Wetlands

Wetlands — Power Evaluation

Final Score: 33 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium

• Intrinsic: 31 · Deck: 35 · Meta: provisional
• Primary role: Utility

Why it scores here

Wetlands is a purely passive Field Spell that only grants 1200 ATK to Aqua-Type/WATER/Level 2-or-lower monsters, so it searches nothing, generates no card advantage, and never interacts with the opponent. Its real play is confined to Frog/Paleozoic-style decks (28 decks, 1.93 copies on average), where it turns tiny Level 2 bodies into credible beaters, but zero combo appearances mean it is never observed as a starter, material, or payoff. The 1200 ATK it grants earns no direct points under the rubric — the score reflects limited accessibility, card-neutral economy, and no disruption. It is a niche support piece, not a win condition.

Axis scores

Calculation

Weight profile: Utility default profile (no meaningful secondary role). Intrinsic ≈ 31, Deck ≈ 35, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck

Strengths

• Grants +1200 ATK to every Aqua-Type/WATER/Level 2-or-lower monster, turning small Frogs and Paleozoics into real beaters.
• As a Field Spell it persists and boosts multiple bodies simultaneously for no per-turn cost.
• Historically played across a wide set of Frog/Paleozoic control variants (28 decks, 15 listed archetypes).

Weaknesses

• No search, no card advantage, and no interaction with the opponent — purely a stat buff.
• Dead or near-dead without Aqua-Type/WATER/Level 2-or-lower monsters on board.
• Removed by any Spell/Trap removal and does nothing to advance the game plan on its own.
• Recorded in 0 combos, never observed as a starter, material, or payoff piece.

Counters / choke points

• Mystical Space Typhoon, Cosmic Cyclone, and other single-target Spell/Trap removal
• Harpie's Feather Duster and other mass backrow removal (32.1% co-deck presence, so opposing copies exist)
• Removing the small WATER monsters it buffs, which leaves the card blank

Best use

Support ATK-buff Field Spell for Level 2 WATER/Aqua bodies. Decks: Frog, Paleozoic. Suggested copies: 2.

Evidence & gaps

• Verified: Card text: 'All Aqua-Type/WATER/Level 2 or lower monsters gain 1200 ATK.'; It is a Field Spell (type Spell Card, race Field) with no ATK/DEF of its own.; deck data: 28 decks run it in the main deck, avg 1.93 copies.
• Observed: Archetype spread: Frog 6 decks (21.4%), Paleozoic 4 (14.3%), Paleozoics 3 (10.7%).; Top partners are all Level 2 WATER/Aqua pieces: Paleozoic Canadia/Marrella 42.9%, Unifrog 39.3%, Swap/Dupe Frog 35.7%, Cat Shark 35.7%.; combo data records 0 appearances, so it is not observed as a starter, searched, material, payoff, or end-board piece.
• Inferred: Because the text provides no search, recursion, or disruption, its contributions are limited to a passive ATK boost.; Accessibility is conditional on already having Aqua/WATER/Level 2-or-lower bodies, so it is only as live as the deck's small-monster count.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference no banlist token — assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from deck sample only no dated metagame sample, so the practical impact of the 1200 ATK boost is unquantified legal copies is empty for all listed formats (TCG/OCG/MasterDuel)