Spell
NormalBurst Return
Archetype:
Elemental HERO
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If you control a face-up "Elemental HERO Burstinatrix": Return all face-up "Elemental HERO" monsters on the field to the hand, except "Elemental HERO Burstinatrix".
Burst Return — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 46 · Deck: 46 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Recovery / Recursion · Secondary: Extender, Board breaker
Why it scores here
Burst Return is a conditional mass-bounce for Elemental HERO monsters that only works while a face-up Elemental HERO Burstinatrix is on the field. Its value is re-deploying HERO bodies from hand, not card advantage, so it scores as a recursion/reset spell rather than a removal or boss piece. The card's 25-deck footprint and Burstinatrix partner rate (60%) confirm it is a real, practical HERO tool, but no combo evidence was supplied, so conversion is text-only and the score stays in the mid-40s. High deck count and inclusion did not raise the score; the one-copy, low-cost build keeps the deckbuilding axis strong.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Usable in 25 decks, but only while a face-up Burstinatrix is already out, so it is conditional rather than always live (observed deck stats plus card text, with a condition inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | No combo boards were supplied, so the board reset is credited only as text-level conversion of HERO bodies back into re-summons (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Returns cards to hand with no draw or banish, so it is a tempo reset rather than card advantage (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | Hits every face-up HERO monster on the field, including the opponent's, but it is a spell with no negation or hand-trap reach (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 15 | A Spell Card with no material body of its own (verified from card frame). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A spell that depends on a single Burstinatrix on board and can be stopped by a generic spell response (inferred; no counter data supplied). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single-copy play in 23 of 25 decks with no garnet or lock, but it is tied to the HERO line (observed deck copy counts plus card text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Recovery / Recursion profile, single role (no secondary blend applied). Intrinsic ≈ 46, Deck ≈ 46, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Conditional board requirement (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Resets and recurs multiple HERO monsters in one spell
- Cheap single-copy slot with no garnet or lock
- Strong fit with Burstinatrix and Sparkman/Bubbleman partners in the sample
Weaknesses
- Needs Burstinatrix face-up before it can be played
- Gives no card advantage, only tempo and re-deployment
- Bounces opponent's HERO monsters too, which can help them as well
Counters / choke points
- Generic spell negation (inferred; no counter data supplied)
- Removing or bouncing Burstinatrix before activation (inferred from the card condition)
Best use
Recovery / Recursion: re-deploy HERO bodies after a board is set up. Decks: Elemental HERO builds running Burstinatrix as the enabler, Mixed HERO decks that splash Burstinatrix (observed in 2 Elemental HERO and several unlabelled decks). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect text: conditional on face-up Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, returns all face-up Elemental HERO monsters on the field to hand except Burstinatrix; Spell Card frame, no material body; 25 decks with 23 of 25 running one copy
- Observed: Burstinatrix is a partner in 60% of sampled decks; Sparkman in 68% and Bubbleman in 64% of sampled decks; Burst Return sits in 40% Elemental HERO-unlabelled decks and 2 Elemental HERO decks
- Inferred: Recursion value comes from re-summoning returned HERO monsters; Conditional availability limits accessibility to Burstinatrix boards; Resilience is limited by a single enabler and generic spell negation
- 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 supplied — timing of the bounce vs. Burstinatrix leaving the field is unverified