Yubel Deck #701659 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Yubel — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 38/100 (±6 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Control
• Format: tcg

Legality

Main 58 / Extra 16 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 2 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish a multi-layered Yubel or Fiendsmith negation board with floating recovery, then grind through Mulcharmy draw triggers while disrupting the opponent; Deploy Super Polymerization fusion summons (Phantom of Yubel, Loving Defender) to remove key opponent threats and build an alternate threat
• Turn 1 (going first): Summon Yubel via Samsara D Lotus or Fiendsmith Engraver chains, activate Nightmare Throne or Fiendsmith's Tract to build search value, summon Fiendsmith's Desirae or Yubel - Terror Incarnate for negation/immunity, set Mulcharmy draw triggers for End Phase, hold interaction in hand
• Turn 2 (going second): Activate hand traps (Ash, Belle, Ogre, Droll) to disrupt opponent's setup; use Super Polymerization or Evenly Matched to clear the field; transition into own Yubel lines using Mulcharmy draw recovery
• Recovery: Yubel monsters float on destruction and Special Summon from hand/Deck/GY; Mulcharmy engines draw on opponent summons every turn; Fiendsmith recursion from GY enables re-setup and access to Fusion lines; multiple starter redundancy (Samsara, Fiendsmith, Nightmare Throne) ensures recovery lines
• After siding: Unknown — no side deck provided; theoretical evaluation only

Why it scores here

This Yubel deck demonstrates strong grind potential and going-second interaction via Mulcharmy draw engines and a comprehensive 15-card hand-trap suite, but is fundamentally ILLEGAL (Extra Deck 16 > 15 maximum) and lacks any side deck (0/15 cards), rendering it non-tournament-legal as written. The Fiendsmith engine is also severely incomplete, missing 68% of core cards (8/25 present), which cripples consistency and execution of primary combo lines. While the Yubel bosses float and trigger Mulcharmy draws for resource generation, and Super Polymerization provides versatile removal, the 0-ATK Yubel monsters cannot close games and the 58-card main invites high variance. This evaluation is THEORETICAL/STRUCTURAL ONLY; the deck cannot be used in competition until the extra deck is reduced to 15, a side deck is constructed, and core Fiendsmith enablers are added.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 60, Going First ≈ 64, Going Second ≈ 71, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 50. Modifiers: Extra Deck Illegality (16 > 15) (-8); No Side Deck (-10); Missing Core Fiendsmith Cards (-4). Final formula: ILLEGAL DECK — no standard formula applied. Base (0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability = 0.80*60 + 0.20*50 = 58) CAPPED due to: Extra Deck illegality -8, No side deck -10, Missing 68% Fiendsmith core -4. Final Contextual = 38. THEORETICAL/STRUCTURAL EVALUATION ONLY.

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.7 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.3 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Going-second interaction package is strong: 15 hand-trap copies (Ash 3x, Belle 3x, Ogre 2x, Droll 2x, Evenly Matched 3x) provide early disruption options
• Mulcharmy draw engines (Fuwalos + Purulia, 6 copies total) automatically draw on opponent summons, enabling grind and recovery across turns
• Multiple starter lines provide consistency: Fiendsmith Engraver (3x), Samsara D Lotus (3x), Mulcharmy, Nightmare Throne (3x), Opening of Spirit Gates (2x)
• Yubel bosses have floating effects: Terror Incarnate and Loving Defender float to hand/Deck/GY when destroyed, enabling recovery and resurrection
• Super Polymerization (3x) is format-relevant: bypasses opponent activation windows, removes key threats, can summon Phantom of Yubel or Loving Defender Fusion bosses
• Fiendsmith recursion from GY via Engraver enables re-setup and unlock of Fusion lines when resources are exhausted
• Resource economy is solid: Nightmare Pain provides ongoing Yubel search, Fiendsmith's Tract tutors LIGHT Fiend and enables Fusion Summons from GY

Weaknesses

• ILLEGAL: Extra Deck 16 cards exceeds 15-card maximum (format violation — deck cannot be used in competition)
• NO SIDE DECK: 0 of 15 cards; unplayable in best-of-3 format and cannot adapt post-game-1 strategy
• Severely incomplete Fiendsmith engine: Missing 68% of core cards (8/25 present); key consistency cards Agnumday, Sequence, Fusion Deployment, S:P Little Knight, Cross-Sheep, and Lacrima are absent, crippling the primary combo strategy
• Main Deck bloat: 58 cards at the high end of 40–60 range increases variance for critical draws and bricks
• Weak offensive closing power: Both Yubel - Terror Incarnate and Yubel - Loving Defender Forever are 0 ATK (defense-based, not offensive); Fiendsmith's Desirae is 2800 ATK but negation-focused; deck cannot close games and must win by attrition
• No combo data to verify performance: best-line / median-output / board-per-starter metrics are absent; actual ceiling and floor are unknown
• Missing redundancy enablers: Absence of Sequence (Fusion tutor from GY) and Fusion Deployment (consistency search) eliminates alternate combo routes under disruption
• Low archetype purity: Only 6.8% exact-name Yubel cards (5 copies); deck is heavily engine-splashed (Fiendsmith + Mulcharmy + generics) and does not reward archetype synergy

Critical choke points

• Extra Deck Illegality (16 > 15): Non-negotiable format violation; deck must have 1 card removed before tournament play
• No Side Deck (0/15): Deck is locked into the same 58-main configuration for all three games; opponent can sideboard counters while this deck cannot adapt
• Missing Fiendsmith consistency core: Agnumday and Sequence are 100% inclusion in standard Fiendsmith (usage_statistics); their absence removes redundancy and search density
• Zero ATK bosses unable to close: Yubel - Terror Incarnate (0 ATK), Yubel - Loving Defender Forever (0 ATK), Fiendsmith's Desirae (2800 ATK but negation-focused); no path to direct damage or climactic finishing plays
• 58-card main deck increases brick variance: High main count reduces starter/combo frequency compared to 40–50 card optimized lists

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality Status: ILLEGAL — Extra Deck 16 cards exceeds 15-card maximum; Side Deck: 0 cards present (required 0–15 for best-of-3); Main Deck: 58 cards (legal range 40–60, at high end); Card text excerpts confirmed for all 46 distinct cards; Banlist status verified: all restricted cards within legal copy limits (no individual violations); Archetype composition: 5 exact-name Yubel copies = 6.8% purity; 69 off-archetype cards total; Fiendsmith core present: 8/25 cards (32% presence rate from usage_statistics); Hand-trap density: 15 copies across 5 distinct cards; Yubel archetype guide exists (guide_id 824) confirming community knowledge
• Observed: Hand-trap draw table: Ash Blossom 3x, Ghost Belle 3x, Ghost Ogre 2x, Droll & Lock Bird 2x, Evenly Matched 3x (15 total); Mulcharmy draw engines: 6 copies total (Fuwalos 3x, Purulia 3x) with trigger conditions on opponent summons; Super Polymerization suite: 3x copies with No-response frame; Removal/negation card text counts: 26 cards with removal text, 14 with negation text (Verified via role_hint_tags); P(≥1 archetype-core starter in hand 5) = 0.70 from hypergeometric draw probabilities; Usage statistics: 44 total Fiendsmith data points, 25 core cards, 8 present in this deck (32%)
• Inferred: D1_consistency 60: Missing 68% of Fiendsmith core (Agnumday, Sequence, Fusion Deployment, Cross-Sheep, S:P Little Knight, Lacrima) reduces available combo routes; D2_brick 55: 58-card main + 15 hand traps creates high redundancy risk when interaction is not needed; D3_ceiling 60: No combo data; Yubel → Terror Incarnate and Fiendsmith Fusion lines estimated from card text alone; missing core enablers cap potential; D4_median 58: Defensive Yubel + Mulcharmy draw setup estimated as median output; not proactive/offensive; D5_resilience 62: Multiple starters reduce single-point failure, but missing Sequence and Fusion Deployment removes contingency routes; D6_economy 68: Mulcharmy draws + Fiendsmith recursion + Nightmare Pain search + Yubel floats enable strong resource generation across turns; D7_interaction 65: Yubel battle immunity + Fiendsmith's Desirae negation (up to 3 effects) is solid but incomplete Fiendsmith board; D8_going_second 72: 15 hand traps + 3x Super Polymerization + 3x Forbidden Droplet + 3x Evenly Matched = strong force-interaction density; D9_closing 48: 0-ATK Yubel bosses cannot deal damage; Desirae is negation-focused; only A:P.A Qu is offensive (2800 ATK) but situational; D10_main_efficiency 55: 58 cards with many one-ofs suggests bloat; leaner lists would improve consistency; D14_pilotability 60: Moderate complexity; Mulcharmy and Yubel lines are linear, but Fiendsmith fusion sequencing and Super Polymerization material selection require decision-making
• Provisional: Meta Power = null: No dated metagame sample or tournament meta-share data provided; cannot assess format positioning; D13_format_fit 55: Yubel has guides confirming archetype awareness, but tournament context (archetype meta-share, current metagame speed) is absent; matchup fit is provisional without dated meta
• Data gaps: No combo boards provided: best_power_index, median_power_index, board_per_starter, interaction_density, going-first vs going-second split all absent; combo ceiling/floor scored from text only No tournament link or dated metagame sample: archetype meta-share percentage, per-pilot match records, format speed, common interactions unknown; Meta Power remains Provisional No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN: brick rate, starter frequency, OTK rate, going-first vs going-second match win rate do not exist; all consistency claims Inferred from probabilities No side deck provided: post-game-1 strategy, best-of-3 adaptability, siding targets all unknown; theoretical only Missing core Fiendsmith card data: Agnumday, Sequence, Fusion Deployment not in evidence; combo impact inferred from usage_statistics alone, not verified via board examples