Spell
FieldZexal Field
Archetype:
Zexal
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Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to the activation of your cards and effects that target an Xyz Monster you control. During your Draw Phase, before you draw: You can place 1 "Shining Draw" from your Deck on top of your Deck. If an Xyz Monster(s) is Special Summoned to your field (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those monsters; attach 1 Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck or GY to that monster as material. You can only use this effect of "Zexal Field" once per turn.
Zexal Field — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 53 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 50 · Deck: 54 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Extender · Secondary: Negation/Interaction
Why it scores here
Zexal Field reliably converts Xyz Summons into stronger boards: once per turn it attaches an Xyz Monster from the Extra Deck or GY as material to a newly Special Summoned Xyz, and it stops the opponent from responding to activations that target your Xyz Monsters. Its Draw Phase effect only sets up a later draw (Shining Draw), so it adds no immediate card advantage. The 310 recent decks across 54 archetypes confirm it is live and portable, but that frequency does not raise the score; without combo data, combo conversion is inferred from text alone. It is a Spell with no body, so its ATK and rarity earn nothing.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 60 | Run in 310 recent decks (about 1.57 copies on average, 1-of most common) across Exosister, Utopia and Mikanko shells, but there is no searcher or combo-start evidence (observed; the Field Spell route is inferred). |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | The Xyz material attach converts a summon into a larger Xyz board once per turn, and the target protection keeps that line safer, but no combo boards were supplied (inferred from text). |
| Resource Economy | 40 | The GY-to-material attach is a refuel-style use, and the Draw Phase Shining Draw placement sets up a later draw, but neither is a clear net card gain (inferred from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 50 | The response lock protects Xyz Monsters from responses to their targeted activations only, not a general negation (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 0 | A Field Spell is never material, so this axis scores 0 (verified from card type). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Field Spells are exposed to field-destruction cards, and the protection only covers Xyz-targeted responses; the repeatable once-per-turn attach gives some multi-turn value (inferred from text). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 85 | A single 1-of copy in most decks, with no garnet or lock restriction, and a wide archetype fit makes it cheap to run (observed from copies distribution and archetype spread). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Extender + 0.3 Negation/Interaction. Intrinsic ≈ 50, Deck ≈ 54, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Once-per-turn Xyz material attach from Extra Deck or GY onto a newly Special Summoned Xyz (verified from text)
- Response lock that protects Xyz Monsters from targeted-activation responses (verified from text)
- Live in 310 recent decks across 54 archetypes, mainly Exosister and Utopia (observed)
- Cheap to run: mostly 1-of, with no garnet or lock restriction (observed)
Weaknesses
- Protection covers only activations that target your Xyz Monsters (verified from text)
- Effect only triggers when an Xyz Monster is Special Summoned to the field (verified from text)
- No combo boards or starter/searched stats, so combo conversion is text-inferred (data gap)
- Field Spell can be removed by field-destruction effects (inferred)
Counters / choke points
- Field-destruction Spells and Traps (inferred from general game knowledge, not from evidence)
- Responses that do not target an Xyz Monster are not stopped by the lock (verified from text)
Best use
Xyz support Field Spell that adds material to Xyz Summons. Decks: Exosister, Utopia, Mikanko, Kaiju. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Once-per-turn Xyz material attach from Extra Deck or GY (card text); Response lock on activations that target Xyz Monsters you control (card text); Field Spell type means it can never be material (card type)
- Observed: Run in 310 recent decks, 54 distinct archetypes (deck data); Average 1.57 copies per deck, most decks run 1 copy (copies per deck); Main-deck in 100% of sampled decks; Ash Blossom and Called by the Grave are frequent partners (top partners)
- Inferred: Field-destruction answers are the main way to remove it; Xyz material attach converts summons into a stronger board (text-based, no combo evidence)
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion is text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, so assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so archetype inclusion is inferred from the deck sample only