Ghoti Deck #229498 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 58/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Synchro
• Format: tcg

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Synchro combo into bosses (Ghoti of the Deep Beyond, Askaan); banish-centric engine for board recursion and pressure; Grind game via resource recycling (Lifeless Leaffish draw, banish recursion from Tuners)
• Turn 1 (going first): Open with Tuner + non-Tuner Synchro lines into interaction-heavy board; set up banish engine via Ghoti Tuners
• Turn 2 (going second): Leverage hand traps (Ash, Veiler, Impermanence) to disrupt opponent; use Synchro removal (Askaan banish effect, Arionpos searcher chain) to break boards
• Recovery: Banished Tuners (Paces, Shif, Zep) recur via Standby Phase; Lifeless Leaffish shuffles banished Fish back to draw; White Reincarnation float into attackers
• After siding: Limited side deck data (no side supplied); core engine remains unchanged; post-side flexibility unknown

Why it scores here

This Ghoti list opens a functional but inconsistent Synchro combo engine with 72% T1 starter consistency, landing medium-power boards (Askaan + interaction) rather than commanding end-states. The deck reliably converts disruption via banish recursion and Tuner resets but lacks a second independent line—when a single Tuner is answered, follow-up pressure drops sharply. Going-second game is supported by nine hand traps and multiple removal angles (Askaan banish, Arionpos search chains) but does not overpower established boards. Resource economy through Lifeless Leaffish draw and White Reincarnation float sustains grind, but the 28% core-card presence (vs. 100% archetype standard) and zero side deck create fragility and limited adaptability. Popularity and meta-share did not influence this score; it reflects system consistency, median combo output, and resilience constraints measured from card text and probability estimates.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 62, Going First ≈ 65, Going Second ≈ 58, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 57. Modifiers: Core card deficit (-3); No side deck supplied (-2); Single-line vulnerability (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural (62) + 0.20*TournamentReliability (57) = 60.8 → 58 (adjusted for core-card absence and limited side-deck coverage)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.9 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.1 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High Tuner density (11 Tuners) enables flexible Synchro summon combinations and multiple Synchro boss access
• Banish recursion engine (Paces, Shif, Zep Standby recur; Lifeless Leaffish GY shuffle) provides resilience and resource recovery across turns
• Nine hand traps (Ash, Veiler, Impermanence x3 each) deliver strong going-second disruption and format staple coverage
• White Reincarnation float and searcher chain (Arionpos, Psiics) generate advantage chains and reduce dead draws
• Moderate-power Synchro bosses (Askaan 2700 ATK banish, Arionpos search loop) enable mid-game grinding and value accumulation

Weaknesses

• Only 28% core Ghoti card presence; missing PSY-Frame Driver, First Penguin, and high-copy Synchro (Deep Beyond, Chengying); deviates significantly from meta standard
• Single primary Synchro line: loss of one Tuner or interruption of combo chain collapses opening; limited backup paths
• No zero side deck limits post-side adaptability and tournament best-of-3 flexibility
• Moderate ceiling output; boards average 1–2 disruption pieces rather than commanding end-states; no inherent OTK or burn condition
• Nine singleton cards (Ice Barrier, Gold Sarcophagus, One for One, Snopios, Ixeep, Keaf, White Sunfish, Silent Angler, Zep) increase inconsistency variance and brick risk
• Going-second board-breaking reliant on hand traps and one-at-a-time Synchro removal rather than mass wipes or engine-native breakers

Critical choke points

• Opening hand: must resolve at least one Level 2 Tuner (Paces, Shif, Zep, White Sardine) or face failed Synchro lines; P(brick) ≈ 0.10 is non-negligible
• Tuner interruption: negating or bouncing a Tuner mid-combo blocks Synchro summon and leaves weak board (single non-Tuner monster only)
• Lifeless Leaffish availability: core draw engine; if banished or removed before effect resolves, resource recovery cycle breaks
• Extra Deck bottleneck: 12 Synchro monsters in 15 slots leaves only 3 flex slots (currently Xyz + 2 Link); limited room for tech or format adaptation
• Post-side uncertainty: no side deck supplied; unable to assess best-of-3 resilience or meta adaptability

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: 40 main, 15 extra, 0 side, TCG format, no violations; Card text: all 33 distinct main + extra cards resolved and parsed from official text excerpts; Restricted cards: Gold Sarcophagus (Limited 1/1), One for One (Limited 1/1), both legal as run; Archetype purity: 29.1% exact-name Ghoti, 71% off-archetype/tech (verified via composition.archetype_spread); Role flags: 9 hand-trap tags, 10 searcher/float tags, 19 removal tags, 10 negation-text hints
• Observed: Hand-trap density: 3 Ash, 3 Effect Veiler, 3 Infinite Impermanence = 9 total disruption pieces, well above meta average for hand-trap coverage
• Inferred: D1 Consistency: P(≥1 archetype starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.90 via hypergeometric from 14-copy core; estimated from probabilities table; D1 Core deviation: 28% vs. 100% meta standard suggests non-optimized core build; D2 Brick estimate: 10% full brick from 9 singletons + conflicting Normal Summons (White Sardine Level 2 vs. Effect Veiler Level 1 compete for field); D3 Ceiling: Askaan Lv8 (1 Tuner + non-Tuner) banish + Arionpos search chain; estimated 6–7 interaction points from card-text read; D4 Median: likely Lv6 (Arionpos or White Aura Whale) into 1–2 removal; lower variance without combos_evidence; D5 Resilience: Paces/Shif/Zep Standby recur partially mitigate single-answer vulnerability; only 2 independent paths (Ghoti Tuners, White engine); D6 Grind: Lifeless Leaffish net advantage (draw 1 after shuffle-back 3), Paces/Shif/Zep banish float; support 2–3 turn grind; D7 Interaction: Askaan + Arionpos = 2 core negate/removal; Adamancipator Dragite 1-of adds 1 non-mandatory; hand traps cover reactively; D8 Going-second: 9 hand traps enable disruption; Askaan banish/Arionpos removal; no mass wipe or inherent board break; 59% reflects reactive play pattern; D9 Closing: Askaan 2700, White Aura Whale 2800 ATK; no burn/direct damage; piercing from Whale; pressure via multi-attack effects; 55% reflects reliance on established board
• Provisional: D13 Meta Power: no tournament context (available=false); archetype meta-share and dated metagame sample absent; cannot assess format fit or meta-shift resilience; Meta Power = null; D12 Side Adaptability: zero side deck supplied; post-side strategy unknown; 40% score reflects maximum uncertainty
• Data gaps: No combos_evidence: zero scored boards supplied; all combo ceiling/floor/median claims are text-only inferences (Inferred tier only) No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent; Meta Power is Provisional, not Verified No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN: going-first/going-second win rates, matchup results, brick/starter/OTK frequency rates not available; all performance claims are Inferred Zero side deck: post-side strategy and best-of-3 adaptability cannot be evaluated; D12 score reflects maximum uncertainty No guides evidence: strategic intent and archetype standard build practice unavailable; deviations from core card ratios inferred only from usage_statistics