Spell
QuickBubble Shuffle
Archetype:
Elemental HERO
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Target 1 face-up Attack Position "Elemental HERO Bubbleman" you control and 1 face-up Attack Position monster your opponent controls; change both those targets to Defense Position, then Tribute that "Elemental HERO Bubbleman", then Special Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" monster from your hand.
Bubble Shuffle — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 41.5 · Deck: 46.1 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Bubble Shuffle converts a face-up Elemental HERO Bubbleman plus a Tribute into one Elemental HERO special-summoned from hand, and it also moves one opposing ATK-position monster to Defense. That is a body upgrade plus a soft board change, not negation, removal, or card advantage, and the net result is one card down. The deck sample (12 of 12 decks, with Avian and Burstinatrix each paired in 10) confirms it is a reliable in-archetype playable, but no combo boards are recorded, so the combo axis stays modest. Its ATK, level, and view count contribute nothing to the score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Live as a Quick-Play but gated by a face-up Bubbleman and an opposing ATK-position target; present in all 12 sample decks, though no starter data shows it opening a combo (verified; observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Turns Bubbleman plus this spell into a HERO from hand, a like-for-like body swap with a defense switch, and no recorded boards show a larger payoff (verified; inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The spell and the tributed Bubbleman leave while one HERO enters from hand, a net −1 card with no draw or search (verified; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | Switches one opposing ATK monster to Defense rather than negating or destroying it, so interaction is soft and situational (verified). |
| Material Utility | 0 | It is a Spell and can never be used as material, so the axis anchors at 0 (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | Quick-Play timing allows a response on the opponent's turn, but it needs Bubbleman on the field and is exposed to any spell negation; no redundancy data (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 50 | One slot in a HERO line at an average of 1.25 copies, with a mild restriction to Bubbleman and the HERO partner pool (observed; inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 41.5, Deck ≈ 46.1, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Quick-Play, so usable on the opponent's turn
- Converts a tributed body into a HERO from hand
- Cheap in-archetype slot with strong partner pairings
Weaknesses
- Net −1 card
- Needs a face-up Bubbleman and an opposing ATK-position monster
- Only a Defense-position change, with no negation or removal
Counters / choke points
- Spell negation (generic; no specific counter card in evidence)
- Bubbleman being removed or never on the field
Best use
Utility / Extender in HERO lists. Decks: Elemental HERO lines (Heroic / HERO archetype decks). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Quick-Play Spell, targets face-up ATK Bubbleman and an opposing ATK monster, switches both to Defense, Tributes Bubbleman, then summons an Elemental HERO from hand; Card type is Spell, so it cannot be material
- Observed: Present in 12 of 12 sample decks, average 1.25 copies; Bubbleman in 9 decks; Avian and Burstinatrix in 10 decks each
- Inferred: Net −1 card (spell and Bubbleman leave, one HERO enters); Opponent-turn play window from Quick-Play timing; Usage is specific to HERO lines
- 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 rulings or FAQ supplied for targeting and Tribute sequencing