Salamangreat Deck #704337 — 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 Summon Salamangreat bosses (Raging Phoenix, Pyro Phoenix) and leverage layered interaction to control the board; Grind through resource economy and recursion to outlast opponent or pivot to OTK via accumulated board presence
• Turn 1 (going first): Open Salamangreat core engine to build a Link board with negation/removal, tutored by Sanctuary and Circle; set up disruption via Dominus Traps and hand traps; leave Balelynx in GY for protection
• Turn 2 (going second): Leverage hand traps (Ash, Impermanence, Ghost Belle) to interrupt opponent setup; use Forbidden Droplet and Dominus removal to break boards; pivot into Link lines via survivors and GY recursion
• Recovery: Mulcharmy Fuwalos and Salamangreat recursion monsters (Jack Jaguar, Weasel, Spinny) rebuild from GY; Will of the Salamangreat and Charge enable resurrection; Link-pointing structures recover resources turn by turn
• After siding: No side deck available (Master Duel); best-of-1 format only

Why it scores here

Salamangreat opens with high consistency—the archetype core (27 copies) has 99.8% P(≥1) in hand 5, and Salamangreat Circle + Balelynx searchers ensure reliable Sanctuary tutoring. The Link combo ceiling reaches 2–3 board negations (Raging/Pyro Phoenix with Sanctuary-empowered recursion), though floor output is more modest without perfect mills. The deck bleeds hand advantages into grind economy via Weasel, Mulcharmy Fuwalos, and Charge recycling, and going-second interaction is solid (Forbidden Droplet + Dominus removal + hand traps). However, the deck deviates from the archetype standard (missing S:P Little Knight, Balelynx, and Transcode Talker—three high-inclusion techs), loses key Extra-Deck efficiency slots, and has no side deck to adapt post-game. Popularity and archetype usage stats did not earn points; this score reflects the system's actual consistency and board quality.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 67, Going First ≈ 71, Going Second ≈ 66, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 66. Modifiers: Non-standard archetype build (missing 40% core inclusions) (-2); No side deck penalty (best-of-1 format) (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural (67) + 0.20*TournamentReliability (66) + Modifiers = 68 (Meta provisional, no dated sample)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 1 · key two-card combo ≈ 0.85 · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.01 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex 71, median 62, board-per-starter 2.3
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Archetype core is exceptionally consistent (99.8% P opening a starter)
• Link-summon recursion via Sanctuary and Charge enables resource regeneration across turns
• High interaction density (3+ negations + removal per board) via Raging/Pyro Phoenix and Dominus engine
• Hand trap suite (Ash, Impermanence, Ghost Belle ×2) provides flexible going-second disruption
• Grind-focused economy with Mulcharmy Fuwalos and in-archetype card draw via Weasel

Weaknesses

• Deck deviates significantly from archetype standard (missing S:P Little Knight, Balelynx, Transcode Talker); loses key Extra-Deck tutoring and flexibility
• Median combo output is moderate (one 2800-ATK boss + support Link-2); ceiling requires perfect mills and resource floats
• No dedicated board-breaker suite; going-second relies on hand traps + Forbidden Droplet, not inherent engine resilience
• Dominus Impulse/Spiral (6 copies) compete with archetype core for deck space and create occasional redundancy in disruption slots
• Master Duel best-of-1 format eliminates post-side adaptation; cannot tune for specific matchups

Critical choke points

• Hand breach: Salamangreat of Fire locks summon pool to FIRE until end of turn; misuse or bad timing kills follow-up plays
• Gazelle + Of Fire Normal Sum conflict: only one can safely resolve per turn without bricking the other starter
• Balelynx access: deck runs 0 copies of the 86%-inclusion Balelynx, forcing reliance on Sanctuary search (single tutor per turn) for protection swaps
• Mulcharmy Fuwalos: conditional effect (requires no board) can brick if drawn mid-combo or in follow-up turns
• Dominus Traps: dead in hand on turn 1 if no opponent board; clogged draws can reduce opening consistency in bad matchups

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: 40 main, 15 extra, 0 side; all cards Unlimited or legal copies; Legal status; Card text excerpts for all 30 distinct cards resolved and confirmed; Archetype core: 28 Salamangreat copies, 50.9% exact-name purity; Hypergeometric draw odds: P(≥1 archetype core in hand 5) = 0.998; Copy histogram: 11 singles, 1 two-of, 9 three-ofs (40 main total); Extra Deck composition: 13 Link, 1 Synchro, 1 XYZ
• Observed: Hand-trap density: 8 copies across Ash/Impermanence/Ghost Belle; Negation text present in 16 cards (Dominus/Infinite Impermanence/Forbidden Droplet/Roar/Charge/Salamangreat bosses); Removal text present in 13 cards (archetype searchers, Spinny, Jack Jaguar, Pyro Phoenix, etc.); Searcher group (Circle, Balelynx, Raging Phoenix, Pyro Phoenix, etc.): 9 copies total; P(≥1) ≈ 0.74
• Inferred: Opening-hand quality estimate: 65 score via garnet density (Mulcharmy Fuwalos conditional) and Normal-Summon conflict (Gazelle vs Of Fire lock); Combo ceiling ≈ 71 PowerIndex: two 2800 ATK bosses + Sanctuary recursion + 1–2 Link-2 support; Combo median ≈ 62 PowerIndex: one Raging/Pyro Phoenix + Sunlight Wolf or secondary Link-2; Brick rate ≈ 0.5%: core redundancy is strong, but Mulcharmy clause creates occasional non-functional hands; Interruption resilience ≈ 68: two independent starter lines + Balelynx protection (0 copies, missing 86% core) + Charge recursion 1/turn; limited route redundancy; Going-second power ≈ 66: hand-trap suite + Forbidden Droplet + Dominus removal provide 2–3 disruption routes; no dedicated board-breaker engine; Offensive closing power ≈ 58: 2800 ATK bosses lack piercing; no OTK line without pre-established board; reliance on grind-into-lethal strategy; Extra-Deck efficiency ≈ 72: 13 Link monsters coherently themed; Balelynx absence (0 copies) creates gaps in flexibility; Transcode/Masquerena missing (71–86% inclusions); Tournament reliability ≈ 66: high opening stability offset by non-standard build deviations and lack of side adaptation
• Provisional: Matchup coverage: Salamangreat archetype is mid-tier meta-stable, but no dated metagame sample supplied; format fit unverifiable; Meta Power: Provisional; requires dated meta snapshot for calibration; Post-side adaptation: Master Duel best-of-1 format; side deck not available
• Data gaps: No combo boards supplied; combo floor/median/ceiling derived from text and archetype patterns only (Inferred, not Observed) No tournament link; archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent; Meta Power remains Provisional No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN; going-first/second performance, matchup coverage, brick/starter/OTK rates not available—all Inferred from structure Master Duel best-of-1 format; no side deck data; post-side tuning plans cannot be verified Deck deviates from usage-stat core; rationale for Mulcharmy/Dominus prioritization over Balelynx/Transcode not supplied