P.U.N.K. Deck #670751 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 58/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 60 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish a multi-negation board via Level 8 boss monsters (Foxy Tune, Rising Scale, Ogre Dance) combined with hand traps and interaction; Grind advantage through resource loops (LP payment effects triggering draws/searches) and control opponent's plays via hand traps
• Turn 1 (going first): Open a Level 8 boss with multiple searches; use Psychic Tuner starters to set up Synchro/Fusion lines for follow-up plays
• Turn 2 (going second): Deploy hand traps (Ash, Maxx C, Droll) to disrupt opponent combo; use Forbidden Droplet and removal to break boards and pivot into offense
• Recovery: Recycle P.U.N.K. monsters from GY via Rising Scale and Ogre Dance effects; use Horus engine (King's Sarcophagus) to rebuild after disruption
• After siding: Unknown—no side deck supplied; inferred adjustment toward Diabellstar/Fiendsmith hybrid lines or tech cards based on matchup

Why it scores here

This P.U.N.K. hybrid list reliably opens a playable engine through Psychic Tuner starters (Ze Amin, Rising Scale, Ogre Dance) and hand-trap density, converting to a board with Level 8 bosses and layered negation. However, the deck suffers from high brick risk (multiple conflict-prone Level 8 monsters, limited non-engine consistency), weak interruption resilience (few independent lines, heavy reliance on a single Horus engine path), and unproven post-side plans (no side deck). The core P.U.N.K. archetype comprises only 29% of the list, forcing heavy reliance on generic/splash engines (Horus, Fiendsmith, Diabellstar) that compete for deck slots and Normal Summon. Resource loops and recursion provide grinding capability, but the lack of real combo data, missing key meta-cards (Dominus Purge, Axon Kicker), and absence of tournament results prevent a higher structural score. This is a functional but inconsistent brew at ~58 power, valid for casual ladder but fragile under pressure.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 58, Going First ≈ 62, Going Second ≈ 56, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 52. Modifiers: High brick/garnet density (-3); Missing core meta-cards (-2); No combo data supplied (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.72 · 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

• Robust hand-trap package (10 copies across Ash, Maxx C, Droll, Infinite Impermanence, Ghost Ogre) provides going-second disruption
• Multiple recursive loops via LP-payment Psychic effects (Ze Amin, Rising Scale, Ogre Dance) enable resource grinding
• Horus engine (King's Sarcophagus + 3 Horus monsters) provides protection and alternative summon routes
• Forbidden Droplet (3x) offers flexible negation/ATK manipulation on both turns
• Hybrid engine design (Fiendsmith, Diabellstar, Azamina) allows tactical pivoting and toolbox flexibility

Weaknesses

• Severe Level 8 monster congestion (10 copies across 4 distinct cards) creates high brick risk and hand-quality conflict
• Only 28% archetype purity with 18 missing core cards (Dominus Purge, Axon Kicker, Serene Psychic Girl) reduces P.U.N.K. synergy and consistency
• Single Horus engine path as main recursion line creates choke-point vulnerability if King's Sarcophagus is removed
• No independent combo routes—most lines funneled through Psychic Tuners, limiting interruption resilience
• Limited offensive ceiling: Boss monsters top out at 2700–3000 ATK with no piercing or direct damage; win condition relies on grinding
• No side deck supplied; post-side adaptability unknown and likely inconsistent

Critical choke points

• King's Sarcophagus removal disables Horus recursion and follow-up play; alternative lines insufficient
• Hand-trap heavy opening (vs. hand-trap-resistant decks) can leave few plays if disruptions whiff
• Conflicting Normal Summons among Level 8 monsters force manual choice; suboptimal sequencing common

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: all cards legal in Master Duel format; Restricted cards: Called by the Grave, Crossout Designator, Maxx C, WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils, Droll & Lock Bird all within copy limits; Main/Extra deck sizes: 60 main, 15 extra—within Master Duel rules; Card text and role hints extracted from official database; Usage statistics: 7/25 core P.U.N.K. cards present (28% core purity)
• Observed: P.U.N.K. archetype meta-share data available but tournament link absent; Guide snippets confirm deck is playable solo and as engine hybrid
• Inferred: P(≥1 Psychic Tuner in hand 5) ≈ 0.72 from hypergeometric distribution of 13-copy core + 3-copy Ash; Brick rate ~15% estimated from 10 Level 8 monsters + limited 1-copy starters; Combo ceiling, floor, median all derived from card text descriptions and typical P.U.N.K. lines (no real boards supplied); Interruption resilience low (~52) due to single Horus recursion path and few independent lines; Going-second power ~56 based on hand-trap density and Forbidden Droplet coverage (no going-second combo data supplied); Pilotability challenging (~48) due to multi-step combo sequencing and LP-payment timing decisions
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share alone insufficient); Matchup coverage: P.U.N.K. format fit Provisional pending current meta context; Post-side plan: Unknown—no side deck supplied; assumed Diabellstar/Fiendsmith pivot but untested
• Data gaps: No real combo boards supplied—ceiling, floor, median, board-per-starter all inferred from text No tournament link—archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record unavailable No win-rate telemetry (going-first/second split, brick rates, matchup outcomes) exist in YGOVN No side deck—post-side plans and best-of-3 reliability unknown Combo evidence marked 'no parseable boards' in source; pilotability inferred rather than observed