Spell
ContinuousCommon Soul
Archetype:
Neo-Spacian
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Select 1 face-up monster on the field. Special Summon 1 "Neo-Spacian" monster from your hand to the same side of the field as the selected monster. The selected monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the monster that was Special Summoned by this effect. When this card is removed from the field, return the Special Summoned monster to its owner's hand.
Common Soul — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 45 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 40 · Deck: 48 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Recovery/Recursion
Why it scores here
Common Soul converts a Neo-Spacian in hand into a Special Summon and gives a face-up monster ATK equal to that summoned body, so its value is board extension within one archetype. Its 23-deck presence and 87-96% co-occurrence with Neo-Spacian monsters confirm it is a live, practical role, but the score is held down because no combo boards are recorded, it is a Continuous Spell that can be removed, and its text is archetype-locked. The high ATK it can add earns nothing on its own; the points come from reliable hand-to-board conversion.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Needs a Neo-Spacian monster in hand plus any face-up monster, and it is in all 23 sampled decks with Neo-Spacian partners at 87-96% (observed; no as_starter/as_searched data, so the access route is inferred from text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Text shows a hand Special Summon plus an ATK gain, but combos_evidence lists zero boards, so conversion is text-only inference. |
| Resource Economy | 40 | It is a 1-for-1 with no draw or refuel; the bounce-back on leave returns the summoned monster to hand, which is partial recovery (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | The card has no negation or removal effect of its own (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 10 | The card is a Spell and is never material; it only enables a Neo-Spacian body that could be material (verified from card text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | It sits on the field as a Continuous Spell and is lost to removal, which returns the summoned monster; it is redundant across 1-3 copies (inferred, with observed copy distribution). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | It takes a slot in 1-3 copies and is restricted to Neo-Spacian homes, which reduces portability though it has no garnet or lock (observed deck data plus verified text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Recovery/Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 40, Deck ≈ 48, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Converts a Neo-Spacian in hand into a board body via Special Summon
- Adds ATK to a face-up monster equal to the summoned monster's ATK
- Bounce-back on leave gives the summoned monster partial recursion
Weaknesses
- Archetype-locked: the summoned monster must be Neo-Spacian
- No combo evidence, so conversion value is inferred from text
- Continuous Spell that is lost to removal, which returns the summoned monster
Counters / choke points
- Removal or destruction of this Continuous Spell (inference: it returns the summoned monster)
- Negation of its activation (inference from standard Spell interaction)
Best use
Hand Special Summon extender with ATK boost and bounce-back, for Neo-Spacian decks. Decks: Neo-Spacian.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: hand Special Summon of a Neo-Spacian monster, ATK gain, return on leave; Card is a Spell, Continuous, with no own negation or removal effect
- Observed: Present in 23 sampled decks, 1-3 copies (15 decks at 1, 8 at 3); Top partners are Neo-Spacian monsters at 87-96% co-occurrence
- Inferred: Access route is a Neo-Spacian in hand plus any face-up monster; Medium-high deck fit and partial resilience from the copy spread
- 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 'Select 1 face-up monster on the field' does not restrict which side; target-side rulings are unverified