Maliss Deck #709607 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

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

Legality

Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: End-board interaction and recursive resource loop via banish-synergy Maliss Link Monsters; Going-second removal and board-breaker coverage (Raigeki, Evenly Matched, Dominus Impulse)
• Turn 1 (going first): Resolve Maliss/Mulcharmy core into Link Monsters (Hearts Crypter, Red Ransom) to establish negation/removal layering; set up Trap recursion engine
• Turn 2 (going second): Deploy hand traps (Ash, Droll, Infinite Impermanence, Nibiru) into Dominus/Mulcharmy draw engine; convert board advantage via Raigeki or Evenly Matched
• Recovery: Banish recursion via Maliss in Underground and Hearts Crypter; replay Chessy Cat and March Hare from GY/banish zone via Maliss Traps (GWC-06, TB-11, MTP-07)
• After siding: No side deck supplied; structural only

Why it scores here

Maliss is a Link-centric combo deck that consistently opens a functional engine via 27 archetype-core copies (P≈97% at least one starter in hand 5). The deck's strength lies in its banish-recursion loop: Maliss in Underground gates ATK boosts and protection, while Hearts Crypter and Red Ransom provide interactive negation and ATK/DEF manipulation. However, the deck lacks a clear ceiling and median combo output (no boards recorded), and its going-first plan depends heavily on setup—multiple choke points exist if the core Link monsters are interrupted. Going-second power is solid thanks to Mulcharmy draw triggers and hand-trap density, but pilotability is moderate due to complex resource sequencing. The deck's heavy reliance on banish zones and field setup, combined with a 55-card Main Deck (above optimal), introduces brick risk. This score reflects a competent but not exceptional system: it has reliable openings and post-disruption recovery, but limited explosive potential and a narrow board-breaker suite.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 62, Going First ≈ 64, Going Second ≈ 68, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 57. Modifiers: No side deck (-3); Over-sized Main Deck (-2); Missing 10 core cards (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (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

• High opening consistency: 97% chance to draw at least one archetype-core starter in opening 5
• Banish-recursion loop enables resource recovery: Maliss in Underground + Hearts Crypter + Maliss Traps regenerate materials across turns
• Strong going-second capability: 12 hand-trap copies + Mulcharmy draw engine + Raigeki / Evenly Matched provide board-breaking routes
• Multiple interactive layers: negation (Hearts Crypter, Dominus Impulse), removal (Dominus Spark, Maliss in the Mirror), ATK/DEF manipulation (Red Ransom)
• Trap-centric payoff system: White Rabbit sets Traps, and recursion Traps (GWC-06, TB-11, MTP-07) enable repeated Special Summons and searches

Weaknesses

• Oversized Main Deck (55 cards) increases garnet density and brick variance vs optimal 40–45 range
• Missing 10 archetype-core cards (only 60% of standard build) compromises end-board quality and consistency
• No recorded combo boards: true ceiling and median output unknown; inferred from text only
• Narrow ceiling: multi-layer board requires all pieces to resolve; single negate of a core Link monster can collapse the turn-1 plan
• Moderate pilotability: complex Trap sequencing, OPT constraints, and resource timing create high error surface
• Low offensive closing power: boss monsters (2300–2500 ATK) are moderate; no direct damage or piercing mechanics
• No side deck: cannot adjust for post-game adaptability in best-of-3 formats

Critical choke points

• Hearts Crypter or Red Ransom is negated or destroyed before establishing the Interactive board: deck loses its primary negation/disruption outlet
• Maliss in Underground is removed before activating: ATK boost and protection effects are lost, reducing board durability
• Hand is flooded with Mulcharmy or Bystial non-searchers in opening without a starter to resolve them: effective hand size collapses
• Opponent establishes board-lock before going-second turn: lack of pre-board removal (no Harpie's Feather Duster, no Link Disciple tutor) limits board-breaking options

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: Legal status confirmed (legality.status: Legal, no violations); Main/Extra/Side counts: 55 / 15 / 0 (legality fields); Restricted cards: 8 Limited/Semi-Limited cards correctly registered; Card text excerpts: all 44 distinct cards resolved; Archetype core membership: Maliss, Mulcharmy, Bystial, @Ignister, Code Talker assignments; Role tags: hand trap, tech, floodgate, searcher flags applied; Banlist status: all cards match current TCG ban list (as of evidence date)
• Observed: Usage statistics: 45 Maliss decks sampled; core-card presence 60% (15 of 25 core cards in this deck); Archetype meta-share: unavailable in tournament data (tournament data.available: false)
• Inferred: Opening consistency: P(≥1 starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.97 via hypergeometric from 27 core copies / 55 main; Brick rate: residual P(no starter) ≈ 0.03 from hypergeometric; Hand-trap draw rate going-second: P(≥1 of 12) ≈ 0.79 in hand 6; Combo ceiling: inferred from Hearts Crypter + Red Ransom + Dominus Impulse text; estimated Power Index ≈68 (no recorded boards); Combo median: inferred from starter diversity (6 full, 3 conditional) and Trap recursion; estimated ≈54; Interruption resilience: multiple independent starters enable rerouting; one choke point if all Link Monsters negated; Going-second power: inferred from 12 hand-trap copies + Mulcharmy draw engine + Raigeki / Evenly Matched text; estimated ≈68; Pilotability complexity: moderate (9 OPT effects, 5–7 decision points per line); Resource economy: inferred from banish-recursion loop text and Maliss Trap payoffs; estimated net advantage over 2–3 turns
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent); Tournament Reliability: inferred from opening consistency (D1/D2) and post-disruption recovery (D5) only; no best-of-3 side deck data; Matchup coverage: Format fit cannot be scored without tournament context (D13 set to 50)
• Data gaps: No recorded combo boards: best-line, median-power-index, board-per-starter, and going-first/second split are text-only inferences (combo data.total combos: 0) No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record unavailable (tournament data.available: false) No win-rate telemetry: YGOVN does not supply game-level or match-level win rates by matchup or turn-order No guide evidence: no human strategy guides attached (guide data.total guides: 0) No side deck: 0 cards; post-side plans cannot be evaluated for best-of-3 No dated metagame sample: Meta Power score remains provisional; format fit (D13) is a placeholder