Spell
FieldVoid Expansion
Archetype:
Infernoid
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During your Standby Phase: You can Special Summon 1 "Infernoid Token" (Fiend-Type/FIRE/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). To Special Summon an "Infernoid" monster using its own procedure, you can banish "Infernoid" monster(s) you control instead of those in the Graveyard (or any combination of both). Your opponent cannot target "Infernoid" monsters you control for attacks or with card effects, except the "Infernoid" monster you control with the highest Level (either, if tied).
Void Expansion — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 61 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 59 · Deck: 62 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Void Expansion is a Field Spell that makes a Level 1 Infernoid Token every Standby Phase and lets Infernoid monsters Special Summon by banishing Infernoid monsters from the field, which gives it a steady stream of bodies and recycles board presence. Its protection clause only covers the highest-Level Infernoid you control, so its interaction value is narrow. The card scores on engine value within one archetype, not on its text being strong on its own: the high co-occurrence with Infernoid partners (71–86%) confirms it is a reliable part of the shell, but that frequency does not raise the score (guardrail 3). With no combo records supplied, the conversion scores rest on text inference and should be treated as provisional.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Field Spell in 42 of 42 sampled decks, 52% in the main Infernoid archetype, so it is reliably accessible in its home deck (observed); no searcher routes were supplied (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The per-standby token plus the field-based Infernoid summon procedure builds a board over time, but there are no combo boards to confirm the conversion (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 65 | A token each Standby Phase is repeated value, and the banish-from-field summon cost lets the board be reused without spending the Graveyard (verified from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 40 | Targeting and attack protection covers only the highest-Level Infernoid you control, so it is narrow and easy to play around (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | The Level 1 FIRE Fiend token is a generic material body that matters for Infernoid lines, though it is not a Tuner (inferred from text). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 50 | Repeated token generation across turns helps, but a Field Spell is exposed to field-removal and destruction effects (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Mostly one copy (25 of 42 decks), and a Field Spell does not take a monster slot, so the cost to run it is low (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Utility (primary Extender, secondary Utility). Intrinsic ≈ 59, Deck ≈ 62, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Compactness (1). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Generates a Level 1 body every Standby Phase, which is repeatable value
- Banish-from-field Special Summon for Infernoid lines, which reuses board presence
- Consistently included in its main archetype decks (52% of the sample)
Weaknesses
- Protection covers only the highest-Level Infernoid you control, so it is narrow
- Archetype-locked; no value outside Infernoid
- No combo or guide evidence to confirm the conversion
- Field Spell exposed to field removal
Counters / choke points
- Field-removal or field-destruction effects
- Targeting effects that ignore protection for non-highest-Level Infernoids
Best use
Extender engine: token generation and banish-based Infernoid summons. Decks: Infernoid. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Standby Phase token generation (card text); Banish-from-field Infernoid summon procedure (card text); Protection applies only to the highest-Level Infernoid you control (card text); Field Spell in 42 of 42 sampled decks, 1 copy in 25 (deck data)
- Observed: 52% of sampled decks use it in the main Infernoid archetype (deck data); Partners with 71–86% co-occurrence (deck data)
- Inferred: Token body is a generic material for Infernoid lines; Field removal is the main risk
- Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only