FIRE
4Shiranui Solitaire
Archetype:
Shiranui
ATK:
500
DEF:
0
View:
6515
You can Tribute 1 Zombie monster; Special Summon 1 Zombie Tuner with 0 DEF from your Deck. If this card is banished: You can target 1 of your banished "Shiranui" monsters, except "Shiranui Solitaire", or up to 2 instead if "Shiranui Style Synthesis" is on the field; Special Summon them. You can only use each effect of "Shiranui Solitaire" once per turn.
Shiranui Solitaire — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 66 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 64 · Deck: 68 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter · Secondary: Combo enabler, Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Shiranui Solitaire converts a single card into a Zombie Tuner summoned straight from Deck, which is why it is a near-mandatory Zombie starter (100% inclusion in Shiranui/Zombies statistics, avg 2.37 copies across 400 decks). Its value is the engine it unlocks, not its stats: the 500 ATK / 0 DEF body and short text earn nothing by themselves. Combo evidence shows it sitting in boards averaging power index 72.5 (92 for the Mezuki line), while the plain 'Solitaire 1 card combo' example tops out at power 53, so it builds a fair board with further Zombie support rather than a full disruptive one alone. It also carries a banish-zone recursion effect, giving it multi-zone utility, but it offers no inherent interaction and needs a Zombie to Tribute.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Played in 400/400 tracked decks as a main-deck card at avg 2.37 copies (3-of in 214 decks) with 100% inclusion in Shiranui and Zombies stats, but it still needs itself plus a Zombie to Tribute (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 62 | Text Special Summons a 0-DEF Zombie Tuner from Deck by Tributing a Zombie, and present combos show an average power index of 72.5 (92 for the Mezuki line) versus only 53 for its bare one-card line (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | The Tribute-and-summon trades one body for a Deck body while the banish effect refuels banished Shiranui monsters; combo examples record netCardAdvantage of +3 and +1 (observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 20 | The card provides no disruption, negation, or removal of its own — all interaction comes from the Synchro bosses it enables (verified/inferred). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level-4 FIRE Zombie body that is clean Link/Synchro material and can also be banished to fire its own recursion effect (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 52 | Works across two zones (Tribute-summon on field, recurrence from banished) but a single negation on the summon still ends the immediate line, and each effect is once per turn (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 68 | Near free-roll in Zombie shells with no self-lock and 100% inclusion in Shiranui/Zombies/Call of the Haunted statistics, though it does demand another Zombie as Tribute fodder (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter/Combo enabler + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 64, Deck ≈ 68, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- One-card enabler that Special Summons a 0-DEF Zombie Tuner straight from Deck (verified).
- Extremely high deck inclusion — 100% in Shiranui, Zombies and Call of the Haunted statistics, avg 2.37 copies over 400 decks.
- Second effect recurs banished Shiranui monsters, giving multi-zone utility and refuel.
- Splashable across many Zombie variants (59 distinct archetypes observed).
Weaknesses
- Requires Tributing a Zombie, so it is not free without setup fodder.
- No inherent interaction — provides no negation, removal, or hand-trap reach.
- Low 500 ATK / 0 DEF body offers no combat value.
- Fragile to a single negation on the Special Summon; each effect is once per turn.
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or any effect negation on the Deck Special Summon.
- Graveyard/banish disruption (e.g. Called by the Grave-style effects) on the recursion line.
- Removing Zombie fodder or locking the field prevents the Tribute cost.
Best use
Level-4 Zombie starter that tutors a Zombie Tuner from Deck to open Synchro/Link lines. Decks: Shiranui, Mayakashi, Zombies (Zombie World), Eldlich Zombie. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Tribute 1 Zombie to Special Summon 1 0-DEF Zombie Tuner from Deck, and a banish-zone recursion effect, each once per turn.; Level-4 FIRE Zombie, 500 ATK / 0 DEF.
- Observed: 400/400 tracked decks run it in the main deck, avg 2.37 copies (3 copies in 214 decks).; 100% inclusion in Shiranui, Zombies and Call of the Haunted usage statistics.; share of combos of 100 over the 2 recorded combos, avg power index 72.5.; Top partners: Mezuki 86.2%, Uni-Zombie 80.8%, Vampire Sucker 73.2%, Foolish Burial 66.8%, Zombie World 65%.; 59 distinct archetypes observed running the card.
- Inferred: Its practical value is enabling Zombie Synchro/Link lines (e.g. summoning Uni-Zombie) rather than the card's own stats.; A single negation on the Deck Special Summon ends the immediate line.
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) only 2 recorded combos and empty combo role arrays, so starter role/material role breakdowns are unavailable average starter count when present reported as 0, which conflicts with the card being a starter