Phantom Knights Deck #765903 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
41 Main, 15 Extra, incl. Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight x3, Mulcharmy Fuwalos x3, The Phantom Knights of Decayed Cloak x3. Created Oct 15, 2026 by YGO Mod.
Deck Phantom Knights Master Duel
Created by: YGO Mod (20517634)
Created On: 10/15/2026
Main Deck (41)
- Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight x3
- Maxx "C" x1
- Mulcharmy Fuwalos x3
- Orcust Cymbal Skeleton x1
- Orcust Harp Horror x1
- The Phantom Knights of Ancient Cloak x1
- The Phantom Knights of Decayed Cloak x3
- The Phantom Knights of Doomed Soleret x3
- The Phantom Knights of Ragged Gloves x1
- The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots x2
- The Phantom Knights of Stained Greaves x1
- The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales x2
- World Legacy - "World Crown" x1
- Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring x3
- Foolish Burial x1
- Reinforcement of the Army x1
- The Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch x1
- The Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Requiem x1
- Dominus Impulse x3
- Dominus Spark x2
- Infinite Impermanence x2
- Orcust Crescendo x1
- Phantom Knights' Fog Blade x1
- Phantom Knights' Wing x1
- The Phantom Knights of Umbrage Veil x1
Extra Deck (15)
- Cherubini, Ebon Angel of the Burning Abyss x1
- Galatea-I, the Orcust Automaton x1
- Galatea, the Orcust Automaton x1
- S:P Little Knight x1
- The Phantom Knights of Rusty Bardiche x1
- Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon x1
- Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon x1
- Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Four Heavenly Dragons x1
- Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon x1
- Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star x1
- Evilswarm Ophion x1
- Raider's Knight x1
- Shamanite Shamanknight x1
- The Phantom Knights of Break Sword x1
- The Phantom Knights of Malevolent Scythe x1
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Deck — Deck Power Evaluation
Final Contextual Deck Power: 66/100 (±6 · Confidence: Medium)
| Overall score | Value |
|---|---|
| Structural Deck Power | 70 |
| Going First | 70 |
| Going Second | 74 |
| Meta Power | provisional |
| Tournament Reliability | 66 |
- Primary strategy: Combo
- Secondary strategies: Midrange
- Format: master-duel
Legality
Main 41 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.
Identity & game plan
- Win condition: Xyz/Link boss chains into 2500-3000 ATK Xyz monsters (Dark Requiem, Arc Rebellion, Four Heavenly Dragons, Dingirsu); Orcust Link and Xyz pressure (Galatea, Dingirsu) and Rusty Bardiche board control
- Turn 1 (going first): Open a 3-copy Phantom Knights starter (Doomed Soleret, Decayed Cloak, Mulcharmy, Girsu), search with Rank-Up-Magic/Launch, and Xyz or Link into a boss while holding Ash or Impermanence
- Turn 2 (going second): Use the six-card hand's hand traps (Ash, Impermanence, Maxx C, Dominus) to stop the opponent's summon, then Xyz from the Extra Deck through the resulting window
- Recovery: Revive from the GY and banishment: Torn Scales and Silent Boots banish-effects, Rank-Up-Magic Requiem, and Cloak/Soleret recursion
- After siding: Not applicable: Master Duel is a single game with no Side Deck (side_count 0)
Why it scores here
The deck reliably opens its Xyz/Link engine through several 3-copy and 2-copy Phantom Knights starters and nine searcher-text cards (P of at least one searcher in an opening 5 is about 0.73, Inferred). Its ceiling comes from text-level chains into 2500-3000 ATK Xyz bosses, but no recorded boards exist, so the ceiling and median are text-only inference. Interaction is the strongest system trait: six hand traps, twelve negation-text cards and 26 removal-text cards give dense end-board interaction, and the going-second six-card hand has about a 64% chance of holding a hand trap. Popularity (31 usage-stat rows, 14 of 25 core cards present) confirms this is a real archetype build and earned no points by itself, while 33 off-archetype copies (Orcust, Dominus, Mulcharmy) dilute exact-archetype purity to 41% and cost consistency. The score comes from consistency, median output, interaction and resilience measured on the system, not from averaging card scores, and Meta Power stays provisional.
Dimension scores
| # | Dimension | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Engine Accessibility & Consistency | 70 | P(at least one copy of a 3-copy starter in a going-first 5-card opening) is about 0.33 per card; six starter lines cover the core (Inferred) |
| D2 | Opening-Hand Quality & Brick Management | 65 | Six starters and nine searchers reduce brick risk, but three single-copy tech/search cards and reactive Dominus traps can dead-draw (Inferred) |
| D3 | Combo Conversion & Ceiling | 70 | No recorded boards; a text-level Xyz chain via Rank-Up-Magic and Four Heavenly Dragons reaches 2500+ ATK bosses (Inferred) |
| D4 | Combo Floor & Median Output | 60 | No recorded boards; median output inferred from starter redundancy and interaction density, not measured (Inferred) |
| D5 | Interruption Resilience & Route Redundancy | 72 | GY-based revivals (Torn Scales, Silent Boots, Requiem) and several independent starters give multiple recovery routes (Inferred) |
| D6 | Resource Economy, Recovery & Grind | 72 | Nine searcher-text cards and banish-to-recur effects regenerate resources; no resource signature was measured (Inferred) |
| D7 | End-Board & Interaction Quality | 80 | Six hand traps, 12 negation-text and 26 removal-text cards; Dominus Impulse, Dominus Spark and Impermanence layer interaction (Inferred semantic) |
| D8 | Going-Second & Board-Breaking Power | 78 | Going-second hand holds a hand trap about 64% of the time (hypergeometric); Four Heavenly Dragons and Break Sword destroy boards (Inferred) |
| D9 | Offensive Pressure & Closing Power | 75 | Boss ATK ranges 1900-3000 (Dark Requiem 3000, Arc Rebellion 3000, Dingirsu 2600, Ophion 2550); no direct-attack or piercing data (Verified stats, Inferred use) |
| D10 | Main Deck Efficiency & Flexibility | 58 | 41 Main cards with 25 distinct; 41% exact-archetype purity and 33 off-archetype copies dilute compactness (Verified composition) |
| D11 | Extra Deck Efficiency & Coverage | 68 | Full 15/15 Extra Deck mixing an Xyz/Link core with Lswarm, Burning Abyss and Orcust splash slots (Verified composition, Inferred use) |
| D12 | Side Deck Adaptability | 50 | Master Duel has no Side Deck (side_count 0); neutral 50 and excluded from Structural as not applicable (Provisional) |
| D13 | Matchup Coverage & Format Fit | 50 | No tournament link or dated meta sample; archetype share unavailable; neutral 50 and excluded from Structural (Provisional) |
| D14 | Pilotability & Error Tolerance | 55 | Multi-step Xyz/Link chains with several decision points per turn; error tolerance moderate (Inferred) |
How the score was computed
Strategy profile: Combo (D12 and D13 excluded, weights renormalised over 95). Structural ≈ 70, Going First ≈ 70, Going Second ≈ 74, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 66. Modifiers: off-archetype dilution (-2); single Extra-Deck dependence (-1); banlist exposure (0). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + ContextModifiers (Meta provisional, no dated meta sample): 0.80*69.6 + 0.20*66 - 3 = 65.9
Probability & combo summary
- Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.33 · 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
- Dense interaction: six hand traps, 12 negation-text and 26 removal-text cards
- Multiple independent starters and GY-based recovery routes
- High-ATK Xyz bosses with several boss options in the Extra Deck
Weaknesses
- Exact-archetype purity 41%; 33 off-archetype copies split the engine
- Reactive traps (Dominus Impulse, Dominus Spark) can dead-draw without opponent summons
- No recorded boards, so the combo ceiling and median are unmeasured
Critical choke points
- Opening hand with no starter (about 0.67 per 3-copy starter going first)
- Losing the Rank-Up-Magic search line removes most boss access
Recommended changes
| Priority | Remove | Add | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Foolish Burial | 1 additional Phantom Knights searcher or starter from the archetype core | Foolish Burial is a Limited single that only sends a monster to the GY; a core card adds consistency without banlist exposure (Inferred) |
Evidence & confidence
- Verified: Main 41 and Extra 15 within Master Duel size rules; All 25 distinct Main cards within legal copy limits; three Limited cards at one copy each; Composition, archetype purity and copy histogram from the evidence pack
- Observed: Usage statistics: 31 rows, 14 of 25 core cards present
- Inferred: Starter and searcher hypergeometric consistency estimates; Structural interaction and recovery reads from card text; Going-second hand-trap estimate
- Provisional: Meta Power (null); Matchup and format fit (D13); Side adaptability (D12, not applicable)
- Data gaps: No combos supplied; combo floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link; archetype meta-share and per-pilot record absent No win-rate telemetry; going-first/second, matchup and brick rates are Inferred or unknown Meta Power is provisional without a dated metagame sample Master Duel has no Side Deck, so D12 is not applicable
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