Stardust / Synchron Deck #728461 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

30 Main, 9 Extra, incl. Droll & Lock Bird x3, Stardust Trail x3, Shining Star Dragon x3 - Skill: Bonds of the Converging Stars. Created Jul 6, 2026 by YGO Mod.

Created by: YGO Mod (20517634)

Created On: 07/06/2026

Official AI Deck Power Analysis

ComboConfidence: Medium

61± 5/ 100

Power Score

Structural 62

Reliability 58

Going First 70

Going Second 55

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 61/100 (±5 · Confidence: Medium)

Overall score	Value
Structural Deck Power	62
Going First	70
Going Second	55
Meta Power	provisional
Tournament Reliability	58

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

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

Win condition: Synchro Boss Monsters (Shooting Quasar, Red Supernova, Satellite Warrior); Graveyard accumulation for Converging Wishes / Synchro World signals
Turn 1 (going first): Activate On Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL! or Stand Up Centur-Ion!/Emblema Oath to search/set, Special Summon Tuners, and Synchro Summon into negating bosses while layering interaction spells.
Turn 2 (going second): Deploy hand traps (Droll & Lock Bird, Ghost Belle) to disrupt opponent, then pivot to Synchro plays using remaining resources or set-up spells to clear the board and establish a counter-board.
Recovery: Utilize On Your Mark's draw clause and Centur-Ion Atrii's draw effect to rebuild hand; leverage Synchro World signal effects for additional summons.
After siding: Not applicable (Side count is 0).

Why it scores here

This Stardust/Synchron deck operates as a high-interaction Synchro combo-control system that prioritizes board stability over raw speed. Its structural score reflects exceptional consistency and end-board interaction quality, driven by a dense suite of searchers, hand traps, and negating boss monsters. However, the complete absence of a side deck severely penalizes adaptability and tournament reliability, while complex spell/trap timing lowers pilotability. Popularity does not inflate this score; rather, the system's redundancy and resource economy carry it, though missing core staples and a lack of recorded combo data keep it provisional and capped.

Dimension scores

#	Dimension	Score	Evidence
D1	Engine Accessibility & Consistency	82	P(≥1 starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.99; high copy counts across Stardust Synchron, Shining Star Dragon, and Centur-Ion pieces ensure reliable activation (Inferred).
D2	Opening-Hand Quality & Brick Management	78	Heavy hand-trap density (Droll, Ghost Belle) combined with flexible spell searchers minimizes dead hands and manages brick risk effectively (Inferred).
D3	Combo Conversion & Ceiling	74	Connecting multiple engine pieces can yield massive boards featuring Shooting Quasar, Red Supernova, and Satellite Warrior with layered negation (Inferred).
D4	Combo Floor & Median Output	63	Median output relies on successfully chaining On Your Mark or Centur-Ion setups to Synchro Summon; inconsistent without full starter alignment (Inferred).
D5	Interruption Resilience & Route Redundancy	68	Independent startup routes (Stardust vs Centur-Ion vs generic Synchro) plus hand traps provide meaningful interruption resilience (Inferred).
D6	Resource Economy, Recovery & Grind	76	Strong resource regeneration via On Your Mark's draw clause and Centur-Ion Atrii's draw effect sustains grind phases (Inferred).
D7	End-Board & Interaction Quality	84	Exceptional interaction density featuring Forbidden Droplet, Blizzard, Book of Eclipse, and multiple negate-text bosses creates durable endboards (Inferred).
D8	Going-Second & Board-Breaking Power	58	Board-breaking relies on Trishula, Satellite Warrior, and Ruddy Rose, but long setup times limit immediate second-turn impact (Inferred).
D9	Offensive Pressure & Closing Power	72	High-ATK Synchro bosses (4000 ATK Quasar/Red Supernova, scaling Satellite Warrior) guarantee lethal pressure once established (Inferred).
D10	Main Deck Efficiency & Flexibility	77	Compact 30-card main deck efficiently balances engine pieces, hand traps, and tech spells without excessive redundancy (Inferred).
D11	Extra Deck Efficiency & Coverage	81	Full 9-slot Extra Deck dedicated to diverse Level 8–12 Synchro bosses provides excellent coverage and summon flexibility (Inferred).
D12	Side Deck Adaptability	8	Zero side cards eliminate post-side adaptation entirely, creating a critical competitive vulnerability (Inferred).
D13	Matchup Coverage & Format Fit	45	Archetype has niche presence in Duel Links; format fit is unverified without dated metagame samples (Provisional).
D14	Pilotability & Error Tolerance	52	Complex spell/trap chain timing and multi-engine dependency increase cognitive load and reduce error tolerance for average pilots (Inferred).

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 62, Going First ≈ 70, Going Second ≈ 55, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 58. Modifiers: No side deck (-5); Missing core staples (-3); High interaction density (3). 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

Extremely high end-board interaction and negation density
Multiple independent engine routes (Stardust, Centur-Ion, generic Synchro)
Strong resource regeneration and hand refill capabilities
High-ATK boss monsters ensure consistent offensive pressure

Weaknesses

Zero side deck severely limits post-side adaptability
Long setup times hinder immediate going-second impact
Complex spell/trap timing reduces pilotability
Missing key archetypal staples like Satellite Warrior and Crimson Dragon from main deck

Critical choke points

Complete lack of side deck for Best-of-3 formats
Dependency on specific spell activations (On Your Mark, Emblema Oath) to initiate optimal lines
Vulnerability to mass removal before Synchro boards stabilize

Recommended changes

Priority	Remove	Add	Reason
1	Zombie World	Side Deck Cards (e.g., Effect Veiler, Ash Blossom, Skill Drain)	Zombie World is highly situational; replacing it with a functional side deck is mandatory for tournament viability.
2	Book of Eclipse	Satellite Warrior	Improves main deck consistency and directly supports the primary Synchro win condition.
3	Blizzard	Crimson Dragon	Streamlines access to the Limited payoff and improves engine cohesion.

Evidence & confidence

Verified: Legality status: Legal; Main/Extra/Side counts: 30/9/0; Banlist status: Crimson Dragon is Limited; Card copy counts and roles from evidence.json
Inferred: All 14 dimension scores; Strategy classification (Combo/Control); Consistency and brick rate estimates; Combo floor/median/ceiling projections; Resource economy and recovery analysis; Interaction density evaluation; Pilotability assessment
Provisional: Matchup coverage and format fit (D13); Meta Power
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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