EARTH
4
5Amorphage Envy
Archetype:
Amorphage
ATK:
0
DEF:
2050
View:
3204
[ Pendulum Effect ] While you control an "Amorphage" monster, neither player can activate cards or effects as Chain Link 2 or higher. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, Tribute 1 monster or destroy this card. [ Monster Effect ] If this card is Pendulum Summoned or flipped face-up, neither player can Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck while this card is face-up on the field, except "Amorphage" monsters.
Amorphage Envy — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 54 · Deck: 55 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Amorphage Envy converts its value into a field-wide lock: while you control an Amorphage monster, neither player can activate effects at Chain Link 2 or higher, and it blocks Extra Deck Special Summons (except Amorphage) while face-up. That restriction, not the 0 ATK or the 2050 DEF, is what earns the score. Its consistent inclusion in Amorphage builds (100% usage inclusion, typically 2 copies) confirms accessibility, but frequency alone does not add power, and the absence of combo data means its board conversion is scored low.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Present in 67 recent decks across 25 archetypes at about 2.1 copies each and 100% usage inclusion in Amorphage, but no searcher or starter route is evidenced (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Zero recorded combo boards, so it builds nothing measurable; its only conversion is the lock it provides (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Its Tribute/destroy option costs itself as a card with no return, and no refuel or advantage evidence exists (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 72 | Chain Link 2+ activation lock and Extra Deck summon restriction are strong floodgates, conditioned on controlling an Amorphage monster (verified) |
| Material Utility | 45 | A Level 4 EARTH Dragon body that remains usable as material when blanked, but no as_material evidence was supplied (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Its lock is a single face-up effect that a single negate can shut off, and the Chain Link condition needs a supporting Amorphage monster on field (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | One copy-slot in a deck of 2 copies on average, no garnet or brick, but it restricts the controller's own non-Amorphage Extra Deck summons (verified) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Floodgate/Control + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 54, Deck ≈ 55, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Chain Link 2+ activation lock while controlling an Amorphage monster
- Blocks opponent Extra Deck Special Summons while face-up, except Amorphage
- Level 4 EARTH Dragon body that remains usable as material when its effect is negated
- Consistently included in Amorphage builds at about 2 copies
Weaknesses
- Chain Link lock requires a supporting Amorphage monster on field
- ATK 0 means it contributes nothing as an attacker
- Its lock is lost to a single effect negation
- Restricts the controller's own non-Amorphage Extra Deck summons while face-up
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation of its face-up effect
- Destroying or bouncing it while the Chain Link condition is not met
Best use
Floodgate/Control utility in Amorphage shells; Level 4 Pendulum body. Decks: Amorphage, Performapal, Odd-Eyes. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Pendulum effect: Chain Link 2+ activation lock while you control an Amorphage monster; Monster effect: Extra Deck Special Summon lock while face-up, except Amorphage; Appears in 67 recent decks, 16 of them Amorphage; Usage statistics: 100% inclusion in Amorphage, typically 2 copies
- Observed: Average 2.12 copies per deck; 77.6% of decks in gameplay type 7; Top partners are Amorphage cards and Beyond the Pendulum
- Inferred: The Chain Link lock is strong but conditional on Amorphage support; The Extra Deck lock is one face-up effect that a single negate can switch off; Material value is a Level 4 Earth body with no as_material evidence
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no legal_copies per format supplied no rulings for Chain Link timing interactions no as_material or searcher evidence