WIND
5Spell Canceller
ATK:
1800
DEF:
1600
View:
4601
Spell Cards, and their effects on the field, cannot be activated. Negate all Spell effects on the field.
Spell Canceller — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 49 ± 7 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53.3 · Deck: 48.7 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Material body
Why it scores here
Spell Canceller converts a single Tribute-summoned Level 5 body into a continuous lock that stops all Spell Card activation and negates Spell effects on the field, which is genuinely strong against Spell-reliant opponents. Its 1800 ATK, Level 5 stats and effect length earn it nothing here: the evidence shows it is never a starter or a searched piece (starter role 0%, searched-for role 0%), it appears in only one recorded combo with a low power index of 28, and its board_summary shows 0 end-board monsters. The effect is also symmetric, blanking the controller's own Spells and constraining deckbuilding, so its value is matchup- and deck-dependent floodgate utility rather than a reliable winning engine.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Level 5 with no archetype or search route and 0% starter role/searched-for role in recorded combos, though usage statistics show it included at ~1 copy in Crystron, World Chalice and Scrap shells (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | The single recorded combo ('Sacred Beast — Hamon Spell Canceller') has power index 28 with 0% starter role/material role/payoff role and a board_summary of 0 end monsters (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | No draw, search or GY refuel appears in the text, and the recorded combo shows netCardAdvantage 0 — it trades a Tribute body for a lock (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 72 | Continuous text states Spell Cards and their effects on the field cannot be activated and all Spell effects on the field are negated; because it does not activate it cannot be chained to (verified). |
| Material Utility | 45 | An 1800 ATK Level 5 WIND Machine is usable Synchro/Xyz material even when its effect is blanked, but combo evidence shows 0% material role (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 33 | A single 1800 ATK monster with no protection is removed by monster effects, Traps or battle, and the Crystron Train guide notes one choke-point handtrap ends the play (observed). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 38 | Runs at ~1.02 copies with no archetype lock or explicit garnet cost, but blanking all Spell effects restricts the controller to low-Spell builds (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Floodgate/Control + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 53.3, Deck ≈ 48.7, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Symmetric self-restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Hard continuous floodgate: prevents all Spell Card activation and negates all Spell effects on the field.
- Does not activate, so it cannot be chained to or answered by standard Spell/Trap negation timing.
- Fully generic text with no archetype restriction, so it slots into many low-Spell decks.
- Level 5 Machine body still contributes as Synchro/Xyz material when its effect is blanked.
Weaknesses
- Level 5 requires a Tribute or a dedicated summon route, and it has no search or archetype support — 0% starter role and 0% searched-for role in recorded combos.
- Symmetric effect: it also blanks the controller's own Spell effects, restricting the deck lists that can use it.
- Only 1800 ATK with no protection, easily removed by monster effects, Traps, or a larger body in battle.
- Single point of failure — the Crystron Train guide explicitly notes one choke-point handtrap ends the line.
Counters / choke points
- Monster-effect removal (it is a monster, not a Spell/Trap, so Spell/Trap negation does not answer it).
- Any Trap-based interaction or a monster that simply outclasses its 1800 ATK in battle.
- Hand traps at the choke point — guide notes Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring / Droll & Lock Bird style interaction ends the play.
- Spell-reliant opponents can side it out or force it into a low-value spot before committing their Spell engine.
Best use
Matchup floodgate / control tech summoned on a low-Spell board. Decks: Crystron, Train, World Chalice, Scrap, Sacred Beast. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'Spell Cards, and their effects on the field, cannot be activated. Negate all Spell effects on the field.' — a continuous, non-activating floodgate.; Level 5 WIND Machine, 1800 ATK / 1600 DEF, no archetype, legal in TCG/OCG/Master Duel.; No banlist token supplied; assumed unlimited at 3 copies.
- Observed: Appears in 1 recorded combo ('Sacred Beast — Hamon Spell Canceller') with power index 28 and 0% starter role / material role / payoff role.; Run at ~1.02 copies per deck (max 2) across 79 distinct archetypes in the 400-deck sample.; Usage statistics: 100% inclusion in Crystron (gameplay 6) and World Chalice (gameplay 4), 66.7% in Scrap and Crystron (gameplay 4), typically 1 copy.; Guide evidence: Crystron Train guide calls it a piece that folds to one handtrap at the choke point; Runick guide lists it under 'how to counter'.
- Inferred: Because the effect is continuous and never activates, it cannot be chained to, but it is outed by monster-effect removal, Traps, or any attacker above 1800 ATK.; Its symmetric blanking of all Spell effects also disables the controller's own Spells, pushing it toward low-Spell deck shells.; As a Level 5 Machine it can serve as Synchro/Xyz material, though no combo evidence shows it used in that capacity.
- Data gaps: no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no ruling notes on how the continuous negation interacts with specific Spell effects or Spell Cards already on the field combo evidence is a single low-power example (power index 28) and is too thin to establish a real deck role deck data reports 400/400 main-deck inclusion, which reads as a card-filtered sample rather than a true format-wide usage rate