Spell
NormalContact with Gusto
Archetype:
Gusto
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Target 2 "Gusto" monsters in your Graveyard and 1 card your opponent controls; shuffle both targets in your Graveyard into the Deck, then destroy the opponent's target.
Contact with Gusto — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 59 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57.4 · Deck: 60.2 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Recovery / Recursion
Why it scores here
Contact with Gusto is a targeted removal spell: it shuffles two Gusto monsters from the Graveyard into the Deck to destroy one opponent card, so it converts Graveyard resources into a one-for-one answer. Its score comes from the interaction axis and from the fact that it is a cheap, low-restriction slot that 96 of 96 sampled decks run. The high observed deck frequency confirms the card is practical in its Gusto home but does not make it intrinsically strong (guardrail 3). It has no material value and needs two Gusto monsters in the Graveyard, which caps accessibility and resilience.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Needs two Gusto monsters in the Graveyard and one opposing card to target, so it is dead without a Gusto graveyard; it runs in 96 of 96 decks, but the sample shows only one recorded combo (observed; text-based inference). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | One recorded combo (Turn 1 Gusto sample) shows it as a removal piece, but the n=1 sample says little about conversion breadth (observed, n=1). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Spends two Graveyard Gusto monsters (shuffled back to the Deck) plus the card itself for one opponent card, so the trade is roughly even rather than a clear card gain (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 65 | Destroys one targeted opponent card of any type, which is strong targeted interaction, but as a Spell it cannot be used at Quick speed (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Spell card that cannot be used as material and does not carry a body, so it contributes nothing here (verified from card text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A Spell that can be negated, and its Graveyard requirement means it is often unavailable when needed; it has no redundant copies beyond the 3-copy limit (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | A single cheap Spell slot with no garnet or lock cost; runs 1.25 copies on average across 96 decks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Removal / Negation profile, single primary role (no blend). Intrinsic ≈ 57.4, Deck ≈ 60.2, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Targeted destruction of one opponent card for a single Spell slot
- Runs in every sampled Gusto deck (96 of 96), so access to the card is reliable in its home
- Cheap to run with no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Needs two Gusto monsters in the Graveyard, so it is dead early or outside Gusto
- Sorcery-speed Spell that can be negated
- Recurs no bodies and gives no material value
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the Spell itself
- Opponent declines to put a targetable card on the field, leaving it with no legal target
Best use
Single-target removal that recycles Graveyard Gusto monsters back into the Deck. Decks: Gusto (archetype 2182 and related Gusto homes), Speedroid, Windwitch. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Effect: target 2 Gusto monsters in your Graveyard and 1 opponent card, shuffle the 2 Graveyard targets into the Deck, then destroy the opponent's target; Spell card, no ATK/DEF, formats TCG/OCG/MasterDuel/DuelLinks; Copies per deck: avg 1.25, max 3
- Observed: Appears in 96 of 96 sampled decks (100%), 58% in the Gusto archetype (2182); Single recorded combo appearance with power index 100 and a Turn 1 Gusto sample; Top partners include Daigusto Sphreez (100%) and Gusto Egul (95.8%)
- Inferred: Graveyard requirement makes it situational early and better once Gusto monsters have been used; Removal role rests on the text; the one combo sample does not confirm frequency of use
- Data gaps: No banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard): inclusion % comes from the deck sample only Combo evidence is a single appearance, so combo conversion and starter/payoff roles are not well measured Guide evidence is one snippet and does not describe the card in detail