Snowdrop the Rikka Fairy

Snowdrop the Rikka Fairy — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 55 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 55.7 · Deck: 57.1 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler, Material body

Why it scores here

Snowdrop converts one Plant already on the field plus two Plant cards in hand into two Plant bodies, then re-Levels the whole Plant board so low-Level Plants can be used for Rank 8 Xyz such as Teardrop the Rikka Queen. It is a dedicated Plant/Rikka extender, run as a 1-of in all 400 recorded decks across Rikka, Rikka-Sunavalon, Aroma and Sunseed shells, but combo evidence shows it is never the starter (0% starter role, 0% payoff role, 0% material role) and the average board power index it appears in is only 43.1. Its 1200 ATK and 2600 DEF earn no points here — what scores is the Level-8 WATER Plant body, the archetype-legal name, and the Level-manipulation that unlocks Rank 8 plays. It provides no interaction at all, which caps it as a middle-of-the-road support piece rather than a win condition.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Starter/Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 55.7, Deck ≈ 57.1, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Special Summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Turns one Tribute into two Plant bodies from hand, functioning as a mid-combo extender.
• Level-change effect sets every Plant you control to a chosen monster's Level, enabling Rank 8 Xyz (e.g. Teardrop the Rikka Queen) from low-Level Plants.
• Level 8 WATER Plant with 2600 DEF and the 'Rikka' name, so it doubles as archetype-legal material and a wall body.
• Searchable inside its archetype and consistently included (1 copy in 365 of 400 decks, plus 2 in 35).
• No garnet/brick profile — a single copy is enough and extra copies are rarely dead.

Weaknesses

• Cannot start a combo: it needs a Plant already on the field to pay the Tribute, and combo evidence gives it 0% starter role.
• Card-negative in raw advantage — spends two cards from hand for two bodies.
• The Plant-only Special Summon lock after resolution limits follow-up with non-Plant extenders.
• Provides zero disruption or removal, so it contributes only to board size, not to interaction.
• Low 1200 ATK; the 2600 DEF does not translate into offensive pressure on its own.

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring on the Rikka searchers that fetch it
• Effect negation (e.g. Infinite Imperceptible / Called by the Grave on the summon effect) stops the extension
• Removing or negating the Plant body on field so the Tribute cost cannot be paid
• Plant-locking or summon-restricting floodgates that clash with the mandatory Plant-only restriction
• Non-Plant anti-special-summon control boards that punish the all-in Plant turn

Best use

Plant-only extender that builds a second body and re-Levels the board for Rank 8 Xyz. Decks: Rikka, Rikka Sunavalon, Aroma, Sunseed, Ragnaraika (Plant). Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Text: Tribute 1 Plant to Special Summon this card and 1 other Plant from hand, then cannot Special Summon except Plant monsters for the rest of the turn.; Text: target 1 Plant you control; all Plant monsters you currently control become that monster's Level until the end of the turn.; Both effects are once per turn; the card is a Level 8 WATER Plant with 1200 ATK / 2600 DEF and the Rikka archetype.; Text contains no negation, removal or disruption of any kind.
• Observed: 400 recorded decks run it, 400 in main deck and 0 in side, average 1.09 copies (365 decks at 1 copy, 35 at 2).; Combos evidence: 7 appearances (100% of recorded combos) with 0% starter role, 0% searched-for role, 0% material role and 0% payoff role, average power index when present 43.1.; Deck archetypes span Rikka (25.8%, 22.2%, 7.8%), Aroma (10.2%, 1.8%), Sunavalon (10%), Ragnaraika (7.5%) among 27 distinct archetypes.; Usage statistics show 100% inclusion at 1 typical copy in several Aroma/Sunseed/Rikka deck archetypes.
• Inferred: Because it is a 'Rikka' monster, it can be fetched by the archetype's own search effects (Rikka Petal / Rikka Glamour), which is why it functions as a consistent 1-of extender.; The Level-change effect is what pushes low-Level Plant bodies into Rank 8 Xyz plays such as Teardrop the Rikka Queen.; Card economy is roughly -1 in hand terms when both its own body and the second Plant are summoned from hand.
• Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo role tags are all zero despite 100% appearance, so its exact step in the recorded lines is not identifiable from the evidence no dated metagame sample and no baseline board power index for Rikka lines, so meta power stays null guides snippets are generic deck overviews and do not detail Snowdrop's specific line