Spell
EquipBashing Shield
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Equip only to a Normal Summoned/Set monster. It gains 1000 ATK. You take no battle damage from attacks involving it.
Bashing Shield — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 40 · Deck: 43 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Bashing Shield is a restricted Equip Spell: it only attaches to a Normal Summoned or Set monster, gives +1000 ATK, and stops battle damage from attacks involving that monster. It converts no resources into cards or board presence on its own, so the score stays in the low-to-mid 40s. The 18-deck sample shows it is run consistently in a few archetypes (1–3 copies), which supports a real, cheap utility role. High ATK or popularity earned no points; the Normal-monster restriction and the lack of combo or card-advantage evidence hold the score down.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Run in 18 of 18 sampled decks (94% main-deck, 9 archetypes), but no combo starter/searched data, so reach is observed from deck counts only (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | Card text only grants +1000 ATK to an eligible monster; no combo examples exist in the evidence, so no board conversion is shown (verified). |
| Resource Economy | 15 | No draw, search, banish, or recursion text; the card is a one-for-one equip with no advantage (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 25 | Only prevents battle damage from attacks involving the equipped monster; no negation or removal (verified). |
| Material Utility | 10 | Equip Spells are not materials, and the card does not add material value to its host (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 25 | Dies to backrow removal and is limited to Normal monsters, so it has little multi-zone or multi-turn value (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Spell slot with 1–3 copies (average 2) and no garnet or lock requirement; the Normal-monster restriction is a mild constraint (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) weights; no secondary blend applied. Intrinsic ≈ 40, Deck ≈ 43, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap, low-commitment Spell slot with 1–3 copies
- Runs across 9 archetypes in the sample, so it is portable
- Clear, simple text with no timing ambiguity
Weaknesses
- +1000 ATK on a Normal monster only, a narrow target pool
- No card advantage, search, or board-building effect
- Negates battle damage only for attacks involving the equipped monster
Counters / choke points
- Backrow or Spell removal that destroys the Equip Spell
- Monsters that are not Normal Summoned or Set, which makes the Equip unusable
Best use
Utility Equip Spell that adds ATK to a Normal monster and blanks battle damage on attacks involving it. Decks: Ex-Zero Festival, Live☆Twin, Dragonmaid, Mikanko, Greed.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Equip Spell: equips only to a Normal Summoned/Set monster, grants +1000 ATK, and prevents battle damage from attacks involving it (card text); Format legality: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks (card data)
- Observed: Present in 18 of 18 sampled decks (94% main-deck), average 2 copies, 9 distinct archetypes (deck evidence); Partner decks include Reinforcement of the Army and Axe of Despair (deck evidence)
- Inferred: Its real role is a cheap ATK and battle-damage shield for a Normal monster rather than a board or advantage engine (text reading); Monster-target restriction will limit use in decks without many Normal monsters (text reading)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or metagame sample supplied