Salamangreat Deck #674635 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 68/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Link Summoning Salamangreat bosses (Pyro Phoenix, Raging Phoenix) to establish board pressure with negation and removal; Grind game via Sunlight Wolf recursion and hand-trap resilience; going-second board breaking via generic Cyberse Tuner synergy
• Turn 1 (going first): Summon a Salamangreat starter (Gazelle, of Fire, or Terrortop), search searchers (Circle, Cynet Mining), build into a Link-2 or Link-4 boss with interaction layers (Roar, Dominus Impulse in back row)
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Ash x3, Infinite Impermanence x3, Ghost Ogre x2, Nibiru) to disrupt opponent setup; if opponent establishes board, leverage Sunlight Wolf from GY or Pyro Phoenix recursion to generate resources and set up lethal next turn
• Recovery: Salamangreat Weasel + 2+ monsters in GY enables Special Summon; Sunlight Wolf in GY auto-triggers to recur FIRE monsters and feed follow-up Link plays; Raging Phoenix GY effect recovers destroyed FIRE monsters
• After siding: No side deck supplied (Master Duel format, side count 0); relies on main-deck flexibility

Why it scores here

Salamangreat is a consistent Link-centric combo engine that opens functional boards roughly 75–80% of the time through Gazelle, of Fire, or Terrortop starters. The deck converts into 2–4 layers of interaction (negation via Roar, Dominus Impulse, boss ATK) with a median board around Link-2 + back-row, ceiling Link-4 with wide disruption. Recovery and grind are solid: Sunlight Wolf and Raging Phoenix recur FIRE monsters from the GY, and Weasel Special Summons off 2+ GY monsters. Hand-trap density (10 copies) and going-second interaction give it fair T2 capability. The main constraint is missing several high-inclusion core cards (S:P Little Knight, Balelynx, Foxy, I:P Masquerena), reducing setup reliability and board resilience; the deck runs only 52% of measured core cards. Score reflects a functional, playable system that lacks peak consistency and fine-tuning—not averaging the cards, but assessing the complete engine's frequency of producing functional hands and lines through realistic disruption.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70% Combo + 30% Midrange. Structural ≈ 67, Going First ≈ 69, Going Second ≈ 71, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 66. Modifiers: Missing Core Cards (-3); No Side Deck (-2); Strong Going-Second Package (2); No Combo Evidence (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

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

Strengths

• Highly consistent engine with 99.7% P(≥1 starter) in opening hand
• Strong going-second package: 10 hand traps enable disruption and setup for T3 lethal
• Recovery mechanics via Sunlight Wolf and Raging Phoenix create grind/resource loops
• Flexible searcher suite (Circle, Cynet Mining, Balelynx Sanctuary add) enables reactive play
• Legal and accessible build with full-health core in Master Duel
• Tight main-deck construction minimizes brick risk and maximizes action density

Weaknesses

• Missing 48% of measured core cards (S:P Little Knight, Balelynx, Foxy, I:P Masquerena, Transcode Talker); reduces redundancy and setup flexibility
• Median combo output likely ~62–68 PowerIndex (Link-2 + 1 trap); ceiling is fair but not dominant
• Roar negation is conditional on Salamangreat Link presence; not live T1 against disrupted setups
• No inherent OTK or piercing damage; closing power relies on grind/attrition over multiple turns
• Lacks tutor for Synchro toolbox (Horse Prince) and limited Xyz line (Miragestallio); Extra Deck is specialized
• No side deck in Master Duel format eliminates post-round adaptation

Critical choke points

• If opening hand contains 2+ Mulcharmy Fuwalos (setup only in empty-board scenarios), setup is delayed; no guaranteed recovery without GY mill from Gazelle or Weasel 2+ GY requirement
• Roar negation is gated behind Salamangreat Link Monster; T1 board without Link loses this interaction
• Missing Balelynx removes Sanctuary tutoring and GY protection; recursive board resets are weaker
• Hand-trap density (10 copies) is high; going-first opening hands may contain 2–3 hand traps with weak combo starter, creating a median floor board

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in Master Duel format (40 main, 15 extra, 0 side); All card text and archetype tags match Master Duel card pool; Salamangreat core is 24 copies; off-archetype is 31 copies (43.6% purity); 10 hand traps (Ash x3, Infinite Impermanence x3, Ghost Ogre x2, Maxx C, Nibiru); Usage statistics show 13 core cards present, 12 core cards missing (52% inclusion)
• Observed: 3 Salamangreat starters (Gazelle, of Fire, Terrortop); Searcher density: 3 copies Circle + 3 copies Cynet Mining + recurring Sunlight Wolf + Balelynx Sanctuary tutoring; Boss monster distribution: 2x Pyro Phoenix, 2x Raging Phoenix, 2x Sunlight Wolf, 1 each Balelynx, Promethean Princess
• Inferred: P(≥1 starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.997 via hypergeometric (99.7% consistency estimate); Full brick rate ≈ 0.3% (only scenario: all 5 cards are pure hand traps with no starter recovery); Combo ceiling ~78–82 PowerIndex (Link-4 boss + 2 traps + potential Sunlight Wolf setup); Combo median ~62–68 PowerIndex (Link-2 + 1 trap, typical line); Combo floor ~45–55 PowerIndex (disrupted to Link-1 or single trap, recovery possible); Going-first Power ≈ 69 (starter reliability, end-board interaction, protection/layering, resilience, remaining hand); Going-second Power ≈ 71 (6-card hand quality, 10 hand traps, Sunlight Wolf/Raging Phoenix recovery, counter-board); Tournament Reliability ≈ 66 (opening-hand stability, post-disruption recovery, error tolerance, long-round resources); Main Deck efficiency: tight ratios; 0 flex slots due to 40-card size and 26-card core + 10 hand traps + 4 searchers; Extra Deck efficiency: 13 Link monsters in 15 slots; high Link-2/4 boss density; missing I:P Masquerena reduces toolbox; Pilotability: 4–6 action combo lines, moderate decision density, accessible for intermediate+ players
• Provisional: Meta Power: No dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share data absent; format fit in current Master Duel environment unknown; Matchup Coverage: Archetype is known and accessible but no explicit matchup telemetry; Ash + Dominus provide reasonable coverage vs. search-heavy and Special Summon-based decks
• Data gaps: No combo boards supplied — combo floor/median/ceiling inferred from card text and structural role only No tournament link — archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent No win-rate telemetry — going-first/second, matchup, game-level, brick/starter/OTK rates are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power Provisional — requires dated metagame sample to compute reliably No post-side plan data — Master Duel side deck is zero, so adaptation capability cannot be measured post-match