LIGHT
Number 25: Force Focus
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2400
View:
3649
2 Level 6 monsters Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Level 5 or higher Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate the effects of that opponent's face-up monster, until the end of the turn.
Number 25: Force Focus — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 62 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Number 25: Force Focus is a reactive negation piece designed for Xyz-centric strategies, particularly Chronomaly and other Rank 6 decks that form the core of its 58-archetype home list. It negates the effects of Level 5+ Effect Monsters for one turn at a 1 material cost, providing valuable mid-board disruption that functions on either player's turn. However, it consumes Xyz Materials without refuel and does not generate card advantage or enable new combo lines, confining its role to a defensive toolbox option. Its solid deck fit across multiple archetypes and reasonable partners confirm it as a legitimate tech choice, but the lack of offensive momentum-building mechanics keeps it in mid-tier power territory.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Rank 6 Xyz requiring two Level 6 monsters, accessible across 58 distinct archetypes with Chronomaly at 21.6% of the sample (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 35 | Negates one Effect Monster effect per turn at 1 material cost without generating new combo boards or recursive advantage (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 40 | Consumes 1 Xyz Material per negation with no refuel mechanism; can negate twice before becoming naked (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 68 | Negates the effects of Level 5+ Effect Monsters effective on either player's turn, but soft interaction since monster remains on board (verified) |
| Material Utility | 60 | 2800 ATK / 2400 DEF body provides usable Xyz material even when effect-blanked, though limited mainly to Xyz-centric roles (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Maintains two material-based negate uses and multi-turn staying power; 137 of 171 decks run 1 copy suggesting moderate redundancy (observed) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 62 | Fairly splashable in Level 6-heavy decks with minimal Extra Deck slot cost; main deck requires Xyz Material sourcing (inferred) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal / Negation + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Flexible negation usable on either player's turn
- Effective against Effect Monster-heavy strategies
- Strong partners in Chronomaly (21.6%) and Utopia (9.9%) archetypes
- Accessible across 58 distinct archetypes confirming broad utility in Xyz ecosystems
Weaknesses
- Soft negation only; does not remove monsters from board
- Consumes Xyz Materials with no refuel or advantage generation
- Requires Rank 6 summoning setup; not a generic access piece
- Purely reactive role with no offensive momentum or deck acceleration
- Zero combo evidence leaves role unconfirmed in real board sequences
Counters / choke points
- Effect Monster immunity or blanking effects
- Xyz Material disruption (Banisher, GY denial)
- Decks running few or no Effect Monsters
- Removal of the Xyz before negation is activated
Best use
Negation/Interaction support in Extra Deck. Decks: Chronomaly, Utopia SW, Labrynth, Xyz-centric strategies.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: negates effects of Level 5+ Effect Monsters for 1 turn at 1 Xyz Material cost (from description); Xyz Rank 6 requiring 2 Level 6 monsters (from card attributes); 2800 ATK / 2400 DEF stats (from card attributes); Appears in 171 recent decks across 58 distinct archetypes (from decks_evidence); Chronomaly inclusion rate 21.6% (37/171 decks) (from decks_evidence.archetypes); Average 1.26 copies per deck with 137 singletons (from decks_evidence.copies_per_deck)
- Observed: Chronomaly represents 2.5x the equal-distribution baseline across 58 archetypes (verified archetype weight); Strong co-inclusion with Book of Moon (25.1%), Chronomaly monsters (21.6% each), and Number Xyz (19.9-26.5%) (from decks_evidence.top_partners); Appears in 51.5% of Blind First, 31% Blind Second, 15.2% Anti-Meta gameplay (from decks_evidence.gameplay_types); Guides mention only in Extra Deck sections with no detailed strategy descriptions (from guides_evidence)
- Inferred: Primary role is Negation/Interaction based on effect text negating opponent effects (from card description); Secondary role is Material body based on Xyz status and Extra Deck usage (from card type and deck positioning); Accessibility is moderate-to-good within Xyz ecosystems; requires Rank 6 summoning setup (from archetype count and card cost); Generic utility is high across Xyz-heavy strategies but lower in non-Xyz decks (from 58 archetypes but heavy Chronomaly concentration); Combo conversion is low; card reacts to opponent plays rather than generating offensive boards (from card text mechanics)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference; cannot measure actual board impact or combo enablement No banlist token — assumed 3 copies unlimited; score would drop 2-10 points if banned or limited No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion rates inferred from 171-deck sample only; larger historical sample unavailable No top_card_context — not ranked as top card; meta share and competitive performance unknown