Heros Deck #706993 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

(Unnamed HERO) — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 70/100 (±5 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Fusion-based OTK via multi-HERO engine combinations (Elemental/Vision/Destiny); Removal pressure and grind game via boss Fusions (Contrast HERO Chaos, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, Vision HERO Trinity)
• Turn 1 (going first): Summon Stratos or A Hero Lives into searcher chains; extend into Fusion Destiny or Polymerization; resolve into negation boss (Contrast HERO Chaos) or removal payoff; set up graveyard recursion for follow-up turns
• Turn 2 (going second): Open hand-trap (Ash, Droll, or Maxx 'C' if available); use Forbidden Droplet to force interaction and negate opponent effects; fuse into removal boss (Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, Aqua Neos); clear opponent backrow with Stratos
• Recovery: Banish Destiny HERO - Malicious from GY to summon copies from Deck; use Vision HERO Vyon GY recovery to search Polymerization; chain Mask Change for fresh bodies and Masked HERO recursion via Cross Crusader
• After siding: N/A—Master Duel is Best-of-1 format; no side deck available

Why it scores here

This HERO deck reliably opens one of many core starters (97% probability via archetype core group) and generates multi-turn resources via 19 searcher cards and graveyard recursion, enabling redundant fusion lines and strong removal-based boards. However, the deck sacrifices hard board negation (guides confirm no negates except one setup-heavy Contrast HERO Chaos), missing high-inclusion Fusions (Sunrise, DPE, Dark Law, Wonder Driver at 77–93% each), and lacks direct-damage finishers—placing it at mid-tier strength. Tournament reliability is strong (74): opening stability and board-breaker going-second tools (Forbidden Droplet 3x, Stratos backrow clear, boss removals) counterbalance missing meta cards. The 70 score reflects consistent T1 setup, functional grind game, and flexible fusion routing, tempered by limited hard interaction and reliance on removal pressure rather than lethal acceleration.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 72, Going First ≈ 74, Going Second ≈ 72, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 74. Modifiers: Missing meta Fusion cards (-2); Limited hard board negation (-2); High opening consistency (1); Core card alignment (1). Final formula: 0.80·Structural (72) + 0.20·TournamentReliability (74) + Modifiers (−2) = 70 (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.97 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.03 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Extremely high opening consistency: 97% probability to open at least one core starter (archetype core group of 30 copies in 60-card deck)
• Redundant fusion paths: Fusion Destiny, Polymerization, Mask Change, and Favorite Contact provide resilience to single handtraps on a particular line
• Strong grind engine: 19 searcher-text cards + graveyard recursion (Malicious banish, Vyon recovery, Cross Crusader) enable multi-turn resource extension
• Flexible board-breaking going-second: Stratos backrow destruction + Forbidden Droplet 3x + Harpie's Feather Duster + multiple removal bosses handle diverse board states
• Low full-brick rate: ~2.6% proxy brick probability; well-tuned copy histogram (22 singles, 4 doubles, 10 triples) reduces opening dead hands

Weaknesses

• Limited hard board negation: guides confirm 'deck has everything except negates'; only Contrast HERO Chaos offers negation, requiring 2-card fusion setup—weak vs disruption-heavy meta
• Missing meta Fusions: Elemental HERO Sunrise (93% inclusion), Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer (89%), Masked HERO Dark Law (84%), Xtra HERO Wonder Driver (76%) all absent, limiting matchup flexibility
• No OTK finisher: highest ATK bosses are 3000–3100 (Contrast CHAOS, Shining Neos Wingman) with no direct damage, piercing, or guaranteed lethal swing; closing relies on grind pressure
• Going-second hand-trap reliance: only 5 hand-trap copies (42% to open one in 6-card hand); bad hand-trap draws force reliance on Forbidden Droplet alone
• Triple-copy overcrowding: 10 cards at 3x (Stratos, Miracle Ejector, A Hero Lives, E - Emergency Call, Vision Faris, Destiny Malicious, Mulcharmy Fuwalos, Forbidden Droplet, Triple Tactics Thrust, Fusion Destiny) can cause hand clogging despite low overall brick rate

Critical choke points

• Fusion spell accessibility: most efficient lines rely on Fusion Destiny or Polymerization; if both are milled or negated in early turns, secondary paths (Mask Change, Favorite Contact) are significantly slower and resource-intensive
• Stratos single-summon dependency: if first summon point (e.g., A Hero Lives → Stratos) is negated or blocked by handtrap, the deck must pivot to hand resources or remaining searchers, reducing consistency
• Limited hand-trap coverage going-second: 42% probability to open a hand-trap in 6-card hand; when hand-traps are absent, the pilot is dependent on Forbidden Droplet (only 3 copies, discard-intensive) as sole disruption tool
• No omni-negate protection: end-board lacks a generic hard negate to stop opponent's combo setup; Contrast HERO Chaos negation requires prior setup and survives only one activation, leaving vulnerability to follow-up lines

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: 60 main, 15 extra, 0 side; all restricted cards (Called by the Grave 1/1, Crossout Designator 1/1, Harpie's Feather Duster 1/1, Predaplant Verte Anaconda 1/1, Reinforcement of the Army 1/1, Droll & Lock Bird 2/2, Maxx 'C' 1/2) within limits; Card resolution: all 36 distinct main and 13 distinct extra cards resolved with complete text and role flags; Copy histogram: 22 singles, 4 doubles, 10 triples as recorded in deck list; Role tag distribution: 19 searcher-text, 9 negation-text, 21 removal-text, 5 hand-trap from lexical flags; Banlist legality: all cards legal in Master Duel per legality.restricted cards with BanMasterDuel field
• Observed: Usage stats: HERO archetype present in 40-row meta sample, confirming archetype-level viability; Core card coverage: 18/25 high-inclusion cards present (72% alignment with meta core); Extra deck composition: 10 Fusions + 5 Links, 0 Synchro/Xyz as recorded; Missing meta Fusions: Sunrise (93%), DPE (89%), Dark Law (84%), Wonder Driver (76%) notably absent from Extra Deck
• Inferred: Consistency (D1=85): hypergeometric archetype core group calculation P(≥1 in hand 5) = 0.9739 from composition data; Brick rate (D2=78): full-brick proxy ≈ 2.6% from archetype core; Neos vanilla status creates potential garnet scenarios; Combo ceiling (D3=72): guides state strong OTK capability; Contrast CHAOS 3000+negate and Trinity double-attack mechanics support ~72 power index; Combo floor (D4=68): basic Stratos→search→extend→fuse line yields single boss + 1 interaction piece, ~68 estimated power index; Resilience (D5=72): five independent starters + four distinct fusion paths enable recovery from single-choke-point disruption; Grind economy (D6=70): 19 searcher cards + GY recursion (Malicious, Vyon, Cross Crusader) support multi-turn extension; no pure card-draw effects limit upper-end; Board interaction (D7=68): limited hard negation; Forbidden Droplet + removal bosses = ~2–3 end-board disruptions, below meta standards; Going-second power (D8=71): 5 hand-traps P(≥1 in 6) = 0.4209; Forbidden Droplet 3x + multiple boss removals provide functional going-second tools; Offensive closing (D9=65): 2500–3100 ATK bosses without direct damage or piercing; lethal math is grind-based, not OTK-accelerated; Main deck efficiency (D10=76): 60-card maximum with 10 triples creates tight build; searcher density enables compactness but risks hand clogging; Extra deck coverage (D11=72): broad Fusion variety (Elemental, Vision, Masked, Destiny, Contact subtypes) but absence of DPE/Dark Law reduces adaptation; Meta fit (D13=58): HERO is established viable (meta sample confirms); intentional omissions (high-inclusion Fusions) suggest budget or meta-call; no dated metagame to assess matchup spreads; Pilotability (D14=62): moderate-high complexity (fusion routing, GY sequencing, Mask Change timing, search prioritization); no combo step data to measure; requires HERO rules mastery
• Provisional: Meta Power: no dated metagame sample supplied; archetype viability confirmed (40-deck meta sample) but win-rate, matchup spread, and tier position unknown; Going-second finisher reliability: no parsed going-second combo boards; estimated conversion to lethal ~65 from boss ATK + hand-trap access probability; Side deck impact: Master Duel BO1 format—no side deck, no post-side performance data available; D12 and side-board adaptation assessment deferred
• Data gaps: No parseable combo boards: best line, median power index, board per starter, going_first_count, going_second_count all unavailable; combo ceiling/median/floor are text-inference only No tournament link: no per-archetype Master Duel meta-share in evidence, no per-pilot match record, no metagame context for matchup win-rate assessment No win-rate telemetry: no going-first %, going-second %, brick %, OTK %, game-level, or matchup win rates provided; all performance claims are Inferred from probability tables and card text No combo step count: unable to measure pilotability via turn-sequence complexity; decision-point count estimated from card interactions only No side deck: Master Duel is Best-of-1; no post-side performance data, adaptation impact, or side-deck synergy available (D12 scored as neutral per format requirement)