Multiplication of Ants

Multiplication of Ants — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 55 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 55.5 · Deck: 54.5 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Combo enabler · Secondary: Material body, Extender

Why it scores here

Multiplication of Ants is a pure board-extension spell that trades one Insect-Type monster plus the card itself for two Level-4 EARTH Insect tokens, so it deepens an existing board but never builds one from nothing. It appears in 60 sampled decks (Beetrooper 25%, Battlewasp 18.3%, plus Kuriboh/Ragnaraika), confirming a real but niche role inside Insect decks, yet zero combo evidence means the conversion is inferred from text only. Its value is material generation rather than disruption: it produces no interaction, is a one-shot Normal Spell that a single negate can stop, and requires an Insect already on board to even be live. Raw ATK/DEF (0/0), view count, and rarity contribute nothing to this score.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: 0.7 Combo enabler + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 55.5, Deck ≈ 54.5, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Turns one Insect-Type monster into two Level-4 EARTH Insect tokens, adding a body without an Extra Deck investment.
• Tokens are Insect-Type material that feeds Insect Link/Xyz lines (Seraphim Papillion, Beetrooper Atlas, Cicada King).
• Played across many Insect decks (20 distinct archetypes in sample) making it a flexible insect-tech option.
• No self-lock beyond the tokens not being usable for a Tribute Summon, a rarely relevant clause.

Weaknesses

• Does nothing on its own — requires an Insect-Type already on your field to be live.
• Provides zero interruption, negation, or removal toward the opponent.
• One-shot Normal Spell that a single negation stops cleanly before any tokens are created.
• Costs a card from hand to gain only a single extra body, roughly break-even on advantage.
• No combo evidence exists, so its real conversion ceiling is unconfirmed.

Counters / choke points

• Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring / Called by the Grave-style negation on the Special Summon effect
• Removing the target Insect-Type before the spell resolves
• Infinite Impermanence / Solemn-style backrow or summon negation
• Boards that wipe both tokens before they are used as Link/Xyz material

Best use

Board-extension spell converting an existing Insect into two material tokens. Decks: Beetrooper, Battlewasp, Ragnaraika, Kuriboh, Inzektor.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Text: Tribute 1 Insect-Type monster, Special Summon 2 Army Ant Tokens (Insect/EARTH/Level 4/500 ATK/1200 DEF).; Text: tokens cannot be used as a Tribute for a Tribute Summon.; Card is a Normal Spell (card frame spell) with no archetype.
• Observed: 60 sampled decks run it, all in main deck, avg 1.82 copies (26 at 1, 19 at 2, 15 at 3).; Beetrooper 25% and Battlewasp 18.3% are the top homes; 20 distinct archetypes appear.; Single guide (Beetrooper Master Duel primer) lists it under 'other Insect support'.
• Inferred: It is an extension/material piece, not a starter, because it needs a pre-existing Insect to resolve.; Converting 1 body + 1 card into 2 bodies is roughly break-even on card advantage.; Being a one-shot Normal Spell makes it fragile to a single negation.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no average power index or starter-count data to confirm practical conversion ceiling