FIRE
8Thestalos the Mega Monarch
Archetype:
Monarch
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1000
View:
4259
You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster. If this card is Tribute Summoned: Look at your opponent's hand and discard 1 card from their hand, then, if it was a Monster Card, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original Level x 200. If this card was Tribute Summoned by Tributing a FIRE monster, add this additional effect. ● Also, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent after that.
Thestalos the Mega Monarch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Thestalos converts a Tribute Summon into an 2800-ATK body plus a discard and burn of Level x 200 (1600 at Level 8), with an extra 1000 damage if the tribute was a FIRE monster. The Tribute Summon condition requires a Tribute Summoned monster already on the field, which is a real gate, so the card is only as reliable as the Monarch line that provides it. High ATK and the damage text earn little on their own; the score rests on the 114-deck Monarch inclusion and the deck-level synergy, not on the stats.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Run in 114 of 114 sampled decks, 60.5% in the Monarch archetype with strong partner co-occurrence, but the Tribute Summon condition gates it (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Text gives a 2800-ATK body plus Level x 200 burn and an extra 1000 with a FIRE tribute; no combo boards are recorded, so the conversion is text-only (verified, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The discard is a 1-for-1 that costs the card itself as tribute fodder, with no refuel or recursion in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Forced discard from the opponent's hand is soft, slow interaction with no negate, removal, or set-trap reach (verified). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 8 FIRE Pyro is a generic material body for Level-based summons, but no material routes are recorded (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Single body with 1000 DEF and no protection, so one removal or negate ends the line (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Runs as a single copy in 104 of 114 decks at no garnet cost, but the Tribute Summon restriction limits where it can be played (observed, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Boss/End-board primary only; no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Tribute Summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- 2800 ATK body with a guaranteed Level x 200 burn on Tribute Summon
- Extra 1000 damage when tributing a FIRE monster
- Widely included across Monarch decks (114 of 114 sampled decks)
- Generic Level 8 FIRE material body
Weaknesses
- Tribute Summon condition requires a Tribute Summoned monster already on the field
- Discard effect is a soft 1-for-1 with no refuel or negate
- Single body with 1000 DEF; a single removal or negate ends the line
- No combo or guide evidence to confirm practical conversion
Counters / choke points
- Opponent's removal or negates on the body
- Hand traps and disruption that stop the Tribute Summon enabler
Best use
Boss/End-board finisher with a discard and burn on Tribute Summon. Decks: Monarch (archetype 622), Monarch (archetype 451), Monarch (archetype 170). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Tribute Summon requires tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster; On Tribute Summon, opponent discards 1 card from hand; if it was a Monster, inflict Level x 200 damage; If tributed a FIRE monster, inflict an additional 1000 damage; Run in 114 of 114 sampled decks, 1 copy in 104 of them
- Observed: Monarch archetype inclusion at 60.5% of sampled decks; Strong partner co-occurrence with Monarch support cards (74-86%)
- Inferred: Tribute Summon condition makes the card dependent on the Monarch line; Discard is soft interaction with no negate or removal; Level 8 FIRE body is a generic material; Single body with no protection is easily removed
- 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