Spell
ContinuousZero Extra Link
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Activate this card by targeting 1 Link Monster you control that is co-linked to a Link Monster in the Extra Monster Zone. The targeted monster gains 800 ATK for each Link Monster on the field. If a Link Monster is Link Summoned using the targeted monster as material: That Link Monster gains the same ATK increase that the targeted monster had, until the end of this turn (even if this card leaves the field). After damage calculation, if the targeted monster attacked: Destroy this card.
Zero Extra Link — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 39 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 40.6 · Deck: 37.8 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Board breaker
Why it scores here
Zero Extra Link is a Continuous Spell whose value is a conditional pump: it adds 800 ATK per Link Monster on the field to a Link Monster that is co-linked to a Link in the Extra Monster Zone, and it self-destructs if that monster attacks. Its reliable conversion is a single large attack from a Link body already on board, and it can carry its ATK increase into a Link Summon using the target as material. Its high-looking numbers earn nothing here: the card has no ATK of its own, no searcher or starter evidence, no combo appearances, and it does not interact with the opponent. The score sits in the 30s because the effect needs a live Link board and a co-link setup, and the only deck evidence is two decks.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs a Link Monster already on field in a co-linked position and has no searcher or starter route in the evidence; it appears in 2 decks across 2 archetypes (observed, inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The text converts one Link body into a boosted attacker with +800 ATK per Link on field and can pass that boost into a Link Summon, but no combo boards were supplied to confirm it (verified, inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | It is a one-card spend that destroys itself after the targeted monster attacks, so it gives no card advantage and no refuel (verified). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | It has no negation, removal or hand-trap reach, so it provides no opponent interaction (verified). |
| Material Utility | 10 | It is a spell and cannot be used as material; the only material-related clause is that a Link Summoned using the targeted monster inherits its ATK increase (verified, inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 40 | A Continuous Spell is exposed to backrow removal and only works while a specific co-linked Link is present, though the material clause persists after it leaves the field (verified, inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 70 | Single card with no garnet or lock restriction, and the decks run 1 to 3 copies with no stated copy cap beyond the assumed 3 (observed). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Board breaker. Intrinsic ≈ 40.6, Deck ≈ 37.8, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Large conditional ATK boost (+800 per Link on field) on a co-linked Link Monster
- Inherited ATK increase persists through a Link Summon using the target as material
- Single slot with no garnet or lock restriction
Weaknesses
- Requires a Link Monster in a co-linked position and an active Link board to be useful
- Self-destructs after the targeted monster attacks, so it is a one-shot pump
- No searcher or starter route in the evidence
- No opponent interaction
Counters / choke points
- Backrow removal or destruction of the Continuous Spell before the attack
- Blocking or negating the targeted Link Monster's attack
Best use
Single-copy pump for a co-linked Link attacker in Link-based decks. Decks: Appliancer. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: targets a co-linked Link Monster, +800 ATK per Link on field, material ATK carry-over, destroyed after the targeted monster attacks; Race is Continuous, type is Spell Card; Legal in TCG, OCG and MasterDuel
- Observed: Appears in 2 of the sampled decks (1 Appliancer, 1 no archetype), 100% Link gameplay; Average 2 copies per deck, distribution 1 and 3 copies; Top partners co-occur in one deck each
- Inferred: Practical value depends on having a Link attacker co-linked to a Link in the Extra Monster Zone; Its pump scales with the number of Link Monsters on the field
- 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 only 2 decks in sample — deck synergy and resilience are thin no once-per-turn or timing wording in the text, so rules reliability is inferred