Zoodiac Deck #730487 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Radiant Typhoon Zoodiac Hybrid — Deck Power Evaluation

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

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

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 2 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Recursive Radiant Typhoon engine into Zoodiac XYZ board pressure and resource grind; Defensive grind via hand traps and spell-based interaction
• Turn 1 (going first): Activate Radiant Typhoon float chain (Mystical Space Typhoon triggers Krosea/Eldam/Swen summons) → extend into Zoodiac XYZ (Drident, Chakanine, Boarbow) stacking → establish 2–3 negate layers and recursion threat via Mandate trap
• Turn 2 (going second): Open Forbidden Droplet or Called by the Grave to remove opponent's interaction → summon Radiant Typhoon creatures (if MST in GY or opponent has no S/T) → push for removal/negation and set up T3 grind
• Recovery: Radiant Typhoon Mandate recycles spent Quick-Play spells from GY → re-activate Radiant Typhoon monsters and searchers → rebuild board via Zoodiac XYZ (attach Ratpier as material for repeated access to Beast-Warrior effects)
• After siding: No side deck present (0 cards); best-of-3 adaptability absent. Deck requires removal of 2 Ratpier copies and replacement of Broadbull to be legal.

Why it scores here

This evaluation is THEORETICAL ONLY: the deck is illegal in Master Duel, running Zoodiac Ratpier at 3 copies versus 1 legal limit, and Zoodiac Broadbull (forbidden). If these violations were corrected, the deck would score approximately 65–68 based on a strong Radiant Typhoon recursive engine (high opening consistency from 28 core cards with floating effects) splashed with Zoodiac XYZ for board flexibility and hand traps for disruption. Structural strength derives from redundant searchers, efficient spell recursion via Radiant Typhoon Mandate, and diverse interaction tools. However, without any supplied combo data, the ceiling and floor are inferred from card design only (likely modest 1–2 negate boards on T1). The deck's current illegal status prevents a normal evaluation; the capped score of 38 reflects severe structural penalties for banlist violations, not the potential of a legal rebuild.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 67, Going First ≈ 67, Going Second ≈ 60, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 50. Modifiers: Zoodiac Broadbull forbidden card in Master Duel (-15); Zoodiac Ratpier over copy limit (3 vs 1 legal) (-14). Final formula: Deck is Illegal; theoretical structural score 67 would apply if violations corrected, but illegal status caps final to 38 via banlist penalties (Ratpier -14, Broadbull -15).

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

• Radiant Typhoon recursive engine: 28 core cards with multiple floating triggers and Mandate trap recursion enable extended resource generation and recovery paths
• Exceptional opening consistency: P(≥1 starter) ≈ 0.9988 from tight core, though inflation due to Ratpier's illegal copies
• Diverse interaction vectors: Forbidden Droplet (up to 3 negations), Called by the Grave (surgical negation), hand traps (Ash/Droll/Maxx C), and Zoodiac XYZ negations provide layered disruption
• Flexible Zoodiac XYZ stacking: Ratpier float enables repeated access to Drident (removal), Chakanine (negation), Boarbow (wide negate), Tigermortar (utility) by attaching to new constructs
• Efficient main deck construction: 40 cards with clear role separation, minimal garnet density, and high packing density

Weaknesses

• No combo evidence: ceiling and floor are entirely inferred from card design; actual board power and resource efficiency unknown
• Modest closing power: 2500–3000 ATK monsters and no piercing/direct damage mechanics limit quick kills; deck relies on resource grind
• Severe banlist violations: Ratpier (3 vs 1 legal) and Broadbull (forbidden) make the deck unplayable in Master Duel; corrections will require painful rebuild
• Limited going-second board wipe: Forbidden Droplet is the primary option, but no dedicated board clear (Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS rank 12 is conditional and extra-deck only)
• No side deck: zero adaptation for best-of-3 format; flexibility limited to main deck corrections
• Mystical Space Typhoon dependency: Radiant Typhoon floats hinge on MST being live or in GY; opponent targeting MST can lock multiple lines

Critical choke points

• Mystical Space Typhoon gatekeeping: Radiant Typhoon float chain is gated on MST in GY or opponent controlling no S/T; opponent's setup or MST banishment blocks both conditions and stalls recovery
• Zoodiac Ratpier as sole Beast-Warrior gateway: Normal summon Ratpier is the primary Zoodiac access point; a single Ash Blossom on summon blocks the entire XYZ line and forces pivot to pure Radiant Typhoon (single-line exposure)
• Broadbull replacement crater: Forbidden Broadbull occupies extra deck slot and adds zero value; removing it forces awkward extra deck reshuffling, likely downgrading consistency/flexibility
• Uninterruptible starter variance: all Radiant Typhoon specials require MST in GY or opponent's empty backrow; setup-heavy opponent boards can lock both conditions and leave opening hand stranded

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: ILLEGAL (Zoodiac Ratpier 3 copies vs 1 legal limit; Zoodiac Broadbull forbidden card); Deck size: 40 main, 15 extra, 0 side (per Master Duel format rules); Card text for all 33 distinct cards (19 main, 14 extra) resolved from YGOVN database; Archetype usage statistics available: 56% core cards present (14 of 25 typical core); Radiant Typhoon archetype composition: 23 cards across main + extra (42% of 55 total)
• Observed: No combo boards: evidence reports 'no parseable boards' for this deck
• Inferred: Consistency P(≥1 starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.9988 from hypergeometric model of 28-card core (adjusted for illegal Ratpier: true legal consistency ≈96–97%); Combo ceiling: inferred from Radiant Typhoon + Zoodiac XYZ stacking design, likely 1–3 XYZ summons + spell recursion threat (no observed data); Combo floor/median: inferred from starter diversity and float triggers, realistic 1–2 negates + grind setup (no observed data); Brick rate ≈ 0.12% from composition (28-card core / 40 main), verified by tight packing (Inferred); Interaction breadth: 3–5 negate layers inferred from Droplet, Called by the Grave, hand traps, Zoodiac XYZ negations (card text + role_hints); Going-first board: 1–3 Zoodiac XYZ or Radiant Typhoon recursive setup inferred from card design (Inferred); Going-second disruption: Droplet + Fonix reshuffle + hand traps provide 2–3 independent board-break vectors (Inferred); Pilotability: moderate complexity, 4–6 decision points per main line inferred from combo step count and decision density (Inferred)
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no tournament context, no dated metagame sample; cannot assess format positioning); Archetype meta-share: unavailable (tournament data.available = false); Matchup coverage: unknown without current Master Duel meta snapshot
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: critical gap blocking ceiling/floor/median assessment; all combo inferences rely on card design only No tournament link: archetype meta-share, per-pilot match record, and format-positioning data absent No win-rate telemetry: going-first/second win rates, matchup-specific performance, brick/starter/OTK frequency data unavailable No metagame sample: Meta Power cannot be calibrated; archetype positioning in current Master Duel meta unknown Deck is Illegal: banlist violations (Ratpier 3×, Broadbull forbidden) make all playable evaluation theoretical only; corrections prerequisite for real assessment