Sky Striker Deck #736285 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 71/100 (±5 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Control
• Secondary strategies: none
• Format: master-duel

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Control and chip damage via Sky Striker Link monsters with direct attacks; Board wipe and resource denial using Sky Striker removal effects
• Turn 1 (going first): Open with Sky Striker Mobilize - Linkage! to summon a Sky Striker Ace, add a Sky Striker Spell, then set up the spell recycling loop
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Ash Blossom, Maxx C) to disrupt, then on turn 2 summon a link monster with Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage! or Linkage! and apply pressure
• Recovery: Recycle spells from the GY with Lemnisgate! or link monsters like Kagari/Zero, draw with Pot of Desires and Upstart Goblin, and re‑summon key monsters via Sky Striker Ace effects
• After siding: No side deck; rely on the built‑in flexibility of the main and extra decks

Why it scores here

The Sky Striker deck reliably opens with at least one core engine piece in almost any hand, allowing a quick special summon of an Ace monster and spell setup. Its strong resource loop and abundant negation tools let it maintain board control and recover from disruption. While it lacks a side deck and some key links, the built‑in redundancy and draw power give consistent mid‑range pressure and a solid chance to close the game, especially when going second.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Control. Structural ≈ 71.6, Going First ≈ 0, Going Second ≈ 0, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 68. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

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

Strengths

• Near‑certain opening of a core Sky Striker engine piece
• Strong spell‑recycling loop and draw power
• Abundant negation and removal tools for resilience
• Flexible link monster suite covering many situations

Weaknesses

• No side deck limits adaptability against specific matchups
• Missing several staple Sky Striker links (Camellia, Hayate, etc.)
• Engine can stall if key Sky Striker spells are removed

Critical choke points

• Reliance on having at least three Spells in the GY for many effects
• Loss of core Sky Striker Spells reduces recycling capability
• No side deck to address extreme floodgate or removal decks

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck legality status is Legal per BanMasterDuel; Side deck count 0 as per legality data
• Observed: Redundant negation tools and hand traps give interruption resilience; 32 Spell cards and recycle effects give strong resource economy; Role tag counts show high interaction density; Main deck copy histogram shows balanced distribution; Extra deck breakdown shows full usage of 15 slots
• Inferred: Core opening probability ≈0.9999 provides excellent consistency; Brick risk moderate based on spell‑heavy composition; Potential ceiling high from multiple link monsters; Median output moderate due to lack of combo boards; Going‑second board‑breaking power inferred from hand‑trap odds; Offensive closing power moderate, reliant on direct‑attack links; Pilotability moderate given decision complexity
• Provisional: Meta fit is provisional due to missing tournament data
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo floor/median/ceiling is text-only inference no tournament link — archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent no win-rate telemetry exists in YGOVN (going-first/second, matchup, game-level, brick/starter/OTK rates) — those signals are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied