DARK
1Vendread Core
Archetype:
Vendread
ATK:
0
DEF:
500
View:
3688
If this card is in your GY: You can banish 1 other Zombie monster from your GY; Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. A "Vendread" monster Ritual Summoned using this card on the field gains the following effect. You can only use each of the preceding effects of "Vendread Core" once per turn. ● Your opponent cannot target this card with card effects.
Vendread Core — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Vendread Core is a Level 1 DARK Zombie whose main value is converting one other Zombie in the GY into a one-use body on the field, which then serves as Ritual material for Vendread Ritual monsters. It also gives a Ritual-summoned Vendread monster protection from card-effect targeting. Its 1-copy staple status across 282 decks is real, but that reflects archetype membership rather than strength, so the score stays near the middle. Its 0 ATK and 500 DEF earned no points, and the absence of combo data keeps combo conversion low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | The GY activation needs the card and another Zombie in the GY, but it is a staple in Vendread homes (282 decks, 1.21 average copies) (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Card text only shows a Level 1 body that enables a Ritual summon and targeting protection; there are no recorded combo boards (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | It is a one-for-one exchange (a Zombie from the GY for itself) with no card advantage or refuel (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 35 | The only interaction is targeting protection, and it applies to the Ritual-summoned Vendread monster, not to this card on the field (verified). |
| Material Utility | 55 | A Level 1 DARK Zombie that is used as Ritual material, but it is banished when it leaves the field, so it is a one-use body (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The effect works from the GY and is limited to once per turn, which resists some field negates but is exposed to GY hate (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | One copy per deck is typical (usage_statistics typical_copies 1), with no garnet or lock and low slot cost (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Material body + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap GY-to-field body that costs only one other Zombie from the GY
- Ritual material fodder for Vendread Ritual monsters
- Gives a Ritual-summoned Vendread monster protection from card-effect targeting
- Staple 1-copy inclusion across Vendread homes
Weaknesses
- Value depends on Vendread homes; no combo evidence
- Banished when it leaves the field, so it is a one-use body
- Needs a Zombie in the GY and this card in the GY to activate
- Level 1 body with a low material ceiling outside Ritual use
Counters / choke points
- GY hate or mass banish removes the activation (inferred from text)
- The targeting protection covers only the Ritual monster, not this card on the field (verified)
Best use
Ritual material body with GY recursion, plus targeting protection for the Vendread Ritual monster. Decks: Vendread (archetype 873), Vendread (archetype 1141), Vendread (archetype 132). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Level 1 DARK Zombie Effect Monster, 0 ATK / 500 DEF; GY effect: banish 1 other Zombie from the GY to Special Summon this card, banished when it leaves the field; Effects are once per turn; A Vendread monster Ritual Summoned using this card gains the effect that the opponent cannot target it with card effects; 282 of 282 decks run it in the main deck, average 1.21 copies, across 39 archetypes
- Observed: Vendread archetype homes include it at 100% inclusion at 1 copy (usage_statistics); Top partners co-occur at 64% to 88% of decks, mostly Vendread cards
- Inferred: Its main role is Ritual material plus GY recursion; Its GY activation is exposed to GY hate; Its value is concentrated in Vendread homes
- Data gaps: No combo evidence: combo conversion is text-only inference No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) legal_copies is empty for all formats No list of which Vendread Ritual monsters use this card No rulings supplied Only one guide, with meme-tone commentary Not in Top Card rankings