Orcust Deck #736185 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 62/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Establish a resilient Orcust Link Monster board with multiple interaction points while grinding through disruption; Leverage Mulcharmy hand-filling effects to build advantage through going-second, then convert via offensive bosses
• Turn 1 (going first): Open with Armageddon Knight or Orcust Cymbal Skeleton into Orcust recursion lines, establish Galatea or Longirsu for grind value and Spell/Trap negation via Orcustrated Babel
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Mulcharmy Fuwalos/Purulia to draw during opponent summons; deploy Forbidden Droplet or Infinite Impermanence for interaction; pivot into removal via Knightmare Phoenix or board wipes
• Recovery: Banish recursion effects (Cymbal Skeleton, Harp Horror, Brass Bombard) from graveyard to restart chains; Orcustrated Babel in GY can be milled back and recycled; multiple starters reduce brick variance
• After siding: No sideboard included (0/15); going-second consistency remains stable but lacks targeted hate adjustment

Why it scores here

This Orcust midrange list opens a core engine in 98.7% of hands and produces a resilient grind board with interaction via Orcustrated Babel and Orcust Link Monsters, but deviates significantly from the meta-standard build by omitting critical Extra Deck pieces (I:P Masquerena, Enlilgirsu, S:P Little Knight, Galatea 3-of) and key extenders (Dingirsu, Longirsu), trading consistency for a Mulcharmy sub-engine that offers going-second card draw but narrows combo routes. The deck converts starters into functional boards reliably but lacks ceiling explosiveness; recovery through recursion is solid but dependent on GY setup. No sideboard severely limits format adaptation. The score reflects strong main-phase consistency and grind value offset by missing core tools and zero post-side versatility.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 0.70 Midrange + 0.30 Combo. Structural ≈ 63, Going First ≈ 66, Going Second ≈ 64, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 59. Modifiers: Missing core Extra Deck cards (-3); Zero sideboard (-2); Mulcharmy going-second tech (1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.99 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.01 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Core engine accessibility: 98.7% probability of opening a functional Orcust starter reduces brick risk
• Grind resilience: Multiple graveyard recursion lines (Cymbal Skeleton, Harp Horror, Brass Bombard) and Orcustrated Babel recycle enable recovery through disruption
• Hand-trap density: Eight copies (Ash Blossom 3x, Infinite Impermanence 3x, Droll & Lock Bird 2x) provide going-second interaction
• Resource economy: Mulcharmy engines and Orcustrated Return card draw support long grinds and hand refill after resource-intensive plays
• Spell/Trap negation: Orcustrated Babel Quick Effect negation on all Orcust/Link effects is reliable and repeatable

Weaknesses

• Missing core Extra Deck: Omission of I:P Masquerena, Enlilgirsu, S:P Little Knight, Dingirsu, and Longirsu significantly reduces combo ceiling and board flexibility vs standard builds
• Combo floor variance: Without detailed board data, median output appears 1-2 Link + interaction, below top-tier expectations
• Going-first board offense: Low ATK on main bosses (Galatea 1800, Longirsu absent); W:P Fancy Ball (2400) and A Bao A Qu (2800) are niche options, limiting closing speed
• Zero sideboard: 0/15 sideboard slots filled eliminates post-side adaptation and severely limits best-of-3 tournament viability
• Niche deviation: 59.1% core presence vs ~80% typical suggests this is an off-meta build with unproven consistency track record
• Mulcharmy engine brick: Fuwalos/Purulia require no-board setup to activate; clogged hands mid-combo reduce flexibility

Critical choke points

• Orcustrated Babel milling: Deck relies on Babel reaching GY and being milled back; a single blocked GY send can strand a turn
• Extra Deck Summon dependency: Orcust line requires Extra Deck access; a single Ash Blossom on Armageddon Knight send severely restricts routing
• Mulcharmy conditional activation: Going-second board advantage is locked behind no-board condition; if player controls even one card, Mulcharmy cannot activate, reducing hand quality
• Limited removal without Forbidden Droplet: Main removal is Forbidden Droplet (3x) and Knightmare Phoenix (1x); if both are dead, going-second board breaking suffers

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: 40 Main, 15 Extra, 0 Side, all restricted cards within limits; Card text: All descriptions resolved and excerpted from evidence; Composition: Type/attribute/race/level breakdown computed from full card list; Probabilities: Hypergeometric draw odds per copy count per hand size; Archetype core: 22-card bootstrap group defined in probabilities
• Observed: Usage statistics: 59.1% core card presence vs 80%+ typical meta builds; Restricted card compliance: All 6 restricted cards run at legal limits
• Inferred: Engine accessibility (D1): P(≥1 starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.987 from hypergeometric estimate; Brick estimate (D2): ~1.3% full brick probability; ~68% functional hand quality inferred; Combo ceiling (D3): Inferred from Armageddon Knight starter into Cymbal/Harp recursion chains estimated 65 power index; Combo floor (D4): Median 1-2 Link Monsters + Babel lock inferred from card synergy, no board evidence; Interruption resilience (D5): Multiple recursion paths (Cymbal, Harp, Brass Bombard) provide route redundancy; Resource economy (D6): Orcustrated Return (draw 2), Mulcharmy effects, and Babel recycling inferred positive swing; Interaction quality (D7): Orcustrated Babel negation + 1 boss negate estimated 68 from text roles; Going-second (D8): Mulcharmy fill + Forbidden Droplet + Knightmare Phoenix estimated 66 from archetype analysis; Offensive power (D9): Boss ATK without Enlilgirsu/Longirsu estimated 55 from present card stats; Main Deck efficiency (D10): 23 distinct, 14 one-ofs, tight packing estimated 66; Extra Deck efficiency (D11): 13/15 slots used; 4 situational techs vs 5 mandatory core estimated 62; Pilotability (D14): 4-5 step Armageddon chains, moderate decision branch complexity estimated 62
• Provisional: Matchup format fit (D13): Archetype meta-share and tournament context unavailable; 59.1% core presence vs typical suggests niche positioning; Meta Power: No dated metagame sample supplied; remains null
• Data gaps: No combo boards supplied: no best_line, median_power_index, board_per_starter, or power distribution — all combo analysis is text-only inference No tournament context: archetype meta-share, top-16 finishes, and per-pilot match record absent No win-rate telemetry: brick rate, starter rate, OTK rate, going-first/second performance, and matchup outcomes are not available in YGOVN No sideboard: 0/15 slots filled; post-side plan is null and cannot be evaluated No deck title: deck.title is null; naming intent unclear