Odd-Eyes Deck #736006 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Pendulum, Fusion-centric
• Format: ocg

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish Fusion/Synchro/Xyz boards with interruption through Power Patron and Artmage engines; Pendulum Summon-based loops for resource generation and board rebuilding
• Turn 1 (going first): Activate Portal - Terminus or Pendulum Treasure to search core monsters; build layered Fusion boards (Artmage Non-Finito, Artmage Diactorus) with negate effects and recursion; hold hand traps for opponent disruption
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Lava Golem as board-breaking tech; leverage Lightning Storm and removal suite; activate post-side hand traps and Called by the Grave to clear GY-dependent threats; attempt board break into Fusion summons for closing pressure
• Recovery: Recursion via Medius the Pure (GY Special Summon loop), Theorealize Past Lull (Fusion retrieval), and Artmage Pact (Fusion Monster retrieval from GY); pendulum starters return to hand via Shade the Obscure to loop turns
• After siding: Integrate Lava Golem and additional hand traps; maintain Fusion recursion engine; side out redundant searchers for format-specific tech

Why it scores here

This deck opens Power Patron / Artmage / Pendulum searchers reliably (P ≥1 in opening hand ~68%), enabling functional Fusion boards with 2–3 negation layers on turn 1. Median combos are modest due to limited independent lines—most starts funnel through Portal - Terminus or Pendulum Treasure into the same Fusion payoffs—and resource float is tight (many one-ofs, few recursion loops). Going-first boards offer layered Fusion negation and protection but lack staying power against focused disruption; going-second relies on heavy tech density (Lava Golem, Lightning Storm, hand traps) rather than engine synergy. The absence of combo evidence prevents confirmation of ceiling/floor claims, so consistency and going-first strength carry the score. Popularity or meta-share did not contribute points; the score reflects the system's actual redundancy and resilience under real hands, not card power in isolation.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 59, Going First ≈ 66, Going Second ≈ 57, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 54. Modifiers: No combo evidence / floor-ceiling gap (-6); High one-of density in searchers (-3); No side deck + best-of-3 unknown (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural(59) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(54) = 0.80*59 + 0.20*54 = 47.2 + 10.8 = 58 → rounded 52 after modifiers (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.68 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.08 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Reliable core searcher density (11 three-ofs) yields ~68% opening consistency for T1 play.
• Layered Fusion negation (Artmage Diactorus + Non-Finito) with built-in recursion (Medius the Pure, Theorealize) provides post-disruption recovery.
• Flexible Extra Deck (15 slots, 5 Fusions / 5 Links / 1 Synchro / 4 Xyz) adapts to different summon routes and payoffs.
• Heavy tech density (12 hand traps, Lightning Storm, Lava Golem, Forbidden Crown) supports going-second resilience.
• Pendulum frame (11 Pendulum Monsters at scales 1 and 11) allows loop returns to hand for turn-over-turn resource regeneration.

Weaknesses

• Median combo output is unclear due to lack of recorded boards; inferred median likely 58–62 (single Fusion + 1–2 negates), below format ceiling.
• Limited independent lines: most hands funnel through Portal - Terminus → Fusion payoff; backup starters share the same end-board.
• One-of saturation in searchers and recursion cards (Medius Pact, Theorealize, Artmage Pact) limits consistency across multiple turns.
• Going-second plan relies on tech density (Lava Golem, removal) rather than engine synergy; no dedicated going-second combo line.
• No confirmed going-first recovery after a single common interruption (e.g., Ash on Portal - Terminus); second Fusion summon path absent.
• Offensive closing power is weak (no piercing, direct damage, or OTK line); most games close incrementally over multiple turns.
• Off-archetype from Odd-Eyes (only 2 exact-name Odd-Eyes in Extra); runs Power Patron + Artmage + Pendulum, creating identity dilution and reduced synergy within any single sub-archetype.

Critical choke points

• Portal - Terminus activation early in turn: if countered by Ash Blossom or hand trap, searcher line stops; backup is Pendulum Treasure (same function, parallel choke point).
• Medius the Pure GY loop: deck has only 1x Medius Pact searcher (one-of); if GY is banished or Medius in hand, recursion stalls.
• Fusion Summon enabler saturation: multiple one-ofs (Artmage Pact, Theorealize, Shade effect) enable Fusions; loss of one branch slows but does not stop the line.
• Lava Golem as going-second board breaker: 3x copies but is a hard brick going first; dedication of 3 slots to single tech.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in OCG format (57 main, 15 extra, 0 side; all copy limits respected).; Legality: Astrograph Sorcerer (Limited, 1x), Called by the Grave (Limited, 1x), Harpie's Feather Duster (Limited, 1x), Solemn Judgment (Limited, 1x), Triple Tactics Talent (Limited, 1x) all within limits.; Composition: 11 three-ofs, 6 two-ofs, 12 one-ofs; hand-trap density 12/57; searcher count 21 cards with 'searcher' text role.; Extra Deck: 5 Fusions, 1 Synchro, 4 Xyz, 5 Links; all distinct cards present.
• Observed: Usage stats show deck missing 8/9 core Odd-Eyes staples (Horoscope Sorcerer, Maxx C, Droll, Gaze, Starving Venom, Dragoon, Electrumite, Exceed); only Ash Blossom (60% inclusion) is present.
• Inferred: P(≥1 of 11 three-ofs in opening hand 5) ≈ 0.68 via hypergeometric; consistency tier: Moderate-High.; Opening brick rate (Lava Golem 3x as tech) ≈ 2.6% hard dead, ~7.5% soft dead including garnet/conflict scenarios.; Best-case board: Artmage Diactorus (Fusion, 2800 ATK, negates on 3+ types) + layered Fusion recursion + Synchro or Xyz anchor; power index inferred ~71–74.; Median board: single Fusion (Non-Finito or Diactorus) + 1–2 negates + modest float; power index inferred ~58–62.; Going-second plan: Lava Golem + Lightning Storm + hand traps (12x) as board break; no dedicated going-second combo line present.; Interruption resilience: 2–3 independent starters but shared Fusion payoffs; second Fusion summon path absent; D5 score ~52 reflects tight backup routes.; Resource economy: Medius the Pure (GY loop), Junoldo (draw 2 on Pendulum Sum), Portal - Terminus (mill), Pendulum Treasure (search) provide modest float; net ~0 card advantage on average turn.; Going-first power: Layered Fusion negation + recursion anchors board; D7 score 65 reflects 1–2 reliable negates per board but no high-volume negation.; Extra Deck efficiency: All 15 slots see contingency play; Fusion heavy (5x) with Link and Xyz flex; coverage is broad but not deep on any single summon type.; Tournament Reliability: Consistency high, but one-of saturation in recursion (Medius Pact, Theorealize, Artmage Pact) and lack of combo data introduce variance in long rounds.
• Provisional: Meta Power is null: no dated metagame sample supplied; Odd-Eyes meta-share (archetype-level) not available; deck's Power Patron / Artmage hybrid positioning vs. current OCG meta is unknown.; Post-side T2 plan is speculative: 0 side cards submitted; best-of-3 adaptability cannot be verified.; Combo ceiling and floor are text-based inference only: no recorded boards in combo data; true median and ceiling may differ from inferred 58–71 range.
• Data gaps: No combos supplied in combo data: combo floor, median, ceiling all inferred from card text and role; actual boards may have different power index and resource signatures. No tournament link: archetype meta-share (Odd-Eyes, Power Patron, Artmage usage rates in OCG meta) unknown; format fit is provisional. No win-rate telemetry: going-first/second win rates, matchup-specific outcomes, brick rates, and starter/OTK frequencies all absent; tournament reliability is inferred from consistency + hand-trap density only. No side deck submitted: 0/15 side slots filled; post-side adaptability cannot be assessed; best-of-3 T2 plan is speculative. No guides or strategy snippets in guide data: archetype strategy context (deck piloting intent, turn sequence priorities, tech rationales) absent.