FIRESpright Elf
Archetype:
Spright
ATK:
1400
LINK-2
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2 monsters, including a Level/Rank/Link 2 monster Cannot be used as Link Material the turn it is Link Summoned. Your opponent cannot target monsters this card points to with card effects. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Level 2 monster in your GY, or, if your opponent controls a monster, you can target 1 Rank/Link 2 monster instead; Special Summon it. You can only use this effect of "Spright Elf" once per turn.
Spright Elf — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 61 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery/Recursion · Secondary: Extender, Boss/End-board
Why it scores here
Spright Elf reliably converts a Level 2 monster in the GY, or a Rank/Link 2 monster when the opponent controls a monster, into a second body, which is why it appears in 15 of 15 recorded boards and reaches 100 power index in the three worked examples. Its score is held back because it is never observed as a starter or material (0% for both) and its interaction is limited to a pointing-based targeting protection rather than negation or removal. The Link-2 body and its extra-deck cost are not high-stat cards, so the 1400 ATK earned nothing; the score comes from recursion, end-board conversion, and clean deckbuilding.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | It is run in 400 of 400 sampled decks at about 1.08 copies, but it is a Link-2 extra-deck body with no observed starter or searched role, so access depends on the Spright and Yummy lines (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 70 | It is the payoff piece in 7 of 15 boards, with average power index 64.1 and a maximum of 100 across the worked examples that end on two bosses and four to five end monsters (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Its GY effect is a free Special Summon that refuels the board from a Level 2 monster already in the GY, with no direct card advantage, and boards show netCardAdvantage of 5 to 6 mostly from other pieces (verified text, observed). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | Its only protection is that the opponent cannot target monsters it points to, and the examples show disruption of 0 to 4, so it offers little opponent interaction (verified text, observed). |
| Material Utility | 45 | It is a Link-2 with Bottom-Left and Bottom-Right arrows but has 0% appearance as material, and it cannot be used as Link material on the turn it is Link Summoned (verified text, observed). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Its quick effect works during the Main Phase on either side of the board and can revive a Rank or Link 2 when the opponent controls a monster, but it is once per turn and fails to a single negate of its effect (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | It is an extra-deck Link-2 with no garnet or lock restriction, and it runs at mostly one copy, though it is locked to Spright-style Level 2 shells (verified deck data, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Recovery/Recursion + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 61, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Restricted in paper formats (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Revives a Level 2 or Rank/Link 2 monster from the GY as a quick effect, a repeatable recursion source
- Appears in 100% of recorded end-board combos and reaches power index 100 in its worked examples
- Protects linked monsters from being targeted by card effects
- Cheap to run, mostly at one copy, with no garnet restriction
- Broad partner network with Ash Blossom, Maxx C and S:P Little Knight
Weaknesses
- Never observed as a starter or searched card, so it needs other pieces to reach the field
- Only a soft interaction piece with low disruption in observed boards
- Once per turn, and its effect can be negated by one interruption
- Restricted in TCG and OCG according to the evidence's legal_copies
Counters / choke points
- Negation of its quick effect in the Main Phase (inferred)
- Targeted removal on the Link-2 body itself, since its pointing protection does not stop effects that target it directly (inferred)
Best use
Recovery/Recursion Link-2 end-board piece. Decks: Yummy, Snake-Eye, Magnet Warrior, Spright. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Link-2 with Bottom-Left and Bottom-Right arrows, ATK 1400, Spright archetype; Cannot be used as Link material on the turn it is Link Summoned; Opponent cannot target monsters it points to with card effects; Main Phase Quick Effect: Special Summon a Level 2 monster from the GY, or a Rank/Link 2 when the opponent controls a monster; once per turn; legal_copies 0 for TCG and OCG, legal in MasterDuel and DuelLinks
- Observed: Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks at about 1.08 copies on average; Payoff or end-board in 7 of 15 boards, power index 64.1 average, with 100 in the worked examples; Top partners: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (93%), Maxx C (87%), S:P Little Knight (85.2%); Usage inclusion 45 to 100 percent across 18 archetype homes
- Inferred: Primary role is recursion because the text is a GY Special Summon, with the combo evidence confirming a payoff rather than a starter; Its protection makes linked monsters harder to remove by targeted effects, but not against non-targeted effects
- Data gaps: No recorded starter or search route, so accessibility rests on the Spright and Yummy deck lines The TCG and OCG legal_copies value of 0 is not confirmed against a dated banlist in this evidence Guides are short snippets that mention the card rather than describe its play in detail Only 15 recorded boards, so the power index may not be representative