A-to-Z Deck #453034 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 42/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

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

Legality

Main 46 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 2 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Build a union-toolbox board with ABC-Dragon Buster and XYZ-Hyper Dragon Cannon as payoff bosses with repeated removal access; Deploy Fiendsmith Fusion monsters as alternative pressure and negation engines
• Turn 1 (going first): Assemble ABC or XYZ components via Union searchers and special summons; resolve Union Hangar/Activation for consistency; establish ABC-Dragon Buster or XYZ-Hyper Dragon Cannon with mixed interaction (negation + removal equity)
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Ash Blossom, Nibiru, Infinite Impermanence, Mulcharmy Fuwalos) to interrupt opponent; pivot to own combos or board-break with ABC/XYZ removal suite
• Recovery: Union Driver and ABC/XYZ recursion paths; Fiendsmith Engraver discard recovery; grind via Mulcharmy Fuwalos disruption and repeated removal with ABC-Dragon Buster banishing or XYZ-Hyper Dragon Cannon destruction
• After siding: No Side Deck present — post-side adaptation unavailable; strategy locked into main-deck list

Why it scores here

This A-to-Z/ABC hybrid deck is Illegal in Master Duel due to running 2 copies each of Maxx C and Called by the Grave when only 1 of each is legal. Beyond the illegality, the deck suffers from inconsistent engine access (46-card main with 10 distinct 1-ofs dilutes draw odds), no recorded combos to verify median output, and a shallow side deck (empty) that eliminates post-game adaptation. The ceiling is moderate—ABC-Dragon Buster and XYZ-Hyper Dragon Cannon offer removal redundancy and some layered interaction—but the median line is uncertain, brick risk is elevated due to conflicting Union summoning roles and low starter density for a Combo deck, and going-first pressure is weakened by a scattered extra deck. Hand-trap density (11 copies) rescues the going-second plan, but the overall system is hamstrung by illegality, list bloat, and absence of any empirical combo data.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 50, Going First ≈ 52, Going Second ≈ 58, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 38. Modifiers: Illegality Penalty (-15); Empty Side Deck (-5); No Combo Evidence (-3). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + Illegality-Cap (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.68 · 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

• Hand-trap suite (11 copies) delivers strong going-second board disruption and draw acceleration
• ABC-Dragon Buster and XYZ-Hyper Dragon Cannon provide repeatable removal (banish/destruction) and decent ATK for racing
• Dual-Fusion engine (ABC and XYZ) offers some strategic flexibility and redundancy
• Union Hangar and Union Activation searchers provide consistent early access to core monsters

Weaknesses

• Deck is Illegal in Master Duel (Maxx C ×2, Called by Grave ×2 over copy limits)
• 46-card main deck with 10 one-of cards inflates brick rate and lowers consistency
• No Side Deck (0/15 slots filled) eliminates post-game adaptation and best-of-3 strategy
• Conflicting roles for Normal Summons (Union searchers vs Mulcharmy Fuwalos) create dead-hand scenarios
• No combo evidence supplied; floor/median/ceiling inferred from text only
• Limited independent starter lines; single-point-of-failure risk if Union path disrupted
• Extra Deck dominated by ABC-Dragon Buster ×2 (2 of 5 Fusion slots); limited flexibility

Critical choke points

• Union Hangar or Union Activation must resolve T1 to bootstrap; if both bricked or negated, engine stalls
• ABC components (A-Assault Core ×2, B-Buster Drake ×2, C-Crush Wyvern ×2) scattered at copy limit; redundancy fragile
• Fiendsmith and Cyber Dragon lines underdeveloped (only 2 copies Fiendsmith Engraver, 1 Nova/Infinity each); pivot routes weak
• Mulcharmy Fuwalos requires empty field (Quick Effect); useless if opponent goes first with board presence
• Illegality (copy-limit violations) makes the deck unplayable in Master Duel without modification

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Illegal: Maxx C ×2 (legal 1), Called by Grave ×2 (legal 1) in Master Duel; Main Deck = 46 cards, Extra Deck = 15 cards, Side Deck = 0 cards (confirmed from legality); Hand-trap density = 11 copies (Ash ×3, Nibiru ×3, Infinite Impermanence ×3, Maxx C ×2); Archetype composition: ABC ×10, A-to-Z ×6, Fiendsmith ×6, generic ×22 (from archetype_purity); P(≥1 hand-trap in hand 6) going-second ≈ 0.83 (from probabilities.hand_trap_group); No combos, no usage stats, no tournament link, no guide excerpts (confirmed from evidence_gaps)
• Observed: ABC-Dragon Buster ×2 + XYZ-Hyper Dragon Cannon ×1 as dual payoff Fusions (extra deck); Union Hangar + Union Activation as primary searcher suite (×3 each); Mulcharmy Fuwalos ×3 as conditional draw engine (requires empty field); Fiendsmith Engraver ×2 as secondary engine entry and GY recovery
• Inferred: Starter reliability D1 ≈ 48: P(≥1 searcher) ≈ 0.85 but 46-card main + 10 one-ofs reduces effective consistency by ~20%; Brick rate estimate ≈ 15%: conflicting Normal-Summon roles (Union/Mulcharmy), 10 one-ofs, 2 standalone Fusions in hand without targets; Combo ceiling ≈ 62: ABC + XYZ + 1–2 removals per turn; text suggests moderate board depth; Combo median ≈ 52: single Fusion (ABC or XYZ) + one removal line most common absent evidence; Combo floor ≈ 40: XYZ or ABC alone if Union bricked, or Mulcharmy Fuwalos stall on opponent going first; Going-first power ≈ 52: moderate interaction (ABC, XYZ, Infinite Impermanence) but weak pressure engine without recursion; Going-second power ≈ 58: strong hand-trap density (11 copies) + board-break suite (ABC removal, Called by Grave); D5 interruption resilience ≈ 50: only 2–3 independent lines; if Union path disrupted, recovery weak; D6 resource economy ≈ 48: ABC/XYZ discard for removal (resource sink); Mulcharmy Fuwalos conditional draw insufficient for grind; D12 side adaptability ≈ 0: no side deck provided; best-of-3 strategy completely unavailable; Tournament reliability ≈ 38: high brick risk + no combo evidence + empty side + illegality compound instability
• Provisional: D13 matchup coverage: A-to-Z exact purity 9.8% suggests rogue/off-meta positioning; no dated Master Duel metagame sample supplied; format-fit Unknown
• Data gaps: No combo evidence (combos_evidence.total_combos = 0): floor, median, ceiling all text-inferred; actual board power uncertain No archetype usage statistics (usage_statistics.available = false): cannot confirm meta-standard A-to-Z core vs this deck's deviation No tournament context (tournament_context.available = false): archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent; Master Duel ladder context unknown No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN: brick rate, starter consistency, going-first vs going-second performance, matchup win rates — all Unknown No guide excerpts (guides_evidence.total_guides = 0): strategic intent and common play patterns unverified Empty Side Deck (0/15): post-game adaptation plan unavailable; best-of-3 strategy cannot be assessed Deck is Illegal in Master Duel: copy-limit violations block tournament/ladder playability; evaluation is theoretical only