Eldlich Deck #407387 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 25/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Toolbox
• Secondary strategies: Stun, Midrange
• Format: master-duel

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 3 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Eldlich and Golden Land engine turns traps into board presence, then converts into Extra Deck bosses such as Chaos Angel, Varudras, Gustav Max or AA-ZEUS; Trap-based removal and floodgates grind the opponent out over a long game
• Turn 1 (going first): Set traps and open with Eldlich the Golden Lord or a Golden Land trap that Special Summons, then build toward an Extra Deck boss
• Turn 2 (going second): Use set traps and Torrential Tribute or Destructive Daruma to answer the opponent's established board, then continue through the Eldlich recursion loop
• Recovery: Eldlixir and Huaquero return from the Graveyard to the Spell and Trap Zone, and Cursed Eldland recycles cards, so the deck can rebuild after a single removal
• After siding: Not available: the deck has no side deck, so best-of-3 adjustment cannot be evaluated

Why it scores here

The deck is scored as a system, not as an average of its cards. Its Eldlich and Golden Land core (12 copies) gives a fairly likely opening of at least one engine piece, but the single Golden Lord is far less reliable. Its interaction is layered across many set traps, and its Extra Deck offers several strong bosses, so it can close games once the engine is live. The score is held down by brick-prone trap-heavy hands, five self-restrictive or floodgate tech cards, no side deck, and no recorded boards to confirm conversion. Popularity and archetype usage were not counted toward the score. The list is Illegal in Master Duel (two Forbidden cards and Solemn Judgment at three copies), so the uncapped result of about 35 was capped to 25 and this evaluation is theoretical and structural only.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Toolbox. Structural ≈ 49, Going First ≈ 45, Going Second ≈ 50, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 40. Modifiers: banlist exposure (-8); self-restrictive tech (-4). Final formula: Uncapped: 0.80*Structural(49) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(40) + Modifiers(-12) = about 35; capped to 25 because the list is Illegal, so this is a theoretical, structural-only score. Meta is provisional.

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.24 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ — (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Core engine group of 12 copies gives a high chance of at least one piece in opening hands
• Layered trap interaction including negation and removal
• Strong Extra Deck boss options at 3000 to 3500 ATK

Weaknesses

• Illegal list: two Forbidden cards and three Solemn Judgment copies over the limit
• Trap-heavy hands with no hand traps and many set-and-wait cards
• Five self-restricting or floodgate tech cards in a 40-card main deck
• No side deck, so no best-of-3 adjustment

Critical choke points

• The single Golden Lord is the main engine starter and has about a 24% chance to appear in an opening hand
• Floodgates that restrict the deck's own summons and activations

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Main deck has 40 cards and Extra Deck has 15, within Master Duel size limits; Anti-Spell Fragrance and Summon Limit are Forbidden in Master Duel; Solemn Judgment is Limited to 1 copy; Deck has zero side deck cards; Archetype core group of 12 copies is present, and 32 of the main deck cards are traps
• Inferred: Starter access is about 24% for the Golden Lord and about 85% for at least one core card in a 5-card hand; Brick risk is elevated by trap-heavy hands and self-restrictive tech; Interaction is layered, and the Extra Deck supplies closing power
• Provisional: Meta power is null because no dated metagame sample is supplied; Format fit (D13) is Provisional
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link: archetype meta-share and pilot record are absent No win-rate telemetry exists for going-first, going-second, matchup or brick rates Meta power is Provisional until a dated metagame sample is supplied Usage statistics mark Super Starslayer TY-PHON and Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS as not in this deck, yet the card list runs both; the usage flags conflict with the card list and were not resolved No side deck, so post-side performance cannot be evaluated