Spell
NormalBack-Up Rider
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Target 1 face-up monster on the field; it gains 1500 ATK until the end of this turn.
Back-Up Rider — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 42 · Deck: 45 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Back-Up Rider is a Normal Spell that targets 1 face-up monster and gives it +1500 ATK until the end of the turn. It converts a monster already on the field into a stronger attacker and does nothing else, so it has no searching, refuel, negation, or material value. The card runs in 42 sampled decks, mostly Lyrilusc, at about 2.3 copies per deck, which shows it is a reliable, cheap utility slot. Its high ATK gain is not a power driver, and the card earns its score from deck-level access and low deckbuilding cost rather than from what it does on its own.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Drawn only as a dead-draw-able Spell with no searcher evidence; it is live only when a face-up monster is already on the field (observed in 42/42 decks, inferred for the on-field condition from the text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No recorded combo boards, so conversion is text-only: a +1500 ATK pump that builds nothing by itself (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | A one-for-zero card with no draw, search, or GY refuel in its text (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | No negation, removal, or hand-trap effect; the only effect is a stat pump (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 20 | Not a monster, so it is never material and cannot be used as a body (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Targets a monster and can be answered in response, with no recovery or multi-zone reach (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Plays 2-3 copies at a generic cost and locks no garnets (observed copies distribution 1:10, 2:10, 3:22). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) weights, single role, no blend. Intrinsic ≈ 42, Deck ≈ 45, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap, generic spell that fits many decks (14 distinct archetypes in the sample).
- Plays 2-3 copies per deck with no restriction, which keeps deckbuilding cost low.
- Simple, unambiguous text, so rules reliability is high.
Weaknesses
- No searching, card advantage, or negation: a single-function pump.
- Only useful when a face-up monster is already on the field.
- Ceiling is a +1500 ATK bump, which does not add a body to the board.
Counters / choke points
- Responses that negate or redirect the Spell at the target stage (no specific card evidence supplied).
Best use
Utility pump for a face-up monster during the battle phase. Decks: Lyrilusc. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: target 1 face-up monster, +1500 ATK until end of turn.; Normal Spell, legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, and DuelLinks.; Ran in 42 decks at an average of 2.29 copies.
- Observed: Distributed across 14 archetypes, with 54.8% of decks in the Lyrilusc archetype.; Copies distribution: 10 decks with 1, 10 with 2, 22 with 3.
- Inferred: The card is a dead draw without a face-up monster on the field.; Low resilience because the pump can be answered in response.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no top-card ranking context supplied