Unchained Deck #701463 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 62/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 41 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish a layered board of Fiend Link monsters (Unchained Soul Lord of Yama, A Bao A Qu) with searchable interaction and removal effects, then grind through opponent disruption; Fusion Summon Luce the Dusk's Dark or Fiendsmith's Lacrima for end-board resilience and ATK reduction
• Turn 1 (going first): Resolve Unchained/Radiant Typhoon starters to build 2–3 Link monsters with negate access (Yama searcher + board-breaker options), float removal into graveyard, set hand traps
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Ash, Maxx C, Droll) to disrupt opponent setup; resolve survivor effects into removal chains and Fusion Summon for board clear
• Recovery: Recurse Unchained Soul Lord of Yama from GY when board is cleared; use Fiendsmith Engraver and Lacrima to retrigger Fusion lines; maintain floating effects from destroyed cards
• After siding: Add high-impact interaction tech (Triple Tactics Talent assumed from meta); adjust hand-trap/removal ratios; maintain core Fusion engine flexibility

Why it scores here

This Unchained list reliably opens a functional Fiend combo engine with 99% P(≥1 starter in hand 5) and searcher redundancy across multiple sub-archetypes (Radiant Typhoon, Fiendsmith), reaching a median board of 2–3 Fiend Links with removal access. However, the deck lacks independent interruption routes — most lines route through a single Unchained starter, and disrupting that starter often collapses the play. Resource recovery is solid via graveyard recursion and floating effects, but offensive pressure is modest (minimal direct damage tools, low ATK ceiling), and the absence of high-impact negates (compared to archetype benchmarks) limits going-second potential. The build runs core Unchained staples but skips high-inclusion tech like Moon of the Closed Heaven and Triple Tactics Talent, pulling consistency down slightly. Popularity metrics and meta-share did not influence this score.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 63, Going First ≈ 66, Going Second ≈ 58, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 60. Modifiers: Core-stat deviation (-2); No side deck (-3). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional); no dated metagame supplied

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.99 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.02 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High starter consistency (98.9% open); multiple sub-archetype entry points reduce choke-point risk
• Graveyard recursion via Unchained Soul Lord of Yama and Fiendsmith chain extends plays across turns
• Searcher redundancy (18 copies) ensures hand replenishment even after partial disruption
• Flexible Fusion engine (Luce, Lacrima, Aerial Eater) provides board resilience and ATK reduction utility
• Legal in Master Duel format with no copy-limit violations

Weaknesses

• Single-starter collapse: disrupting primary Unchained starter often stalls the play; limited independent lines
• No high-impact negate in typical end-board; interaction is removal/search-focused, not true negation
• Modest offensive pressure: 2400 ATK ceiling typical; no piercing or direct-damage synergy
• Off-archetype tech (Maxx C, Ash, Droll, Called by the Grave) reduces core-engine slot efficiency
• Missing 100%-inclusion meta staples (Moon of Closed Heaven, S:P Little Knight, Triple Tactics Talent) pulls mid-game consistency
• No side deck: 0/15 side limits best-of-3 adaptability and post-side strategic depth
• High singleton count (16 one-ofs) creates variance in hand quality across games

Critical choke points

• First-turn Unchained starter resolution: if Abomination's Prison or Unchained Soul of Sharvara is negated, alternative lines are limited
• Graveyard access: Called by the Grave or Ash disruption on Yama recursion trigger shuts down secondary recovery
• Fusion material access: Fiendsmith Engraver at 2 copies (not 3) means missed fusion summons in some hands
• Extra Deck saturation: 11 Links + 3 Fusions + 1 XYZ leaves minimal tech flex; missing a key Link hurts consistency

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in Master Duel (legality.status = Legal); 41 main / 15 extra / 0 side deck composition; Hand-trap package: Ash Blossom 3x (Unlimited), Droll Lock 2x (Semi-Limited), Maxx C 1x (Limited), Called by the Grave 1x (Limited); Core Unchained: Abomination's Prison 3x, Unchained Soul of Sharvara 3x, Unchained Twins Aruha/Sarama 1x each, Shyama 1x; Extra Deck: 11 Link, 3 Fusion, 1 XYZ (verified from card list)
• Observed: 60% core-card presence: 15 of 25 core cards included (usage_statistics shows 60% inclusion rate); Missing 100%-inclusion cards: Moon of Closed Heaven, S:P Little Knight; missing 83%-inclusion: A Bao A Qu, Triple Tactics Talent
• Inferred: P(≥1 starter in opening hand 5) ≈ 98.9% from hypergeometric draw via archetype_core_group (23 copies, P ≈ 0.989); Brick rate estimate: 1–2% (true hand with no starter + no searcher, derived from singleton density + off-engine tech ratio); Median board: 2 Fiend Links (typically Yama + secondary) with 1–2 floating effects; ceiling: 3 Links + Fusion + full hand post-search; Single-starter collapse risk is moderate-high due to 7 conditional starters + 11 full starters vs. 1 primary route (Unchained searcher chain); Interruption resilience D5=58: two independent lines estimated (Fiendsmith branch + Radiant Typhoon branch) but limited true redundancy; one common negate collapses most plays; Going-second power D8=60: hand-trap package is competent but removal-to-OTK conversion is weak; most boards end 2400 ATK max
• Provisional: Meta Power = null: no dated metagame sample provided; archetype meta-share in Master Duel unknown; Tournament Reliability = 60: structural consistency is moderate (72 engine + 65 hand brick management), but no side deck creates best-of-3 resilience floor of ~55–60; Matchup coverage = Unknown: no tournament context or meta-field data; format fit unverifiable
• Data gaps: No parsed combos: evidence.combos_evidence is empty (0 boards); all combo/board inferences are text-only (Inferred tier) No tournament context: no per-pilot match record, archetype meta-share %, or dated metagame sample; Meta Power and Matchup Coverage are Provisional No per-archetype guides_evidence detail: one Vietnamese guide snippet present but no strategic breakdowns; turn-1/turn-2 plan clarity is medium No win-rate telemetry: YGOVN does not materialize going-first/going-second win rates, brick rates, or matchup-specific performance No side-deck list: deck has 0 side cards; post-side consistency and best-of-3 adaptability cannot be modeled Missing usage-stat guidance: 60% core presence suggests non-standard build but reasons (tech choice, personal preference, availability) are unknown