Stardust / Synchron Deck #730698 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 58/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Synchro engine
• Format: duel-links

Legality

Main 30 / Extra 9 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Build a Synchro-heavy board with interruption and direct damage via high-ATK bosses (Shooting Quasar Dragon, Red Supernova Dragon, Crimson Dragon).; Grind via recursion and resource generation; exhaust opponent while generating card advantage.
• Turn 1 (going first): Synchro Summon into a 2–3 monster board with negation and protection via Shooting Quasar Dragon or Crimson Dragon; lock field with Synchro World and board searchers.
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Droll & Lock Bird, Ghost Belle) and removal spells (Forbidden Droplet, Dark Ruler No More) to clear the opponent's board before attempting a Synchro combo.
• Recovery: Recursion via Stardust Dragon (recovers from Extra Deck), Synchro Rumble (revives Tuners), and Centur-Ion cards (search and Special Summon chains).
• After siding: Add board breakers and side-deck tech to handle specific matchups; Zombie World and graveyard fill support alternative lines.

Why it scores here

This Stardust/Synchron deck opens a functional Synchro engine with high core probability (P(≥1 starter) ≈ 0.999) but suffers from inconsistent median output and a 0% side-deck (Duel Links format constraint). The deck reliably generates 2–3 Synchro monsters with interruption on Turn 1, and Crimson Dragon + Shooting Quasar provide strong negation layers. However, the missing core Extra-Deck cards (Satellite Warrior, Centur-Ion Auxila, Centur-Ion Primera Primus, Ruddy Rose Dragon) and redundancy across multiple 3-ofs (Stardust Synchron, Stardust Trail, Shining Star Dragon) force excessive recursion and increase brick risk. Going-second capability is moderate—hand traps and Forbidden Droplet provide interaction, but the deck cannot easily break established boards. Tournament representation and meta fit are provisional (no dated metagame supplied); archetype prevalence in Duel Links suggests it is recognized but not dominant. The evaluation reflects system coherence, not individual card quality.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 60, Going First ≈ 66, Going Second ≈ 54, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 52. Modifiers: Extra-Deck incompleteness (-3); No side deck (0); Hand-trap density (2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 1 · key two-card combo ≈ 0.65 · 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

• Extremely high opener consistency: P(≥1 Synchro starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.999 ensures Turn 1 setup.
• Redundant Synchro lines: Multiple Tuner options (Stardust Synchron, Shining Star Dragon, Centur-Ion Atrii) enable recovery after interruption.
• Strong interaction layer: Shooting Quasar Dragon (negate + multi-attack), Crimson Dragon (searcher + recursion), Stardust Dragon (destruction negate).
• Flexible Extra-Deck access: 9 Synchro monsters support Level 8, 10, and 12 lines with varied utilities.
• Going-second hand traps: Droll & Lock Bird and Ghost Belle provide reactive interaction; Forbidden Droplet negates on demand.

Weaknesses

• Missing core Extra-Deck monsters: Absent Satellite Warrior, Centur-Ion Auxila, Ruddy Rose Dragon, Centur-Ion Primera Primus limits combo ceiling and alternative lines.
• High redundancy in 3-ofs: Three copies each of Stardust Synchron, Stardust Trail, Shining Star Dragon inflate brick risk and hand clogging.
• Weak median output: No combo data; estimated median boards are 2–3 Synchro summons, below archetype ceiling.
• Limited going-second potential: Removal suite (Forbidden Droplet, Dark Ruler No More, hand traps) is reactive; deck cannot easily break established boards without external luck.
• No side deck: Duel Links 0-side format prevents post-game 1 adaptation; single build must cover all matchups.
• Zombie World integration unclear: 1-of Zombie World appears niche; unclear if actively used or filler.

Critical choke points

• Tuner extender depletion: If multiple Tuners are milled early or used in failed combos, deck loses the ability to continue Synchro chains.
• Extra-Deck saturation: All 9 slots are Synchro; a single graveyard fill or banish of a critical Synchro (e.g., Shooting Quasar, Crimson Dragon) removes a key board piece.
• Crimson Dragon Limited status: Deck runs only 1 copy due to banlist restriction; losing it to banish or destruction removes a high-value searcher/recycler.
• Forbidden Droplet cost: Activating Forbidden Droplet requires discarding from hand/field; in tight resource situations, this can mill critical pieces or brick recovery lines.
• No tutoring for Extra-Deck: Synchro Rumble and Synchro World provide some recursion but cannot search; a missed Extra-Deck summon window may be unrecoverable.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: 30 main, 9 extra, 0 side; all cards within copy limits and banlist status (Crimson Dragon Limited 1). (deck_id: 730698); Core consistency: P(≥1 Synchro starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.9991 (hypergeometric, archetype core 21 copies).; Hand-trap coverage: 4 hand traps in deck (Droll & Lock Bird 3, Ghost Belle 1); P(≥1 in hand 6) ≈ 0.6123.; Extra-Deck composition: All 9 slots Synchro; coverage includes Levels 8, 10, 12.; Archetype core presence: 11 of 20 core cards present (55% coverage); 9 core cards missing.
• Observed: Archetype meta-share (usage statistics): Stardust/Synchron archetype present in Duel Links; deck follows standard core patterns (60% inclusion for multiple cards).; Guide evidence: 1 guide references archetype as 'thật sự trở thành một thế lực trong meta' (truly became a force in meta) with strong board-building capability.
• Inferred: Combo ceiling: Shooting Quasar Dragon (4000 ATK, multi-attack) + Crimson Dragon (searcher) form best board; estimated 2–3 Synchro summons with negation layer (ceiling PowerIndex ~75–80).; Combo median: Estimated 2–3 Synchro summons per turn without parsed data; median PowerIndex ~55–60.; Brick rate: Full brick (no Tuner or starter) estimated <1%; however, hand-clogging from three 3-ofs may force suboptimal plays.; Going-second plan: Forbidden Droplet + Dark Ruler No More + hand traps (4 copies) provide reactive interaction; deck cannot easily break established boards; estimated going-second power ~54.; Tournament reliability: No dated metagame; reliability estimated from consistency, interruption resilience, and post-side adaptability (0-side format). Estimated ~52.; Post-side adaptability: 0-side deck (Duel Links format); no deck transformation possible; adaptability score set to 0.
• Provisional: Meta Power: No dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share unknown; set to null.; Matchup-specific win rates: No tournament match records provided; matchup power estimated from archetype meta-share (45, provisional).; Format speed fit: Duel Links speed unknown; Synchro-heavy deck may conflict with acceleration-based meta.
• Data gaps: No parsed combo boards: Best-line, median-power-index, and board-per-starter estimates are text-based inference, not measured. No tournament link: Archetype meta-share and per-pilot match records absent; Meta Power set to null. No win-rate telemetry: Going-first/going-second win rates, matchup outcomes, brick/starter/OTK rates not available. No guide strategy depth: Single guide snippet confirms archetype strength but lacks detailed turn-1 / turn-2 / recovery strategy. Format rules unclear: Duel Links ban-list, speed tier, and metagame composition unknown; meta fit estimated provisional. Side-deck strategy absent: 0-side format precludes side-deck adaptability; no post-game plan available.