Centur-Ion Deck #718116 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Synchro Summoning, Graveyard Resource
• Format: duel-links

Legality

Main 30 / Extra 9 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Synchro Summon high-level Centur-Ion or generic Synchro monsters to establish a board with interaction and recovery lines.; Grind through resource regeneration via Synchro recursion and monster-in-trap-zone mechanics for board presence over time.
• Turn 1 (going first): Open Centur-Ion starters into Synchro Synmmoner access; place monsters in Spell & Trap Zone to fuel engine; build interaction via negation traps and layered boss monsters.
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Droll & Lock Bird, Effect Veiler) to disrupt opponents; leverage Forbidden Droplet and Dark Ruler No More for board-breaker tools; follow up with Synchro recursion from GY.
• Recovery: Recursion via Centur-Ion Gargoyle II (return to hand from GY as Synchro Material), Centur-Ion Phalanx banish-recurse, and graveyard-fill mechanics maintain resource flow.
• After siding: No side deck supplied (Duel Links format: 0 side); main-deck tech choices (Droll, Veiler, Droplet) adjust post-game 1.

Why it scores here

Centur-Ion is a graveyard-centric Synchro combo deck that reliably opens a starter and converts into mid-level interaction through placed monsters and trap-zone recursion. The core engine achieves ~99.96% consistency in opening at least one Centur-Ion card; Synchro summons generate card draw and removal layers (Legatia, Auxila, Primus). However, without combo examples the median output remains uncertain, and the deck deviates from the archetype-core build by running half the recommended high-rarity Synchro monsters (missing Primus, Legatia, Auxila copies, and both Shooting Quasar and Red Supernova), reducing ceiling recursion and choke-point resilience. Hand-trap and going-second removal (Droll, Veiler, Droplet, Dark Ruler) support a reasonable T2 gameplan. Popularity or meta-share did not influence scoring; the system is graded on consistency, median board, interaction density, and recovery capacity.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 64, Going First ≈ 68, Going Second ≈ 65, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 59. Modifiers: Missing core Extra-Deck copies (-3); No combo examples supplied (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

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

Strengths

• Excellent engine consistency (~99.96% opening a Centur-Ion starter).
• Strong hand-trap package (6 copies: Droll, Veiler) covers disruption both T1 and T2.
• Flexible Synchro toolbox with draw (Legatia), search (Auxila, Crimson Dragon), and recursion (Gargoyle, Phalanx).
• Going-second interaction via Forbidden Droplet and Dark Ruler No More negation.
• Monster-in-trap-zone mechanic enables resource regeneration and board reuse.
• Extra Deck utilization near optimal for Duel Links (9 slots, 6 Synchro + 2 XYZ coverage).

Weaknesses

• Median combo output uncertain without supplied boards; inferred ceiling below typical archetype standard.
• Missing core Extra-Deck copies (Legatia ×2 instead of typical 2, Quasar/Supernova each ×1): reduces recursion redundancy and choke-point resilience.
• High hand-trap density (6 copies) slightly dilutes engine slots; can brick if multiple HTrap opened with insufficient starters.
• Single reliance on Synchro path (no Fusion, no pendulum, limited XYZ use); vulnerable to one-interaction choke.
• No follow-up plan if first Synchro negated or bounced; recovery requires GY setup (Atrii condition: needs both Emblema and Centur-Ion in GY).
• Offensive closing power modest (4000 ATK capped by Quasar/Supernova, but copies limited).
• Trap-zone saturation: managing multiple monsters in S&T Zone increases pilot error risk and can jam future placement.

Critical choke points

• Synchro summon interrupted: single-layer Synchro line has no immediate backup if negated mid-combo.
• Atrii draw condition unmet: if neither Emblema nor GY Centur-Ion present, Atrii draw locked; stalls resource flow.
• Trap-zone saturation: too many placed monsters jam field; can prevent recursion activation (Wake Up, Phalanx effects).
• Missing Legatia/Auxila: without 2-copy setup, recursion loops collapse into single-use lines.
• Droll & Lock Bird punish: if opponent triggers mass search (e.g., Emblema Oath attempt), Droll locks deck adds; own search plan frozen.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal (30 main, 9 extra, 0 side; Duel Links rules compliant).; Crimson Dragon Limited (1 copy) per banlist.; Copy histogram: 1 copy ×8, 2 copies ×5, 3 copies ×4 (verified from card list).; Archetype core 21 copies: Centur-Ion exact name plus Emblema.; Hand-trap group: Droll ×3, Veiler ×3 = 6 copies (verified).; Extra Deck: 7 Synchro, 2 XYZ (verified).; No Side Deck (Duel Links format constraint).
• Observed: Archetype meta-share and tournament representation: not available (tournament_context.available = false).
• Inferred: P(≥1 Centur-Ion starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.9996 via hypergeometric (archetype core 22 copies, 30-card main, hand 5).; P(≥1 hand trap in opening 6) ≈ 0.773 via hypergeometric (6 HTrap copies, 30-card main, hand 6).; Median combo output: starter into Level 8 Synchro (Legatia or Auxila) into single draw/search, then recursion setup; inferred from card text and Synchro route, no boards supplied.; Interruption resilience: redundant starters (Primera, Atrii, Trudea, Emeth VI, Chimerea) offer ~4–5 independent lines; however Atrii conditional (GY setup) and missing Legatia/Auxila 2-copy reduce recursion.; Going-second removal coverage: Droplet ×3 + Dark Ruler ×2 + hand traps cover ~3 negation layers; estimated board-breaker density ~6 distinct tools.; Trap-zone saturation: managing 2–3 placed monsters typical; 4+ begins jamming future recursion activation.; Pilotability complexity: Synchro tuner + non-tuner path straightforward; monster-in-trap-zone state tracking and resource allocation decision-heavy; moderate error tolerance.
• Provisional: Meta Power null: no dated metagame sample, no archetype meta-share data, no per-pilot match record; Duel Links format metagame fit unknown.; Matchup variance unknown: without tournament data or dated meta snapshot, matchup spread cannot be calibrated.; Post-game 1 adaptation: no Side Deck supplied (format constraint); main-deck tech flex assumed but untested.
• Data gaps: No combo boards supplied: combo floor, median, and ceiling remain inferred from card text and Synchro path only; no observed PowerIndex, interaction_density, or resource_signature. No tournament link: archetype metagame share, per-pilot match record, and meta context absent. No win-rate telemetry: going-first/second performance, brick rate, OTK frequency, matchup outcomes all unknown. No side deck data: Duel Links format has 0-side constraint; post-game 1 adaptation assumed but untested. No guides content: single guide stub supplied (empty sections); no strategic intent documented. Missing core Extra-Deck cards: Legatia, Quasar, Supernova each at 1× instead of typical 2×; impact on median output not quantified.