Ryzeal Deck #718337 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 58/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 59 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Rank 4 Xyz board with multiple interaction layers and searches; Ritual Summon endboard via Mitsurugi engine with destruction and hand-access effects
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish Ryzeal Xyz monsters with searchers attached, hold interaction via Dragon's Mind and Mitsurugi Ritual options
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Forbidden Droplet, Lightning Storm, and hand traps to clear opposing board; pivot to Xyz or Ritual lines for closing pressure
• Recovery: Ryzeal Cross and Mitsurugi recursion from GY; Mulcharmy draw effects rebuild hand after disruption
• After siding: Anti-Spell Fragrance and Kaiju removal shift the meta game; no resolved post-side board example available

Why it scores here

The deck reliably opens a Rank 4 Xyz starter (P≥1 core ≈ 0.83) with attached searchers and multiple interaction options via Dragon's Mind, Mitsurugi Ritual monsters, and Mulcharmy recursion. The median board is functional but not dominant — it struggles to recover when one line is blocked and lacks a high-ceiling alternative after disruption. The Extra Deck supports both Xyz and Ritual payoffs, but missing key staples (Bagooska, Mereologic Aggregator, core Blitzclique cards) and a 59-card main disrupt consistency. No combo evidence or tournament context is available, so scoring rests on card-text inference and probability. High usage does not drive the score; rather, the deck's system coherence and identified gaps do.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70% Combo / 30% Midrange. Structural ≈ 63, Going First ≈ 67, Going Second ≈ 61, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 56. Modifiers: Missing core staples (Bagooska, Mereologic, Blitzclique suite) (-3); Over-sized main deck (59 cards) (-2); Strong hand-trap package (5 copies) (1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural(63) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(56) = 58 (Meta provisional; no dated metagame supplied)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.83 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.17 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Consistent Rank 4 Xyz engine with searchers (Ryzeal Prayers, Mitsurugi Mikoto variants, Bonfire)
• Dual-axis strategy: Xyz and Ritual payoffs provide route diversity
• Strong hand-trap package (Ash ×3, Droll ×2) and interaction staples (Forbidden Droplet ×3, Lightning Storm ×3)
• Mulcharmy draw recursion offers recovery after mid-turn disruption
• Dragon's Mind and Mitsurugi Ritual negation enable layered interaction on T1

Weaknesses

• Missing 16 archetype core staples (Bagooska, Mereologic Aggregator, Blitzclique suite, Giant Hand, Dugares) — limits ceiling and median output
• Over-sized 59-card main dilutes consistency; excessive one-ofs (26) create variance
• Single-choke-point vulnerability: if Ryzeal or Mitsurugi line is interrupted early, limited recovery paths
• Mulcharmy effects require empty field, reducing utility in mid-combo situations
• Illusion Gate half-LP cost and Kaiju bricks reduce consistency in critical openings

Critical choke points

• T1 Xyz line blocked at summoning stage (Ash on Ryzeal Prayers or Mitsurugi Prayers) with no backup Ritual setup available
• Detonator material requirement (2+ Level 4 Ryzeal monsters) can leave board vulnerable if only one Ryzeal resolves
• Mitsurugi ritual cost (8-level Reptile tribute) can exhaust hand and leave no interaction follow-up
• Over-sized deck penalizes recovery after one missed Xyz summon in T1 sequence

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in TCG format (all restricted cards within copy limits); Main deck 59 cards, Extra deck 15 cards, side deck 0 cards (all within TCG size rules); Ryzeal archetype detected; archetype_id: 1836; Hybrid engine composition: Ryzeal (8 copies named), Mitsurugi (8 copies named), Mulcharmy (5 copies named), Mathmech (4 copies named); Hand-trap density: Ash Blossom ×3, Droll & Lock Bird ×2 (5 total); Searcher text: Pre-Preparation, Mitsurugi Prayers, Bonfire, Mitsurugi Mikoto variants, Ryzeal Duo Drive all include search effects; Negation text: Dragon's Mind, Ryzeal Detonator, Mitsurugi Ritual monsters, Forbidden Droplet all include negate/lock effects
• Observed: Archetype core group present in 17 main copies (40% of Ryzeal + adjacent sub-archetypal starters)
• Inferred: P(≥1 Ryzeal/Mitsurugi/Mulcharmy starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.83 via hypergeometric (archetype core.p_open_at_least_one_hand5); Searcher group P(≥1 in hand5) ≈ 0.87 (19 searcher-text cards in 59-card deck); Median board output ~1.5–2 interaction pieces (one Xyz + one Ritual or negate option); Best-line ceiling ~3–4 negations via Ryzeal Detonator + Mitsurugi ritual + Dragon's Mind combo; Brick estimate ~0.17 (17% full brick: hands with only Kaiju, Illusion Gate half-LP cost, or conflicting Normal Summons); Going-first power ≈ 67 (consistent Xyz opener + layered interaction); Going-second power ≈ 61 (6-card hand + Forbidden Droplet + Lightning Storm enables board break; Mulcharmy draw offers recovery but Ritual pivot is slower); Tournament Reliability ≈ 56 (brick risk + single-choke vulnerability + post-side unknown); Structural Deck Power ≈ 63 (Combo profile with balanced Midrange secondary)
• Provisional: Meta Power = null (no dated metagame sample; archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent from tournament data); Post-side plan adaptability (Side Deck size: 0 provides no evidence; Anti-Spell and Kaiju in main suggest defensive strategy but no data-backed post-side performance); Matchup coverage (no tournament link; archetype meta-share unknown; only archetype-level frequency available)
• Data gaps: No combos supplied (combo data.scored combos: 0) — combo floor, median, and ceiling are text-only inference with no recorded board examples No tournament link (tournament data.available: false) — archetype meta-share, per-pilot match record, and format-speed context absent No side deck (Side Deck size: 0) — post-side adaptability and best-of-3 plan cannot be evaluated beyond main-deck observation No win-rate telemetry (YGOVN data gap) — going-first/second brick rates, OTK frequency, matchup win rates are Inferred only No guide evidence (guide data.total guides: 0) — strategic intent and piloting nuance rely on card-text reading alone Meta Power is Provisional without a dated metagame sample