DARK
3Vampire Ghost
Archetype:
Vampire
ATK:
1500
DEF:
0
View:
4526
If this card is Normal Summoned: You can send 1 other "Vampire" card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; add 1 Level 4 or higher "Vampire" monster from your Deck to your hand, and if you do, send 1 Level 2 or lower "Vampire" monster from your Deck to the GY. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your GY and pay 500 LP; immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 "Vampire" monster. You can only use each effect of "Vampire Ghost" once per turn.
Vampire Ghost — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Vampire Ghost converts a Normal Summon from hand into a Level 4+ Vampire search, with an optional Level 2- Vampire send, plus a GY-banish Normal Summon for 500 LP. Its power is in that search and the GY refuel, not its 1500 ATK or Level 3 body. The card has no interaction, so effect_interaction stays very low. The 205-deck presence confirms the card is a practical, consistent Vampire piece, but that frequency is not used as a power driver.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Needs to be in hand for the Normal Summon trigger, and 205 of 205 sampled decks run it at an average of 2.78 copies, so it is usually live in hand (observed, inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Search plus Normal Summon converts one card into a Level 4+ body and can add a Level 2- send, but there are no recorded boards to confirm the depth (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Sends one Vampire from hand to GY to draw a Level 4+ Vampire, which is roughly even, with a possible extra GY send and a GY-banish refuel for 500 LP (verified text, inferred net). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal, or disruption on either effect (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 3 DARK Zombie body is a usable generic material, and the body is still a Level 3 Zombie if effects are negated (inferred from text and card stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two once-per-turn effects in hand and GY give two zones, but the search needs the card on the field or in hand to be Normal Summoned (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Runs at 3 copies in most decks with no garnet or lock, but it is restricted to the Vampire theme (observed deck copies, verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Normal Summon search for a Level 4+ Vampire, which fuels the Vampire engine
- Multi-copy, multi-deck staple (205 of 205 sampled decks, average 2.78 copies)
- GY effect gives refuel and a Normal Summon for 500 LP
Weaknesses
- Zero interaction: no negation or removal
- Both effects are Vampire-only and once per turn
- Needs to be Normal Summoned from hand to use its main effect
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps or effect negation that stop the Normal Summon trigger from hand
- Board or GY disruption that removes the Vampire monsters the cost needs
Best use
Searcher/Tutor. Decks: Vampires (archetype 605), Vampires (archetype 300). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Normal Summon search of a Level 4+ Vampire with optional Level 2- send to GY; Card text: GY banish with 500 LP for a Normal Summon, both effects once per turn; Average 2.78 copies per deck across 205 decks
- Observed: Present in all 205 sampled decks, 63.4% in the Vampires (605) archetype; Usage statistics: 100% inclusion in Vampires (300, gameplay 4), typical 1 copy
- Inferred: Searcher route depends on Normal Summoning it from hand; Refuel and Normal Summon route from GY, with a net of roughly even card economy; Level 3 body is a usable generic material
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter/material shares are text-only inference No guides supplied No banlist token, so 3 copies (unlimited) is assumed No rulings supplied for the Normal Summon trigger timing