Monarch Deck #766128 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 30/100 (±10 · Confidence: Low)

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

Legality

Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Extra-Deck boss summons (Clown Crew Biancaviso, Nibiru, Zaborg line) after the Clown Crew engine resolves; the Extra Deck is only partly verifiable (see data gaps); Synchro/Link/Fusion follow-up from Clown Crew and @Ignister/Tri-Brigade pieces, inferred from card text only
• Turn 1 (going first): Open on a Clown Crew starter (Cappello, Flair, Rehearsal, Matinee Operatics) and extend into a Tribute or Ritual boss; hold hand traps (Ash, Droll, Ghost Ogre, Ghost Belle) for the opponent's first responses
• Turn 2 (going second): Hand-trap the opponent's starter with Ash, Droll, Ghost Ogre or Ghost Belle, then rebuild through Clown Crew recursion and Biancaviso
• Recovery: Clown Crew New Face and Clown Crew Finale recycle GY/banished Clown Crew cards; Upstart Goblin and Mulcharmy draws supply cards (Inferred from card text)
• After siding: Side deck is empty (Side Deck size 0); no post-side plan can be evaluated

Why it scores here

The deck's Clown Crew core (about 28 copies, with 3-copy starters) and Mulcharmy/Cyclone support give it several independent openers, and its 13 hand traps (Ash, Droll, Ghost Ogre, Ghost Belle, Nibiru) keep the going-second interaction line strong (Inferred). Recursion through New Face, Finale and Flair supports grind, but only at the level card text allows, not recorded play. No combos are recorded and no tournament or side-deck data exists, so the combo ceiling, floor and matchup scores are text-only inferences with low confidence. Popularity (archetype core usage) confirms the list is accessible, but it did not earn points; card power was not averaged. The deck is Illegal as built (3 copies of a Semi-Limited card), so the score is capped at 30 and is theoretical/structural-only.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Midrange. Structural ≈ 55.5, Going First ≈ 55, Going Second ≈ 62, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 52. Modifiers: banlist exposure (-6); off-archetype sprawl (-4). Final formula: Normal formula 0.80*55.5 + 0.20*52 = 54.8, then modifiers -10 gives 44.8; capped at 30 because the deck is Illegal (3 copies of Ash Blossom vs legal limit 2). Score is theoretical/structural-only. Meta Power provisional/null.

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.25 · 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

• Three-copy Clown Crew starters give multiple independent openers (Verified card counts, Inferred access)
• 13 hand traps and 26 removal-text cards give layered going-second interaction (Verified counts, Inferred strength)
• Recursion pieces (New Face, Finale, Flair) support grind (Inferred)

Weaknesses

• Illegal as built: 3 copies of Ash Blossom against a limit of 2 (Verified)
• No side deck (Verified)
• Low exact-name archetype purity; sub-archetype spread creates engine-conflict risk (Verified counts, Inferred impact)
• No recorded boards, so the combo ceiling and median are unmeasured (Verified gap)

Critical choke points

• Ash Blossom copy count: the deck must drop one copy before any normal score applies
• Tribute and Ritual requirements for Clown Crew bosses depend on having a Tribute-able monster in hand or field

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Main count 55, Extra 15, Side 0 (within TCG size rules); Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 3 copies vs TCG Semi-Limited limit 2 (Illegal); Called by the Grave and Triple Tactics Talent Limited at 1 copy each (legal); Droll & Lock Bird Semi-Limited at 2 copies (legal); Archetype spread: Clown Crew 28, Mulcharmy 5, Cyclone 5, Monarch 2
• Observed: Usage statistics show 15 of 25 core cards present (60%)
• Inferred: P(>=1 of a 3-copy starter in a 5-card going-first hand) = 0.25; Hand-trap density gives going-second interaction, P(>=1 in 6) = 0.82; Clown Crew recursion supports grind; Extra-Deck boss summons are the closing route
• Provisional: Meta Power (no dated metagame sample); Matchup fit (tournament data unavailable); Side-deck adaptability (no side deck)
• Data gaps: Illegal copy-limit violation makes the normal score inapplicable; score is capped no combos supplied: combo floor/median/ceiling are text-only inference usage statistics conflict: Clown Crew Meteor, Dristy, Diabolo, Fiends, Garura, Ferrijit, Packbit, Starslayer, Malong and Wind Pegasus appear in the cards list with zone 'extra' and copies, but usage flags them in this deck=false; Extra Deck composition was taken from cards, not usage no tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent no win-rate telemetry exists in YGOVN; brick, starter and matchup rates are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied side deck is empty, so post-side plan and D12 cannot be measured