Sogen

Sogen — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 32 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 32 · Deck: 32 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Utility

Why it scores here

Sogen is a generic Field Spell whose only function is a permanent +200 ATK/DEF to Warrior and Beast-Warrior monsters on the field; it produces no card advantage, no disruption, and no board presence of its own. Its score is held down by zero combo appearances and near-zero conversion: it never appears as a starter, searched piece, material, or payoff in any recorded line, and the small boost is symmetric, so it can equally help the opponent's Warriors. The only things keeping it above the floor are that it is completely unrestricted, unlimited, and cheap to slot (1.44 average copies in the 9 observed decks), and that its text is trivially generically applicable. Its stats and ATK numbers earned no points here — the payoff of +200 is evaluated purely on reliability and impact.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) weights; single role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 32, Deck ≈ 32, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Fully generic: any Warrior or Beast-Warrior deck can run it with no archetype lock or restriction.
• Unlimited and legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel, and Duel Links with no garnet dependency.
• Permanent, non-once-per-turn ATK/DEF boost that applies to every qualifying monster on the field at all times.
• Cheap inclusion: 1.44 average copies across the 9 observed decks, all in the main deck.

Weaknesses

• Extremely low impact: only +200 ATK/DEF, with no card advantage, removal, or disruption.
• Symmetric effect boosts the opponent's Warrior and Beast-Warrior monsters as well.
• Dead in any matchup or deck without Warrior/Beast-Warrior bodies.
• No combo evidence at all: 0 appearances as starter, searched, material, or payoff.
• Contributes no material body or board presence of its own.

Counters / choke points

• Any Spell/Trap removal aimed at the Field Zone (e.g. Mystical Space Typhoon, Cosmic Cyclone, Harpie's Feather Duster) strips the boost.
• Monsters with higher ATK ignore the +200 differential entirely.
• Opponent's own Warrior/Beast-Warrior monsters receive the same boost, negating the advantage in mirror-type matchups.

Best use

Utility ATK/DEF boost for Warrior and Beast-Warrior bodies. Decks: Warrior / Beast-Warrior retro and Goat-style builds. Suggested copies: 1.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: 'All Warrior and Beast-Warrior monsters on the field gain 200 ATK/DEF.'; Card is a Field Spell, unlimited in TCG, OCG, Master Duel, and Duel Links (no banlist token supplied).; The effect provides no draw, search, removal, negation, or Summon, and creates no material body.
• Observed: 9 recent decks run Sogen, all in the main deck, average 1.44 copies and max 2.; Observed partners are Goat-era staples: Fissure 100%, Raigeki 100%, Celtic Guardian 88.9%, Monster Reborn 88.9%.; Deck tags are Hole 44.4%, Greed 33.3%, Madoor 11.1%, none 11.1% (4 distinct tags).; combo data: 0 appearances — never a starter, searched, material, payoff, or end-board piece.
• Inferred: Because no search route is documented, the card depends on natural draws to be live.; The ATK/DEF boost is symmetric and therefore can aid the opponent's qualifying monsters.; Deckbuilding cost is low (no garnet, no lock), but each copy consumes a slot for minimal expected value.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only