Trap
CounterUnbreakable Xyz Barrier
Archetype:
Xyz
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When a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated while you control an Xyz Monster: Negate the activation, then you can detach 2 materials from a monster(s) you control, then destroy 1 card on the field. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Xyz Monster you control; attach 1 LIGHT "Utopia" or "Utopic" Xyz Monster from your GY to it. You can only use each effect of "Unbreakable Xyz Barrier" once per turn.
Unbreakable Xyz Barrier — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 66 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 63 · Deck: 68 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Removal / Negation · Secondary: Recovery / Recursion
Why it scores here
The card's value comes from a conditional negate-and-destroy trap that fires only while the player controls an Xyz Monster, which is the main limit on its reach. Its second effect banishes it from the GY to put a LIGHT Utopia or Utopic Xyz back onto the field, so it converts a dead GY copy into a body. High deck inclusion (400 of 400 decks, 1 to 3 copies, 68 archetypes) confirms the card is consistently played, but that frequency is not scored as power. Its low material_utility score reflects that it is a Trap and cannot serve as material.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 72 | A set Trap running in all 400 sampled decks with Xyz-dependent activation; no searcher or combo routes were supplied, so access is inferred from its generic role (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | No combo boards were supplied, so conversion rests on card text alone: a negate plus a destroy, plus a GY attach to an Xyz (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Negation and a one-card destroy are roughly even, while the GY banish-to-attach returns a card from the GY, a net gain (verified text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 75 | Negates Spell/Trap activations and monster effects and destroys a card, with a flexible trigger range; the Xyz-monster condition limits it (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 5 | A Trap that cannot be used as material; it only leaves the field through its own GY cost (verified text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 55 | Two effects from field and GY across turns give multi-zone presence, but each effect is once per turn (verified text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | A single-copy-friendly staple with no garnet or lock restriction; Xyz dependence makes it a dead card in some hands (observed: 1.32 average copies). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Removal / Negation + 0.3 Recovery / Recursion. Intrinsic ≈ 63, Deck ≈ 68, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Negates a Spell/Trap activation or monster effect and destroys a card, a flexible answer while an Xyz Monster is on the field
- The GY banish returns a Utopia or Utopic Xyz to the field, so a GY copy still produces value
- Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks across 68 archetypes, so it is not tied to a single home
Weaknesses
- Conditional on controlling an Xyz Monster, so it is dead in hands and boards without one
- Each effect is once per turn, which limits repeated use
- Cannot serve as material or add a body, so it gives no board presence on its own
Counters / choke points
- Hand traps or backrow removal that destroys it before activation
- Negation or effect-negation effects that stop its activation or its GY effect
Best use
Set backrow answer to Spell/Trap or monster-effect activations during the opponent's turn, plus a GY recursion of a Utopia or Utopic Xyz. Decks: Utopia, Onomat, Gagaga, Shark, Exosister, Ryzeal. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Negates a Spell/Trap or monster-effect activation while you control an Xyz Monster, then detaches 2 materials and destroys 1 card on the field (card text); Banishes itself from the GY to attach a LIGHT Utopia or Utopic Xyz from the GY to an Xyz Monster you control (card text); Each of the two effects can only be used once per turn (card text); Appears in 400 of 400 sampled decks, 1 to 3 copies, average 1.32 (observed deck data)
- Observed: Top partners include Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (80.5%) and Mulcharmy Fuwalos (69.5%) (observed deck co-occurrence); Usage statistics show 100% inclusion in Utopia, Gagaga and Dododo archetype lists (observed StatisticsCard data)
- Inferred: Accessibility is high because it is a generic staple in many homes, but no searcher or combo route was supplied (inferred from deck data); Negation is a flexible answer to most Spell/Trap and monster-effect activations, which is why effect_interaction is high (inferred from text)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings or metagame sample supplied, so meta power is null