Trap
ContinuousMarshalling Field
Archetype:
Chaos
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You cannot Special Summon monsters, except Machine monsters. Once per turn: You can declare a Level from 5 to 9; all Level 5 or higher Machine monsters you control become that Level. If a Machine Xyz Monster(s) you control would be destroyed, you can send this card to the GY instead. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can add 1 "Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force" from your Deck or GY to your hand.
Marshalling Field — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 43 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 41 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor, Protection
Why it scores here
Marshalling Field is a Machine-locked support card that provides searchable protection and utility for Xyz plays, but its severe deckbuilding constraint and lack of proactive combo value limit its overall power. The card's primary strength is tutoring Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force when sent to the graveyard as a defensive swap, earning modest points for resource economy. However, it generates no offensive tempo, appears in no recorded combo boards, and restricts the deck to Machine-only summons—a cost that outweighs its utility benefits in most contexts. It functions as a niche singleton support card for Machine Xyz archetypes, not a general powerhouse.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Plays easily as a trap (no summon requirement) and appears in 24 decks at 1-of, but the Machine-only lock constrains when you want to activate it (verified via deck evidence and card text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | Provides no board generation and appears in zero recorded combo boards; only offers level modification and tutoring utility (verified via zero combo appearances). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Trades itself to the graveyard to search Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force in a protection scenario, resulting in roughly +0 card advantage via one-time tutoring (inferred from card text and single-use nature). |
| Effect & Interaction | 18 | No opponent-facing disruption; protects your own Xyz from destruction via replacement effect, but protection is passive, not active interaction (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 8 | Cannot serve as synchro/fusion/xyz/link material (is a trap card, not a monster) and searches away when sent to graveyard; essentially zero material value (verified via card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 42 | Stays on field as a continuous trap (vulnerable to destruction) but destruction triggers the protective GY-search line; played as 1-of across all 24 decks with no redundancy (observed via deck evidence). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 32 | Imposes a harsh Machine-only summon lock requiring deck design around Machine monsters; appears only as 1-of (never 2-of/3-of), indicating a low-efficiency support role (verified via deck distribution and card text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility (default) + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 41, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck (decks present, meta unknown)
Strengths
- Searchable GY tutoring of Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force via replacement effect when sent to graveyard
- Protects Machine Xyz monsters from destruction without triggering destruction effects
- Flexible level modification (once per turn) supports Xyz rank plays and rank flexibility
- Established presence across 14 distinct archetypes with Gimmick Puppet as primary home (25% of sample)
Weaknesses
- Severe Machine-only summon lock limits deck portability and prevents multi-type strategies
- No proactive combo generation or board extension capability; purely reactive/support
- Single-use protection and tutoring (triggered only when sent to graveyard)
- Played exclusively at 1-of; no redundancy benefit or consistency play
- Zero opponent interaction or disruption value; effect is entirely defensive
Counters / choke points
- Spell/trap destruction (sends to GY, triggering search—actually beneficial in Machine Xyz decks)
- Non-Machine archetypes (locked out entirely by the Machine-only constraint)
- Meta shifts away from Machine Xyz strategies reduce the card's utility and relevance
Best use
Singleton protection and tutoring support for Machine Xyz strategies. Decks: Gimmick Puppet, Galaxy-Eyes, Dododo, Chronomaly, Ancient Gears. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text lock: 'You cannot Special Summon monsters, except Machine monsters'; Tutoring effect: 'add 1 Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force from your Deck or GY to your hand' when sent to graveyard; Replacement protection: 'send this card to the GY instead' prevents Machine Xyz destruction; Played in 24 decks, all at 1-of in main deck with zero side deck copies; Gimmick Puppet is primary home with 6 decks (25% of sample)
- Observed: Card appears across 14 distinct archetypes, indicating some portability within Machine theme; Distribution shows exactly 1 copy per deck across all 24 decks; zero decks run 2-3 copies; Top partner cards are predominantly Machine-type and Xyz-type monsters; Zero appearances in any recorded combo board (combos_evidence.total_combos = 0)
- Inferred: Level-change effect supports Xyz rank manipulation for strategic flexibility in plays; Deckbuilding constraint prevents use in multi-type or non-Machine archetypes; Singleton playstyle reflects low-efficiency role; not a synergy multiplier like most trap cards; Absence from combo evidence confirms the card is passive support, not a combo driver or enabler
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — cannot assess true combo conversion empirically; all combo analysis is text-only inference No banlist token — assumed 3-copy legal; true format restrictions unknown No usage statistics (StatisticsCard available=false) — archetype inclusion percentages inferred from 24-deck sample only No strategic guide context — only 1 guide mention in a MasterDuel resource allocation guide (minimal play strategy) Sparse partner synergy clarity — many partners listed (15) but each at 33.3% co-deck rate; no dense synergy cluster