Zoodiac Deck #730684 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Radiant Typhoon Zoodiac (Master Duel) — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 35/100 (±6 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Tempo
• 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: Accumulate field presence through Radiant Typhoon MST-loop searchers and convert into multi-layer interaction (Fonix removal + Varuroon negation) to grind into lethal.; Fonix beatstick closing (3000 ATK) after clearing opponent interaction.
• Turn 1 (going first): Open MST → Radiant Typhoon special summon → search Varuroon/Fonix → end board with 2-3 monsters (negation + removal + grind).
• Turn 2 (going second): Resolve hand trap (Ash/Maxx C) or Mulcharmy, use Forbidden Droplet to remove opponent threats, pivot into MST chains for recovery.
• Recovery: Mandate shuffles (draw 1 for 3 Quick-Plays); Varuroon loops negation if MST in GY; Hraesvelgr grinds field parity.
• After siding: Unknown (no side deck provided).

Why it scores here

This Radiant Typhoon hybrid consistently opens a searcher (≈99.9% P(≥1 core starter) in opening 5) and executes simple MST → special summon → search chains to build a 2-3 monster end board with one negation and removal effect. However, the deck is ILLEGAL in Master Duel due to running 3× Zoodiac Ratpier (Limited, 1 legal) and 1× Zoodiac Broadbull (Forbidden, 0 legal). These violations are not marginal—Broadbull is a 100%-inclusion core card in the archetype—indicating this is either an experimental homebrew or expired net-deck. The evaluation is theoretical/structural only. Stripped of banlist violations, the deck would score ~60 for a focused midrange-tempo strategy with solid startup consistency, moderate grind economy, and genuine interaction through Fonix and Varuroon. Popularity or archetype identity did not earn points; the score reflects deck coherence despite illegality.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 60, Going First ≈ 61, Going Second ≈ 55, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 54. Modifiers: Illegal deck violation (-15); Missing core Zoodiac engine (-5); No side deck in best-of-3 (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural (60) + 0.20*TournamentReliability (54) = 58.8, then −22 modifier for illegality violations = 35 (Provisional; Meta null)

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

• Exceptional startup consistency (≈99.9% draw a searcher); near-guaranteed first action is MST or Radiant Typhoon special summon.
• Multiple independent starters (Krosea, Eldam, Swen, Ratpier) at different levels reduce brick risk.
• Solid interaction package: Fonix removal (2 shuffles per activation), Varuroon negation, Hraesvelgr grind.
• Mandate recursion creates modest economy loop (shuffle 3 Quick-Plays to draw 1).
• Heavy hand-trap presence (Ash ×3, Maxx C ×1) + Forbidden Droplet (×3) for going-second disruption.

Weaknesses

• ILLEGAL in Master Duel: Zoodiac Ratpier (×3, Limited to 1) and Broadbull (×1, Forbidden) violate banlist. Deck cannot be played as-is.
• Missing core Zoodiac XYZs (Broadbull, Boarbow, Tigermortar, Chakanine, Drident); Broadbull ban cascades to break entire Zoodiac engine.
• Radiant Typhoon combo ceiling is low (~2-3 summons per starter) due to OPT effects; no branching lines or multipliers.
• No side deck (0 / 15) means zero post-game adaptability in best-of-3 Master Duel.
• Jam risk from dense triple-runs: opening 2× Level 3 Radiant Typhoon + MST can clog hand.
• Grind economy is single-engine (Mandate only); no proactive advantage beyond one Maxx C.
• Below-average offensive power; Fonix (3000 ATK) is the only meaningful beatstick; no piercing or direct damage.

Critical choke points

• Zoodiac Broadbull ban: 100% meta-inclusion card is Forbidden in Master Duel. Zoodiac engine is completely broken without it.
• Mandate is the only economy loop; if stopped or GY disrupted, grind potential collapses.
• Radiant Typhoon searchers feed a single pool; if opponent negates one starter type (e.g., Ash on Krosea), pivots exist but not fundamentally different lines.
• Extra Deck bloat: 4 Links + 9 XYZs but only 2-3 summoned; remaining slots are wasted.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality violations: Ratpier ×3 (Limited to 1), Broadbull ×1 (Forbidden); Card text excerpts (from provided card objects); Probabilities: hypergeometric P(≥1 starter) ≈ 0.9988 from 28-copy core; Usage statistics: 56% core card presence; Broadbull at 100% meta inclusion
• Observed: Copy histogram: 8 singletons, 1 pair, 10 triples
• Inferred: D1 (72): startup consistency from P(≥1 starter) and 56% core card presence; D2 (55): jam risk from dense triple-runs and OPT effects; D3 (58): combo ceiling from plausible MST → 2-3 summons + 1 negation (card text); D4 (50): median single follower + search; limited branching; D5 (54): multiple starters feed same searcher pool; Mandate is choke point; D6 (58): Mandate economy + Hraesvelgr grind from card text; D7 (62): interaction from Fonix removal + Varuroon negation + negation_text_hint count; D8 (60): going-second tools assessed from Forbidden Droplet, MST, Ash; modest hand-trap count; D9 (45): Fonix 3000 ATK beatstick; no closing synergy; D10 (52): 40-card density high; redundancy over flexibility; D11 (35): Extra Deck under-utilized; 0 copies of essential Zoodiac XYZs; D12 (20): 0 side deck = no adaptation; D13 (42): Radiant Typhoon playable but 56%-core hybrid is off-meta; D14 (55): OPT effects + conditional summons = moderate complexity
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample; archetype meta-share unavailable); Tournament Reliability: inferred from dimensions D1/D2/D5/D12/D14 without real play data; Matchup coverage: unknown (no tournament link or metagame sample)
• Data gaps: No combo evidence supplied: ceiling, median, board per starter are text-inferred, not observed. No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent. No win-rate telemetry: going-first/second winrate, matchup breakdown, brick/starter frequency unavailable. No dated metagame sample: Meta Power is Provisional. No side deck construction: post-game-1 transformation unknown. Illegality precludes real-play data: deck cannot be submitted to Master Duel ranked.