Spell
ContinuousAmorphage Infection
Archetype:
Amorphage
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All "Amorphage" monsters on the field gain 100 ATK and DEF for each "Amorphage" card on the field. If a monster(s) in your hand or you control is Tributed, or destroyed by battle or card effect: You can add 1 "Amorphage" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Amorphage Infection" once per turn.
Amorphage Infection — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 46 · Deck: 52 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Amorphage Infection's power is its trigger-based search: when a monster in hand or on the field is Tributed or destroyed, it adds one Amorphage card from the Deck to hand, once per turn. That converts Amorphage's own material churn into a card, which earns the resource_economy and accessibility points. Its ATK/DEF buff and the field-wide Amorphage count add little measurable value, and the card has no opponent interaction, so it scores in the middle range. High deck frequency (48 of 48 sampled decks, almost all Amorphage homes) confirms it is a reliable staple, but it does not raise the score, and the absence of combo data keeps conversion scored from text alone.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Runs 3 copies in most sampled decks (avg 2.6) and is a Continuous Spell that is live once Amorphage monsters are on the field, but no searcher or opening-hand route is recorded (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Text shows a one-card search and a small ATK/DEF buff; no recorded combo boards, so conversion is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Each once-per-turn trigger nets one card from the Deck to hand for the tributed or destroyed monster, a repeatable +1 card when the trigger fires (verified text, inferred frequency). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect; it does nothing to the opponent's board or hand (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Continuous Spell has no material body, so it contributes nothing to Synchro, Xyz, Link, or Fusion summoning (verified text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Sits face-up on the field and can be destroyed by opposing spell/trap removal, and its trigger depends on Amorphage monsters being tributed or destroyed (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Three copies is a light slot cost with no garnet or lock, but the text only functions in an Amorphage shell, which limits splashing (observed deck copies, inferred restriction). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 46, Deck ≈ 52, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Archetype-locked text (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Adds one Amorphage card from the Deck to hand when a monster is Tributed or destroyed (verified text)
- Staple in Amorphage decks: 48 of 48 sampled decks run it, 3 copies in most (observed)
- Converts Amorphage's monster churn into card advantage with no lock or garnet cost (inferred)
Weaknesses
- Once per turn, and the trigger depends on monsters leaving the field (verified text)
- No opponent interaction and no material body (verified text)
- Text is Amorphage-only, so it has no value in other homes (verified text, observed)
- No combo or guide evidence to confirm practical conversion (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Opposing spell/trap removal or destruction effects aimed at the face-up Continuous Spell (inferred)
Best use
Trigger-based searcher on the field. Decks: Amorphage. Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Continuous Spell: Amorphage monsters gain 100 ATK/DEF per Amorphage card on the field; Once-per-turn search of one Amorphage card from the Deck on Tribute or destruction by battle/card effect; Legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel
- Observed: Runs in 48 of 48 sampled decks, mostly 3 copies (avg 2.6, max 3); 21 of 48 decks are the Amorphage archetype (43.8%); Top partners are Amorphage monsters and spells (100% co-occurrence with Amorphage Lechery and Goliath)
- Inferred: Search trigger gives a reliable +1 card when Amorphage monsters are tributed or destroyed; Restricted to Amorphage shells, so splashing is limited; Vulnerable to opposing spell/trap removal aimed at the face-up Continuous Spell
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion and as_starter/as_searched rates are text-only inference No guides supplied No banlist token supplied; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard): inclusion % not available beyond the deck sample No ruling or interaction data for the trigger timing against negation or replacement effects