Bamboo Sword Deck #418993 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
40 Main, 8 Extra, incl. Maxx 'C' x3, The Bistro Butcher x3, Cursed Bamboo Sword x3. Created Jan 29, 2025 by YGO Mod.
Created by: YGO Mod (20517634)
Created On: 01/29/2025
Main Deck (40)
- Exodia the Forbidden One x1
- Maxx "C" x3
- Performapal Hip Hippo x2
- The Bistro Butcher x3
- Left Arm of the Forbidden One x1
- Left Leg of the Forbidden One x1
- Right Arm of the Forbidden One x1
- Right Leg of the Forbidden One x1
- Broken Bamboo Sword x2
- Creature Swap x1
- Cursed Bamboo Sword x3
- Golden Bamboo Sword x3
- Hippo Carnival x3
- Magical Mallet x3
- Shien's Spy x3
- Shrink x3
- Super Hippo Carnival x3
- Upstart Goblin x3
Extra Deck (8)
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Deck — Deck Power Evaluation
Final Contextual Deck Power: 23/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)
| Overall score | Value |
|---|---|
| Structural Deck Power | 32.3 |
| Going First | 30 |
| Going Second | 28 |
| Meta Power | provisional |
| Tournament Reliability | 25 |
- Primary strategy: Toolbox
- Secondary strategies: Midrange, Blind-Second
- Format: master-duel
Legality
Main 40 / Extra 8 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 1 violation(s).
Identity & game plan
- Win condition: Bamboo Sword equip-based beatdown with Knightmare and Link Monster pressure; Exodia 5-piece finish is a near-zero-probability side route; Exodia the Forbidden One 5-piece hand (not realistically reachable)
- Turn 1 (going first): Open with Golden Bamboo Sword or Upstart Goblin to draw into a Bamboo Sword equip, then pivot into a Link Summon from the Extra Deck
- Turn 2 (going second): Hold Maxx "C" (illegal at 3 copies) and Shien's Spy/Shrink as interaction, then Link Summon through a board
- Recovery: Magical Mallet and Upstart Goblin reset the hand; Cursed Bamboo Sword can return to hand to enable direct attacks
- After siding: Not applicable: Master Duel is best-of-1 with no side deck in this list (0 side cards)
Why it scores here
This list is Illegal under the Master Duel copy limit (Maxx "C" x3 against a limit of 1), so the score is a theoretical, structural-only read and is capped low. Its engine is reasonably accessible: 8 exact Bamboo Sword copies and 3 Golden Bamboo Sword draw effects give a moderate chance of an equip-based opening (Inferred). Brick risk is high: 40 of 40 Main Deck cards are off the exact-name core, the 4 Exodia pieces are dead without each other, and there are 27 Spells with no recorded combo boards to show a reliable conversion. The Link Monsters (Knightmare Phoenix, Unicorn, Cerberus, Saryuja) give real closing pressure, but this is a system judgement on the list's structure, not an average of card scores, and it does not reward the deck's popularity or any meta share.
Dimension scores
| # | Dimension | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Engine Accessibility & Consistency | 40 | P(>=1 Golden Bamboo Sword in 5-card opening) ≈ 0.34; archetype-core group P(>=1 of 9) ≈ 0.74 (Inferred) |
| D2 | Opening-Hand Quality & Brick Management | 25 | Exodia pieces and off-archetype filler create heavy dead-card risk; 40 of 40 Main cards are non-exact-name (Inferred) |
| D3 | Combo Conversion & Ceiling | 25 | No parseable combo boards; ceiling is text-only and Exodia's 5-piece route is ~1.5e-6 at opening hand 5 (Inferred) |
| D4 | Combo Floor & Median Output | 20 | No recorded boards, so median output cannot be measured; text suggests modest typical output (Inferred) |
| D5 | Interruption Resilience & Route Redundancy | 25 | Few independent recovery lines beyond draw-spells and Mallet; a single Link Summon route is the main line (Inferred) |
| D6 | Resource Economy, Recovery & Grind | 35 | Upstart Goblin, Magical Mallet and Golden Bamboo Sword give card-flow redundancy (Inferred) |
| D7 | End-Board & Interaction Quality | 35 | Shrink, Creature Swap, Shien's Spy and Maxx "C" provide mixed interaction, but no Floodgates or removal (Inferred) |
| D8 | Going-Second & Board-Breaking Power | 35 | Maxx "C" and Linkuriboh offer some going-second disruption, but Maxx "C" is over the copy limit (Inferred) |
| D9 | Offensive Pressure & Closing Power | 40 | Knightmare Phoenix, Unicorn, Cerberus and Saryuja Skull Dread supply 1600-2800 ATK links (Verified stat) |
| D10 | Main Deck Efficiency & Flexibility | 35 | 40 Main with 27 Spells and 18 distinct cards; low archetype purity (16.7%) (Verified) |
| D11 | Extra Deck Efficiency & Coverage | 45 | 8 Link Extra cards with mixed co-linked Knightmare and Kuriboh targets (Verified) |
| D12 | Side Deck Adaptability | 20 | No side deck in Master Duel best-of-1 format (Verified) |
| D13 | Matchup Coverage & Format Fit | 30 | No tournament link or dated meta sample; matchup fit is provisional (Provisional) |
| D14 | Pilotability & Error Tolerance | 45 | Multi-step Bamboo Sword equip and Link Summon sequencing with several decision points (Inferred) |
How the score was computed
Strategy profile: Toolbox primary; Midrange secondary (not blended into the weights). Structural ≈ 32.3, Going First ≈ 30, Going Second ≈ 28, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 25. Modifiers: Illegal copy-limit violation (-6); Exodia 5-piece dependence (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional) = 0.80*32.3 + 0.20*25 = 30.8, then modifiers -8 and Illegal cap = 23
Probability & combo summary
- Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.34 · 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
- Eight exact Bamboo Sword copies with three Golden Bamboo Sword draw effects
- Strong Link Monster closing options: Knightmare Phoenix, Unicorn, Cerberus, Saryuja Skull Dread
- Some hand interaction (Maxx "C", Linkuriboh) plus Shrink and Creature Swap
Weaknesses
- Illegal under the copy limit (Maxx "C" x3)
- Very low archetype purity (16.7%) with no unified engine
- Four Exodia pieces that are dead unless all five are present
- No recorded combo boards to confirm conversion
Critical choke points
- Bamboo Sword equip opening depends on drawing 1-2 Golden or Cursed Bamboo Swords
- Link Summon route requires specific Extra Deck monsters and co-link targets
Recommended changes
| Priority | Remove | Add | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxx "C" (reduce from 3 to 1 copy, or cut) | A non-limited Bamboo Sword or Knightmare support card | Restores legality under the Master Duel copy limit; the other two copies would be illegal in any case |
| 2 | Four Exodia pieces and Exodia the Forbidden One | Cards that continue the Bamboo Sword or Knightmare lines | Exodia's 5-piece route is near-zero probability and these cards are dead without each other |
Evidence & confidence
- Verified: Maxx "C" over copy limit (3 vs 1); Deck composition: 40 Main, 8 Extra, 0 Side; Card stats and text for listed cards; Archetype purity 16.7%
- Inferred: Golden Bamboo Sword opening-hand probability ≈ 0.34; Brick risk from off-archetype filler and Exodia pieces; Interaction density judged from card text; Going-first and going-second plans
- Provisional: Meta Power (no dated sample); Matchup and format fit (no tournament link)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent No win-rate telemetry for Master Duel brick, starter, or matchup rates Meta Power is provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied Deck title is null in the export
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