Mitsurugi Deck #730296 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Mitsurugi — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 64/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 13 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish a 2500–2800 ATK Melodious Fusion board with 1–2 negation layers (Bacha immunity, Odd-Eyes negate), then grind advantage and close via combat over 2–3 turns.; Ritual Summon a Mitsurugi Ritual Boss (Ame no Murakumo for board wipe + negation, Habakiri for debuff) as a backup line.
• Turn 1 (going first): Turn 1: Resolve Ostinato or Mitsurugi Prayers searcher into Fusion Summon 1–2 Melodious Fusions (Bacha, Etoile). Set Refrain Pendulum scale 1 or leave interaction (Mitsurugi Great Purification). Pass with 2500+ ATK board and 1 negation layer.
• Turn 2 (going second): Open 6-card hand: Activate Super Duper Polymerization (unblockable) to summon an Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon (2800 ATK negate), or use Ash/Droll hand-traps on opp deck searches. Resolve Etoile bounce or Schuberta removal to clear 1–3 opp cards. Establish your own board and take over turn 3.
• Recovery: Multiple recursion engines: Bacha float (Special Summon extra Melodious), Prima searcher recovery (add Melodious from GY), Mitsurugi Kusanagi (recover from GY/banish), Futsu no Mitama (Reptile recursion on opp summon). If Ostinato is negated, pivot to Mitsurugi Prayers + Ritual Summon or Refrain Pendulum setup.
• After siding: No side deck supplied (0 cards). Deck has zero post-side adaptability; Game 1–only strategy in best-of-3 format.

Why it scores here

This Mitsurugi–Melodious hybrid achieves solid Structural power (71) via 6 triple-starters (Ostinato, Ash, Fuwalos, Super Duper Poly, Mitsurugi Prayers, Refrain), high searcher density (16 cards), and flexible combo lines spanning Fusion, Ritual, and Pendulum summons. Opening consistency exceeds 88%, and the deck resolves into 2500–2800 ATK boards with 1–2 negation layers. The Final Contextual score of 64 (±7) is reduced by three structural weaknesses: zero side deck (0 cards, eliminating post-side adaptability), missing seven core cards (Mitsurugi Mirror 72%, I:P Masquerena 63.5%, Pre-Prep of Rites 56.5%, accounting for a –3 modifier), and absent empirical combo data (estimating ceiling/floor as Inferred rather than Verified, accounting for a –2 modifier). The deck wins via board-control grinding, not turn-1 lethal or stun lockdown. Popularity and usage stats confirm the list is real and accessible; they do not contribute to the score, which reflects the system's consistency, interaction quality, resilience, and resource economy—never an average of individual card scores.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70% Combo + 30% Control. Structural ≈ 71, Going First ≈ 73, Going Second ≈ 68, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 70. Modifiers: Missing core cards (-3); No side deck (-4); Engine compactness (2); Combo evidence gap (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural(71) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(70) + Modifiers(–7) = 64 (Meta Provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.95 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.1 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex 73, median 58, board-per-starter 2
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High starter redundancy: 6 triple-starters (Ostinato, Ash, Fuwalos, Super Duper Poly, Mitsurugi Prayers, Refrain) ensure consistent T1 board setup.
• Flexible combo lines: Ostinato→Poly, Mitsurugi Prayers→searcher chain, Refrain Pendulum scale, and Mitsurugi Ritual as backup win condition.
• Solid searcher density: 16 searcher cards (40% of main deck) enable extension, recovery, and resource generation.
• Good interaction layer: Multiple negation sources (Bacha immunity, Odd-Eyes negate, Mitsurugi Great Purification), bounce (Etoile), removal (Schuberta), and hand-trap coverage (Ash, Droll).
• Multi-summon path: Can access Fusion Summon, Ritual Summon, Pendulum Summon, and Xyz Summon (Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon via 2x Level 7).
• Hand-trap support: 5 disruption cards (Ash 3x, Droll 2x) support going-second game and opp-interaction denial.

Weaknesses

• No side deck: Complete absence of 15 side deck cards eliminates post-side adaptability in best-of-3 OCG; deck is Game 1–only.
• Missing core cards: Omits 7 high-inclusion core cards (Mitsurugi Mirror 72.2%, I:P Masquerena 63.5%, Pre-Prep of Rites 56.5%), suggesting budget constraints or non-standard optimization.
• Conditional engine triggers: Ostinato requires 'no monsters,' Mitsurugi Prayers Tribute mode is conditional, Couplet Pendulum needs 'no monsters' board—forces awkward sequencing.
• Ritual Boss garnet density: 3 Ritual Bosses (Habakiri, Murakumo, Futsu no Mitama) are sometimes dead in hand without Mitsurugi Ritual setup or Ritual Summon conditions met.
• Limited OTK/FTK capability: Deck is not designed for turn-1 lethal or stun lockdown; wins via board control and grinding, not explosive closing.
• No empirical combo data: Lack of real board records means ceiling/floor estimates are inferred, not verified—true performance may differ.

Critical choke points

• Mitsurugi Ritual spell (1 copy only): If in GY and you need Ritual Summon access, you're locked into Fusion/Pendulum lines; only 1 copy creates a single-choke-point dependency.
• Ostinato 'no monsters' clause: Forces sequencing constraints; can't normal summon into Ostinato on the same turn, reducing opening flexibility.
• Melodious Diva redundancy: Multiple Melodious Divers (Aria, Soprano, Elegy, Tamtam, Sonata, Couplet, Refrain) can clump in hand (same utility type), creating redundant/dead draws.
• Extra deck tech cards: Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon (requires 2x Level 7 XYZ) and Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon (requires Odd-Eyes + Pendulum) have conditional access; may not come up often in typical hands.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal per OCG rules: 40 main, 13 extra, 0 side; copy limits and banlist status all correct.; Card text resolved: All 34 distinct main-deck cards have description excerpts.; Restricted cards: Ame no Habakiri (Limited, 1 copy), Called by the Grave (Limited, 1 copy), Crossout Designator (Limited, 1 copy), Droll & Lock Bird (Semi-Limited, 2 copies)—all within limits.; Extra deck: 13 cards within 0–15 limit.; Archetype: Mitsurugi verified via card_id references and archetype_spread.; Usage statistics: 23-deck sample for Mitsurugi archetype with core-card inclusion percentages.; Composition counts: Copy histogram (18 singles, 2 doubles, 6 triples), type spreads, attribute spreads, role-tag counts counted directly from card list.
• Observed: Copy histogram: 18 singles, 2 doubles, 6 triples across 40 main + 13 extra.; Type spread: 14 Effect, 14 Spell, 11 Fusion, 4 Pendulum Effect, 3 Ritual Effect, 3 Tuner, 2 Trap, 1 Link, 1 XYZ.; Archetype spread: 25 Melodious, 12 Mitsurugi, 8 generic, 3 Mulcharmy, 3 Polymerization, 2 Odd-Eyes.; Role tag counts: 5 hand-traps, 7 tech, 16 searchers, 11 negation text, 7 removal text.
• Inferred: Engine accessibility: P(≥1 starter in opening 5) ≈ 95% (hypergeometric from archetype core 17 copies) → D1 ≈ 82; effective consistency ~88% after Ostinato 'no monsters' conditional.; Brick rate: ~8–12% estimated from Ritual Boss garnet density (3 Bosses sometimes dead) + Melodious Diva redundancy.; Combo ceiling: ~73 PowerIndex inferred from card-text combo depth (Ostinato→Poly chains, Bacha float, Refrain extend, Super Duper Poly negate summon).; Combo floor/median: ~55–60 PowerIndex estimated from minimal line (1–2 summons).; Interruption resilience: Multiple routes (Ostinato, Prayers, Refrain, Ritual) → D5 ≈ 72; Ritual Summon creates a choke-point if Ritual spell in GY.; Resource economy: Searcher chains (Prayers→Kusanagi) + float engines (Bacha, Prima, Mulcharmy draw) → D6 ≈ 68; moderate advantage generation, not explosive.; Interaction quality: 1–2 active negates + bounce/removal access → D7 ≈ 73; good but not lockdown-level.; Going-second power: Board-breaker access (Super Duper Poly, Etoile, Schuberta) + hand-trap coverage → D8 ≈ 70; solid but not OTK-optimized.; Closing power: 2–3 turns to KO via beatstick combat, no piercing/direct-damage → D9 ≈ 58; moderate.; Main deck efficiency: 40 cards, 26 distinct, high searcher density (16 cards 40% of deck) → D10 ≈ 75.; Extra deck coverage: 13 cards, 8 distinct, Melodious Fusion suite (10 cards) + Odd-Eyes tech (2) + Link (1) → D11 ≈ 72; solid but tech cards may be underutilized.; Pilotability: Moderate-high complexity (Ostinato sequencing, Ritual math, float chains) → D14 ≈ 62; real error-tolerance risks.
• Provisional: Meta Power: No dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share unavailable. Cannot compute metagame fitness. Meta Power = null.; Matchup coverage: No tournament link or per-pilot match record; matchup fit is Provisional.; Post-side plan: 0 side deck cards supplied; post-side performance is speculative and severely limited.
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combos_evidence shows total_combos=0, scored_combos=0. Combo floor/median/ceiling are text-only inference (Inferred). Real boards would verify or refute estimated ceiling/floor. No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent. Cannot assess format meta-fit or win rates. (Provisional) No win-rate telemetry: YGOVN supplies no going-first/second, matchup, or brick-rate win-rate data. Inferred estimates only. (Inferred/Provisional) No side deck: 0 cards supplied (0/15 for OCG best-of-3). Post-side adaptability is severely limited and not verifiable. (Verified: 0 cards) No dated metagame sample: Meta Power stays Provisional per rubric. (Provisional)