Yosenju Deck #411162 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 38/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

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

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Pendulum Summon Level 10 Yosenju monsters and accumulate XYZ boards with removal/interaction; Grind through interaction and board breakers to close via damage over time
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish Pendulum Scales with Yosenju Shinchu L/R or Mayosenju pair; summon Level 10 bodies; overlay into XYZ removal engine (Skypalace Gangaridai, Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula); protect with Knightmare Links
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Forbidden Droplet and Raigeki to clear opponent's board; rebuild via Nemleria search chain; close via mid-size XYZ boards
• Recovery: Pendulum Scales reset via end-of-turn hand returns (Mayosenju Hitot); searcher density (18 cards with search text) provides follow-up lines; grind value from Knightmare draw effects
• After siding: Unknown — no side deck provided; deck constructed for best-of-1 only

Why it scores here

This deck struggles with fundamental consistency and reliability despite heavy searcher density. The Pendulum engine (Mayosenju Hitot + Daibak + Shinchu L/R) requires specific scale combinations to function, and the opening hand quality is threatened by duplicate Pendulum scales, multiple zero-level spells, and eleven 3-ofs that create brick scenarios. While the searcher package (18 cards with search text) theoretically provides continuity, the deck lacks core Yosenju archetype staples (Kama 1–3, Izna, Yosenjus' Secret Move) that would smooth consistency. The extra deck is reasonably deep with XYZ removal options, but without real combo evidence, the median output cannot be verified; going-second removal (Forbidden Droplet, Raigeki) is present but not exceptional. The deck has no side deck and misses the archetype's proven interaction tools, making it a structural misfit relative to the published Yosenju core.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 0.70 Combo + 0.30 Midrange. Structural ≈ 39, Going First ≈ 40, Going Second ≈ 46, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 32. Modifiers: missing_archetype_core (-6); no_side_deck (-4); no_combo_evidence (-3). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional; no metagame sample supplied)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.34 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.15 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High searcher density (18 cards with search text) provides theoretical follow-up
• Extra deck is deep and diverse: 11 XYZ removal options and 4 Link monsters for flexibility
• Going-second removal suite (Forbidden Droplet, Raigeki, Knightmare removal) is competitive
• Mayosenju end-of-turn hand returns (Hitot) allow Pendulum scale resets and recovery
• Pendulum Scales (L/R + Daibak/Hitot) offer multiple scale configurations

Weaknesses

• Missing all 25 published core Yosenju staples (Kama 1–3, Izna, Yosenjus' Secret Move, Droll & Lock Bird, etc.); deck is structurally incomplete
• Eleven 0-scale spells (Dream Tower, Sweet Dreams, Triple Tactics, Yosenju Oroshi Channeling) create opening hand redundancy and brick risk
• Duplicate Pendulum scales (Shinchu L/R 2x each, Daibak/Hitot 3x) block normal summon lines and conflict
• Only 3 distinct level-4 monsters to support searcher chains; recovery is slow
• No hand traps; deck cannot react to opponent's opening disruption
• Low offensive closing power (max ATK ≤ 4000 from XYZ bosses; no piercing or burn effects)
• Best-of-1 only (no side deck); cannot adapt post-match and severely limits tournament reliability

Critical choke points

• Pendulum Scale disruption (negating Pendulum Summon, destroying scales, blocking Extra Deck summons) collapses the deck immediately
• Losing Pendulum zone access or both zones eliminates the primary combo line; no independent non-Pendulum line exists
• No Normal Summon backup if scales are not live; Yosenju Sabu and Shinchu cards require existing Yosenju presence to activate searcher effects
• Opener brick rate is high (duplicate scales, eleven 0-level spells, limited level-4 monsters); inconsistent hands are unrecoverable
• Single-threat bosses (Mayosenju Daibak, Skypalace Gangaridai) are easily removed; no layered interaction
• No hand traps mean opponent OTK or fast midrange decks are uncontested

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in Master Duel format (40 main, 15 extra, 0 side; all copy limits respected); Legality: Harpie's Feather Duster (Limited, 1 copy), Pot of Extravagance (Limited, 1 copy) both within legal limits; Card text verified from evidence excerpt: Mayosenju Hitot, Mayosenju Daibak, Yosenju Shinchu L/R, Forbidden Droplet, Raigeki, Knightmare Phoenix/Cerberus, Skypalace Gangaridai, Utopic Dark Infinity, all searchers and removal effects; Composition: 11 XYZ in Extra Deck, 4 Link Monsters, 21 spells, 13 Pendulum monsters, 6 effect monsters; Extra Deck Breakdown: 11 XYZ (ranks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), 4 Link (ratings 2, 2, 4); 2x Skypalace Gangaridai, all others 1x; Missing all 25 published core Yosenju staples confirmed from usage_statistics.missing_core list
• Observed: Yosenju archetype included in Master Duel metagame with 34 sampled decklists (usage_statistics.total_stat_rows = 34)
• Inferred: P(≥1 level-10 Pendulum in opening 5 cards) ≈ 0.34 based on 3 copies each of Mayosenju Hitot and Daibak; hypergeometric estimate; Opening hand brick estimate ~15% from spell density (11 zero-scale spells), duplicate scales, and low-utility monsters; Best-line ceiling: 2–3 independent XYZ removal boards (Skypalace Gangaridai + Ravenous Tarantula loop; no verified combo data); Median output: 1–2 XYZ overlays per turn given searcher follow-up; starter diversity limited without Kama/Izna core; Interruption resilience: One primary Pendulum-scale line with end-of-turn reset via Hitot; no independent non-Pendulum backup; Resource economy: Triple Tactics Thrust and searcher chains provide hand refill; grind value is marginal; Knightmare draw effects are conditional; Interaction density: 6 cards with negate text (Mayosenju Daibak, CXyz Simon, Utopic Roots, Number 84: Pain Gainer effects); broad XYZ removal coverage; moderate layering; Going-second power: Forbidden Droplet + Raigeki clear established boards; Knightmare removal + Links provide secondary disruption; no hand traps reduce reactivity; Closing power: No piercing, no burn, no OTK lines; victory relies on grinding XYZ damage over multiple turns; Pilotability: Pendulum-scale sequencing requires planning; Knightmare co-linking for draw adds decision points; narrow error margin (deck collapses if scales disrupted)
• Provisional: Meta Power: null — no dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share (Yosenju inclusion % in Master Duel) is unknown; Matchup performance: unknown — no tournament results or per-matchup data available; Format speed fit: unknown — Master Duel meta is not dated or provided
• Data gaps: No combo evidence supplied (combos_evidence.total_combos = 0) — ceiling, median, and board-per-starter are inferred only No tournament link — archetype meta-share in Master Duel is unknown; per-pilot match record unavailable No win-rate telemetry exists in YGOVN — going-first/second performance, brick rate, starter frequency, matchup performance are all Unknown or Inferred No metagame sample dated or provided — Meta Power cannot be computed; remains Provisional No side deck (0 cards) — post-side plans are speculative; best-of-3 reliability cannot be assessed Guides suggest Pendulum is the 'main' variant but also mention a non-Pendulum line; this deck runs Pendulum but lacks canonical core cards (Kama, Izna) for either variant