Meklord Deck #174389 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 32/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange
• Format: master-duel

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 2 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Summon Level 10 Meklord bosses (Triskelion, Citadel) or rank-up to Superdreadnought Liebe via Xyz lines; Machina engine grind with resource loops; Therion Regulus mid-game interaction
• Turn 1 (going first): Use Deployer Obbligato or Nucleus Infinity Core to fetch Meklord monsters and summon Level 10 bodies; build board with Xyz or Link denial/negation
• Turn 2 (going second): Hand traps (Ash, Maxx C) + board breakers (Knightmare Phoenix, Accesscode Talker); limited access to disruption due to engine focus
• Recovery: Machina Overdrive + graveyard recursion via equipped materials; Therion Regulus equip effects as soft interaction; limited redundancy
• After siding: No side deck (size 0); cannot adapt matchups

Why it scores here

This Meklord-Machina hybrid deck is illegal in Master Duel (runs 3x Maxx C when Limited, and 1x Pot of Prosperity when Forbidden), preventing a normal contextual score. Structurally, the deck struggles with core consistency: only 30.9% purity Meklord-exact and 12% of the format-meta core present, diluting both engine access and familiarity. The opening hand bricks on non-Meklord/Machina draws (9 one-ofs plus tech); no combo evidence exists to verify floor/ceiling. The deck does not average its individual cards—it is assessed as a system with conflicting engines (Meklord tribute effects vs. Machina discard/send synergy), limited redundancy, and no going-second recovery. Hand traps provide reactive play, but without built consistency, the deck cannot reliably convert disruption into pressure.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 0.70 Combo + 0.30 Midrange (reflects engine focus with modest grind elements). Structural ≈ 38, Going First ≈ 42, Going Second ≈ 35, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 28. Modifiers: Illegality penalty (-15); Engine dilution (-6); No side deck (-4); Choke-point architecture (-3). Final formula: 0.50·Structural (capped for illegality) + 0.20·GoingFirstPower + 0.15·GoingSecondPower + 0.15·TournamentReliability (Meta null/provisional; format unknown; no banlist context)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.68 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.25 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Hand-trap package (Ash, Maxx C, Evenly Matched) provides reactive disruption and going-second flexibility
• Meklord equip mechanic offers protection against some board-wipe effects (boss immunity to targeted removal while equipped)
• Extra Deck toolbox (Knightmare, Qliphort, Accesscode, Liebe) supports diverse Link/Xyz breakpoints
• Searcher density (12 copies) ensures tutor access for Meklord/Machina pieces in-hand
• Machina engine provides recursion and graveyard float via Overdrive banish-recycle loop

Weaknesses

• Illegal in Master Duel: 3x Maxx C (Limited→1) and 1x Pot of Prosperity (Forbidden→0)
• Archetype purity only 30.9% exact-name Meklord; only 12% core cards present vs. format meta
• Single choke-point per line: disruption on Deployer or Nucleus summon effect ends the turn with no backup
• High brick rate (≈25%): 9 one-of singletons, conflicting Normal Summon windows, non-engine tech filler
• No going-second win condition: hand-traps are reactive; board breakers present but no forced-pivot into OTK
• No side deck (0 cards): cannot adapt matchups post-game
• Graveyard starved by equip binding mechanics: limits recursion and resource generation
• Limited redundancy: most search effects one-per-turn-locked (Nucleus, Assembly); recovery gaps after Ash/Maxx C

Critical choke points

• Deployer activation requires discard outlet or it sits in hand; disruption blocks the 2x Meklord summon and entire turn's plan
• Nucleus summon must happen on Normal Summon window; conflicting slot with Obbligato/Emperor Wisel draw
• Machina Overdrive requires pre-existing Machine on-field; dead in empty hand or against instant-removal meta
• Xyz rank-up line (to Liebe/Super Dora) depends on Level 10 bodies; if Triskelion/Citadel are blocked, rank-up is inaccessible
• Maxx C being illegal (3x running) removes draw engine; deck loses card-advantage loop vs. going-first spam
• Pot of Prosperity illegal (1x running); deck lacks pure draw/dig in critical opening hands

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality status: Illegal (Maxx C ×3 over limit, Pot of Prosperity Forbidden); Main Deck size: 40 (legal); Extra Deck size: 15 (legal); Side Deck size: 0 (legal but zero cards supplied); Restricted cards confirmed: Maxx C (Limited, 3×), Pot of Prosperity (Forbidden, 1×), One for One (Limited, 1×); Copy histogram: 9 one-ofs, 2 two-ofs, 9 three-ofs (composition data); Archetype purity: 30.9% exact Meklord name; Core card presence: 3/25 (12%) of format meta
• Observed: No combos provided in evidence; combo evidence total = 0 scored boards; Hand-trap group: 7 copies in deck (Ash×3, Maxx C×3, Evenly Matched×1); Searcher group: 12 copies identified from text role hints; Negation text: 9 cards with negate/interaction mechanics (Therion Regulus, Triskelion equip, Regulus negate, Ruinforce negate, Unicorn/Phoenix removal, Accesscode removal)
• Inferred: Consistency estimate P(≥1 starter hand 5) ≈ 0.68 from hypergeometric on 9 core pieces (Deployer, Nucleus, Assembly ×3 each); Brick rate estimate ≈ 0.25 from high one-of count and conflicting Normal Summon slots; Best combo line: Deployer → 2x Meklord tutor → equip Triskelion/Citadel; ceiling ≈ 2–3 negates, 3000+ ATK; Floor/median output: single boss + hand hold or float; no direct attack finisher without opponent board state; Going-first board resilience low: single choke-point per line (Deployer/Nucleus disruption = line end); Going-second resilience: hand-traps present but no forced OTK; board-breaker lines present (Knightmare, Accesscode) but require setup
• Provisional: Meta Power null: no dated metagame sample provided; Meklord archetype meta-share unknown; Tournament Reliability Provisional: no tournament context, match data, or format-specific disruption rates supplied; Matchup coverage vs. current Master Duel meta unknown: deck composition does not match format core (only 12% present)
• Data gaps: No combo boards supplied: combo floor, median, and ceiling are text-inferred only; no real game data No tournament link or match results: archetype meta-share, per-pilot win rates, and matchup coverage absent No win-rate telemetry (going-first/second split, brick rates, OTK conversion, matchup-specific stats): all consistency and performance claims are Inferred No dated metagame sample: Meta Power cannot be computed; Provisional only Side deck absent (size 0): post-match adaptation unknown; D12 defaults to 0 Format context unclear: Master Duel is not competitive TCG/OCG; deck does not match Master Duel core (12% present); unclear if this is a homebrew or deprecated list Card text excerpts truncated: some role inferences rely on incomplete description_excerpt; full rulings not verified