Spell
NormalStand-Off
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Target 1 face-up Attack Position Effect Monster on each side of the field; if both monsters are still face-up on the field, negate their effects, then if both their effects were negated by this effect, as long as those monsters are in face-up Attack Position, they cannot be destroyed by battle, are unaffected by other card effects, also they cannot attack or change their battle positions.
Stand-Off — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 42 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43 · Deck: 41 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Negation/Interaction
Why it scores here
Stand-Off converts into a symmetric negation of two face-up Attack Position effect monsters, one per side, and then leaves the survivors locked in place with no battle destruction, immunity to other card effects, and no attacks or position changes. Its value is conditional: both targets must be face-up Attack Position effect monsters, and it also negates the player's own monster. No combo, guide, or usage-statistics evidence shows it building a board, so the score rests on a moderately flexible interaction seen in three decks. High ATK or rarity would earn nothing here.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | A generic Spell that is live when drawn, but no searcher or support route is in the evidence and it is run in only 3 decks (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 20 | Card text only creates a negation and protection state with no body or board, and there are zero recorded combo boards (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 25 | One card spent for a negation on both sides with no draw, refuel, or card-advantage text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Negates monster effects on both sides, but only when both targets are face-up Attack Position effect monsters and the protection clause depends on both being negated (verified). |
| Material Utility | 0 | Spell card with no monster body, so it provides no material value (verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | Fails if either target is not a valid face-up Attack Position effect monster, and the protection clause applies only when both effects are negated (verified). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Single slot with no garnet, lock, or self-restriction in the text, and copies of 1 to 3 were observed (verified). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Single primary role Negation/Interaction, no blend. Intrinsic ≈ 43, Deck ≈ 41, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Negates two monsters in one card, covering both sides of the field
- Leaves negated survivors with no battle destruction, immunity to other card effects, and no attacks or position changes
- Single slot with no garnet or self-lock, and seen at 1 to 3 copies across 3 archetypes
Weaknesses
- Requires both sides to have a face-up Attack Position effect monster; it does nothing against Defense Position or face-down targets
- Negates the player's own monster too, so it is weakest when your own side has a live effect
- The protection clause only applies when both effects are negated, so one-sided results give no protection
Counters / choke points
- Responses to the activation that change a target's position or status, which can break the face-up Attack Position condition (inference)
- Opponent keeping monsters in Defense Position or face-down so no valid pair of targets exists (inference)
Best use
Negation/Interaction. Decks: Six Samurai, -Eyes Dragon, Machina. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Targets 1 face-up Attack Position Effect Monster on each side (card text); Protection clause applies only if both effects are negated (card text); Appears in 3 decks at 1 to 3 copies (deck stat)
- Observed: 3 decks across 3 archetypes, with 66.7% in gameplay type 4 (deck stat)
- Inferred: Symmetric negation is weaker when your own side has no useful effect monster (inference)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited)