Spell
FieldS-Force Bridgehead
Archetype:
S-Force
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When this card is activated: You can add 1 "S-Force" monster from your Deck to your hand. When an opponent's monster declares an attack on your "S-Force" monster in its same column: You can activate this effect; that monster you control cannot be destroyed by that battle. You can only use this effect of "S-Force Bridgehead" once per turn. You can only activate 1 "S-Force Bridgehead" per turn.
S-Force Bridgehead — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 64 ± 5 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 62 · Deck: 66 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Searcher/Tutor · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
S-Force Bridgehead is a core engine piece for S-Force decks, providing consistent access to archetype monsters via its search effect while offering defensive utility through battle protection. It runs in 100% of sampled S-Force decks at 2.76 copies per deck, confirming strong accessibility and deck integration. The card generates +1 card advantage through its search and supports multi-turn consistency via redundancy; however, as a Field Spell it lacks material utility and offers limited interaction against non-battle threats. Without combo board data, the score reflects its role as an archetype glue card rather than a power amplifier.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | Runs in 100% of decks at 2.76 avg copies with no accessibility barriers; search effect activates immediately when Field Spell is placed (verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | Text infers modest acceleration through fetching one body per turn, but zero combos supplied prevents assessment of actual board-building contribution (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 70 | Search effect provides +1 card advantage, and running 2–3 copies enables recurring searches across turns (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 30 | Battle protection is a soft defensive tool against destruction by battle only; does not negate effects, prevent attacks, or interact with opponent plays (verified). |
| Material Utility | 0 | As a Field Spell, has zero utility as material for summoning; cannot provide level, attribute, or type (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Field Spell is vulnerable to destruction but redundancy through 2–3 copies and ongoing effects provide moderate resilience (observed). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 82 | Clean card with no garnet risk, lock, or drawback; running 3 copies is standard and cost-effective (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role: Searcher/Tutor (weights A=.26, C=.18, R=.16, E=.06, M=.10, F=.12, D=.12). Intrinsic ≈ 62, Deck ≈ 66, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Provides consistent search access to S-Force monsters (core engine piece)
- Generates +1 card advantage through search effect
- Very high deck inclusion (100% in S-Force decks)
- Flexible through redundancy (running 2–3 copies is clean)
- Runs in multiple archetypes (35 distinct homes)
Weaknesses
- No material utility as a Field Spell
- Limited opponent interaction (battle protection only, no effect negation)
- Vulnerability to opponent Spell card destruction
- Once-per-turn search and protection limits prevent multiple uses per turn
- No combo board data to assess true power amplification role
Counters / choke points
- Spell card destruction (Ancient Fairy Dragon, Harpie's Feather Duster, etc.)
- Field Spell removal (Mystic Mine, etc.)
- Non-battle disruption (effects that negate/lock mechanics)
Best use
Archetype search + defensive Field Spell. Decks: S-Force, Scareclaw (tech), Firewall (tech). Suggested copies: 3.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text is complete and accurate; Appears in 100% of 400 sampled decks in main deck; Runs 2–3 copies in 82% of decks; Archetype membership confirmed (S-Force); Search effect provides +1 card advantage; Battle protection is Field Spell defensive utility only; Field Spell has zero material utility
- Observed: 75% inclusion in S-Force OCG Combo variant; 71.4% inclusion in S-Force OCG Control variant; Runs as core engine piece in S-Force decks; Used in 35 distinct archetypes (splashable)
- Inferred: Once-per-turn search and protection limits are activation caps, not accessibility caps; Battle protection prevents card loss in specific same-column attack scenarios; Modest acceleration through fetching one body per turn
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — cannot verify combo contribution or power index in actual boards No guides supplied — cannot confirm role in specific S-Force archetype lines No banlist data — assumed unlimited copies No top-card ranking — not identified as a high-level meta pick