirms the role is real, not the score). |
| Material Utility | 8 | It is a Spell, so it has no material value; the GY-Set clause is not body value (verified from text; material role is 0). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Can be reused from the GY via the Set clause and works from hand or the field, but a single negate ends the line and the effect is once-per-turn per effect (verified from text; inferred from role). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | A one-of with no garnet and no lock on the rest of the deck, but it only plays well inside a White Forest Synchro shell, so the slot cost is real (observed deck copies 1.06 avg; inferred restriction from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 56, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Synchro-tribute gate (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Targeted negation of a face-up card's effects is flexible at Quick-Play speed
- Activation is live from hand whenever a White Forest Synchro is on the field
- Can be Set from the GY, so the card can be reused
- One-of cost in a broadly played shell
Weaknesses
- Requires a face-up Synchro to Tribute, which is a real cost
- Cannot target face-down cards
- Not a starter, searcher, or material body in any recorded combo
- Only useful inside the White Forest Synchro shell
Counters / choke points
- Opponent effects that negate it in response or that bounce the Synchro first
- Opponent plays from face-down cards, which this card cannot target
Best use
Negate a face-up threat and revive an Illusion monster from the GY when a White Forest Synchro is Tributed. Decks: White Forest Synchro shells (Diabellstar, White Forest, Azamina). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Tribute 1 Synchro Monster is a cost for the negation; Targets 1 face-up card and negates its effects until the end of the turn; GY Special Summon of an Illusion monster needs a White Forest Synchro Tribute; Once-per-turn per effect
- Observed: Appears in 400/400 sampled decks at 1 copy (avg 1.06), with 27 distinct archetypes; Co-occurs with White Forest Synchros in 95-100% of decks; Appears in 6/6 recorded combos, with none as starter, searched, material, or payoff
- Inferred: Access depends on a White Forest Synchro being on the field; Negation role is real because the observed use is consistent with its text
- Data gaps: no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combos evidence is only 6 boards, so combo conversion is thin no top-card data ranking