Spell
ContinuousZefra Path
Archetype:
Zefra
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Activate this card only if you have 2 "Zefra" cards in your Pendulum Zones, with active Pendulum Scales of 1 and 7. If this card is activated: Shuffle all monsters you control into the Deck, except "Zefra" monsters. Neither player can Special Summon monsters, except from the hand or the Extra Deck. While you have a card(s) in your Pendulum Zone, this card cannot be targeted by card effects. Destroy this card if a card(s) in your Pendulum Zone is destroyed.
Zefra Path — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 50 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 49 · Deck: 50 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Floodgate/Control · Secondary: Utility
Why it scores here
Zefra Path converts a Pendulum Zone board state into a two-sided Special Summon lock plus self-protection from targeting, so its score comes from effect_interaction and resilience rather than from its card text being large. It is a Spell with no ATK, DEF or material value, and its activation needs two Zefra cards in the Pendulum Zones at scales 1 and 7, which caps accessibility. Its deck presence (15 of 15 decks, 2.07 average copies, strong Zefra partners) supports a real role and lifts deck synergy, but frequency alone does not raise intrinsic power, and the self-shuffle of the player's own monsters costs board presence.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 50 | Live in every sampled deck (15/15 main, avg 2.07 copies), but activation is gated on a specific Pendulum Zone state (text; observed in decks, combos absent). |
| Combo & Conversion | 30 | No combo boards recorded; the effect locks Special Summons and shuffles the own board rather than building into a finish (text-only inference). |
| Resource Economy | 20 | Shuffling the controller's non-Zefra monsters into the Deck is a board loss with no card return, so net advantage is roughly negative (text, inference). |
| Effect & Interaction | 70 | Stops both players from Special Summoning outside hand and Extra Deck and makes the card untargetable while a Pendulum card is present, a strong floodgate (text, verified). |
| Material Utility | 10 | A Spell with no material or level value, so this axis scores near zero (text, verified). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Untargetable while a Pendulum card is present, but destroyed if any card in the Pendulum Zone is destroyed (text, verified; no interaction data). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | Only useful in Zefra Pendulum builds and shuffles the controller's own non-Zefra monsters, which is a mild restriction on deck construction (text, inference; 2–3 copies observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Floodgate/Control + 0.3 Utility. Intrinsic ≈ 49, Deck ≈ 50, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: conditional activation (Pendulum Zone state) (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Two-sided Special Summon restriction (outside hand and Extra Deck only) that can shut down GY or Deck summon lines
- Cannot be targeted by card effects while a Pendulum card is in the Pendulum Zone
- Live in all 15 sampled decks with a consistent 2–3 copy count
- Strong observed partnership with Zefra War (86.7% of decks)
Weaknesses
- Activation requires a specific Pendulum Zone state (2 Zefra, scales 1 and 7)
- Shuffles the controller's own non-Zefra monsters into the Deck on activation
- Destroyed if any card in the Pendulum Zone is destroyed
- No combo or guide evidence to confirm practical timing
Counters / choke points
- Destroying or removing the Pendulum Zone card(s) destroys this card (text)
- Special Summon restriction only applies to Special Summons from outside hand and Extra Deck, so hand- and Extra-based summons continue (text)
Best use
Floodgate/Control: a conditional Special Summon lock with self-protection, used in Zefra Pendulum shells. Decks: Zefra Pendulum builds (Zefra archetype and Zefra-linked lists). Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Continuous Spell, Zefra archetype, legal in TCG, OCG, MasterDuel and DuelLinks (card); Activation requires 2 Zefra in Pendulum Zones with scales 1 and 7 (card text); Shuffles the controller's non-Zefra monsters into the Deck on activation (card text); Neither player can Special Summon except from hand or Extra Deck (card text); Untargetable while a Pendulum card is present; destroyed if a Pendulum Zone card is destroyed (card text); Present in 15 of 15 decks, 2.07 average copies, max 3 (decks evidence)
- Observed: Zefra archetype in 7 of 15 decks (46.7%); Zefra War co-occurs in 86.7% of decks, Zefraniu and Zefraxi in 73.3%; Gameplay types 4 (73.3%) and 6 (26.7%)
- Inferred: Floodgate role: the Special Summon restriction is the main value and is consistent with the text; Shuffle cost makes the card net negative on resource economy; Restricted to Zefra Pendulum builds, which limits generic portability
- 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 the 15-deck sample only no rulings or interaction data for the Pendulum Zone destruction clause