Spell
QuickSpellbound
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All face-up monsters your opponent currently controls cannot be Tributed, or used as material for a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Summon, until the end of this turn.
Spellbound — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 60 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 61 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control
Why it scores here
Spellbound is a Quick-Play that, for one turn, stops the opponent's face-up monsters from being Tributed or used as material for Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Summons. That is a real but narrow disruption: it does not stop Normal Summons, non-material Special Summons, or effects, and it does nothing to face-down monsters. The card scores on its effect_interaction and its deck accessibility, not on any board it builds, since no combo evidence exists. Its 400/400 deck presence and 2.3 average copies confirm it is a consistently run staple (frequency, not strength), and the spread across 122 archetypes gives it real portability.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 70 | Quick-Play that is run in all 400 sampled decks at about 2.3 copies on average, with its top partners (Called by the Grave, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring) confirming it is live in hand; no searcher or starter data is supplied (observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 15 | The card only denies options and builds no board; combos_evidence has 0 boards, so there is no measured conversion (verified text, observed absence). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | A single Spell with no draw, search, or recursion, so it trades one card for a one-turn denial with no advantage returned (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 60 | Hard-stops Tribute and Extra Deck material use for opponent monsters at instant speed, but is blanked by any non-Tribute, non-material summon or any face-down monster, and only lasts this turn (verified text, inferred reach). |
| Material Utility | 0 | Spell card with no body, so it cannot be used as material and provides no material value (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Single copy of a Quick-Play in hand with a one-turn window; it is answered by Spell-negation style responses and cannot be reused, though it is live across several turns of the opponent's play (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | No garnet, lock, or restriction; a single slot that is splashable and redundant across 2.3 average copies, with near-universal inclusion (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Primary role Floodgate/Control only; no secondary blend. Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 61, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Quick-Play denial of Tribute and Extra Deck material use for opponent monsters at instant speed
- Near-universal inclusion across 122 archetypes, so it fits almost any home
- Cheap single-slot staple with no restriction
Weaknesses
- Narrow scope: stops only Tribute and Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link material use, not Normal or non-material Special Summons
- Blank against face-down monsters and for one turn only
- No card advantage or board creation
Counters / choke points
- Spell-negation responses such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (inferred from game rules, not from evidence)
- Opponent plays that avoid Tribute and material, such as Normal Summons or non-material Special Summons (verified text)
Best use
Floodgate/disruption staple against opponent Extra Deck and Tribute lines. Decks: Radiant Typhoon, Sky Striker, Branded, Cyber Dragon, Archfiend. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Text: opponent face-up monsters cannot be Tributed or used as Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link material until end of turn; Formats TCG, OCG, MasterDuel; Quick-Play Spell; Present in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 122 distinct archetypes, average 2.3 copies
- Observed: Partner frequencies: Called by the Grave 67.8%, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 61.8%, Droll & Lock Bird 57.8%; Rose Dragon StatisticsCard inclusion 66.7% at 2 typical copies (single archetype, small sample); Zero combo boards recorded
- Inferred: Primary role is Floodgate/Control given the one-turn Tribute and material denial; Spell-negation responses reach it, based on general game rules
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter/searched corroboration are unavailable no guides supplied no banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no official rulings supplied for interactions with Quick-Play timing or with negated monsters usage_statistics covers one archetype only (Rose Dragon) decks sample shows 100% inclusion, which may be a sampling artifact