Spell
FieldPSY-Frame Circuit
Archetype:
PSY-Frame
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If a "PSY-Frame" monster(s) is Special Summoned to your side of the field (except during the Damage Step), you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using only "PSY-Frame" monsters you control. At the start of the Damage Step, if a "PSY-Frame" monster you control battles an opponent's monster: You can discard 1 "PSY-Frame" monster; your battling monster gains ATK equal to the discarded monster's ATK until the end of this turn.
PSY-Frame Circuit — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 52 · Deck: 57 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility · Secondary: Combo enabler
Why it scores here
PSY-Frame Circuit is a Field spell that unlocks Synchro Summons when PSY-Frame monsters are Special Summoned, making it essential infrastructure in PSY-Frame decks (100% inclusion). However, the card itself generates no card advantage and provides no opponent interaction—it simply enables plays and grants an ATK boost via discard cost. Without combos evidence, the full scope of its Synchro conversion is inferred but not measured; the archetype-specific role limits generic utility across the metagame.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 77 | Sits as a persistent Field spell with no garnet risk; run in 100% of PSY-Frame decks (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 60 | Enables Synchro Summons on PSY-Frame Special Summons, but no combo data confirms the depth of resulting plays (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 48 | No card advantage generation; Synchro Summons consolidate materials into one monster, and ATK boost requires discarding a PSY-Frame (inferred) |
| Effect & Interaction | 12 | Provides no negation, disruption, or hand-trap effects; purely constructive play enablement (verified) |
| Material Utility | 8 | Field spell with no material value as Synchro, Fusion, XYZ, or Link fodder (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 52 | Persists on field across turns but vulnerable to Field destruction; two distinct effects provide moderate flexibility (inferred) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 72 | Field spell slot is limited but PSY-Frame decks run an average of 2.26 copies, suggesting no brick risk and high efficiency (observed) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Utility + 0.3 Combo enabler. Intrinsic ≈ 52, Deck ≈ 57, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Essential infrastructure for PSY-Frame Synchro plays
- 100% inclusion rate in primary archetype demonstrates reliability
- No garnet or brick risk as a Field spell
- Two distinct effects provide offensive and defensive ATK utility
Weaknesses
- Generates no card advantage directly
- Provides no opponent interaction or disruption
- Vulnerable to Field Spell destruction
- Strictly archetype-locked with minimal generic utility
Counters / choke points
- Field Spell destruction (e.g., Cosmic Cyclone, Twin Twisters)
- Hand traps at activation (e.g., Veiler, Impermanence)
- Negation of Synchro Summon (e.g., Solemn Judgment)
Best use
Field Spell infrastructure enabling Synchro plays. Decks: Psy-Frame.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text present and clear; Synchro Summon unlock and ATK boost effects are unambiguous mechanics; 100% inclusion rate in PSY-Frame decks (140 of 140 sampled decks); 2.26 average copies per deck (distribution: 25 at 1 copy, 53 at 2, 62 at 3); All top 10 partners are PSY-Frame archetype monsters; Field Spell role inherently avoids garnet/brick hand clogs
- Observed: 56.4% of sample decks are PSY-Frame variants (79 of 140 decks); Appears in 30 distinct archetypes, but 39.3% concentrated in one PSY-Frame deck list; Recency spans 2022–2026, indicating sustained usage across four years
- Inferred: Synchro Summon unlock power inferred as high based on typical multi-material Synchro utility; ATK boost via discard provides versatility in battle damage scenarios; Field slot is valuable but contested; average 2.26 copies suggests space pressure; Archetype-specific design limits generic utility and cross-deck portability
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion power is text-only inference without measured depth or board scaling No guides supplied—human strategy context and optimal use cases missing No banlist token—assumed unlimited (3 copies); actual format restrictions unknown No usage statistics (StatisticsCard)—archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only; no long-term historical trend data