DARK
8Veda Kalanta
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2100
View:
3595
If a card(s) on the field is destroyed by card effect, and "Visas Starfrost" is on the field (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then you can add 1 "Clear New World" from your Deck or GY to your hand. If another monster(s) in your possession is destroyed by card effect (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it, and if you do, this card gains ATK equal to that monster's original ATK, until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Veda Kalanta" once per turn.
Veda Kalanta — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 58 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 58 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Removal
Why it scores here
Veda Kalanta is a Level 8 2500-ATK body whose value comes from two conditional, once-per-turn effects rather than its stats. Its hand Special Summon plus a search for Clear New World converts a destruction-by-effect into a body and an extra card, which is card advantage when the Visas Starfrost condition is met. Its second effect is a one-for-one destruction that also gains ATK, which is useful but situational. The 2500 ATK earns no points on its own, and the high deck inclusion confirms reliable access in this sample rather than raw strength.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 58 | Reliable hand Special Summon once its trigger and Visas Starfrost condition are met, and it sits in 72 of 72 sampled decks (verified, observed); the condition still gates it (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No recorded boards, so conversion rests on text: a summon plus one search is a modest two-card return (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | The hand summon adds a body and the search adds one card from Deck or GY, a net gain when triggered (verified, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | Destroys one opposing monster once per turn, but only after one of your own monsters is destroyed by an effect, so it is situational (verified, inferred). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A generic Level 8 DARK Warrior fits Synchro and Xyz lines, and its level stays useful even if its effects are negated (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two separate once-per-turn effects in hand and field give some multi-zone use, but each depends on a trigger (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | Run as a single copy in 69 of 72 decks with no garnet or lock, so it is cheap to include (observed, verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Removal. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 58, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts a destruction-by-effect into a hand Special Summon plus a search for Clear New World
- Level 8 generic body that fits Synchro and Xyz material needs
- Cheap to run: one copy in most decks with no garnet or lock
- Second effect adds a destruction plus ATK gain on a monster-destruction trigger
Weaknesses
- Both effects depend on a destruction trigger, so the card is dead when none occurs
- Hand summon needs Visas Starfrost on the field
- Each effect is once per turn, which limits repeat value
- Its 2500 ATK earns no points on its own
Counters / choke points
- Negating the summon or search trigger stops the hand effect
- Negating the destruction effect leaves the card as a Level 8 body with no ATK gain
Best use
Conditional hand-summon searcher and Level 8 material body in Visas Starfrost-based lines. Decks: Scareclaw, Mannadium, Visas Starfrost, Synchron, Crimson Dragon. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 8 DARK Warrior Effect Monster, 2500 ATK / 2100 DEF; Hand Special Summon and search for Clear New World on a destruction-by-effect trigger with Visas Starfrost on the field; Destroy one opponent monster and gain its original ATK on a monster-destruction trigger; Each effect is once per turn; Appears in 72 of 72 sampled decks, 69 of them at one copy; Distinct archetypes: 15; Gameplay type 7 in 55 decks (76.4%)
- Observed: Visas Starfrost is the top partner, co-occurring in 71 of 72 decks (98.6%); Scareclaw partners co-occur in 69 of 72 decks (95.8%)
- Inferred: Trigger-gated hand summon gives a modest two-card return when it fires; Generic Level 8 body fits Synchro and Xyz material; Effect-negated body still works as material
- 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 Visas Starfrost and Clear New World card text not in evidence (named only)