Spell
ContinuousBurden of the Mighty
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Each face-up monster your opponent controls loses 100 ATK x its own Level.
Burden of the Mighty — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62.5 · Deck: 62.25 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Burden of the Mighty converts one card into a persistent, non-targeting ATK reduction on every face-up monster the opponent controls, and the reduction scales with each monster's Level, so high-Level threats lose the most. Its score is held back by the absence of combo and guide evidence, by reliance on drawing it (no searcher evidence in the pack), and by an effect that only reduces ATK and does not stop monster effects. The high play rate (156 decks, Digital Bugs at 33.3%) and the 55 archetypes did not earn points beyond accessibility and deck-building cost, because frequency is not power here.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 58 | Runs 1.72 copies on average across 156 decks, but no searcher or combo-start evidence exists, so it depends on drawing it (observed, plus inferred from the absence of searcher data). |
| Combo & Conversion | 50 | Its text converts into board pressure without other cards, but no combo boards were supplied, so the conversion rate is text-only inference. |
| Resource Economy | 45 | One card for a lasting effect on several opposing monsters, with no card advantage or refuel in the text (verified from text, inferred for value). |
| Effect & Interaction | 72 | Non-targeting and applies to all face-up opposing monsters, which makes it hard to play around, but it only reduces ATK and cannot negate effects (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A Spell card cannot be used as Link, Xyz, or Synchro material, so this axis scores zero (verified from frame type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | A Continuous Spell sits in the Spell/Trap zone and can be removed by standard spell/trap removal; the spread across 55 archetypes shows some flexibility (inferred from card type and observed archetype spread). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | A generic non-garnet Spell at 1 to 3 copies per deck, with no locks or restrictions in the text (verified from text and deck copy distribution). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Board breaker / Going-second weight profile, single primary role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 62.5, Deck ≈ 62.25, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Non-targeting, board-wide ATK reduction from a single card
- Level scaling punishes high-Level monsters the most
- Generic enough to slot into 55 archetypes at 1 to 3 copies
Weaknesses
- Only reduces ATK; monster effects still work
- Needs to be drawn; no searcher or combo-start evidence in the pack
- Level-based reduction is undefined for Link monsters (no Level) and needs a rules check for Xyz
Counters / choke points
- Standard spell/trap removal can destroy the Continuous Spell (inferred from card type; not tested in this pack)
- Monsters with effects that do not depend on ATK keep working (verified from text)
Best use
Board breaker. Decks: Digital Bugs, Valkyrie, Heroic. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: each face-up opposing monster loses 100 ATK x its own Level; Non-targeting, applies to all face-up opposing monsters; Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks; 156 decks run it, average 1.72 copies
- Observed: Digital Bugs appears in 52 decks (33.3%); 87.2% of decks are gameplay type 7; Top partners include Harpie's Feather Duster (54.5%) and Effect Veiler (51.9%)
- Inferred: Continuous Spell is removable by standard spell/trap removal; Effect is most valuable against high-Level monsters because the reduction scales with Level; Board breaker profile fits better than Floodgate because it does not block plays
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only no banlist token, assumed 3 copies legal copies is empty for all formats no rulings for Link or Xyz monsters under the Level-based reduction