Spell
QuickSpellbook Organization
Archetype:
Spellbook
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Look at the top 3 cards of your Deck, then return them to the top of the Deck in any order.
Spellbook Organization — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 44 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 44 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Utility
Why it scores here
Spellbook Organization does not convert into board presence or card advantage: it spends one card to reorder the top three cards of the Deck, giving no advantage, no removal and no material body. Its genuine value is consistency — it is a cost-free Quick-Play Spell that is always live in hand and is searchable inside the Spellbook engine (Spellbook of Secrets co-occurs in 87.8% of its decks, and usage statistics show 100% inclusion at ~3 copies in Spellbook lists) — which keeps it a legitimate Utility slot in Spellbook, Infernity, Charmer and Familiar-Possessed shells. Because the card has zero interaction and no recorded combo appearances, the 41 decks and 2.07 average copies confirm accessibility and deck fit, not strength; as a Spell with 0 ATK/DEF there are no stats to earn points in the first place.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 66 | Cost-free Quick-Play Spell that is always live in hand and is reachable via Spellbook of Secrets (87.8% co-deck) and Crowley, the First Propheseer (34.1%), with 100% inclusion at ~3 copies in Spellbook usage data (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | Zero recorded combo appearances and the text creates no board presence by itself — it only reorders the top 3 cards (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 22 | Spends a card without drawing or gaining anything; the only return is draw quality, with no GY or banish refuel text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 3 | Text provides no removal, negation or disruption of any kind toward the opponent (verified). |
| Material Utility | 35 | It is a Spell, not a monster, so it cannot be used as material; its only body value is its 'Spellbook' name and Spell card type as fodder for cards such as Spellbook of Fate (34.1% co-deck) (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 42 | One-shot with no recursion, but Quick-Play timing and no cost mean it is essentially never dead in hand (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | No locks, no garnet and redundant copies are harmless, but it consumes 2–3 main-deck slots for a very low-impact effect (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Utility / no clear role (default) weights; single role, no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 44, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generic cost-free Quick-Play Spell: live in hand in any deck that runs it, with no activation cost or restriction.
- Searchable inside the Spellbook engine (Spellbook of Secrets 87.8% co-deck, Crowley 34.1%), which explains its 100% inclusion at ~3 copies in Spellbook usage data.
- Improves draw quality by ordering the top 3 cards, with no lock, no garnet risk and no once-per-turn constraint.
Weaknesses
- Provides no card advantage — it is a -1 in hand size whose only return is draw quality.
- Zero interaction with the opponent: it removes nothing and negates nothing.
- Contributes no material body; as a Spell it cannot be used as monster material.
- No recorded combo appearances, so any practical board contribution is unproven.
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (present in 41.5% of the decks that run this card) can cut the Spellbook search chain that fetches it.
- Spell/Trap negation and Anti-Spell Fragrance stop it outright, since it produces no advantage to fall back on.
- Removing the engine pieces (Spellbook of Secrets, Spellbook Magician of Prophecy) leaves this card as an inert slot with no independent plan.
Best use
Utility setup / deck-order manipulation inside a Spellbook or Spell-heavy engine. Decks: Spellbook, Infernity, Familiar-Possessed, Charmer. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: 'Look at the top 3 cards of your Deck, then return them to the top of the Deck in any order' — no cost, no draw, no interaction.; Quick-Play Spell, attribute none, archetype 'Spellbook', legal in TCG, OCG, Master Duel and Duel Links.; Text contains no removal, negation, lock or material-generating clause.
- Observed: 41 recent decks run it, 41 in the main deck and 0 in the side, average 2.07 copies (distribution 13/12/16 for 1/2/3 copies).; Usage statistics show 100% inclusion at ~3 typical copies in the Spellbook archetype (gameplay type 4).; 15 distinct archetypes run it, most notably Infernity (19.5%), Spellbook (12.2%+9.8%), Familiar-Possessed (12.2%) and Charmer (12.2%).; Zero appearances in recorded combo boards; no as_starter, as_searched, as_material, as_payoff or end-board data.
- Inferred: Its function is deck-order manipulation for consistency, not advantage or disruption, so its role is Utility/setup.; It is searchable within the Spellbook engine via Spellbook of Secrets and Crowley, the First Propheseer (partner co-deck rates 87.8% and 34.1%).; As a 'Spellbook' Spell it can serve as name/GY fodder for other Spellbook cards such as Spellbook of Fate (34.1% co-deck).; Quick-Play timing plus zero cost means it is never a dead draw, which explains its presence across many archetypes.
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) legal_copies is empty for all formats no dated metagame sample, so meta_power is null/provisional