Spell
NormalChain Summon
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If you control 2 or more face-up Xyz Monsters: Target the one with the lowest Rank (your choice, if tied); Special Summon 1 Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck, whose Rank is lower than that Xyz Monster, but the Special Summoned monster cannot attack directly, also return it to the Extra Deck during the End Phase.
Chain Summon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 41 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 39 · Deck: 43 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Chain Summon is a conditional Extra Deck Special Summon: it needs two or more face-up Xyz Monsters on the field before it works, and it only produces a temporary, non-attacking Xyz that returns to the Extra Deck in the End Phase. Its score comes from being a live, cheap, splashable spell inside Xyz shells (15 of 15 sampled decks run it across 12 archetypes), not from the Xyz it summons. The card does not convert a hand into a board by itself, and it cannot be used as material, so its strength depends on the Xyz already on the field. Stats and rank of the summoned monster earn no points.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs two face-up Xyz before it does anything, so it is dead in most hands but live in Utopia/Gagaga-style boards; 15 of 15 sampled decks run it (observed; the requirement itself is verified from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Text-only: it gives one temporary non-attacking Xyz that leaves in the End Phase, so it converts little beyond a tempo swap; no recorded combo boards exist to confirm more (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | No card cost and no draw or recursion to the GY; it is a roughly even exchange of field presence for a free Extra Deck summon (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Spell with no negation, removal, or disruption to the opponent (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Spell cannot be used as material, and the summoned Xyz is returned, so it adds no body value (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Single Spell, so a single negate or Spell-hate stops it; the requirement of two Xyz also limits when it can be used (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | One copy-average slot (avg 1.93 per deck) with no garnet, lock, or brick cost, and it is splashable into any Xyz deck (observed from copies distribution; cost reading is inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Extender only; no secondary blend applied (Combo enabler secondary noted in secondary_roles). Intrinsic ≈ 39, Deck ≈ 43, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cheap, splashable Extra Deck access inside Xyz shells
- Live in 15 of 15 sampled decks spread across 12 archetypes
- No card cost, no garnet or lock restriction
Weaknesses
- Needs two face-up Xyz before it does anything
- Summoned monster cannot attack directly and returns in the End Phase
- No material value and no card advantage
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the Spell itself
- Board wipes or removal that drops the two required Xyz before activation
Best use
Extender off an existing Xyz board. Decks: Utopia, Gagaga, Infinitrack.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: requires two or more face-up Xyz, Special Summons a lower-Rank Xyz from the Extra Deck, no direct attacks, returned in the End Phase; 15 of 15 sampled decks run it; average 1.93 copies; 12 distinct archetypes
- Observed: Strongest co-occurrence is with Utopia-named cards and Monster Reborn (60% of decks)
- Inferred: Temporary body means limited conversion beyond a tempo swap; Splashable with low deckbuilding cost
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion % is inferred from the deck sample only no legal copies data supplied