Maliss Deck #621237 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 53/100 (±5 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange
• Format: master-duuel

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Link Spam / OTK via Maliss Trap recursion and Cyberse boss monsters; Attrition / Control via negates and resource denial
• Turn 1 (going first): Activate Maliss trap or play starter to search/banish, Link Summon using Cyberse support, establish board with Linguriboh/Accesscode/Darkfluid
• Turn 2 (going second): Chain hand traps (Ash, Maxx C, Fuwalos), use Crossout/Called by the Grave to disrupt, recover resources via Maliss traps
• Recovery: Banish face-up Maliss monster to activate traps for summons/draws; Hearts Crypter shuffle-back loop
• After siding: N/A (Side deck empty)

Why it scores here

This Maliss deck functions as a Combo/Midrange hybrid built around Link-spamming and resource recursion. The system demonstrates high engine accessibility and opening-hand quality, supported by a dense 23-copy core and robust searcher density. While the ceiling is elevated by powerful Cyberse boss monsters and draw engines, the median output is moderated by missing core staples like White Binder and Hearts Crypter. The evaluation heavily penalizes the empty side deck and an illegal Maxx "C" configuration, which restricts its Best-of-3 viability and overall reliability. Popularity metrics were not factored into the score, as the final rating reflects the mechanical performance of this specific list structure.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70/30. Structural ≈ 64, Going First ≈ 68, Going Second ≈ 62, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 58. Modifiers: Illegal Configuration (-4); Zero Side Deck (-6); Missing Core Staples (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + ContextModifiers

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.99 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.01 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High engine consistency and starter density
• Strong resource recursion via Maliss traps
• Versatile Cyberse Extra Deck coverage
• Effective hand-trap suite

Weaknesses

• Empty side deck cripples Best-of-3 plans
• Missing key core staples (White Binder, Hearts Crypter)
• Illegal card configuration (Maxx "C")
• High complexity increases pilot error risk

Critical choke points

• Reliance on activating Maliss Traps for resource recovery
• Vulnerability to complete board locks without dedicated non-engine breakers
• Dependency on drawing Chessy Cat or Dormouse for optimal loops

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality check confirms Illegal status due to Maxx "C" exceeding copy limit.; Side deck count is exactly 0.
• Observed: Usage statistics confirm 68.2% core card inclusion across 15/22 standard staples.
• Inferred: P(≥1 core starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.99 indicates high engine accessibility.; Text analysis supports multi-step draw/recursion lines culminating in high-ATK Link bosses.; Median output relies on partial engine activation yielding 2–3 links and basic interaction.
• Provisional: Format fit and matchup coverage remain unquantified without dated metagame samples.
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo floor/median/ceiling is text-only inference no tournament link — archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent no win-rate telemetry exists in YGOVN (going-first/second, matchup, game-level, brick/starter/OTK rates) — those signals are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied