Sky Striker Deck #730384 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 38/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Control
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Fusion-based removal
• Format: ocg

Legality

Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 4 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Grind through spell-based control and link recursion loops; Fusion-based board building via Branded engine (Fallen of Albaz synergy)
• Turn 1 (going first): Build spell-centric board with Widow Anchor lock + Raye/Lemnisgate recursion, control opponent summons
• Turn 2 (going second): Break opponent board with mass removal (Harpie's Feather Duster) + hand traps + targeted Branded spell removal
• Recovery: Raye GY recovery, Lemnisgate shuffle-return, Radiant Typhoon Typhoon-destruction loops, Engage searcher for refill
• After siding: None — side deck is empty (0 cards); no best-of-3 strategy exists

Why it scores here

This Sky Striker control deck, if legal and complete, would build reliable spell-based interaction via Widow Anchor negation, Engage searchers, and recursion loops (Raye + Lemnisgate + Radiant Typhoon). However, it contains two Forbidden cards (Heavy Storm, Maxx "C") and two cards exceeding copy limits (Radiant Typhoon Chant ×3→1, Triple Tactics Talent ×2→1), rendering it Illegal in OCG. Additionally, it is missing critical archetype-core Sky Strikers (Kagari 90%, Camellia 90%, Azalea 80%, Zeke 82%, Shizuku 74%)—only 48% of core cards present—and has no side deck for post-side adaptation. The main deck size of 55 (vs typical 40–43 for control) dilutes draw consistency. Without supplied combos, tournament data, or guides, this evaluation is structural-only and theoretical. The deck is ineligible for sanctioned play.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Control. Structural ≈ 56, Going First ≈ 58, Going Second ≈ 51, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 28. Modifiers: Illegality (Forbidden + copy-limit violations) (-25); Incomplete archetype (48% core presence) (-8); Empty side deck (best-of-3 format) (-5); High main deck size (55 cards) (-4). Final formula: ILLEGAL DECK — no standard formula applied. Structural ≈ 56 (control weights, 14 dimensions computed; Inferred), but 4 legality violations (2 Forbidden + 2 over-copy-limit), missing 13 core archetype cards (48% presence), empty side deck, and 55-card main deck apply cumulative modifiers (−25, −8, −5, −4 = −42 total) capping Final Contextual to 38 (theoretical-only, tournament-ineligible).

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.97 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.05 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Spell-centric interaction via Widow Anchor (negate + monster control) paired with Engage/Linkage searchers; strong spell GY synergy
• Multiple recursion engines (Raye GY recovery, Lemnisgate shuffle-return, Radiant Typhoon Typhoon-destruction triggers) enable extended plays
• Strong draw suite (Pot of Desires ×2, Pot of Sloth ×2, Radiant Typhoon Vision ×3, Engage ×3) provides good resource generation and hand refill
• Flexible removal options (Harpie's Feather Duster, MST, Branded Fallen of Albaz spell for Fusion chain, Solemn traps) adapt to various board states
• Hand-trap density (10 copies: Ash, Impermanence, Ghost Ogre, Ghost Belle, Droll) provides defensive disruption and T2 interaction
• Branded engine (Fallen of Albaz) bridges spell-centric core into Fusion board building (Ecclesia and Dark Dragon, Dragon that Devours Dogma)

Weaknesses

• **ILLEGAL in OCG** — runs 2 Forbidden cards (Heavy Storm, Maxx "C") and 2 cards over copy limit (Radiant Typhoon Chant ×3→1, Triple Tactics Talent ×2→1); immediate tournament disqualification
• Severely incomplete archetype — only 48% core card presence (12 of 25 core cards); missing Kagari (90%), Camellia (90%), Azalea (80%), Zeke (82%), Shizuku (74%), Amatsu (83%), Hayate (79%); board density and starter diversity crippled
• Main deck size 55 cards (high) — dilutes opening hand consistency vs optimal 40–43 card control lists; each draw probability reduced; starter access drops from 0.9717 → ~0.945 in a 40-card list
• Empty side deck (0 cards) — zero post-side strategy; no matchup-specific tuning or game-2 plan shifts in best-of-3 formats; critical tournament weakness
• Missing Kagari (90.1% inclusion, 0 copies) — eliminates primary spell recursion route and limits T1 board variety; T1 plan collapses without secondary starter engine
• No supplied combos, no tournament data, no guides — floor/median/ceiling unknown; pilotability unverified; only text-based inference available
• Underutilized Synchro line (Ecclesia and Dark Dragon) — only 2 Tuner hand traps present; synchro summoning is niche/flex, not core

Critical choke points

• Missing Kagari (90% inclusion, 0 run) — cripples spell recursion and typical Sky Striker T1 sequencing; without Kagari, end-board spell density and follow-up suffer dramatically
• 2 Forbidden cards (Heavy Storm, Maxx "C") — no legal equivalent of equal power; immediate tournament DQ; non-negotiable to remove
• Empty side deck (0 cards) — complete absence of best-of-3 strategy; no G2 plan, no matchup-specific tech, no adaptation between games
• Deck size 55 (vs optimal 40–43) — each draw probability reduced; compounding consistency loss across T1 and T2; starter access P(≥1) drops 2.7 percentage points per 5-card increment above 40
• Missing Extra Deck core (Camellia, Azalea, Zeke, Shizuku, Amatsu) — T2 options severely limited; extra-deck summon diversity and board ceiling low; no Camellia = no GY recursion trigger

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck legality status: Illegal (4 violations confirmed: Heavy Storm Forbidden, Maxx "C" Forbidden, Radiant Typhoon Chant 3 run vs 1 legal, Triple Tactics Talent 2 run vs 1 legal); Card text resolution (resolved: true for all 40 distinct cards); Main deck size: 55 (within legal 40–60 for OCG, but high); Extra deck size: 15 (at legal max); Side deck size: 0 (legal 0–15, but empty); Banlist status all restricted cards (Forbidden/Limited/Semi-Limited confirmed for OCG); Copy limits per banlist (derived from legal copies field for each card); Archetype core composition: 27 exact Sky Striker-name cards
• Observed: Archetype usage statistics: 48% core card presence (12 of 25 core cards present) from usage statistics analysis; Copy histogram: 8 singles, 13 doubles, 7 triples verified from composition; Hand-trap density: 10 copies across 6 distinct cards (verified from card list); Role-tag counts: 16 negation_text, 19 removal_text, 11 searcher_text, 10 hand trap tags (verified from composition.role counts)
• Inferred: D1 (Engine Accessibility): P(≥1 archetype core in hand 5) ≈ 0.9717; 55-card deck dilutes consistency; estimated score 70; hypergeometric math high-confidence, deck-size penalty mid-confidence; D2 (Opening Hand Quality): Copy histogram + hand-trap distribution + spell synergy suggest moderate brick risk; estimated 68; no explicit brick-rate data supplied; D3 (Combo Ceiling): No combos supplied; inferred from spell interaction + link stacking; control archetype ceiling lower than combo; estimated 55; D4 (Combo Floor/Median): Missing Kagari critical; floor drops from typical Sky Striker; estimated 48; D5 (Interruption Resilience): Raye + Lemnisgate + Radiant Typhoon recursion enable ~2–3 independent routes; estimated 58; D6 (Resource Economy): Pot (×4) + draw engines + recursion = strong grind; banish-heavy (Desires); estimated 62; D7 (End-Board Interaction): 16 negation + 19 removal = layered interaction; Widow Anchor + Solemn + hand traps; estimated 2–3 layers; 68; D8 (Going-Second): Harpie + MST + Branded removal + hand traps; functional not specialized; estimated 58; D9 (Offensive Closing Power): 1500–3000 ATK bosses; control-grinds, not OTK; estimated 48; D10 (Main Deck Efficiency): 55 cards (high) + missing core = suboptimal; estimated 52; D11 (Extra Deck Efficiency): Missing Kagari, Camellia, Azalea, Zeke, Shizuku, Amatsu; poor utilization; estimated 48; D14 (Pilotability): Control complexity moderate; illegality + incompleteness + no guides/combos compromise reliability; estimated 50
• Provisional: D13 (Meta Power): No dated metagame sample supplied; Sky Striker archetype meta-share unknown; cannot score as verified; null; Tournament Reliability: No tournament link, no match records, no win-rate data; estimated 28 based on illegality + empty side + incompleteness
• Data gaps: No combos supplied (combo data.total combos = 0) — cannot verify ceiling/median/starter diversity empirically; all combo-scoring text-based inference No tournament link (tournament data.available = false) — no archetype meta-share, no per-pilot match record, no format-specific performance data No guides attached (guide data.total guides = 0) — no strategic intent, no piloting tips from human authors No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN — no going-first/second rates, no matchup win rates, no brick/OTK/starter rates; all consistency claims hypergeometric math (Inferred) Empty side deck (0 cards) — no best-of-3 strategy; post-side D12 and tournament reliability uninterpretable without side construction Missing core archetype cards (Kagari, Camellia, Azalea, Zeke, Shizuku, Amatsu, Hayate, Hornet Drones, others) — only 48% of 25-card core present; cannot evaluate full archetype potential or intended board variety No player context — no indication of pilot skill, intended format (casual/competitive), or deck motivation (theory-craft vs completed submission)