Spell
EquipXyz Lay
Archetype:
Xyz
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1016
The equipped monster gains 200 ATK for each Xyz Material on the field. Once per turn: You can activate the following effect, based on the equipped monster's card type; ● Xyz: Detach 2 materials from a monster(s) you control; Set 1 "Xyz" Spell/Trap from your Deck. ● Other: Special Summon 1 monster with the same Level as the equipped monster from your hand in Defense Position, but negate its effects. You can only activate 1 "Xyz Lay" per turn.
Xyz Lay — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 44.6 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Searcher/Tutor
Why it scores here
Xyz Lay is a conditional equip Spell: its ATK boost scales with Xyz Materials on the field, and its once-per-turn effect either detaches 2 materials to set an "Xyz" Spell/Trap from the Deck or special-summons a same-Level monster from hand in Defense Position with its effects negated. The deck evidence (28 decks across 22 archetypes, 1 copy typical) confirms the card is a practical, portable support piece, but no combo data exists, so its conversion value is text-only inference. High ATK boosts earned no points here; the score rests on access, the modest set-from-Deck value, and a cheap single-copy slot.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs a monster on the field and Xyz Materials to get value, but 28 decks run it in 22 archetypes with 85.7% in one gameplay type (deck evidence, observed; the requirement is from card text, verified). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Setting an "Xyz" Spell/Trap from Deck is a real but modest payoff; with no recorded combo boards the conversion is text-only (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 45 | Detaching 2 materials to set a card from Deck is a roughly even trade, with no repeated advantage or GY refuel (inferred from card text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 15 | No direct negation or removal on its own; the Other branch negates a monster it summons, which is self-hindering rather than interactive (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 20 | As a Spell it provides no material body; its value as a material-side piece is effectively nil (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Equip Spell with once-per-turn and one-per-turn limits, so it depends on the equipped monster surviving and is easily shut off (verified from text, inferred for impact). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single copy common (1.07 average copies per deck), no garnet or lock restriction, easy to slot (observed from deck stats, verified from text). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Searcher/Tutor. Intrinsic ≈ 44.6, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Consistently included across 22 archetypes with 1-copy use (observed from deck stats)
- Cheap, single-copy, no garnet or lock restriction (verified from text and deck stats)
- Can set an "Xyz" Spell/Trap from Deck, giving a second-card payoff for Xyz lines (verified from text)
Weaknesses
- Requires Xyz Materials on field for its main ATK value (verified from text)
- Equip Spell that dies with its monster, so removal shuts it down (inferred)
- No recorded combo boards, so real conversion power is unmeasured (data gap)
Counters / choke points
- Removal or negation of the equipped monster (inferred from equip-Spell rules)
Best use
Extender / set-from-Deck support in Xyz lines. Decks: Xyz decks with Xyz Materials on field, Utopia, Numeron, Gagaga, DoomZ. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Equip Spell with 200 ATK per Xyz Material on field (card text); Once per turn, two modes: detach 2 to set Xyz Spell/Trap from Deck, or SS a same-Level monster from hand in DEF and negate it (card text); Single copy typical, 1.07 average, 28 decks (deck stats)
- Observed: Runs in 22 distinct archetypes, most commonly Utopia, Numeron, Gagaga, Archfiend, DoomZ (deck stats); Top partners include Unbreakable Xyz Barrier (50%) and Called by the Grave (39.3%) (deck stats)
- Inferred: Set-from-Deck is a modest payoff, not a searcher (inferred from text); Equip-Spell removal exposure reduces resilience (inferred)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no usage statistics (StatisticsCard): archetype inclusion % inferred from the deck sample only no banlist token: assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no rulings supplied: timing interactions of the two modes are unverified