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FieldBug Matrix
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All Insect-Type monsters you control gain 300 ATK and DEF. You can target 1 Insect-Type Xyz Monster you control; attach 1 Insect-Type monster from your hand to that monster as Xyz Material. You can only use this effect of "Bug Matrix" once per turn.
Bug Matrix — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 35 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 34 · Deck: 35 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Bug Matrix is a Field Spell whose value depends on already having an Insect-type Xyz Monster on the field. Its once-per-turn effect moves an Insect from hand into that Xyz as material, which is a real but narrow extender. The +300 ATK/DEF continuous effect is only relevant to Insect boards, and the card has no observed combo appearances, so the score rests on a modest, Insect-restricted extender role. High monster stats of the Insects it buffs earn no points here.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 30 | Only 6 sampled decks run it (3 at 3 copies, 3 at 1 copy), and it needs an Insect Xyz already on the field before its effect is live (verified text; deck count observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | No recorded boards contain it (combos_evidence.appearances = 0), so conversion is text-only inference: hand Insect into an Xyz for material plus a small stat boost (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | The hand-to-material effect is card-neutral (one card leaves hand, one becomes Xyz material); there is no draw, search or banish refuel (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No negation, removal or hand-trap reach; the card provides no opponent interaction (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | It is a Spell Card, so it can never be used as material; the axis reflects the zero material value of the card itself (verified frame_type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A single face-up Field Spell that is easily destroyed by a field wipe, and its effect needs a live Insect Xyz target, so it is fragile across zones (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | No garnet or lock restriction and copies are cheap, but it takes the single Field Spell slot and only fits Insect-based builds (verified text; deck usage observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Extender primary; no secondary role blended. Intrinsic ≈ 34, Deck ≈ 35, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Puts a monster from hand into an Insect Xyz as material once per turn, so it can feed an Xyz without needing a searcher.
- Gives a +300 ATK/DEF buff to every Insect monster while it is on the field.
- Card-neutral to use, and cheap to run in Insect-based decks.
Weaknesses
- Dead unless an Insect Xyz Monster is already on the field.
- Restricted to Insect-type cards, which limits it to a small set of archetypes.
- Provides no card advantage, interaction or resilience against field removal.
- Only observed in 6 sampled decks with no recorded combo boards.
Counters / choke points
- Field-wipe or Field Spell destruction effects, which remove the buff and the once-per-turn effect at the same time.
- Opponent Xyz-targeting or Xyz-material responses that shut down the Insect Xyz it needs.
Best use
Hand-to-material extender and Insect board buffer for Insect Xyz lines. Decks: Battlewasp, Insect-type Xyz builds. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: all Insect-Type monsters you control gain 300 ATK and DEF; once per turn, attach 1 Insect from hand as Xyz material to a targeted Insect Xyz.; Card type is Spell Card, frame spell, and it is legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks.; 6 sampled decks run it: 3 at 3 copies, 3 at 1 copy, all in main deck, across 5 archetypes.
- Observed: Top partners are Informer Spider, Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge and Monster Reborn, each in 3 of 6 decks.; No recorded combo boards contain the card, and no usage statistics are available.
- Inferred: It functions as an Insect Xyz material extender, since its once-per-turn effect is the only route to add material from hand.; Battlewasp is an Insect-type archetype, so the buff and effect target that deck's monsters.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only