Elfnote Deck #730478 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Elfnote — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 80/100 (±4 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Toolbox
• Format: master-duel

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Summon center-zone Synchro monsters with Baronne de Fleur and Herald of the Arc Light negation suite backed by Rhapsodia of Madness center-zone lock; Fusion Summon board-breaking monsters (Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon, The Dragon that Devours the Dogma) with grind and removal; leverage Mulcharmy Fuwalos draw engine for resource advantage
• Turn 1 (going first): Open with Elfnote core starter (Tinia, Lucina, Regina, or Fortuna) → summon via Power Patron level-up or direct Special Summon → establish Baronne + Herald negation with Rhapsodia center-zone lock → close on 4–5 layered disruptions
• Turn 2 (going second): Activate hand traps (Ash Blossom, Droll & Lock Bird, Infinite Impermanence) to disrupt opponent combo → Fusion Summon via Fiendsmith's Tract (banish from GY) → Mirrorjade or Dragon that Devours for board control → Seraphim Strelitzia level reduction for secondary removal path
• Recovery: Fiendsmith Engraver banish-to-GY recursion; Ecclesia & Dark Dragon banish-to-summon; Herald of the Arc Light GY return; Seraphim Strelitzia special summon loop; Mulcharmy Fuwalos draw trigger on opponent special summon
• After siding: No side deck present (0 cards). Post-game-1 adaptability is unavailable.

Why it scores here

This Elfnote hybrid achieves near-certain opening consistency (99.54% P of ≥1 starter) and deploys a robust Synchro negation core with Baronne de Fleur, Herald of the Arc Light, and Seraphim Strelitzia supported by center-zone lock via Rhapsodia of Madness. The Extra Deck is complete and efficient (all 15 slots filled with full Synchro level ladder, strong Fusion access, and Link support), and the 40-card main construction is tight with no bloat. Median combo output reaches 70–75 PowerIndex with excellent going-first power (76) anchored by interaction density of 4–5 negations plus center-zone control. The critical weakness is the complete absence of a side deck (0 cards), which eliminates any post-game-1 adaptability in best-of-3 formats—a tournament-level liability that offsets otherwise tier-1 core power. The score reflects a high-quality, playable list constrained by a single structural constraint that significantly limits competitive consistency across extended tournaments.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 83, Going First ≈ 76, Going Second ≈ 69, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 71. Modifiers: Engine compactness (2); No side deck (-3); Center-zone mechanics advantage (1); Banlist exposure (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + Modifiers (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 82, median 72, board-per-starter 2.5
• Turn order: 8 going-first lines vs 7 going-second lines

Strengths

• Exceptional going-first power anchored by Baronne de Fleur + Herald of the Arc Light dual-negate suite with center-zone lock via Rhapsodia of Madness
• Near-certain opening consistency: 99.54% probability of ≥1 starter in opening hand 5
• Complete and efficient Extra Deck: all 15 slots filled with full Synchro level ladder (Lv4 → Lv7 → Lv8 → Lv10), four distinct Fusion options, and Link chain support
• Multiple board paths: Synchro/Fusion/Link route diversity enables resilience and flexibility post-disruption
• Tight 40-card construction with zero filler and high slot efficiency
• Dense hand-trap suite: 11 copies (27.5% of deck) provide strong going-second disruption and draw value via Maxx "C" and Mulcharmy Fuwalos
• Fiendsmith bridge + Engraver recovery adds grind capability and GY recursion
• Center-zone mechanics unique to Elfnote offer tactical depth and format-local advantage

Weaknesses

• No side deck (0 cards): complete absence of post-game-1 adaptability in best-of-3 formats; critical tournament structure vulnerability
• High hand-trap density (11 copies, 27.5%): skewed hand composition can lead to low-momentum opens with minimal setup
• Median combo output (70–75 PowerIndex) solid but not exceptional; ceiling is strong (80–85) but floor is risky (40–50 PowerIndex) in bad hands
• Missing late-game grind engines: no dedicated GY mill or resource engines like Swordsoul or Runick mechanics
• Banlist concentration: four Limited/Semi-Limited cards in a tight 40-card list creates vulnerability to future banlist shifts
• Going-second gap: score 69 vs going-first 76 suggests matchup weakness if forced to go second repeatedly
• Moderate error tolerance: Power Patron leveling, center-zone sequencing, and Fiendsmith Fusion material shuffling can derail lines with sequencing mistakes

Critical choke points

• Center-zone dependency: if the center-zone Elfnote (Tinia, Lucina, Regina, Fortuna) is negated on summon or destroyed, the primary board path collapses with no immediate backup
• Baronne de Fleur as flagship: Lv10 Synchro is the centerpiece board ender; if negated on summon or removed immediately post-summon, board strength drops significantly
• Zero side deck: best-of-3 format eliminates any game 2–3 adaptation; matchup odds become entirely dictated by opponent's side deck with no response
• Garnet concentration in 40 cards: Herald of the Arc Light, PSY-Framelord Omega, and some Fusion monsters require specific setup; dead hands containing 2+ garnets reduce turn-1 consistency by 5–10%
• Mulcharmy Fuwalos as garnet: if opened with no field and opponent passes as second player, Fuwalos remains dead until turn 2 or until opponent special summons

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: all card copy counts within legal limits; 40 Main, 15 Extra, 0 Side all conform to master-duel size rules; Card presence: all 40 Main Deck cards and 15 Extra Deck cards resolved and confirmed in deck; no gaps; Banlist status: Called by the Grave (Limited, 1/1), Herald of the Arc Light (Limited, 1/1), PSY-Framelord Omega (Limited, 1/1), Droll & Lock Bird (Semi-Limited, 2/2 legal), Maxx "C" (Semi-Limited, 1/2 legal); Card text and mechanics: role tags (negation, removal, searcher, hand trap) verified from description_excerpt for all 40 Main Deck cards; Extra Deck composition: Synchro (7), Fusion (4), Link (3), XYZ (1) all present and confirmed
• Observed: Usage statistics: 14 of 25 meta core cards marked in-deck; all high-inclusion targets (Baronne 100%, Seraphim Strelitzia 95%, Ecclesia & Dark Dragon 78%, etc.) present in Extra Deck; Hand trap frequency: Ash Blossom (100% inclusion), Infinite Impermanence (100%), Droll & Lock Bird (56.5% meta inclusion), at 3/3/2 copies respectively
• Inferred: Engine accessibility: P(≥1 starter in hand 5) = 0.9954 from 25-copy archetype core; hypergeometric calculation; Opening hand brick rate: full brick proxy ≈0.46%; opening-hand quality good; Combo ceiling: Baronne + Herald + Seraphim + Rhapsodia lock = estimated PowerIndex 80–85; Combo floor: hand-trap-only opening = 40–50 PowerIndex; Combo median: typical Tinia/Lucina start with Synchro chain = 70–75 PowerIndex; Interruption resilience: 10+ starter redundancy + three route types (Synchro/Fusion/Link) enable moderate 1–2 disruption recovery; Resource economy: Mulcharmy per-SS draws, Fiendsmith search/recovery, net +0.5 to +1.0 per turn cycle; Going-first power: 76 (D1 accessibility + D7 interaction + D3 ceiling blended); Going-second power: 69 (D8 board-breaking + D9 closing weighted toward board breaker path); Pilotability complexity: 5–8 decision points per main line; moderate error tolerance
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample; tournament data unavailable; archetype meta-share unknown); Matchup coverage: Elfnote tier placement in master-duel meta inferred from guide (combo-heavy, starter-dense), but specific win rates and common pairings unknown; Post-side performance: 0 side deck makes all post-game-1 power assessment theoretical and unverifiable
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo ceiling, floor, and median are text-only inferences from card pool, not measured from real board snapshots No tournament link: archetype meta-share percentage and per-pilot match records absent from evidence No win-rate telemetry: brick rate, starter rate, OTK rate, and matchup-specific win rates do not exist in YGOVN database No dated metagame sample: Meta Power remains Provisional; no context for format speed, common interaction types, or sideboard prevalence No side deck: post-game-1 performance is unmeasurable and theoretical