LIGHT
4Star Seraph Scale
Archetype:
Star Seraph
ATK:
1500
DEF:
900
View:
3817
When this card is Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Star Seraph" monster from your hand, then you can place 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard on top of your Deck. An Xyz Monster that was Summoned using 3 or more monsters, including this card on the field, as Xyz Materials gains this effect. ● Once per turn, while this card has Xyz Material, if a monster(s) is Special Summoned from the hand, immediately draw 1 card.
Star Seraph Scale — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.7 · Deck: 57.9 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Star Seraph Scale reliably converts into a second Star Seraph body from hand and a LIGHT monster recycled from the Graveyard to the top of the Deck, and it is a live starter in the sampled Star Seraph lines. Its 1500 ATK and 900 DEF earned nothing: the score comes from access and conversion, not stats. Its 97.8% inclusion in the 400-deck sample confirms it is consistently played in its own archetype, not that it is intrinsically strong, and it has no negation or removal to lift the score further.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Present in 400/400 sampled decks at about 2.9 copies, starter in 66.7% of 3 recorded boards and in end-hand in 66.7%; the exact Special Summon route into the card is not tabled. (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Average power index is 60 across 3 boards (range 50-75), with a one-card-to-extra-body conversion on the turn-1 and turn-2 lines but no recorded payoff role. (observed) |
| Resource Economy | 62 | The Special Summon trigger is card-neutral (body from hand) and the GY-to-Deck recycle is a setup gain; the Xyz-granted draw is once per turn and conditional, with netCardAdvantage of 2-3 on recorded boards. (verified text, observed) |
| Effect & Interaction | 12 | No negation, removal, hand trap or board breaker in the card text; its only effects are summon-triggered value. (verified) |
| Material Utility | 70 | A Level 4 LIGHT Fairy keeps its level, attribute and body when its effects are negated, and it is an Xyz material in 66.7% of recorded boards. (verified text, observed) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The body persists once on the field, but its value depends on triggering a Special Summon and on Star Seraph partners; a generic negate on the trigger would remove most of its value. (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 62 | No garnet or lock beyond the Star Seraph archetype commitment, and 3 copies are fine since the card is redundant with its partners. (verified text, observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 57.7, Deck ≈ 57.9, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype lock (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Live in 97.8% of sampled decks at a stable average of about 2.9 copies (observed)
- Starter in 2 of 3 recorded boards and in end-hand in 2 of 3 (observed)
- Level 4 LIGHT Fairy body keeps its material value even when its effects are negated (verified text plus observed material role)
- Summon trigger chains into an extra Star Seraph body and a LIGHT GY-to-Deck recycle (verified text)
Weaknesses
- No negation, removal or hand-trap reach (verified text)
- The Xyz draw clause needs a 3+ material Xyz and is once per turn, so its card advantage is conditional (verified text)
- Value is confined to the Star Seraph home; 4 of the 5 listed archetype labels are noise with 1-4 decks each (observed)
- Guide snippet says the theme took a nerf but still places well in deck lists; this is secondhand human commentary (observed)
Counters / choke points
- Opponent interaction is not in the evidence; a generic negate on the Special Summon trigger would remove most of its value (inferred)
- Hand traps or mass negates aimed at the Star Seraph starter lines would hit this card's value directly (inferred)
Best use
Starter / Combo enabler; Level 4 material body for Star Seraph Xyz lines. Decks: Star Seraph (archetype 105). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 4 LIGHT Fairy Effect Monster, ATK 1500 / DEF 900, archetype Star Seraph (card text); Summon trigger: Special Summon 1 Star Seraph monster from hand, then optionally place 1 LIGHT monster from GY on top of Deck (card text); Xyz clause: an Xyz summoned with 3+ monsters including this card gains a once-per-turn draw when a monster is Special Summoned from hand (card text); No negation, removal or hand-trap text (card text)
- Observed: Inclusion 97.8% in Star Seraph gameplay; 2.89 average copies across 400 decks (deck sample); Top partners Star Seraph Scepter 100% and Star Seraph Sovereignty 99.8% (deck sample); 3 recorded boards: starter 66.7%, material 66.7%, end-hand 66.7%, average power index 60 (combo sample)
- Inferred: The card's value depends on the Special Summon trigger, so a generic negate would remove most of its contribution (text plus rubric reasoning); Material value persists when effects are negated because level, attribute and race are not text-dependent (text plus rubric reasoning)
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed unlimited (3 copies) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) available; inclusion inferred from the 400-deck sample only Only 3 recorded boards; combo signal is thin The route by which the card itself is Special Summoned is not tabled in the evidence Guide commentary on the nerf is secondhand and not quantified