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ContinuousMass Driver
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Tribute 1 monster on your side of the field to inflict 400 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Mass Driver — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 34 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 41 · Deck: 43 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Finisher
Why it scores here
Mass Driver is a casual-format finisher that tributes your own expendable monsters for 400 damage each, with no once-per-turn clause enabling multiple activations per turn. In Frog decks (its primary home at 37.5% of supplied decks), it reliably converts 3–4 token bodies into 1200–1600 game-ending damage. However, the card is forbidden in all competitive formats (TCG, OCG, MasterDuel), and its continuous spell frame invites destruction by meta staples, leaving it fragile once played. The high ATK counts of Frog partner cards earned no points toward its own score.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Must be drawn and played as a continuous spell vulnerable to destruction; no searchable routes evident from deck list partners. (Verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 62 | No combo data supplied, but card text permits multiple tributes per turn (no once-per-turn stated), suggesting in a Frog deck with 3–4 bodies, 1200–1600 damage is achievable in one turn sequence. (Inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 45 | Tributing one monster for 400 damage is a −1 exchange; situationally acceptable only if tributed monsters were expendable clutter. (Verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 10 | Card deals pure direct damage with zero disruption, negation, removal, or hand-trap capability; no opponent interaction. (Verified) |
| Material Utility | 5 | Spell card with no special material synergy, unrelated to common Synchro/Fusion/Link material patterns. (Inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Continuous spells are destroyed by meta staples (Heavy Storm, Mystical Space Typhoon, shown as top partners); once destroyed, the damage line ends. (Verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | Niche tech appearing 1–2 copies only in Frog decks; splashability is minimal outside that archetype, and slot cost competes with searchers and spell protection. (Observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility (default) role. Intrinsic ≈ 41, Deck ≈ 43, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Forbidden in all formats (-8). Final formula: 0.40*41 + 0.60*43 − 8 (forbidden modifier) = 34
Strengths
- No once-per-turn clause allows multiple activations per turn in decks with many expendable bodies.
- Converts mid-game monster clutter into direct game-ending damage in Frog decks.
- Low deck-building cost (1–2 copies) in dedicated homes.
Weaknesses
- Forbidden in all competitive formats (TCG, OCG, MasterDuel) — playable only in casual contexts.
- Continuous spell frame is vulnerable to destruction by meta staples (Heavy Storm, Mystical Space Typhoon).
- Pure negative resource economy: −1 monster per 400 damage, no refuel or card advantage.
- Requires monsters on field to activate; becomes a brick when topdecked with empty board.
Counters / choke points
- Spell destruction (Heavy Storm, Mystical Space Typhoon, any mass spell removal).
- Taxing effects that prevent tributing.
- Opponent life total too high to kill with incremental 400-damage hits.
Best use
Finisher and damage line in decks with expendable monster bodies.. Decks: Frog, Skull Servant (secondary).
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'Tribute 1 monster on your side of the field to inflict 400 points of damage.'; Appears in 8 recent decks across 5 distinct archetypes, with 1–2 copies per deck.; Frog decks run it at 37.5% inclusion rate.; Forbidden in TCG, OCG, and MasterDuel (legal_copies = 0 across all formats).
- Observed: Top partners include Heavy Storm, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Frog-specific cards (Swap Frog, Des Frog, Treeborn Frog).; Strongest home is Frog archetype (3 of 8 decks).; Average 1.5 copies per deck; appears in both main deck lists from 2023–2026.
- Inferred: No once-per-turn clause in text suggests multiple activations per turn possible in high-body decks.; In a Frog deck with 4+ expendable monsters, likely achieves 1200–1600 damage in one turn.; Converts expendable bodies into direct damage rather than generating card advantage.; Continuous spell vulnerability implies strategic risk even in dedicated decks.
- Data gaps: No combo data supplied — combo conversion and multi-activation patterns inferred from text only. No guides supplied — no expert context on meta roles or deck strategies. No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % based on small 8-deck sample only. Unclear why 8 recent decks run a forbidden card; may indicate kitchen-table/non-legal sample or data inconsistency.