EARTH
11
5Zefraath
Archetype:
Zefra
ATK:
3450
DEF:
2950
View:
4892
[ Pendulum Effect ] During your Main Phase: You can add 1 "Zefra" Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your Extra Deck face-up, and if you do, change this card's Pendulum Scale to be the same as that Pendulum Monster's, until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Zefraath" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your face-up Extra Deck) by Tributing all monsters you control, including at least 3 "Zefra" monsters, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. After you Special Summon this card, you can conduct 1 Pendulum Summon of a "Zefra" monster(s) during your Main Phase this turn, in addition to your Pendulum Summon. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) Once per turn: You can Tribute 1 monster; Special Summon 1 "Zefra" monster from your Deck.
Zefraath — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 51 · Deck: 53 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Zefraath's value is its engine text: a once-per-turn Tribute of one monster to Special Summon a Zefra from the Deck, plus an extra Pendulum Summon, so it converts a Zefra board into more bodies and more Pendulum plays. The Extra Deck summon cost (tribute every monster you control, including at least 3 Zefra) keeps it archetype-locked, and the Level 11 body is awkward as material. Its near-universal presence in the sampled Zefra decks (390 of 390) confirms it is a core piece of the deck, not a power driver on its own; the 3450 ATK earns nothing here.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | It is an Extra Deck summon that needs a Zefra Pendulum added to the Extra Deck and at least 3 Zefra on the field, so access depends on the Zefra shell; it is included in all 390 sampled decks, with 3 copies typical (observed, inferred route). |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | The text lets it Tribute one monster and Special Summon a Zefra from the Deck plus grant an extra Pendulum Summon, so one card can extend a board, but no recorded boards exist to confirm it (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 55 | Tributing all monsters is a heavy cost, offset by the once-per-turn Deck Special Summon and the extra Pendulum Summon, roughly an even or mildly positive exchange (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The card has no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect of its own, so it provides almost no opponent interaction (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 35 | A Level 11 Earth Rock Pendulum is an awkward material outside the Zefra shell, and its main value as material is as a Tribute body (inferred from text and stats). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | The summon needs a specific board state and a once-per-turn Deck summon can be stopped; it has no recovery or multi-zone redundancy shown in the evidence (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | It runs 3 copies in 272 of 390 decks with no garnet or brick effect, but the 3-Zefra tribute requirement restricts the deck's build and board (observed deck stats plus inferred restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 51, Deck ≈ 53, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: self-locking restriction (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, meta unknown)
Strengths
- Extra Deck engine that adds a Deck Special Summon of a Zefra plus an extra Pendulum Summon
- Present in all 390 sampled Zefra decks, typically at 3 copies
- Partners strongly with the Zefra core: Zefraniu (91.3%), Zefra Divine Strike (85.4%), Oracle of Zefra (82.8%)
Weaknesses
- Extra Deck summon needs every monster you control tributed, including at least 3 Zefra
- Engine effects are once per turn
- Almost no interaction or protection for itself
- Level 11 body is an awkward material outside the Zefra shell
Counters / choke points
- Board-disruption or negation that stops the Deck Special Summon or the Pendulum Summon (inferred from text)
- Hand traps that break the Zefra board before the 3-Zefra tribute can be set up (inferred from text)
Best use
Extender: converts a Zefra board into extra Pendulum Summons and Deck Special Summons. Decks: Zefra (archetype 182), Zefra (archetype 621). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Extra Deck Special Summon by tributing all monsters you control including at least 3 Zefra; Card text: once-per-turn Tribute 1 monster to Special Summon 1 Zefra from Deck; extra Pendulum Summon once per turn; Present in 390 of 390 sampled decks, 3 copies in 272 of them
- Observed: Top partners Zefraniu (91.3%), Zefra Divine Strike (85.4%), Oracle of Zefra (82.8%); Usage statistics: 100% inclusion in Zefra gameplay type 7, 75% in gameplay type 4, typical 3 copies
- Inferred: Engine value is extender-type conversion based on text, since no recorded boards exist; Material utility is poor because of the Level 11 body and Zefra-only summon conditions; Deckbuilding cost is mild: 3-copy restriction tied to the Zefra shell
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or Rush Duel data supplied for interaction timing