Spell
EquipMystical Moon
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Equip only to a Beast-Warrior-Type monster. It gains 300 ATK and DEF.
27± 5/ 100
Power Score
Intrinsic
28
Deck
26
Mystical Moon — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 27 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 28 · Deck: 26 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Mystical Moon is a narrow utility equip that provides a modest +300 ATK and DEF boost to Beast-Warrior-Type monsters. While it appears in 15 decks across 11 archetypes, the low average copies (1.13 per deck) and zero combo synergy indicate filler-status inclusion, not a core piece. The Beast-Warrior-Type restriction severely limits splashability, and the static buff generates neither card advantage nor board extension. The card's score reflects basic deck accessibility only; high ATK values of partner monsters do not benefit this equip.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | Appears in 15 decks across 11 distinct archetypes, but requires a Beast-Warrior-Type monster to function and has no search route, making it draw-dependent and situational (verified from deck distribution and card text). |
| Combo & Conversion | 5 | Zero combo appearances confirm the equip creates no extended board value; it offers only a static +300 ATK/DEF buff to an already-summoned monster with no synergistic effect or combo pathway (verified from zero combos in evidence). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | Provides no card advantage, refuel, or resource recycling — purely a −1-card stat boost with no return unless the equipped monster survives and attacks (inferred from card text and absence of GY/banish synergy). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Offers no disruption, removal, negation, or hand-trap value; it is purely a stat boost with zero opponent interaction (verified from card text). |
| Material Utility | 15 | As an equip spell with Beast-Warrior-Type lock, it has narrow material value; provides nothing when negated or discarded and does not synergize with equip-tutoring or archetype-specific material strategies (inferred from equip mechanics and archetype role). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 20 | Vulnerable to standard equip removal like Mystical Space Typhoon (observed as a top partner in decks) and disruption; provides value only on Beast-Warrior monsters and is dead when removed or when no valid target exists (verified from card text and equip mechanics). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 35 | Beast-Warrior-Type restriction significantly limits splashability; low average copies (1.13) and broad 11-archetype spread indicate it is niche filler rather than a core pillar in any single archetype (verified from deck distribution and archetype spread). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default). Intrinsic ≈ 28, Deck ≈ 26, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Multi-archetype accessibility: appears in 11 different archetypes, confirming baseline deck inclusion
- Simple, unambiguous card text with no complex timing or ruling issues
- Provides a modest stat boost to equipped beast-warrior
Weaknesses
- Beast-Warrior-Type restriction severely limits splashability and accessibility
- Requires an already-summoned monster to equip; cannot generate value independently
- Vulnerable to standard spell removal (Mystical Space Typhoon, Lightning Storm, etc.)
- Zero combo synergy: no combo appearances and no observed synergistic lines
- Provides no card advantage or resource economy; pure stat boost with no refuel
Counters / choke points
- Mystical Space Typhoon
- Lightning Storm
- Any spell destruction effect
- Absence of Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on field
Best use
Utility equip buffer for Beast-Warrior-Type monsters. Decks: Ninja, Predaplant, Gaia, Heroic, Beetrooper. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card is an Equip Spell restricted to Beast-Warrior-Type monsters (card text); Provides +300 ATK and +300 DEF to equipped monster (card text); Appears in 15 decks across 4 formats: TCG, OCG, MasterDuel, DuelLinks (card.formats); Appears in 11 distinct archetypes with average 1.13 copies per deck (deck data); Zero combo appearances in evidence (combo data); Zero guide mentions (guide data)
- Observed: Most common gameplay types: type 7 (40%), type 4 (26.7%), type 6 (20%); Top partners are generic equips and utility spells: Monster Reborn, Horn of the Unicorn, Magic Cylinder; Card treated as filler inclusion: low average copies (1.13) and scattered across 11 archetypes (15 total decks)
- Inferred: Beast-Warrior-Type restriction is a significant deckbuilding constraint limiting splashability; Equip spells are inherently vulnerable to standard spell removal effects; Card generates no combo synergy or board extension; serves only as a stat buffer; Generic nature of top partners suggests opportunistic, filler-status inclusion rather than core deck piece
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference from equip-spell mechanics No guides supplied: no human context on intended role or competitive usage No usage statistics (StatisticsCard): archetype inclusion % inferred from small 15-deck sample only No banlist information: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No top card ranking: does not appear in tournament Top-Card lists Beast-Warrior archetype meta unknown: future support could change accessibility and synergy