LIGHT
8Zaborg the Mega Monarch
Archetype:
Monarch
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1000
View:
5004
You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster. If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 monster on the field; destroy it, then, if it was a LIGHT monster, both players send as many cards as possible from their Extra Deck to the GY, but not more than the original Level/Rank of that destroyed monster. If this card was Tribute Summoned by Tributing a LIGHT monster, add this additional effect. ● You choose the cards your opponent sends to the GY.
Zaborg the Mega Monarch — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 57 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 56.9 · Deck: 56.6 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal · Secondary: Boss / End-board
Why it scores here
Zaborg's power is its on-summon effect: it destroys one targeted monster, and if that monster was LIGHT, both players send Extra Deck cards to the GY up to its Level/Rank, with the opponent's choices made by the controller. Its 2800 ATK earns nothing by itself. The Tribute Summon restriction (tributing a Tribute Summoned monster) and the LIGHT gate cap how often the full effect is live, and the absence of combo data keeps combo conversion near the middle. The deck evidence (400 of 400 sampled decks, 77% alongside Garura) shows the card is consistently played inside Enneacraft-style shells, which confirms accessibility but does not raise the score on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Needs a Tribute Summoned monster on the field to tribute, and the sampled decks run it in every list (1.64 copies on average), but there are no combo starter or searcher records to confirm how reliably it is reached (observed deck inclusion, inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Summon plus a targeted destroy plus a LIGHT-gated Extra Deck send is a real board effect, but there are zero recorded combo boards to show what it converts into in practice (verified text, inferred conversion). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The Extra Deck send hits both players equally, so it is a symmetric cost on the opponent rather than card advantage or refuel for the controller (verified text, inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 65 | Destroys any monster on the field when summoned, a flexible removal payoff that the sampled decks rely on; the LIGHT-only Extra Deck tax is conditional (verified text, observed deck inclusion). |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 8 LIGHT Thunder body is a usable material for Level 8 and LIGHT-matching plays, but it is not a clean generic material and its effect is not a material-conversion benefit (verified stats, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | The effect is a single summon-time trigger, so one negation of the trigger ends it, and it is only live when a Tribute Summoned monster is already available (verified text, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Runs 1 to 3 copies with no garnet-style lock, but the Tribute Summon requirement adds a dependency on another monster and the copy count is not free (verified stats, inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal + 0.3 Boss / End-board. Intrinsic ≈ 56.9, Deck ≈ 56.6, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: summon restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Targeted destroy of any monster on Tribute Summon, a flexible removal payoff
- LIGHT-gated Extra Deck send hits the opponent's extra-deck resources
- Observed in all 400 sampled decks across 52 archetypes, so the role is practical and not a niche pick
Weaknesses
- Requires a Tribute Summoned monster to tribute, so it is not a standalone starter
- Single summon-time trigger: a negation of that trigger removes the whole effect
- The mass Extra Deck send only happens when the tributed or destroyed monster is LIGHT
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the summon trigger (inferred)
- Hand traps that respond to the Extra Deck send, such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (inferred from deck co-occurrence, not a matchup record)
Best use
Removal finisher with an Extra Deck tax on LIGHT targets. Decks: Enneacraft shells with Garura, Wings of Resonant Life, Monarch-based lists using Tribute Summoned monsters as tribute fodder.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Tribute Summon by tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster; on Tribute Summon, destroy 1 monster and, if LIGHT, both players send Extra Deck cards to GY up to its Level/Rank; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 1.64 copies on average, 52 distinct archetypes; Top partner Garura, Wings of Resonant Life at 77.2% co-occurrence
- Observed: Gameplay type 7 accounts for 78.5% of the sampled decks; Enneacraft cluster is the largest home (22.5% of decks)
- Inferred: Accessibility depends on having a Tribute Summoned monster available; Negation of the summon trigger ends the effect; Hand traps can respond to the Extra Deck send
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only legal copies is empty for all formats no rulings supplied; Tribute Summon and LIGHT-gate timing is inferred from text