Spell
NormalCubic Wave
Archetype:
Cubic
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Target 1 "Cubic" monster you control and 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; the ATK of that monster you control becomes double its current ATK, and if it does, the ATK of that monster your opponent controls become half its current ATK. You can banish this card and any number of "Cubic" monsters from your Graveyard, then target face-up monsters your opponent controls equal to the number of those banished "Cubic" monsters; place 1 Cubic Counter on each of them. (Monsters with a Cubic Counter cannot attack, also negate their effects.)
Cubic Wave — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 60 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Cubic Wave converts Cubic board presence into disruption: its first effect doubles a friendly Cubic's ATK and can halve an opposing monster's ATK, and its graveyard effect banishes itself plus Cubic monsters to place one Cubic Counter per banished card, which stops those monsters from attacking and negates their effects. Its score rests on that interaction and on a near-universal place in Cubic decks (300 of 300 recent decks, 3 copies typical), not on its ATK-doubling or on popularity. The card is a Spell, so it earns nothing for material utility, and the absence of combo boards keeps its conversion score below what the text alone might suggest.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 78 | Decks run it in all 300 sampled lists at an average of 2.73 copies, so it is reliably in hand, but its graveyard effect needs Cubic monsters in the graveyard (verified; observed deck counts). |
| Combo & Conversion | 58 | Text converts one Cubic into a counter-based lock across several opposing monsters, and partner co-occurrence is 96–99% with Cubic engine cards, but no combo boards were supplied to confirm the conversion (inferred from text; observed partners). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | The graveyard effect spends this card and several Cubic monsters to lock opposing monsters, and the ATK boost gives no card gain, so it is a trade rather than advantage (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Cubic Counters stop attacks and negate effects on every opposing monster the banish count reaches, which is strong disruption that the opponent must play around (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 0 | Spell card that cannot be used as material, so this axis scores zero (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Counters remain on the opposing monsters until removed, and the graveyard effect can be used from several zones over a turn, but the lock relies on Cubic monsters being present in the graveyard (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 60 | Three-copy staple with no garnet or lock, but it is effectively restricted to a Cubic build, since 71% of its decks are in the two Cubic archetypes (observed from deck archetype counts). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal/Negation + 0.3 Board breaker. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 60, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Appears in all 300 sampled decks at about 2.7 copies, so it is consistently available
- Counters stop attacks and negate effects of several opposing monsters from one banish cost
- Strong synergy with the Cubic engine (top partners co-occur in 96–99% of decks)
Weaknesses
- Graveyard effect depends on Cubic monsters being in the graveyard
- Costs cards to use and gives no draw or refuel
- Restricted to Cubic-based builds, which caps its home
Counters / choke points
- Monsters that negate or return the Cubic Counter source before it resolves
- Graveyard-hate that removes Cubic monsters before the banish cost is paid
Best use
Cubic-engine Spell that doubles a friendly Cubic's ATK and uses its graveyard effect to lock opposing monsters with Cubic Counters. Decks: Cubic (archetype 706), Cubic (archetype 313). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: ATK doubling and halving on targets, and graveyard banish cost placing Cubic Counters that stop attacks and negate effects; 300 of 300 decks run it, 2.73 copies on average, 243 decks at 3 copies; Card type is Spell, so it cannot be material
- Observed: Top partners co-occur in 96–99% of decks; Inclusion is 100% in archetype 313 and 71% in archetype 706 in the usage statistics
- Inferred: Graveyard effect needs Cubic monsters in the graveyard as its banish cost; Counters persist on opposing monsters until removed
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so conversion and starter/searched roles are text-only inference no guides supplied no timing information for the graveyard effect in the evidence no banlist token, so unlimited copies assumed