LIGHT
ZS - Utopic Sage
Archetype:
Zexal
ATK:
2000
DEF:
2500
View:
4710
2 Level 4 monsters You can detach 2 materials from this card; Special Summon 1 "ZW -" or "ZS -" monster from your Deck, also for the rest of this turn, you can only attack with "Number" monsters, and you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck, except Xyz Monsters. You can only use this effect of "ZS - Utopic Sage" once per turn. If a "Utopia" or "Utopic" Xyz Monster(s) you control whose original Attribute is LIGHT would be destroyed by battle or card effect, except "ZS - Utopic Sage", you can banish this card from your field or GY instead.
ZS - Utopic Sage — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 55 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
ZS - Utopic Sage is a Rank 4 Xyz whose main value is converting two detached materials into a Deck-sourced "ZW -" or "ZS -" monster, so it is an engine piece rather than a finisher. The deck data confirms it is a near-universal single-copy slot (400 of 400 sampled decks) across Utopia, Onomat and Gagaga, which supports its accessibility. The 2000 ATK / 2500 DEF body and the LIGHT-protection clause earn little on their own, and the score would be lower without the deck-level evidence. Combo evidence is absent, so the conversion score rests on text inference and is discounted.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Live in 400 of 400 sampled decks at one copy, but reaching it needs two Level 4 materials from a Utopia-style Extra Deck line (observed; text-based route inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | Detaching two materials to fetch a ZW/ZS monster is a clear one-step engine, but no combo boards were supplied, so conversion is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | Trades two materials for one Deck-sourced body with no card advantage, and the once-per-turn limit caps repeat use (verified text, inferred valuation). |
| Effect & Interaction | 45 | The LIGHT Utopia/Utopic protection-by-banish is situational and attribute-restricted, with no direct negation or removal (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 20 | As a Xyz monster it has no Level and is a poor generic material, so it does little as material even when its effect is negated (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | The search effect works from the field and its protection works from GY or field, but a single negate on the detach effect ends the engine (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 65 | One copy per deck with no garnet or brick restriction, but it uses an Extra Deck slot and is tied to the Utopia/Utopic line (observed deck data, inferred cost). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 55, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking attack restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Deck-to-field summon of a ZW/ZS monster for a two-material cost
- Appears in every sampled deck at one copy (400/400), so it is a fixed engine piece
- Reusable across Utopia, Onomat and Gagaga homes (30 distinct archetypes in the sample)
- Protection effect keeps LIGHT Utopia/Utopic Xyz monsters on board by banishing itself
Weaknesses
- Two-material cost with no card advantage
- Once-per-turn limit on the search effect
- Attack restriction on the rest of the turn
- Almost no value as material, and the body is weak on its own (2000 ATK)
- Protection clause is attribute and archetype-specific
Counters / choke points
- No counter evidence supplied; the detach effect is exposed to a standard negate (inferred from general rules, not from the evidence)
Best use
Extender: a Xyz engine that fetches a ZW/ZS monster while keeping the Utopia line going. Decks: Utopia, Onomat, Gagaga. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: detach 2 materials to Special Summon one ZW/ZS monster from the Deck, once per turn; Text: LIGHT Utopia/Utopic Xyz protection by banishing itself; Decks: 400 of 400 run it at 1 copy, 30 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Top partners: ZS - Ascended Sage 100%, Onomatopaira 97.5%; Archetype split: Utopia 30.5%, Onomat 28.2%, Gagaga 9.5%; Usage statistics: Utopia Rank 4 inclusion 100%, Gagaga 77.8%
- Inferred: Primary role is Extender with a secondary Searcher/Tutor reading of the Deck summon; Attack restriction and Extra Deck limit make the engine costly in the same turn; Protection clause is situational and mostly relevant to Utopia Xyz boards
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) guide evidence is one Vietnamese snippet, not a full write-up no rulings or counter data supplied