Forbidden Deck #736005 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 52/100 (±8 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Control
• Secondary strategies: Toolbox, Midrange
• Format: ocg

Legality

Main 57 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Fusion-based control via Artmage / Power Patron monsters with layered negation and disruption; Pendulum-scale setup into Synchro/Xyz summons for board presence and grinding advantage
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish Artmage Fusion board with multiple negation layers (Artmage Diactorus, Artmage Non-Finito); float hand-traps in Pendulum Zones for interaction
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand-traps (Ash Blossom, Ghost Ogre, Infinite Impermanence, Ghost Belle) to break opponent setup, then rebuild via Pendulum Summon and Fusion into Power Patron bosses
• Recovery: Graveyard recursion via Artmage Pact, Power Patron Shade of Final Hour, and Theorealize Past Lull to re-establish boards after disruption
• After siding: No side deck provided; post-side strategy unknown

Why it scores here

This Forbidden Control deck assembles a hybrid Artmage/Power Patron Fusion engine with strong hand-trap density and mid-range board control, but suffers from architectural inconsistency: the core 8 archetype starters have only ~54% opening consistency, missing key meta-core cards (Droll & Lock Bird, Ecclesia, Albion) that typical Forbidden lists use. The 57-card main deck (exceeding 40-minimum) dilutes opener quality. The end-board does produce meaningful negation and removal layering (Artmage Diactorus, Infinite Impermanence, Solemn Judgment), supporting strong going-second disruption via Lava Golem and three hand-traps. Recovery is solid via Graveyard recursion and Pendulum float mechanics, but the deck lacks an explicit post-side strategy (no side deck provided) and lacks offensive closing speed—winning through gradual grind rather than explosive pressure. The system is functional but fragmented, leaning on general interaction rather than cohesive synergy.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70% Control + 30% Toolbox. Structural ≈ 54, Going First ≈ 58, Going Second ≈ 68, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 48. Modifiers: Deck Size Over Standard (-4); Missing Meta-Core Cards (-3); No Side Deck Provided (-2); Going-Second Interaction Suite (3). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.54 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.15 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Strong going-second hand-trap density (12 copies across three distinct traps + Lava Golem) enables consistent T2 board disruption
• Solid interaction quality on established board (Artmage Diactorus negation, Infinite Impermanence, Solemn Suite, Forbidden Crown layering)
• Graveyard recursion via Theorealize, Power Patron Shade, Artmage Pact enables recovery and board rebuilding after targeted disruption
• Pendulum float mechanics provide follow-up action and consistency bridges between turns
• Extra Deck diversity supports multiple summon types (Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link) for flexible routing

Weaknesses

• Deck size (57 cards) significantly dilutes opening consistency compared to 40-card standard; increases garnet frequency
• Missing key meta-core cards (Droll & Lock Bird, Ecclesia, Albion) suggests deviation from proven Forbidden lists, undermining viability
• Limited offensive closing power—wins through grinding and resource denial rather than explosive finisher pressure
• Fusion Summoning requirements impose strict routing constraints; high dependence on Medius and Prohibited Portal for engine consistency
• No side deck (0/15) provided; unable to adapt post-game, major competitive handicap for best-of-3 formats
• Lava Golem can brick hands going-first if drawn without empty board setup; situational dead draw

Critical choke points

• Prohibited Portal and Pendulum Treasure are the two primary search vectors; if either is negated, engine stalls significantly
• Medius loops depend on having an Artmage in hand or on-field; failed Medius activation locks out major routing
• Fusion Summon dependency bottlenecks through limited Fusion targets (Artmage Non-Finito, Artmage Diactorus); if both are exhausted, board complexity collapses
• Going-first board is vulnerable to single-point interruption (e.g., negate Prohibited Portal activation); limited independent alternate lines
• Ash Blossom hand-trap negation (3 copies) is the primary anti-search tool; if all three are drawn as dead cards going-first, engine fails

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: Legal in OCG, all copy limits observed, 5 Limited cards (Astrograph, Called by the Grave, Harpie's Feather Duster, Solemn Judgment, Triple Tactics Talent) run at 1 copy each; Composition: 57-card main, 15-card Extra, 0-card Side (verified from evidence); Card text: All 44 distinct cards resolved with description excerpts; role tags (hand-trap, negation, removal) confirmed from text; Usage statistics: Archetype-core 9-card set; deck runs 4/9 top-core cards (44.4%); missing Droll & Lock Bird, The Fallen & The Virtuous, Ecclesia, Albion, Pot of Sloth
• Observed: Forbidden archetype meta-core inclusion rates (100% Solemn Judgment, 75% Mulcharmy Fuwalos + Triple Tactics + Ecclesia + Albion, 50% Ash Blossom + Pot of Sloth); Deck runs typical Artmage/Power Patron Fusion payoff structure with Pendulum engine bridges
• Inferred: Opening consistency: P(≥1 archetype starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.54 via hypergeometric from core 8 copies and 21 searchers; full brick rate ~15%; End-board quality: Artmage Diactorus (Quick-Effect negation on 3+ Types condition) + Infinite Impermanence (hand-trap negation) + Solemn suite ≈ 3–4 live interaction pieces; Interaction Density ≈ 72/100; Going-second power: 12 hand-traps + Lava Golem + Lightning Storm/Harpie's + Forbidden Crown removal = high board-breaking coverage, estimated 65–75% vs typical T1 boards; Resource economy: Medius loops + Pendulum float + GY recursion provide modest net advantage (0–2 cards per cycle) and grind support; net card advantage estimated +1 to +3 per extended turn; Pilotability: Fusion routing complexity moderate (2–3 decision points per turn); error tolerance fair but not high; 57-card size increases variance; Post-side capacity: No side deck supplied; post-side T2 and T1 plans are Unknown; cannot assess adaptability
• Provisional: Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample supplied); archetype meta-share unavailable; deck deviates significantly from top-core lists, viability Provisional; Matchup coverage: Forbidden deck popularity and performance in current OCG format unknown; relies on assumed meta positioning
• Data gaps: No combo evidence: floor, median, and ceiling combo power inferred entirely from card text and role analysis; no real-board data to validate routing or interrupt recovery No tournament link: archetype meta-share, top-16 representation, and per-pilot match records absent; meta-power cannot be quantified No win-rate telemetry: YGOVN does not supply going-first/going-second win rates, matchup performance, brick rates, or starter reliability per-deck; all consistency claims are Inferred No side deck: zero post-game adaptability data; cannot evaluate side-deck coherence, tech coverage, or best-of-3 resilience Limited guides: no strategy guide snippets provided; intent and meta-positioning unclear Archetype deviation: deck differs from Forbidden meta-core in multiple high-inclusion cards; unclear whether deviation is intentional niche build, budget constraint, or player preference