Spell
ContinuousLibromancer Origin Story
Archetype:
Libromancer
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When this card is activated: You can Set 1 "Libromancer" Spell/Trap directly from your Deck, except "Libromancer Origin Story". "Libromancer" Ritual Monsters you control gain ATK equal to their own Level x 100. If a Ritual Monster is Ritual Summoned to your field (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only use this effect of "Libromancer Origin Story" once per turn. You can only activate 1 "Libromancer Origin Story" per turn.
Libromancer Origin Story — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 56 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52.7 · Deck: 58.1 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
The card's value is a once-per-turn set of one Libromancer Spell/Trap from the Deck, which is card advantage that feeds the archetype's support network, plus a Ritual-ATK boost and a conditional destroy on Ritual Summon. Decks evidence is strong (400/400 sampled decks, 54 archetypes, 1.56 average copies), but that frequency confirms accessibility and fit, not power, so it adds little to the score. No combo boards were supplied, so conversion is text-based inference and capped in the mid-50s. High deck inclusion did not earn points by itself.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | The card is a Spell that must be drawn, but it runs in all 400 sampled decks at 1.56 copies with partner searchers at 100% co-occurrence (observed, with the draw route inferred from partners). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The text sets a Libromancer Spell/Trap and gives Ritual monsters +Level x 100 ATK, which converts into a board upgrade, but there are no combo examples or power-index data (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | Setting one card from the Deck is a net +1 card with a once-per-turn limit, and the text provides no refuel (verified from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 50 | The destroy requires a Ritual Summon, is once per turn and needs a targeted Spell/Trap, so it is situational rather than a reliable answer (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | It is a Continuous Spell with no body, so it provides no material value (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | As a face-up Continuous Spell it can be destroyed by Spell/Trap removal, and its effects only apply while it is on the field (inferred from card text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | It is Libromancer-specific and useful only in Libromancer-type lists, but at 1-3 copies it costs few slots and has no garnet or lock (observed plus inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Searcher/Tutor + 0.3 Board breaker. Intrinsic ≈ 52.7, Deck ≈ 58.1, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Sets a Libromancer Spell/Trap from the Deck, giving repeatable card advantage
- Boosts every Libromancer Ritual monster by Level x 100 ATK
- Included in all 400 sampled decks across 54 archetypes, with strong partner synergy
- Low copy cost at 1-3 copies
Weaknesses
- No body and no material value
- The destroy effect is conditional on Ritual Summon and limited to once per turn
- Largely dead outside Libromancer support lists
- Continuous Spell with no protection against Spell/Trap removal
Counters / choke points
- Spell/Trap destruction effects on the face-up Continuous Spell
- Opponent's Spell/Trap removal in response to the Ritual Summon trigger
Best use
Support Continuous Spell: deck-search-set for a Libromancer Spell/Trap plus Ritual ATK boost. Decks: Libromancer (archetype 855, 1131, 2271, 1183).
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Once-per-turn set from Deck of one 'Libromancer' Spell/Trap, excluding this card (card text); Ritual monsters gain ATK equal to Level x 100 (card text); Conditional destroy of one opposing Spell/Trap on Ritual Summon, once per turn (card text); Included in 400 of 400 sampled decks at 1.56 average copies (decks evidence)
- Observed: 54 distinct archetypes, with Libromancer lists dominant (decks evidence); Top partners reach 100% co-occurrence (decks evidence); Guides place it in the Staple and Spell/Trap sections (guides evidence)
- Inferred: The card is accessed through partner searchers rather than being a searcher itself; Its Ritual-ATK effect scales the archetype's Ritual board; Spell/Trap removal is the main risk to the face-up effect
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter/material roles are text-only inference no banlist token, so legal copies are assumed unlimited (3) no rulings or Vietnamese-specific tournament data no top-card ranking data (is_top_card is false)