Clown Crew Deck #761927 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 35/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

• Primary strategy: Midrange
• Secondary strategies: Stun, Toolbox
• Format: tcg

Legality

Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Clown Crew beatsticks and Tribute Summon pressure: Clown Crew Biancaviso (2500 ATK) and Nerva the Power Patron of Creation (3300 ATK) backed by Clown Crew Diabolo, Fiends and Dristy from the Extra Deck; Clown Crew Meteor and Garura as additional Extra Deck threats, plus Fusion/Synchro/Xyz access through Clown Crew Matinee Operatics and Soiree Operations
• Turn 1 (going first): Clown Crew Rehearsal (Tribute, search Biancaviso and a Clown Crew Spell/Trap) or Matinee Operatics/Cappello to Special Summon Clown Crew monsters, then extend into Extra Deck summons
• Turn 2 (going second): Hand traps (Ash Blossom, Ghost Belle, Ghost Ogre, Droll & Lock Bird, Nibiru) to interrupt the opponent's first summon or search, then rebuild through Clown Crew recursion from the GY and banish zone
• Recovery: Clown Crew New Face and Finale recover from GY/banish, Mulcharmy Fuwalos/Purulia/Meowls draw when the field is empty, and Clown Crew Rehearsal can be Ritual Summoned from the GY
• After siding: Not available: the deck runs no side deck (side_count 0)

Why it scores here

The list is structurally coherent: 32 Clown Crew-core copies give a 0.99 hypergeometric chance of at least one core card in a 5-card opening hand, so the engine is usually reachable on turn 1 (Inferred). Ten hand traps and several negation or removal spells give good interaction density on the system, which carries most of the structural score, and the Extra Deck has real boss options (Biancaviso, Nerva) with multiple Tribute Summon routes. The score is held down by the absence of recorded combos, guides and tournament data, so the ceiling and median cannot be separated, and by a zero-card side deck that leaves no post-side plan. The list is Illegal because Super Polymerization runs 3 copies against a limit of 2; the score is therefore capped at 35 and labelled theoretical/structural-only. No averaging of card scores was used, and popularity in the usage statistics was not credited as power.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Midrange. Structural ≈ 62, Going First ≈ 60, Going Second ≈ 64, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 52. Modifiers: No side deck (-4); Banlist exposure (Limited / Semi-Limited) (-2). Final formula: 0.80*62 + 0.20*52 = 60.0; context modifiers -6 gives 54; Illegal legality caps the final score at 35 (theoretical/structural-only). Meta Power provisional (null).

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.99 · 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

• Archetype core is dense: 32 copies give near-certain access to a Clown Crew card in the opening hand
• Ten hand traps plus several negation and removal spells give layered interaction for both going first and going second
• Extra Deck has real end-board threats (Biancaviso, Nerva) and Tribute Summon routes
• Strong recursion through Clown Crew GY and banish effects

Weaknesses

• Illegal list: Super Polymerization at 3 copies against a limit of 2
• No side deck, so no post-side adaptation
• Dead-card risk from 23 Spells, nine single-copy slots and several situational hand traps
• No recorded boards, guides or tournament data; combo ceiling and median cannot be checked
• Pilotability is demanding: multi-step Tribute Summon sequencing with many optional effects

Critical choke points

• Clown Crew Rehearsal and Matinee Operatics are the main Special Summon and search routes; losing both to interaction slows the engine
• Biancaviso and Nerva require Tribute Summon or Fusion setup; disruption before that leaves no board

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: Super Polymerization 3 copies vs legal 2 (Semi-Limited); main 55 and extra 15 are within size rules; Card text for Biancaviso, Nerva, Ash Blossom, Ghost Belle, Droll & Lock Bird, Solemn Judgment, Called by the Grave and Crossout Designator; Usage stats: Clown Crew Rehearsal, Fuwalos and Droll & Lock Bird are 100% inclusion at typical copies
• Inferred: Archetype core P(at least one in opening 5) = 0.99 (hypergeometric); Interaction density across 10 hand traps and removal/negation text; Going-second hand-trap coverage P(>=1 in 6) = 0.72; Clown Crew recursion supporting rebuild and route redundancy
• Provisional: Meta Power (null, no dated metagame sample); Matchup and format fit (no tournament data); Tournament reliability (no win-rate telemetry)
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot record are absent No win-rate telemetry (going first/second, matchup, brick/starter rates) No guides attached for the archetype Data inconsistency: usage_statistics marks Clown Crew Fiends, Diabolo, Dristy and Garura as in_this_deck=false, but the cards array lists them in the Extra Deck (2, 2, 2 and 1 copies). The Extra Deck evaluation uses the cards array; the usage flags need re-checking Meta Power is provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied