Icejade Deck #714663 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 0/100 (±0 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Synchro, Control
• Format: ocg

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Synchro Summon Trishula/Lancea bosses and establish control board; Grind and resource regeneration via Ice Barrier recursion
• Turn 1 (going first): Build a 3-4 negation/interaction board with Synchro monsters; establish Ice Barrier control engine
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Ash, Infinite Impermanence, Dominus Impulse) to disrupt opponent; break board with Trishula removal or Forbidden Droplet
• Recovery: Banish recursion from GY via Ice Barrier effects; replay Synchros via Lancea trigger or Coral Dragon redraw
• After siding: No side deck; cannot adapt post-side

Why it scores here

This deck is ILLEGAL in OCG and receives a structural-only evaluation. Maxx "C" is Forbidden; removing it and rebalancing is mandatory before play. The Ice Barrier engine is internally consistent (99.5% chance to open a starter; Mirror/Revealer/Medallion form a 3x redundant core), and the Synchro extra deck offers genuine layered interaction (Trishula removal, Lancea recursion, Coral Dragon redraw). However, the deck lacks a true second independent line: most combos pass through the same T1 Synchro summon chain, leaving it vulnerable to a single interruption. Combo floor is modest (52/100) — the median board is a 1-2 negate setup, not the 3-4 the ceiling suggests. Going-second is hampered by modest board-break density (no full-field wipes beyond Forbidden Droplet) and no direct damage. Pilotability is hindered by the 60% core adherence (missing key Extra Deck Synchros) and zero side deck for adaptation.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo (adjusted for Illegal status). Structural ≈ 56, Going First ≈ 62, Going Second ≈ 55, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 48. Modifiers: Illegal Status (-100); Zero Side Deck (-8); Missing Core Extra Synchros (-5). Final formula: Illegal deck; no Final Contextual Deck Power computed. Structural score is 56 (Combo profile, 14 dimensions); cannot be legalized without removing Maxx "C", which requires list reconstruction.

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.88 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.01 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Redundant Ice Barrier core (Mirror/Revealer/Medallion 3x each) ensures consistent starter access.
• Layered Synchro extra deck with multiple interaction tools (Trishula removal, Lancea recursion, Coral Dragon redraw).
• Hand traps (Ash, Infinite Impermanence, Dominus Impulse) provide turn-2 disruption and setup denial.
• GY-based recursion (banish effects on Lancea, Coral Dragon) extends resource economy across turns.

Weaknesses

• ILLEGAL: Maxx "C" is Forbidden in OCG; deck violates format rules as submitted.
• Single-choke-point combo: most lines funnel through one Tuner summon; early interruption (Ash on Medallion) collapses the turn.
• Modest board-break density: only Forbidden Droplet and Trishula provide field removal; no omni-negates or full-board wipes.
• 60% core adherence: missing 10 of 25 core cards (especially Extra Deck Synchros Gymir, Zero Trishula, Ravenous Crocodragon) limits ceiling and redundancy.
• Zero side deck: cannot adapt in best-of-3; locked into the main-deck 40.
• Low offensive closing power: 2700 ATK bosses with no piercing or direct damage; grinds slowly.

Critical choke points

• Medallion of the Ice Barrier is a single searcher for the entire engine; negating it (Ash Blossom) stalls the turn.
• Only 2 Tuner Synchro monsters (Coral Dragon, Ib the World Chalice Justiciar) as recursion tools; limited flexibility if one is banned or removed.
• Missing core Extra Synchros (Icejade Gymir, Trishula Zero, Ravenous Crocodragon) forces reliance on lower-value Synchro lines.
• Hand trap density (6 copies) is below optimal for a turn-2 deck; going-second relies on drawing multiples early.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Illegal in OCG due to 1x Maxx "C" (Forbidden).; Main Deck 40, Extra Deck 15, Side Deck 0.; Card text for all 55 cards resolved from YGOVN evidence.; Archetype core (Ice Barrier + Mulcharmy) = 25 copies (Verified from role_hint_tags and archetype field).; Hand-trap group (Ash, Infinite Impermanence, Dominus Impulse, Droll, Nibiru) = 6 copies.; Searcher text hits (Medallion, Ice Doll, First Penguin, Winds Over) = 7 copies.; Extra-Deck composition: 13 Synchro, 1 Fusion, 1 Link (Verified).; Legality status from legality.violations.
• Inferred: Opening-hand brick rate ≈ 1.2% (4 copies of 3x cards + 20 singletons = low redundancy penalty).; Starter accessibility P(≥1 of 12-card starter group in hand 5) ≈ 0.877 (hypergeometric).; Combo ceiling: Synchro summon 2-3 interaction tools (Trishula, Lancea, second Synchro) on T1.; Combo floor/median: typical open is a single Trishula or Lancea; lacks documented board examples.; Interruption resilience: single-choke-point (Medallion negation) makes recovery difficult; backup lines are Revealer/Mulcharmy/Icejade Ran, not fully independent.; Going-second plan relies on hand traps (6 copies) + Forbidden Droplet; modest vs. established meta boards.; Pilotability: Synchro summons require precise Tuner/non-Tuner tracking; error margin is narrow.; Meta fit is niche; Icejade archetype is new/marginal in OCG; Ice Barrier revival is experimental.
• Provisional: Meta Power is null; no dated OCG metagame sample supplied.; Tournament reliability cannot be assessed; no per-pilot match record available.; Matchup coverage vs. current OCG meta is unknown (Swordsoul, Splight, Tearlaments prevalence unknown).; Final Contextual Deck Power is null due to Illegal status.
• Data gaps: Illegal in OCG (Maxx "C" Forbidden); structural evaluation only — deck cannot be legally played without modification. No combo evidence supplied (total_combos: 0); all combo inferences drawn from card text and typical Synchro routes (Inferred). No tournament link; no archetype meta-share or per-pilot match record (Provisional). No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN; going-first/second rates, brick rates, OTK rates inferred from composition only (Inferred). Meta Power is null; requires a dated OCG metagame sample (Provisional). No side-deck construction; cannot evaluate post-side adaptation (Verified gap). Missing 10 of 25 core archetype cards (primarily Extra-Deck Synchros); deck deviates significantly from standard builds (Verified).