Magistus Deck #734848 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

• Primary strategy: Midrange
• Secondary strategies: Combo, Control
• Format: tcg

Legality

Main 57 / Extra 13 / Side 0 — status: Legal with warning.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Fusion Summon Invoked bosses (Mechaba, Aeon) for sustainable interaction and grind value; Beatdown via high-ATK Invoked Fusions when board state permits
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish Magical Meltdown + Fusion boss (Mechaba or Aeon) with protection/negation; use hand traps to disrupt opponent setup
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Super Polymerization and Mulcharmy draw effects to manage opponent's board; attempt to break threats and establish a grind position
• Recovery: Recycle Aleister and Invocation from GY via Invoked Baybarron and Invoked Mechaba; leverage banish-zone resources and Mulcharmy hand advantage
• After siding: Unknown — no side deck supplied; consistency and interaction gains unclear

Why it scores here

This Invoked-Magistus hybrid opens a Fusion engine with ~74% consistency to reach a playable Aleister starter and access to Magical Meltdown, but the main deck is bloated at 57 cards with marginal tech cards and unresolved passcodes, raising brick risk. The deck reliably makes a Mechaba or Aeon board with interaction and grind tools (recursion, hand traps, removal), but lacks redundant lines and struggles to pivot after disruption—a single negate on Invocation often leaves it stalled. Going-second options (Super Polymerization, Mulcharmy draws) are present but modest; offensive closing power is limited by low ATK values and competing Spell-Caster summoning requirements. Popularity and archetype inclusion rates confirm the list is real and accessible, but do not drive the score. The zero side deck and missing core Magistus cards (Zoroa, Fairy Tail, Endymion) further weaken consistency and format adaptation; no dated metagame sample is available to assess matchup fit rigorously.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70% Midrange + 30% Combo. Structural ≈ 59, Going First ≈ 63, Going Second ≈ 54, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 56. Modifiers: Main deck bloat (57 cards) (-3); Missing core Magistus cards (-2); Zero side deck (-2). Final formula: 0.80 * Structural (59) + 0.20 * TournamentReliability (56) = 58.4 ≈ 58; Meta provisional (no dated sample)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.74 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.12 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Consistent Fusion engine with high searcher/starter density (0.74 P[core], 0.88 P[searcher])
• Mechaba and Aeon provide layered interaction (negation, banish, removal) for post-board control
• Hand trap count (12 copies) supports aggressive going-second or defensive pivots
• Invocation recursion from GY (Mechaba, Baybarron) enables grind resilience and resource regeneration
• Super Polymerization (3x) and Mulcharmy draw effects offer going-second answers and hand refill

Weaknesses

• Main deck bloat (57 cards) with 4 unresolved passcodes inflates brick risk above standard baseline
• Limited independent lines post-disruption; single negate on Invocation often locks the deck
• Missing 72% of archetype-standard core (Zoroa, Fairy Tail, Endymion Link)—weak Magistus theme coherence
• Low offensive ceiling (max 3800 ATK); relies on disruption and grind rather than tempo pressure
• No side deck; cannot adapt to post-game matchups or transform strategy

Critical choke points

• Invocation access is the primary chokepoint; Ash negation or Called by the Grave banish locks most lines
• Magical Meltdown protection only applies to this-turn Fusion Summons; does not shield follow-up plays
• Aleister Reminiscent Normal Summon conflicts with Spellcaster-level requirements (Sacred Spirit Sword Aiwass, Endymion Link)
• Extra Deck reliance on specific Attribute pairs (e.g., Aeon requires 2+ Fusion Monsters of different Attributes) raises material fragility

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: Legal with warning (57-card main, 13 extra, no side); all banlist restrictions obeyed; Card text resolved for ~26/30 distinct main cards; Invoked Fusion roster verified (Mechaba, Aeon, Baybarron, Raidjin, Sorath, Caliga, Augoeides, Oceanus); Usage statistics: Magistus archetype 28% core-card inclusion (7 of 25 typical); Invoked splice dominant (17 cards across engine and Fusions); Hand trap density: 12 copies (Ash 3, Ghost Ogre 2, Belle 2, Droll 2, Veiler 2, Shifter 1); all roles verified via role_hint_tags; Extra Deck: 10 Fusion (8 Invoked + 2 off-type), 3 Link; all slots resolved
• Observed: Magical Meltdown + Aleister engine present at full 3 copies, matching standard Invoked core build; Super Polymerization at 3 copies aligns with archetype usage pattern (66.7% inclusion typical); Mulcharmy Fuwalos and Purulia (2 copies each) match typical 91.7% and implied inclusion for draw-engine role; Called by the Grave, Harpie's Feather Duster, Dimension Shifter all at legal 1 copy (Limited or Semi-Limited)
• Inferred: Archetype core P(≥1 in opening hand 5) ≈ 0.74 (from hypergeometric draw_table_by_copy_count); consistency tier baseline Mid; Full brick probability ~12% (estimated from 4 unresolved + 3 hard garnets + competing Normal Summons); Best combo ceiling: Magical Meltdown → Aleister → Invocation into Hyperinvoked Aeon (3800 ATK, 3+ material banish) ≈ PowerIndex 80 (text inference); Median board: Single Mechaba or mid-tier Invoked Fusion (1600–2500 ATK) with 1 negate/interaction layer ≈ PowerIndex 60 (architecture inference); Going-first resilience: 2 independent lines (Aleister vs. Aiwass starter path) with backup recursion; not redundant enough for Tier-1 rating; Going-second power hinges on Super Polymerization availability and Mulcharmy draw triggers; modest but functional (estimated 6/10); Pilotability complexity: Moderate (3–5 decision points per turn, OPT hand traps, material assignment for Fusion); error tolerance low if Invocation denied
• Provisional: Archetype meta-share and format fit: Magistus historically tier-2 rogue in TCG format; no dated metagame sample supplied, so Meta Power = null; Post-side plan: Zero side deck means all adaptive performance is Unknown; best-of-3 reliability cannot be assessed; Matchup coverage: Invoked Fusion toolbox is generalist (Mechaba vs. most effects, Aeon vs. Extra Deck decks, Sorath vs. GY threats), but no specific meta matchup telemetry available; Tournament reliability absent (no tournament_context link; no per-pilot win-rate or match data)
• Data gaps: 4 unresolved passcode(s) in main deck—cannot verify function, ATK/DEF, or role; counted as dead/tech slots No combos_evidence parsed: combo floor, median, ceiling, board_per_starter, and starter_diversity are text-inferred only, not measured No tournament_context: archetype meta-share, per-pilot match record, and format fit assessment are Provisional No side deck (0/15 cards): post-side plan, adaptability (D12), and best-of-3 reliability unknown No win-rate telemetry: brick rate, going-first/second split, matchup outcomes, and OTK frequency not measured in YGOVN No dated metagame sample: Meta Power cannot be calculated; relies on archetype historical tier placement (Provisional)