Spell
EquipDouble-Edged Sword
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You can only control 1 "Double-Edged Sword". The equipped monster gains 2000 ATK, also both players take any battle damage from attacks involving the equipped monster. If you take 2000 or more battle damage: Send this card to the GY.
Double-Edged Sword — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 49 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Double-Edged Sword is a one-copy equip Spell whose main job is to give a monster +2000 ATK and share battle damage. It reliably converts a live Mikanko board into a stronger attacker and a damage-sharing rule, but the pack shows no card advantage, no searching, no starter role, and no interaction, so those axes stay low. Its high ATK boost and deck presence in 400 of 400 sampled decks earn only accessibility and deck-cost points, not a high score; inclusion confirms it is played, not that it is strong.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Main-deck in all 400 sampled decks, but combo data shows zero starter role or searched-for role appearances, so access comes from the deck's own search routes rather than this card (observed/inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Appears in 3 of 3 recorded boards with an average power index of 46, but combo role is empty and it is never tagged as starter or payoff, so its conversion value is only inferred from the text (observed/inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | No draw, search, or recursion is in the text; its only self-interaction is sending itself to the GY after taking 2000 battle damage, and netCardAdvantage is not attributed to it (verified/inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 20 | The text gives no negation, removal, or hand-trap effect; damage sharing on attacks involving the equipped monster is a minor rule, not disruption (verified). |
| Material Utility | 5 | It is a Spell and cannot be used as material, so this axis only reflects that it does not block the monster it is attached to (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | One copy only and it works only while a monster is equipped; the text provides no protection or redundancy, though the GY-send clause gives a small second use (verified/inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | A single copy with a 1-of restriction and no garnet or lock burden; it fits the Mikanko slot cleanly (verified/inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility default weights; no role blend applied (no secondary roles). Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 49, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Single-copy restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Clear, short text with an unambiguous +2000 ATK and damage-sharing rule
- Present in every sampled Mikanko deck with high partner co-occurrence
- Costs one slot with no garnet burden
Weaknesses
- No search, draw, negation, or removal in the text
- Zero starter role or searched-for role appearances in recorded boards
- Value depends entirely on a monster being equipped
Counters / choke points
- The pack contains no counter-specific evidence; equipped monsters are the exposure point (inferred)
Best use
Utility equip Spell supporting the Mikanko monster line. Decks: Mikanko. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: equipped monster gains 2000 ATK; both players take battle damage from attacks involving it; send to GY after taking 2000 or more battle damage; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 1 copy average; Card is a Spell and cannot be material
- Observed: Appears in 3 of 3 recorded combo boards with average power index 46; Present in 99 percent of the top Mikanko partner decks
- Inferred: Playable value comes from Mikanko search and support routes rather than from this card itself; Its primary effect is an ATK boost on an already-live monster, not independent board creation
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo data combo role arrays are empty, so starter/payoff attribution is unavailable usage statistics covers only 4 archetypes No dated metagame sample; meta power is unknown top-card data shows no ranking, so accessibility cannot be cross-checked against a Top-Card rank