Trap
NormalThe Transmigration Prophecy
Archetype:
Spellbook
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Target 2 cards in the GY(s); shuffle those targets into the Deck(s).
The Transmigration Prophecy — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 55 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 57 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
The card's text is a single, cost-free trap effect: it targets 2 cards in either graveyard and shuffles them into the Deck. It does not build a board or convert resources into advantage, so combo conversion and material value are near zero. Its score comes from being a cheap, low-commitment answer to graveyard-based lines, and from showing up in 284 sampled decks across 89 archetypes at about 1.3 copies per deck. That breadth is generic-staple evidence, not proof of power, so the high deck count was used only to confirm accessibility. No combo data was supplied, so no starter or payoff role was confirmed.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 62 | Found in 284 sampled decks at about 1.3 copies each, which suggests it is reliably available in hand, but a set trap is not live until it is set and has no combo starter data to confirm access timing (observed for deck inclusion; inferred for trap timing). |
| Combo & Conversion | 10 | Text only: it converts nothing into a board and no combo boards were supplied to show otherwise (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 50 | It spends the trap card for 2 graveyard targets, a 1-for-2 denial of opponent resources when aimed at their graveyard, but it gives no card advantage to the user (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 58 | It is a cost-free, targeted graveyard answer that can hit either graveyard and needs no negation, but it is only live when 2 graveyard cards exist and is situational against non-graveyard decks (verified from text; deck spread observed). |
| Material Utility | 5 | It is a trap, not a monster, and has no material or level role (verified from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | It can target either graveyard and comes in 1 to 3 copies, but as a face-down trap it is exposed to spell/trap removal and has no multi-turn presence (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 80 | It has no garnet, lock, or self-restriction, runs in 1 to 3 copies, and is splashable, so it is cheap to include (verified from text; copy spread observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal / Negation + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 57, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Cost-free trap that can target either graveyard, so it answers graveyard recursion on both sides.
- Broad deck spread (284 sampled decks, 89 archetypes, 4 gameplay types) confirms it is practical in many homes.
- Cheap to run: 1 to 3 copies, no garnet or self-lock, and strong staple partners such as Mystical Space Typhoon and Bottomless Trap Hole.
Weaknesses
- Needs 2 graveyard cards to be useful, so it is dead against decks that rarely use the graveyard.
- Set trap exposed to spell/trap removal and to negation, and it does not stop non-graveyard lines.
- No combo evidence, so its real starter or payoff role and its timing against common lines are unverified.
Counters / choke points
- Decks with no graveyard use make it a dead card.
- Spell/trap removal or negation can stop the set trap before it resolves.
Best use
Graveyard-disruption trap for a 1-slot tech in graveyard-reliant decks. Decks: Altergeist, Destiny Heroes, Heroic, Synchron, Rokket, Blackwings, Artifact, Monarch, Traptrix, Inzektor. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: target 2 cards in the GY(s) and shuffle them into the Deck(s); no cost or condition is stated.; Card is a Trap, with no ATK, DEF, or Level.; Appears in 284 sampled decks, 1.29 copies on average, max 3.
- Observed: Spans 89 distinct archetypes and 4 gameplay types.; Top partners: Mystical Space Typhoon (52.5%) and Bottomless Trap Hole (50.4%).
- Inferred: Its effect is a 1-for-2 graveyard denial when aimed at the opponent's graveyard.; Being a set trap, it is exposed to spell/trap removal and negation.; Its effect is only live when 2 graveyard cards exist.
- Data gaps: No combos supplied, so combo conversion and starter/payoff roles are text-only inference. No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited). No usage statistics rows are available for this card in the supplied evidence. The card's archetype field is 'Spellbook', but no Spellbook decks appear in the archetype breakdown, so the archetype label is not corroborated. Guide evidence is a single Altergeist guide snippet with no card-specific commentary.