Vaalmonica Deck #718693 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

20 Main, 9 Extra, incl. Lava Golem x2, Selettrice Vaalmonica x2, Angello Vaalmonica x2 - Skill: Whispers of Good and Evil. Created Jun 12, 2026 by YGO Mod.

Created by: YGO Mod (20517634)

Created On: 06/12/2026

Official AI Deck Power Analysis

ControlConfidence: Medium

56± 7/ 100

Power Score

Structural 57

Reliability 51

Going First 58

Going Second 57

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 56/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

Overall score	Value
Structural Deck Power	56.75
Going First	58
Going Second	57
Meta Power	provisional
Tournament Reliability	51

Primary strategy: Control
Secondary strategies: Toolbox
Format: duel-links

Legality

Main 20 / Extra 9 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

Win condition: Control the board with Vaalmonica Link monsters boosted by Resonance Counters; Resource advantage via LP gain and card search
Turn 1 (going first): Open with a searcher (Vaalmonica, the Agathokakological Voice) to add a Vaalmonica monster, generate Resonance Counters with Angello or Dimonno, and link summon a Vaalmonica Link monster; use Dark Ruler No More to lock opponent's damage and negate threats.
Turn 2 (going second): With a six‑card hand, prioritize getting a Pendulum monster and a searcher, build counters, and use I:P Masquerena or other Link monsters on opponent's turn to establish a strong board before their main phase.
Recovery: Use Vaalmonica Creation, Vaalmonica Followed Rhythm, and the various search spells to recycle resources and rebuild counters after disruption.
After siding: No side deck; rely on flexible main‑deck options and extra‑deck links to adapt after side‑decking.

Why it scores here

The Vaalmonica deck reliably opens with at least one core card, giving a solid starter, and can build Resonance Counters to summon powerful Link monsters. Its strength lies in multiple negation and removal tools that protect the board and allow flexible responses. However, the need for specific counters and the lack of a side deck create consistency and adaptability challenges, keeping the overall power moderate.

Dimension scores

#	Dimension	Score	Evidence
D1	Engine Accessibility & Consistency	70	Core Vaalmonica cards appear in the opening hand with probability 1.0, giving a reliable starter, though the need for Resonance Counters adds conditionality (Inferred)
D2	Opening-Hand Quality & Brick Management	55	The deck contains 8 spells and 4 traps, and two copies of Lava Golem that require opponent field, leading to moderate brick risk (Inferred)
D3	Combo Conversion & Ceiling	70	Potential to summon multiple Vaalmonica Link monsters and generate 1200‑2500 ATK boosts yields a high ceiling, inferred from card text (Inferred)
D4	Combo Floor & Median Output	45	Typical play often stalls after a single search and a modest link summon, giving a modest median output (Inferred)
D5	Interruption Resilience & Route Redundancy	65	Four negation cards (Dark Ruler No More, Ereditare, Chosen Melody, Underworld Goddess) provide redundancy against disruption (Inferred)
D6	Resource Economy, Recovery & Grind	60	Resonance counters are built via LP gain and effect damage, and many searchers recycle resources, giving moderate economy (Inferred)
D7	End-Board & Interaction Quality	70	End‑board includes high‑ATK Link monsters plus counter‑boosts, and multiple removal/negation effects layer interaction (Inferred)
D8	Going-Second & Board-Breaking Power	55	Going‑second hand size 6 improves starter odds, and Masquerena offers on‑turn link summons, but board‑breaking options are limited (Inferred)
D9	Offensive Pressure & Closing Power	60	Link monsters like Zebufera and Duralume can reach 2500 ATK and gain extra attacks, providing decent closing pressure (Inferred)
D10	Main Deck Efficiency & Flexibility	55	20‑card main deck with 14 distinct cards is compact but includes many situational spells, reducing efficiency (Inferred)
D11	Extra Deck Efficiency & Coverage	60	All 9 extra‑deck slots are filled with a mix of Link and XYZ monsters, covering various scenarios but some are niche (Inferred)
D12	Side Deck Adaptability	15	No side deck is present, limiting post‑side adaptability (Inferred)
D13	Matchup Coverage & Format Fit	40	No tournament data; archetype is niche in Duel Links, so matchup fit is uncertain (Provisional)
D14	Pilotability & Error Tolerance	40	Complex counter management and multiple conditional effects raise execution difficulty (Inferred)

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Control. Structural ≈ 56.75, Going First ≈ 58, Going Second ≈ 57, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 51. Modifiers: No side deck (-3); High execution complexity (-2); Full extra‑deck usage (1). 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 ≈ 0.2 (all Inferred)
Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

Strong control toolbox with multiple negation and removal cards
High end‑board potential via Vaalmonica Link monsters and Resonance counters
Full extra‑deck utilization covering several strategies

Weaknesses

Heavy reliance on generating Resonance Counters, creating consistency risk
No side deck limits post‑side adaptability
Complex execution raises error tolerance issues

Critical choke points

Generating enough Resonance Counters to summon Vaalmonica Link monsters
Drawing functional Pendulum monsters early

Recommended changes

Priority	Remove	Add	Reason
1	Lava Golem	Additional Pendulum Vaalmonica monster (e.g., a 4‑level with counter generation)	Reduces brick risk and improves early counter generation
2		A side‑deck hand trap (e.g., Infinite Impermanence) or additional negation	Improves adaptability against aggressive decks

Evidence & confidence

Verified: legality status; card text excerpts resolved true; copy limits and banlist status for Abyss Dweller
Inferred: engine accessibility based on core group probability; brick risk from spell/trap density and Lava Golem; combo ceiling from potential link summons; combo floor from typical single‑search play; interruption resilience from multiple negation cards; resource economy from Resonance counters and searchers; end‑board interaction from high‑ATK links and counters; going‑second board breaking from hand size and Masquerena; offensive closing power from link monster ATK; main deck efficiency from card count and diversity; extra‑deck efficiency from slot coverage; side‑deck adaptability from absence of side deck; matchup fit provisional due to missing tournament data; pilotability from complex counter management
Provisional: matchup and format fit due to lack of tournament data
Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo floor/median/ceiling is text-only inference no tournament link — archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent no win-rate telemetry exists in YGOVN (going-first/second, matchup, game-level, brick/starter/OTK rates) — those signals are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied

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