Argostars Deck #757260 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 32/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Toolbox, Stun
• Format: master-duel

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Argostars Xyz/Link/Fusion end-boards (Adventurous Arion, Divine Serpent Apophis, Lars-class Extra Deck threats) built from Argostars Trap-monster and Continuous Trap lines; Apophis/Temple of the Kings Fusion and Trap-based swarm with Merciless Scorpion of Serket
• Turn 1 (going first): Search and set Argostars Traps (Home Stadium, Glorious Adra, Giantslaying) to build a Continuous Trap board, then Normal Summon or Special Summon Argostars monsters to reach an Xyz or Link threat
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Ash-style negation text (Verdict of Anubis, Forbidden Crown, Solemn Accusation) and Nibiru/Evenly Matched hand traps to stall the opponent's first board, then convert through Extra Deck summons; the second-player hand-trap density is not verified by data
• Recovery: Recover Argostars monsters and Traps from the GY or banishment through Home Stadium and Adventurous Arion searches, and rebuild through Apophis trap sets
• After siding: Not evaluable: the deck has no Side Deck (Side Deck size 0), so there is no post-side plan.

Why it scores here

The deck's Argostars core (Glorious Adra and Apophis at 3 copies each) gives a reasonable chance of a starter in hand (archetype core group about 0.85 for at least one of 12 core copies in a 5-card hand, Inferred). Interaction density is real but fragile: 11 negation-text cards and 7 floodgates support the end-board, though the Forbidden Dimension Shifter is run illegally. Conversion is unscored because no recorded boards exist, so the ceiling and median come from card text only. Ten singleton-to-double copies and 18 Trap cards in 40 slots lower brick resistance and dilute the exact-archetype core (20 percent exact-name purity). Popularity of the Argostars archetype did not earn points, and card scores were not averaged. The list is Illegal, so the score is a structural-only, theoretical estimate and is capped low.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 45, Going First ≈ 42, Going Second ≈ 38, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 40. Modifiers: banlist exposure (-12); no Side Deck (0). Final formula: Theoretical only (list Illegal): 0.80*Structural(45) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(40) + Legality modifier(-12) = 32; Meta Provisional

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.85 · 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

• Core Argostars engine has 3-copy starters (Glorious Adra, Apophis the Swamp Deity) giving reasonable starter access
• Layered negation and floodgate suite (11 negation-text, 7 floodgate cards)
• Extra Deck covers Xyz, Fusion and Link threats from multiple sub-archetypes

Weaknesses

• Dimension Shifter is Forbidden and run at 1 copy, so the list is Illegal as built
• Low archetype purity (20 percent exact name) with 22 distinct main-deck cards and many singletons
• No Side Deck, so no post-side plan
• No recorded boards, so the combo ceiling and median are unmeasured

Critical choke points

• Continuous Trap in the Spell and Trap Zone is needed for most Argostars Monster-zone effects, so Trap-removal or Spell/Trap destruction breaks the line
• Dimension Shifter legality must be resolved before the deck can be played

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Main 40, Extra 15, Side 0 meets Master Duel size rules; Dimension Shifter is Forbidden with 0 legal copies and run at 1 copy (illegal); Super Polymerization and Treasures of the Kings are Semi-Limited at 2 copies (legal); Composition: 20 percent exact-archetype purity; 11 negation-text, 7 floodgate, 5 hand-trap cards
• Inferred: Archetype core starter probability approx. 0.85 in a 5-card hand; Going-first and going-second estimates from text and hand-trap density; Interaction density and resilience scores from card text
• Provisional: Meta Power and format fit (no dated metagame sample)
• Data gaps: No recorded combos; floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link; archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent No win-rate telemetry; going-first, going-second and matchup rates unknown No Side Deck, so post-side adaptability is unmeasured Meta Power is Provisional without a dated metagame sample