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NormalXyz Shift
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Tribute 1 Xyz Monster; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 monster with the same Type, Attribute, and Rank as that Tributed monster had on the field, but with a different name, and if you do, attach this card to it as an Xyz Material. During the End Phase, send it to the Graveyard. You can only activate 1 "Xyz Shift" per turn.
Xyz Shift — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 51 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 48 · Deck: 52 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Material body, Combo enabler
Why it scores here
Xyz Shift converts one Xyz monster already on the field into a same-Rank, same-Type, same-Attribute Xyz with a different name, and attaches itself as material, so its value is a single-card field swap rather than card advantage. It is a one-copy spell that is run in 29 sampled decks across 14 archetypes, which earns the deckbuilding and portability points, but the card is also a single-card spell with no interaction, no searcher, and no role-tagged combo evidence, so the score stays near the middle. The high board power index of 97 in the Gimmick Puppet combos does not transfer to this card, because those boards are not attributed to Xyz Shift.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 55 | Needs a Xyz monster already on the field and a same-Rank partner in the Extra Deck; no searcher is evidenced and the combo roles are all zero, so the access is real but conditional (inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | The text converts one tributed Xyz into one new Xyz plus material, a fair body gain with help; the combo examples are board-level and not role-attributed, so the 97 power index is discounted (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 35 | The tributed Xyz goes to the Graveyard and this spell is spent as material, so the card nets roughly -1 with no refuel or draw in the text (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | The card has no opponent-facing effect; it only changes the controller's own field (verified). |
| Material Utility | 35 | It becomes a material on the new Xyz, a real but narrow body value since it is a Spell; no material role count is recorded in combos (inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 30 | A single hand or deck activation can be negated, and the card is once per turn with an End Phase clause; partner evidence shows players run it alongside hand traps, which is consistent with fragility (inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 75 | Run at 1 copy in 26 of 29 decks, with no garnet or lock restriction; the cost is the Xyz-dependency, not the slot (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 48, Deck ≈ 52, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Reusable across 14 distinct archetypes in the sample, so it is not tied to one home
- Turns an existing Xyz into a new Xyz with a material attached, which keeps the field active
- Cheap to run at one copy with no garnet or lock cost
Weaknesses
- Requires a Xyz monster on the field plus a same-Rank different-name Xyz in the Extra Deck
- No searcher or draw route in the evidence, so access is hand-dependent
- Net card-count loss: spell and tributed Xyz are both spent for one new Xyz
- Negation of the activation ends the whole sequence
Counters / choke points
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is a common hand trap in the same decks (inferred: can respond to the activation; its text is not in the evidence pack)
- Any negate on the spell activation stops the Xyz swap (inferred from the text's single-activation structure)
Best use
Extender: Xyz swap with a same-Rank material attached. Decks: Utopia, Onomat, Gimmick Puppet, Gagaga, Dododo, Orcust. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: Tribute 1 Xyz Monster, Special Summon a different-name monster with the same Type, Attribute, and Rank, attach this card as material, End Phase send to GY, once per turn; 29 sampled decks, 14 distinct archetypes, average 1.21 copies per deck (26 decks at 1 copy, 3 at 3); Appears in 6 of 6 recorded combos; top partners by co-deck share as listed in evidence
- Observed: Combo role counts (starter, searched, material, payoff, end-board) are all 0 for this card; Average power index of boards containing it is 97, but these are board-level scores not attributed to the card; One guide mentions the Gimmick Puppet FTK context, with no Xyz Shift-specific text
- Inferred: Access depends on having a Xyz on the field and a same-Rank partner, so it is conditional rather than hand-live; Being a Spell, its material value is narrow and depends on the new Xyz's effects; Hand-trap negation of the activation is a realistic failure mode
- Data gaps: No banlist token; assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) for this card; inclusion is from the 29-deck sample only Combo role tags are all zero, so the card's contribution to the 97 power index cannot be attributed Only 6 recorded combos and 1 guide mention; thin context for a combo-centred card No searcher or draw route for Xyz Shift is present in the evidence