Spell
QuickThe Monarchs Stormforth
Archetype:
Monarch
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Once during this turn, if you would Tribute a monster for a Tribute Summon, you can Tribute 1 monster your opponent controls even though you do not control it. You can only activate 1 "The Monarchs Stormforth" per turn. During the turn you activate this card, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck.
The Monarchs Stormforth — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.8 · Deck: 61.5 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Removal, Utility
Why it scores here
The Monarchs Stormforth converts its two cards (itself plus a Tribute Summon target) into a removal-for-summon trade: it lets you Tribute an opponent's monster for a Tribute Summon, so the opponent loses a body while you land your own Monarch/True Draco. Its value comes from that one-to-one removal plus the fact it is a widely included, searchable 'Monarch' Spell/Trap (400 sampled decks, 2.32 avg copies). As a Spell it has 0 ATK/DEF and no body, so literally nothing here is scored on stats. The score is held down by the fact it does nothing without a Tribute Summon target, is a hard once-per-turn, and carries a self-lock preventing Extra Deck Special Summons for the turn.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 68 | Run in 400 sampled decks at 2.32 avg copies (max 3), and as a 'Monarch' Spell/Trap it is inferred-searchable by Tenacity of the Monarchs (68.8% co-deck rate) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 52 | No combo boards were supplied, so by text it removes one opponent monster while enabling a Tribute Summon but does not build a board on its own (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Roughly even — the card spends itself for a removal-for-summon trade and doubles as Pantheism of the Monarchs discard fodder and The Prime Monarch Graveyard fodder (inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 62 | Tributing an opponent's monster is non-destruction removal that doubles as Tribute Summon material, though it is conditional on conducting a Tribute Summon that turn (inferred). |
| Material Utility | 24 | It is a Spell with no body, so its only material-like value is the 'Monarch' Spell/Trap name for Graveyard interactions (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 48 | Quick-Play timing gives some flexibility, but the effect is a single, once-per-turn shot that requires a valid Tribute Summon in the same turn (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 62 | Low slot cost and searchable within the archetype, but it carries an explicit self-lock forbidding Extra Deck Special Summons for the turn (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Combo enabler + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 57.8, Deck ≈ 61.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-lock (no Extra Deck Special Summon) (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Turns an opponent's monster into Tribute Summon fodder, combining removal and your own summon in one play.
- As a 'Monarch' Spell/Trap it is inferred-searchable by Tenacity of the Monarchs and is Pantheism/Prime Monarch Graveyard fodder.
- Quick-Play speed gives some timing flexibility and it is a genuine multi-copy staple (2.32 avg copies across 400 decks).
- Widely compatible with several Tribute Summon shells (Monarch, True Draco, and others) in the sampled decks.
Weaknesses
- Does nothing without a Tribute Summonable monster in hand — it is not a standalone starter.
- Self-locks Extra Deck Special Summons for the turn it is activated.
- Hard once-per-turn activation limits it to a single conversion per turn.
- No effect if the opponent controls no monster to Tribute.
Counters / choke points
- Mask of Restrict (prevents both players from Tributing).
- Spell/Trap negation such as Solemn Judgment or other counter traps on activation.
- Removing or negating the intended Tribute Summon before it resolves.
- Floodgates and hand traps that stop the Tribute Summon/board instead of the Spell itself.
Best use
Tribute Summon enabler / conditional removal. Decks: Monarch, True Draco, Tribute Summon strategies.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: once during the turn, for a Tribute Summon you may Tribute 1 monster your opponent controls; hard once-per-turn activation.; Card text: during the turn you activate it, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck.; 400 sampled decks main-deck it (100% main, 0% side) at 2.32 avg copies; 227 decks run 3 copies.; Deck sample archetypes: Monarch 61.8%, True Draco 11.5%, Monarch (variant) 5.5%, Egyptian God 3%.; Top partners: Domain of the True Monarchs 74.2%, Pantheism of the Monarchs 73.2%, Edea the Heavenly Squire 71.2%.
- Observed: Appears across 42 distinct archetypes in the 400-deck sample, indicating use beyond pure Monarch.; Zero appearances in the supplied combo boards, so its in-game combo centrality is unmeasured.
- Inferred: As a 'Monarch' Spell/Trap it is searchable by Tenacity of the Monarchs and can be discarded for Pantheism of the Monarchs / banished for The Prime Monarch.; It removes one opponent monster while enabling a Tribute Summon, making it a combined enabler and conditional removal.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only