Spell
ContinuousInfected Mail
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Once per turn: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower monster you control; it can attack your opponent directly this turn. Send it to the Graveyard at the end of the Battle Phase.
Infected Mail — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 42 · Deck: 42 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Infected Mail's text converts one Level 4-or-lower monster into a single turn of direct attack, then sends that monster to the Graveyard, so it adds roughly one attack's worth of damage at the cost of a body. It is spread across five archetypes at 1-3 copies, which earns portability and cheap deck cost, but no combo or starter data shows it driving boards, so the score stays in the low 40s. The 5000-ATK-style ceiling does not apply here, and high ATK earns nothing; the card's value is situational, not a primary engine.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Live when a Level 4 or lower monster is already on the field, and appears in 5 of 5 sampled decks, but no searcher or starter data is available to confirm reliability (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Text gives only a one-turn direct attack and no board-building; with zero recorded combo appearances this is text-only inference (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | The monster is sent to the Graveyard at end of Battle Phase, which is a net cost with no draw, search, or refuel in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no negation, removal, or disruption clause (verified). |
| Material Utility | 10 | A Spell Card provides no material or name value (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Targets a monster you control, so it is exposed to a single negate on resolution; no redundancy is shown (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Runs 1-3 copies with no garnet or lock restriction, and is legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default), single role, no blend. Intrinsic ≈ 42, Deck ≈ 42, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, meta unknown)
Strengths
- Portable across five distinct archetypes in the sample
- Cheap to run at 1-3 copies with no garnet or lock cost
- Gives a one-turn direct-attack route for a Level 4 or lower monster
Weaknesses
- Zero recorded combo appearances, so board conversion is unproven
- Monster is sent to the Graveyard, a net body loss
- No interaction or material value
Counters / choke points
- Negation of the targeted monster in response to the effect
- Any blockers, since the effect only grants direct attack for one turn
Best use
Utility direct-attack enabler for Level 4 or lower monsters. Decks: Jinzo, D/D/D, Mikanko, Harpie, Skull Servant. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: once per turn, targets a Level 4 or lower monster you control for direct attack, sent to GY at end of Battle Phase; Formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks; 5 distinct archetypes across 5 decks
- Observed: In 5 of 5 sampled decks, 1-3 copies (avg 2); Co-occurs in 2 of 5 decks with Jinzo, Lightray Madoor and several D/D/D cards
- Inferred: Direct-attack value is a one-turn payoff rather than a board engine; Flexibility rated low because the target is exposed on resolution
- 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), archetype inclusion inferred from a 5-deck sample only no ruling data, RulesReliability assumed at default