Vanquish Soul Deck #728014 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 62/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 57 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Synchro and Fusion-based multi-layered board with interaction and grind capability; Going-second board-breaking via Super Polymerization and hand traps, then OTK pressure
• Turn 1 (going first): Open Vanquish Soul engine starter (Dr. Mad Love or Razen), search Spell/Trap support, establish Synchro/Fusion boards with negation and recursion; float into 2-3 layered interaction via Fydraulis Harmonia, Enigmaster Packbit, or PSY-Framelord Omega
• Turn 2 (going second): Hand traps (Ash, Ghost Ogre, Nibiru) disrupt opponent; Super Polymerization and Gravekeeper's Inscription remove or lock threats; Bystial engine (Druiswurm, Magnamhut, Baldrake) banishes opponent's monsters for value
• Recovery: Synchro Tuners and Extra-Deck recursion (Enigmaster Packbit, PSY-Framelord Omega) return threats from GY; Vanquish Soul bounce-back effects (Caesar Valius, Heavy Borger) recycle non-tuner starters; Mulcharmy draw engine (Fuwalos, Purulia) rebuild hand if no setup yet
• After siding: No side deck supplied; standard tech inclusions would target hand-trap negation (Called by the Grave run is tight), backrow removal (Harpie's Feather Duster Limited to 1), and grind extension

Why it scores here

Vanquish Soul opens a functional combo engine with strong archetype-core consistency (P(≥1 starter in 5) ≈ 0.91, P(≥1 searcher) ≈ 0.71) and reliable Synchro/Fusion access. The deck's ceiling is respectable—multiple redundant lines, Fydraulis Harmonia negation, recursion via PSY-Framelord Omega and Enigmaster Packbit—but the median board lacks the layering or resilience of tier-1 combo decks; many hands resolve into a single choke-point board. Going-second is solid via Super Polymerization, Bystial interaction, and hand traps, but the lack of a side deck (0 total) and missing archetype staples (K9 core, Dimension Shifter, Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS) cost adaptability and format fit. The deck does not average its individual cards; this score reflects system-level consistency, conversion stability, and grind potential against realistic disruption—not meta-share or popularity.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 62, Going First ≈ 66, Going Second ≈ 64, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 58. Modifiers: No side deck submitted (-3); Missing archetype staples (K9 core, Dimension Shifter, Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS) (-2); Modest offensive closing power (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural (62) + 0.20*TournamentReliability (58) = 60.8 ≈ 62 (Meta provisional, no dated sample)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.91 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.09 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Excellent archetype-core accessibility: P(≥1 starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.91 ensures reliable T1 pivot
• Multi-route Synchro/Fusion access via tuner density (7 tuners in main, 5 Synchros in extra) and Super Polymerization
• Fydraulis Harmonia + PSY-Framelord Omega + Enigmaster Packbit provide 2–3 layered interaction and recursion float
• Bystial removal engine (banish-into-SSummon) + Mulcharmy draw triggers offer alternative grind lines
• Going-second coverage: 8 hand traps + Super Polymerization + Gravekeeper's Inscription lock creates realistic disruption
• Moderate search density: 12 cards with searcher text + Reinforcement of the Army

Weaknesses

• Median board resolution single-choke: typical T1 line resolves into one Synchro + Spell/Trap, then hand empties; limited rerouting under double disruption
• High brick risk: 12 copies at 3-ofs, conflicting Normal Summon slots (Ash, Ghost Ogre, Fydraulis Harmonia), no side deck to tech out dead hands
• Offensive closing weak: no piercing, direct damage, or instant-win conditions; boss ATK 2500–3000 range requires several turns of chip damage
• Below-archetype-standard core inclusion: 44% of archetype core present; missing K9 package, Dimension Shifter, Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS cost consistency floor and matchup fit
• Resource efficiency tight: Mulcharmy cards require specific setup (control no cards) to trigger draw; can brick in mid-field situations
• No side deck submitted: zero best-of-3 adaptability; cannot retool post-G1

Critical choke points

• Starter negation: if Dr. Mad Love or Razen is ashed during Normal Summon phase, deck often cannot pivot to secondary line without Ash Blossom hand trap
• Fydraulis Harmonia reveal-and-reveal: if opponent chains Ash or negates Harmonia's Quick Effect activation, end-board drops to unprotected Synchro + setup
• Synchro Tuner reliance: extra deck lacks non-tuner Synchro backup; over-reliance on Fydraulis Harmonia (3 copies), Ghost Ogre (3 copies), Ash Blossom (3 copies) for summon setup
• Mulcharmy conditional draw: Fuwalos and Purulia only trigger if controlling no cards; mid-board situations leave them dead in hand
• Limited removal under full board: one Harpie's Feather Duster (Limited to 1); if backrow stalls, grinding out slower than meta decks

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality status: Legal (Verified from legality.status); Main/Extra/Side counts: 57/15/0 (Verified from legality); Copy limit compliance: all Limited/Semi-Limited cards within legal copies bounds (Verified from legality.restricted cards); Archetype detection: Vanquish Soul (Verified from deck.archetype); Gameplay type: OCG (Verified from gameplay_slug); Composition: 29 distinct main, 14 distinct extra, 12 3-ofs, 4 2-ofs, 13 1-ofs (Verified from composition); Card text excerpts: all 29 main monsters + 15 extra have resolved role hints and description_excerpt (Verified from cards array); Usage statistics available: archetype core identified, 11/25 core cards present (44%), 14 core cards missing (Verified from usage statistics)
• Observed: Archetype core inclusion: Dr. Mad Love, Razen, Jiaolong, Caesar Valius, Hollie Sue, Snow Devil, Stake your Soul, Vanquish Soul Start all present at typical copies (Observed from cards matching usage statistics.core cards); Missing archetype staples: S:P Little Knight (88.8% inclusion, 0 copies), K9 core (66–88% inclusion, 0 copies), Dimension Shifter (88.8%, 0 copies), Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS (77.8%, 0 copies) all absent (Observed from usage statistics.missing core cards)
• Inferred: Engine accessibility: P(≥1 starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.91 from 21-copy archetype core; consistent T1 pivot (Inferred from hypergeometric probabilities); Brick rate: ~9% full brick (9% no-starter proxy) + ~12% conflicting-setup hands; ~21% opening hand dysfunction (Inferred from copy histogram + Normal Summon conflicts); Combo ceiling: 2–3 negations via Fydraulis Harmonia + Enigmaster Packbit + PSY-Framelord Omega; single-choke median (Inferred from card text + Extra Deck structure); Going-second coverage: 8 hand traps + Super Polymerization + Gravekeeper's Inscription cover most go-second needs; non-engine density ~22% of deck (Inferred from composition.role counts + card text); Pilotability: 2–4 step sequences for Synchro lines; moderate complexity; hand traps low error tolerance if misused (Inferred from card text + combo structure); Negation density: ~6 negation-text cards (Ash, Ghost Ogre, Fydraulis Harmonia, Bystial trio, Called by) + Enigmaster Packbit trap lock ≈ 3.1 average interaction per board (Inferred from role counts.negation_text and card text semantics); Resource economy: Mulcharmy draw + Vanquish Soul bounce = net neutral-to-positive if setup complete, fragile if choked early (Inferred from text analysis); Extra Deck efficiency: 15 slots, 5 Synchros mandatory (tuner support), 6 Fusions (Branded + Garura flexibility), 1 XYZ (narrow), 3 Links (Rock of Vanquisher 2×, S:P Little Knight 1, S:P backup optional); tight margins (Inferred from role distribution)
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share unknown) (Provisional); Tournament reliability: assumed 58 based on brick rate + single-choke vulnerability + hand-trap reliance; no tournament link to verify (Provisional); Matchup coverage: Vanquish Soul's format fit in current OCG metagame unknown; no dated sample; archetype usage stats not supplied (Provisional); Post-side adaptability: side deck missing entirely; best-of-3 plan cannot be evaluated (Provisional)
• Data gaps: No combos supplied in combo data — combo floor, median power index, board per starter, and going_first/second split counts all inferred from card text and Extra Deck structure; no measured boards to anchor ceiling No tournament link in tournament data — archetype meta-share, per-pilot match records, and format-level win rate unavailable; Meta Power remains Provisional No side deck submitted — best-of-3 adaptability cannot be measured; D12 side deck adaptability scored 0 No guide data supplied — strategic intent and common line documentation absent No win-rate telemetry or per-matchup performance data in YGOVN — brick rate, going-first/second win split, and matchup-specific outcomes are Inferred estimates only