True Draco Heritage

True Draco Heritage — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 58 · Deck: 64 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Removal / Negation, Recovery / Recursion

Why it scores here

True Draco Heritage converts its archetype's resource loop into value: it turns True Draco/True King cards sent from the field to the GY into draws, permits an immediate Tribute Summon of a True Draco/True King monster, and destroys a Spell/Trap when it leaves the field. Its role is confirmed by the attached sample where 400/400 decks run it at an average of 2.87 copies, not by any stat line — it is a Spell with 0 ATK/DEF, so no statistic earned it points. The score is capped by its archetype-locked text and by the complete absence of combo evidence, so it only earns its place inside True Draco-style builds.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Starter / Combo enabler + 0.3 Removal/Negation. Intrinsic ≈ 58, Deck ≈ 64, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-locked text (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Core engine piece of True Draco run in 3 copies in almost every list
• Turns True Draco/True King cards sent from the field to the GY into scaling draws
• Provides an immediate Tribute Summon of a True Draco/True King monster
• Destroys a Spell/Trap on the field when it is sent from the Spell & Trap Zone to the GY
• Three once-per-turn effects keep it relevant in multiple zones

Weaknesses

• Archetype-locked: no value outside True Draco/True King lists
• Draw effect needs setup (card types already sent from field to GY this turn)
• No inherent self-protection; each effect is once per turn
• No combo evidence supplied, so its practical ceiling is unconfirmed

Counters / choke points

• Hand traps on the draw effect (e.g. Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring)
• Spell/Trap removal before the Tribute Summon is made
• Anti-Spell Fragrance-style floodgates that slow the Spell & Trap engine
• Negating the GY-triggered destruction removes its only interaction

Best use

Engine starter / Tribute Summon enabler with draw and removal. Decks: True Draco, Monarch (True Draco engine), Morganite. Suggested copies: 3.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: draw cards equal to the number of 'True Draco'/'True King' card types (Monster, Spell, Trap) sent from the field to the GY this turn.; Card text: during your Main Phase you can immediately Tribute Summon 1 'True Draco' or 'True King' monster face-up.; Card text: if this card is sent from the Spell & Trap Zone to the GY, you can target and destroy 1 Spell/Trap on the field.; Card text: each effect can only be used once per turn.; 400/400 attached decks run it in the main deck (0 in side).
• Observed: Average 2.87 copies per deck; 349 of 400 decks run 3 copies.; Played in True Draco (48% + 6.8%), Monarch (23%), and Morganite (14.8%) lists.; Top partners include Disciples of the True Dracophoenix (99.5%), True Draco Apocalypse (99.5%), True King's Return (99.2%).; Usage statistics show 62.5-77.8% inclusion at 3 copies across three archetypes.; combos_evidence records 0 appearances for this card.
• Inferred: Accessibility in practice comes from Dragonic Diagram's 'True Draco'/'True King' search plus archetype draw spells, not from a dedicated Heritage searcher.; The draw effect realistically yields value only after cards have been sent from the field to the GY this turn, tying it to the archetype's tribute/self-destruction loop.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no dated metagame sample, so meta_power is null/provisional