Digital Bugs Deck #565378 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 28/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Midrange / Toolbox (severely compromised by legality issues)
• Secondary strategies: Control, Blind-Second
• Format: ocg

Legality

Main 44 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Xyz spam into rank 10 bosses (Varudras, Utopic Dark Infinity) with Tistina control; Going-second board break via hand traps and removal tech
• Turn 1 (going first): Set up rank 10 Xyz with interaction via Sentinel/Demigod searchers, use Breath of Tistina for extra Normal Summon
• Turn 2 (going second): Mulcharmy Fuwalos + hand traps (Ash, Effect Veiler, Infinite Impermanence) to disrupt and draw into outs
• Recovery: Recycled searchers (Sentinel, Demigod) via GY recall after disruption; limited redundancy due to low Digital Bug core count
• After siding: No side deck present — cannot adapt after Game 1

Why it scores here

This deck is Illegal in OCG format due to running 3 copies of Droll & Lock Bird (Semi-Limited, max 2). The evaluation below treats it as a structural submission only—do not compete with this list. Mechanically, the deck attempts a Tistina Xyz midrange shell but severely deviates from the Digital Bug archetype core (only 2 of ~25 core cards present). It opens Tistina field searchers and level-10 Xyz bosses with modest interaction, but lacks redundant lines, suffers high brick risk (9 copies at 3-count conflict with 8 hand traps), has no side deck for post-game adjustment, and relies on fragile starter chains that collapse under single disruption. The extra deck is bloated (15 slots, many flex) and not all summons connect to a coherent line. Piloting is moderately complex but error-prone given line fragility.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 0.65 Midrange + 0.35 Blind-Second. Structural ≈ 33, Going First ≈ 38, Going Second ≈ 42, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 24. Modifiers: Legality violation (Droll & Lock Bird over limit) (-15); Zero side deck (-8); Archetype core deviation (8% purity) (-6); No combo evidence + thin guides (-4). Final formula: Illegal deck capped at 28 (structural 33 reduced for legality violation + zero side deck + critical data gaps). Provisional formula (meta-neutral): 0.75*Structural (adjusted for illegality) + 0.25*TournamentReliability. No dated metagame supplied; Meta Power remains null.

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.62 · key two-card combo ≈ 0.38 · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.2 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Tistina searcher density provides hand refill and field-spell utility via Sentinel/Demigod chain.
• Hand traps (3x Ash, 1x Effect Veiler, 1x Impermanence, 3x Droll) enable going-second disruption if resolved.
• Rank-10 Xyz bosses (Varudras negate + destroy, Utopic Dark Infinity reborn) have decent statlines and modest interaction.
• Double Wild provides an off-engine searcher and one-off Special Summon path.

Weaknesses

• Illegal in current OCG format (Droll & Lock Bird over copy limit); cannot be played competitively.
• Zero side deck — no post-Game 1 adaptation plan.
• Only 8% Digital Bug core purity (2 of 25 core staples); deck is not a true archetype build.
• Fragile one-choke-point turns: Droll/Ash on Divine Domain or Breath collapses entire line; Demigod searcher hit = no follow-up.
• High brick risk: 9 cards at 3-count + 8 hand traps conflict for slots; no consistent way to open multiple relevant pieces.
• Starter diversity near zero; median board (1 rank-10 + hand loop) offers only modest pressure.
• Weak closing power: no piercing, no tutored finisher, slow-grind offense via recycled beatsticks.
• Extra Deck bloated (15 slots) with many flex/unreachable cards (Liebe needs 3x Rank 11, Corebage rank-up is conditional).
• No independent lines for recovery; single disruption often ends the turn.
• Mulcharmy Fuwalos effect is near-useless (requires opponent control 0 cards = rarely true T1).

Critical choke points

• Divine Domain Baatistina or Breath of Tistina hit by Ash/Droll during activation = board dies; no second engine to pivot.
• Demigod searched into hand but Ash negates its Special Summon = hand clogged, field empty.
• Sentinel destroyed before activating = cannot search; Fallen in GY is the only backup.
• All rank-10 Xyz material exhausted by Varudras negate chain = board exposed with no float.
• Opponent controls ≥1 face-down = Hound of Tistina direct attack enabler useless; deck cannot break through established boards without hand traps.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Illegal in OCG (Droll & Lock Bird 3x vs. Semi-Limited 2x max); legality status confirmed from banlist field.; Zero side deck: legality.side_count = 0 (Verified).; Card text: Divine Domain Baatistina banishes Tistina from Deck, triggers Crystal God Tistina summon; Demigod Special Summons and searches Tistina S/T; Sentinel destroys and searches; Ash Blossom negates Add/Special Summon/GY send effects (Verified from description_excerpt).; Extra Deck composition: 15 Xyz cards with rank distribution per cards list (Verified).; Digital Bug archetype core purity: 2 of 25 core staples present (Droll, Mulcharmy Fuwalos); exact_name_purity_pct = 5% (Verified from usage_statistics).
• Observed: No combo evidence present in combos_evidence; total_combos = 0, scored_combos = 0 (Observed from data).
• Inferred: P(≥1 Tistina field starter in opening 5-card hand) ≈ 0.62 from hypergeometric P(Divine Domain 3x) + P(Breath 3x); treats opening consistency (Inferred).; Brick estimate ≈ 20%: 9 cards at 3-count + 8 hand traps compete; conflicting Normal Summon lines (Tistina vs. hand trap) create dead hands (Inferred).; Best-line ceiling ≈ 2 negates + 1 removal float from Divine Domain chain → Demigod searcher → rank-10 Xyz (Varudras); text-inferred from card roles (Inferred).; Median output: 1 rank-10 Xyz (2000 ATK, 1 negate) + 1 Tistina searcher in hand; no second independent line (Inferred).; Interruption resilience low: single Droll/Ash hit = board dies; Sentinel/Fallen GY backup is fragile one-copy (Inferred).; Going-second split: hand trap suite (Ash 3x, Droll 3x, Veiler 1x, Impermanence 1x) enables disruption; Double Wild provides searchable removal; no tutored board-breaker combo (Inferred).; Endboard interaction: Varudras negate (negates one activation, then destroys on material), Utopic Dark Infinity reborn (defensive), Crystal God Tistina facedown-send (text-read from description); 2–3 interaction points typical (Inferred).; Resource economy: Tistina searchers float over turns; no sustained recursion loop; grind game weak (Inferred).; Piloting complexity: starter chains straightforward but error-prone; two conflicting Normal Summon lines (Tistina vs. hand trap) create decision overhead (Inferred).; Extra Deck utilization: 15 slots, ~40% core-bound (rank-10 Xyz), ~60% flex/unreachable (Liebe, TY-PHON, AA-ZEUS); efficiency low (Inferred).
• Provisional: Meta Power: no dated metagame sample supplied. Archetype meta-share unknown; Digital Bugs are niche in OCG. Deck deviates from archetype core, making format fit provisional (Provisional).; Matchup analysis: no tournament link or pilot record; cannot assess format-specific performance (Provisional).; Structural deck power of 33 is provisional pending clarification of deck intent (Tistina control vs. Digital Bug Xyz) and missing side deck (Provisional).
• Data gaps: No combo boards: combos_evidence.total_combos = 0 — all combo/line analysis is text-inferred, not observed. No tournament link: tournament_context.available = false — cannot validate format meta-share, per-pilot win rate, or matchup performance. No win-rate telemetry: YGOVN lacks going-first/second, matchup, game-level, brick/starter/OTK rates for most decks. No guides: guides_evidence.total_guides = 0 — strategic intent and archetype synergy unvalidated by human review. Illegal list: legality.status = Illegal — structural score is theoretical-only and cannot be applied to competitive contexts. Missing side deck: side_count = 0 — cannot assess post-Game 1 adaptability (D12 capped at 0). Archetype intent unclear: 8% core purity suggests this is either a non-standard variant or an incomplete submission; unclear which engine is primary (Tistina or Digital Bugs).