Heroic Deck #736176 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 62/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Fusion-centric
• Format: master-duel

Legality

Main 45 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Fusion-summon boss monsters (Shining Neos Wingman, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, Trinity) with layered interaction or direct damage.; Grind through Masked HERO control elements and resource recursion.
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish a Fusion monster with negation/removal capability and protective layers; use hand traps to defend.
• Turn 2 (going second): Leverage board-breaking fusion effects (Sunrise, Shining Neos Wingman) and quick removal via Forbidden Droplet or Ash Blossom disruption; recycle via GY.
• Recovery: Recursion via banish effects (Destiny HERO - Malicious), GY search (Vision HERO Vyon, Elemental HERO Shadow Mist), and float mechanics on fusion destruction.
• After siding: No side deck supplied; assume tech adjustments to hand-trap ratios and interaction density.

Why it scores here

This Heroic deck is a fusion-focused combo engine with reliable core access (96.5% P[≥1 starter in hand]) but uneven median output. The deck consistently produces a Fusion board with removal or negation options, and boasts strong recursion through Vision HERO Vyon, Destiny HERO - Malicious banish loops, and float triggers. However, it lacks a dominant best-line ceiling—missing key meta-staple bosses like Masked HERO Dark Law and Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer reduces peak pressure. Going-second power is moderate: Shining Neos Wingman and Sunrise board-breakers exist but require setup. Resilience is limited; most lines funnel through a single Fusion Summon, and heavy disruption forces recovery that may not materialize. The deck excels at consistency and resource management but falls short on independent route redundancy and forcing interaction after a chokepoint negate.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 90% Combo, 10% Midrange. Structural ≈ 61, Going First ≈ 64, Going Second ≈ 58, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 62. Modifiers: missing_key_bosses (-3); no_side_deck (-2); limited_interaction_layering (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural (61) + 0.20*TournamentReliability (62) + 0 modifiers = 61.2 → 62 (Meta Provisional, no dated sample supplied)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.97 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.04 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High starter accessibility (96.5% P[≥1 live starter]) ensures consistent T1 deployment.
• Multi-layered recursion: Destiny HERO - Malicious banish loop, Vision HERO Vyon search, Elemental HERO Shadow Mist float, EN Shuffle bounce.
• Flexible Fusion summon routes (Fusion Destiny, Polymerization, Miracle Fusion, Favorite Contact) reduce single-point failure.
• Solid hand-trap package (3x Ash Blossom, 2x Droll & Lock Bird, 1x Maxx C) enables reactive disruption.
• Extra-Deck breadth: 9 Fusion, 5 Link, 1 XYZ supports diverse matchup coverage.
• Forbidden Droplet + quick-play Mask Change provide instant board manipulation T1/T2.

Weaknesses

• Missing 100% core bosses (Masked HERO Dark Law, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, Verte Anaconda) limits peak board pressure and ceiling.
• Single dominant negate per board; lacks layered protection or secondary interruption (e.g., floodgate coverage).
• Limited independent lines post-disruption; most routes converge on Fusion summon, creating a choke point.
• Median output (1–2 card value Fusion + float) is modest; no explosive combo extension.
• Going-second removal relies on setup (Shining Neos Wingman requires GY fill; Sunrise needs attribute diversity); not guaranteed early.
• 45-card main deck, while legal, increases variance compared to 40-card baseline.
• No side deck limits post-game adaptability and meta-tuning flexibility.

Critical choke points

• Fusion Summon blocked: Ash Blossom negates Fusion Destiny, or opponent controls a Fusion Lockdown effect → deck has no secondary win condition.
• GY setup denied: Eradicator Epidemic Virus or Dimensional Fissure active → banish recursion (Malicious, Vyon GY search) breaks.
• Hand depletion via Droll & Lock Bird activation on first search (Stratos, E-Emergency Call) → board stalls.
• Favorite Contact setup fails if no HERO Fusion in Extra Deck is live or materials are unavailable → pivot to standard Fusion lines, slower.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality status: Legal (Main 45, Extra 15, Side 0; all cards within copy limits for Master Duel format); Card text role hints: A Hero Lives (special summon), Fusion Destiny (removal + summon), Vision HERO Vyon (searcher + extender), Elemental HERO Stratos (destruction + search); Banlist status: Called by the Grave (Limited 1x), Foolish Burial (Limited 1x), Maxx C (Limited 1x), Predaplant Verte Anaconda (Limited 1x), Reinforcement of the Army (Limited 1x), Droll & Lock Bird (Semi-Limited 2x); Composition: 45 main, 15 extra, 0 side; 28 distinct main, 13 distinct extra; Elemental/Vision/Destiny/Masked HERO hybrids present; Usage statistics: 56% core cards present (14/25); missing Dark Law, DPE, Verte (100% core cards), Sunrise, Trinity (57-85% core); Hand-trap density: 6 copies (Ash Blossom ×3, Droll & Lock Bird ×2, Maxx C ×1)
• Observed: Archetype coverage: Elemental HERO (20 copies), Destiny HERO (8 copies), Vision HERO (3 copies), Masked HERO (1 copy), HERO generic (5 copies); Searcher density: E - Emergency Call, Reinforcement of the Army, Elemental HERO Stratos (×2), Vision HERO Vyon (×2), Elemental HERO Shadow Mist, Masked HERO Dusk Crow, Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer; total 12 searcher slots; Extra-Deck Fusion bosses: Shining Neos Wingman (3100 ATK, multi-destruction), Vision HERO Trinity (5000 ATK, triple attack), Masked HERO Dark Law (control, not in deck)
• Inferred: Engine accessibility (D1): P(≥1 starter in opening hand 5) ≈ 0.965 via hypergeometric model; 3-copy A Hero Lives, Fusion Destiny, Mulcharmy Fuwalos + searchers = 0.96 consistency; Brick management (D2): estimated 7–10% brick rate from copy histogram and Normal Summon conflicts; no excessive redundancy but 45-card size adds variance; Combo ceiling (D3): Shining Neos Wingman (3100 + 300×GY) + Trinity (5000 triple-attack) are best observed boards; missing DPE and Contrast HERO Chaos limits peak; Combo floor (D4): median board is single Fusion with 1–2 card value (removal/negate + float); diversity of routes (Fusion Destiny, Miracle Fusion, Vyon engine) moderate; Interruption resilience (D5): two independent starter groups but convergence on Fusion summon creates choke point; secondary lines exist but are slower; Resource economy (D6): banish recursion (Malicious ×3), GY search floats (Vyon, Shadow Mist), EN Shuffle bounce sustain grind; Fusion Destiny self-destruct clause costs a summon; Endboard interaction (D7): 1–2 negations typical (Contrast HERO Chaos, or Masked HERO Dark Law if added); no dominant floodgate; hand-trap support reactive; Going-second power (D8): Shining Neos Wingman (destruction effect), Sunrise (conditional removal), Forbidden Droplet (3x) + Ash Blossom (3x) enable board breaking; GY-dependent setup; Closing power (D9): Shining Neos Wingman ATK scaling and Trinity multi-attack provide offensive pressure; no direct-damage combos; modest closing ceiling without GY setup; Main-deck efficiency (D10): 45 cards legal but above 40-card baseline; 28 distinct cards reduce redundancy; 11 tech cards flex slots; Extra-Deck efficiency (D11): 15 slots: 9 Fusion (Shining Neos Wingman, Trinity, Dark Law, Sunrise, DPE∉deck, etc.), 5 Link (Xtra HERO Cross Crusader ×2, Wonder Driver, Infernal Devicer, Verte∉deck), 1 XYZ (Dugares); all appear utilized; Pilotability (D14): Fusion lines require 3–5 summon steps; decision points moderate; sequencing error cost (banish vs. GY) is high; pilotable by experienced Fusion players
• Provisional: Matchup coverage (D13): no tournament data or dated metagame sample; archetype meta-share unknown; 56% core presence vs. standard suggests off-meta deviation; format fit Provisional; Meta Power: null (no dated metagame sample supplied; cannot assess top-deck coverage, common interaction resilience, format-speed fit, turn-order balance, side effectiveness without contemporaneous meta context)
• Data gaps: No parsed combos: best_line, median_power_index, board_per_starter, going-first/second split are absent; all combo claims are text-inferred. No tournament context: archetype meta-share, per-pilot match records, top-16 history absent. No win-rate telemetry: brick rates, starter distribution, OTK frequency, matchup records, game-level outcomes not available in YGOVN. No side deck: adaptability (D12) cannot be properly scored; best-of-3 reliability is speculative. Missing archetype data: no guides specifically for this Master Duel Heroic build; generic guide mentions anime origin. No dated metagame sample: Meta Power cannot be calculated; format speed, turn-order dominance, counter-interaction prevalence unknown.