Elfnote Deck #730495 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Elfnote Synchro Core — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 60/100 (±5 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 41 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish a Synchro boss monster (Dragite, Crystal Wing, Chaos Angel) in the center Main Monster Zone with hand retention, then grind through opponent interaction via float effects and recursive plays; Accumulate card advantage through Mulcharmy conditional draws and Triple Tactics Talent, converting resources into board presence via redundant searcher paths
• Turn 1 (going first): Open with any Elfnote Level-6 starter (Lucina or Tinia at 33% each), search for Elfnote Spell/Trap setup, Synchro summon to center with Level-adjusted Tuners, end with 1-2 Synchro interaction + hand
• Turn 2 (going second): Use 5 hand traps (Ash Blossom ×3, Maxx C, Droll) to disrupt opponent's setup, then leverage Triple Tactics Talent and Super Polymerization for forced interaction and board breaking
• Recovery: Multiple starter redundancy (Lucina, Tinia, Medius, Regina, Power Patron) ensures backup lines after single interruption; Medius GY recursion and Mulcharmy conditional draws provide resource replenishment
• After siding: No side deck provided (0/15 slots); post-side adaptation and matchup-specific tuning cannot be assessed

Why it scores here

This Elfnote Synchro deck achieves 60 through solid opening consistency (98.86% core live rate) and reliable searcher density (77% of hands contain a searcher), enabling consistent engine ignition. The 23-copy archetype core (Elfnote + Mulcharmy + Medius) with only 1.14% brick rate makes opening hands predictable and functional. End-board quality is moderate—typically a single Synchro (Dragite or Crystal Wing, 3000 ATK) plus hand retention—but the deck critically omits Baronne de Fleur (100% meta-typical), Seraphim Strelitzia (96%), and Black Rose Dragon (70%), substantially limiting board density and recovery options. Going-second power is respectable with 5 hand traps (56.7% openers) and versatile tech (Triple Tactics, Super Polymerization), though the strategy relies more on grind-based exchanges than explosive board breaks. The complete absence of a side deck (0/15 slots) is a defining weakness in a best-of-3 format, indicating either an incomplete submission or an unprepped build. Overall, the deck executes a reliable Synchro engine with good consistency but falls materially short of current meta-typical Elfnote builds due to missing core cards, undersized Extra Deck, and no post-side plan.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 0.7. Structural ≈ 65, Going First ≈ 62, Going Second ≈ 64, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 60. Modifiers: Missing core Synchro Extra Deck cards (-3); Zero side deck in best-of-3 format (-2); Exceptional archetype core consistency (1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural(65) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(60) + Modifiers(-4) = 60 (Meta = Provisional, no dated metagame sample supplied)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.99 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.01 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Exceptional opening consistency: 98.86% P(≥1 core in opening hand) with only 1.14% brick rate is exceptionally reliable for a Synchro engine
• Multiple redundant starter paths: Lucina, Tinia, Medius, Regina, and Power Patron provide 5+ distinct lines to ignition, reducing single-point-of-failure risk
• Balanced hand trap suite: 5 copies (Ash ×3, Maxx C, Droll) yield 56.7% going-second draw rate, supporting both T1 setup and T2 interaction
• Card-advantage engines: Mulcharmy conditional draws, Triple Tactics Talent, and Theorealize mill provide grind value and resource generation
• Center Main Monster Zone protection: Unique archetype mechanic provides built-in targeting protection for boss monster, reducing vulnerability to common disruption
• High searcher density: 77% of opening hands contain at least one searcher, enabling flexible play around hand composition and matchup-specific tuning

Weaknesses

• Critical Extra Deck omissions: Baronne de Fleur (100% meta-typical), Seraphim Strelitzia (96% typical), and Black Rose Dragon (70% typical) are missing; substantially limits board density, recovery options, and going-second board-wipe capability
• Moderate combo ceiling: Typical end board is single Synchro + hand retention, versus meta-typical 2-3 interactive Synchros achieved by optimized builds
• Limited route redundancy: 5+ starter paths converge on the same center Synchro summoning endpoint, reducing the number of truly independent recovery lines after disruption
• Complete absence of side deck: 0/15 slots in a best-of-3 format is a critical deficiency; player is wholly unprepared for Games 2 and 3, eliminating post-side adaptation and matchup tuning
• No standalone board-wipe or full-clear: Must rely on Synchro summoning effects (Black Rose's Summon-trigger clear is missing) to remove opponent boards, limiting aggressive going-second lines
• Deck bloat at 41 cards: One card over the typical 40-card minimum; reduces draw consistency for key cards without adding substantial value
• Missing key synergistic cards: Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon (78% typical) and F.A. Dawn Dragster (61% typical) are absent, limiting going-first layering and going-second piercing damage options

Critical choke points

• Interrupted main starter (T1 Main Phase): If Lucina or Tinia is negated before searching for Elfnote Spell/Trap, the opening line loses its primary setup path; backup starters exist but convergence creates vulnerability
• Center Main Monster Zone blocked: The deck's core identity revolves around center zone summoning; if an opponent controls the center zone, the deck loses its protection mechanism and must pivot to weaker plays
• Missing Baronne de Fleur: At 100% meta-typical inclusion, Baronne's negation + destruction would provide a second interactive layer; its absence forces the deck to rely on a single Synchro board for all disruption
• Unfilled side deck in BO3: The 0/15 side deck means Games 2 and 3 are played with an identical main deck against a potentially sideboarded opponent, creating a compounding disadvantage in a multi-game match

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legal status: all restricted cards within copy limits (Called by the Grave 1/1 Limited, Crossout Designator 1/1 Limited, T.G. Hyper Librarian 1/1 Limited, Droll & Lock Bird 1/2 Semi-Limited, Maxx C 1/2 Semi-Limited); Deck size: Main 41, Extra 15, Side 0 (all within Master Duel format rules); Archetype core: 23 copies (14 Elfnote + 6 Mulcharmy + 3 Medius) confirmed in deck list; P(≥1 core in opening hand5) = 0.9886 from YGOVN hypergeometric calculation; Copy distribution: 10×1-copy, 5×2-copy, 7×3-copy confirmed from composition data; Usage statistics: 14/25 meta-typical archetype core cards present; Extra Deck composition: 9 Synchro, 6 Fusion confirmed; Card text excerpts all resolved and consistent with card database
• Observed: Archetype core card presence: 14/25 (56%) vs meta-typical builds; High-inclusion cards missing: Baronne de Fleur (100%), Seraphim Strelitzia (96%), Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon (78%), Albion the Branded Dragon (74%), Black Rose Dragon (70%), Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon (65%), Chaos Angel (65%), The Dragon that Devours the Dogma (65%); Hand trap density: 5 cards (Ash Blossom ×3, Maxx C ×1, Droll & Lock Bird ×1); Removal spell density: 6 cards with removal text (Tinia, Theorealize, Super Polymerization, Called by the Grave, Crossout Designator, Rhapsodia of Madness); Searcher density: 10 cards identified with searcher-text or special summon mechanics
• Inferred: Combo ceiling: 1-2 Synchro boards with negate/removal effects; constrained by absence of Baronne (negation), Seraphim Strelitzia (recursion), and Black Rose (full-clear); Combo floor/median output: single Synchro (Dragite or Crystal Wing, 3000 ATK) + 2-3 cards in hand + float effects for grind; Brick rate: 1.14% from archetype core; exceptionally low and validates D2 score of 72; Going-first power: approximately 62 (strong consistency + moderate board quality + no side deck = reduced reliability post-side); Going-second power: approximately 64 (5 hand traps at 56.7% + tech cards + forced interaction tools); Interruption resilience: 58 (multiple routes but convergence creates choke points; Medius GY recursion provides one recovery angle); Pilotability: 64 (moderate Synchro complexity, high consistency, 5-7 decision points per turn, some sequencing error risk); Extra Deck efficiency: 59 (comprehensive Synchro coverage but critical omissions in top-meta cards); Tournament reliability: 60 (exceptional opening stability, moderate post-disruption recovery, unknown post-side performance)
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample provided; archetype meta-share in Master Duel unknown); Matchup coverage (D13): 52 (provisional without tournament context; 56% core card presence suggests non-standard build versus current meta-typical lists); Post-side plan: unknown (0/15 side deck provided; all BO3 game 2/3 strategy absent)
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo ceiling, median, floor, and per-starter distribution entirely inferred from card text and archetype guide; no PowerIndex measurements, board diversity data, or going-first/second split available No tournament link: archetype meta-share percentage, per-pilot match records, and dated metagame sample absent; Meta Power remains provisional and cannot be calculated No side deck provided: 0/15 slots means post-side plan, side-deck card synergy, and matchup-specific adaptation cannot be assessed; all BO3 game 2/3 strategy is unknown No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN: going-first/second win rates, per-matchup performance, brick rates, and OTK/FTK rates not available; all performance signals are Inferred or Unknown Limited guides evidence: only 1 Vietnamese-language guide snippet available; minimal strategic context from YGOVN community