Tenpai Dragon Deck #767254 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

• Primary strategy: Midrange
• Secondary strategies: Toolbox
• Format: ocg

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Sangen/Tenpai Dragon board built through Fadra, Paidra and Genroku recursion into FIRE Dragon Synchro and Link boards (Inferred from card text; no recorded boards); Charmer Link monsters recurring opponent monsters from the GY, supported by Bystial Dis Pater and Trident Dragion (Inferred)
• Turn 1 (going first): Normal Summon Dora Dora or Fadra, search a Sangen or Tenpai Dragon with Paidra/Dora Dora, then pressure into Sangen Summoning and Dragon Synchro/Link summons (Inferred)
• Turn 2 (going second): Hold Ash Blossom, Ghost Ogre, Effect Veiler and Infinite Impermanence to protect the board, then use Forbidden Droplet, Harpie's Feather Duster or Raigeki to clear interaction (Inferred)
• Recovery: Recycle Dragon monsters from the GY through Fadra, Genroku and Sangen Kaimen; Terraforming and Pot of Prosperity add reach (Inferred)
• After siding: No side deck is registered, so there is no post-side plan; the list cannot adapt between games

Why it scores here

This list is illegal in OCG because it runs three copies of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring against a limit of two, so it is scored as a theoretical, structural read only and the final score is capped low. The Tenpai Dragon core (16 archetype-core copies, P(at least one open in 5) about 0.94) gives it a reasonably reliable starting engine (Inferred), and the 12 hand traps plus 11 removal-text cards give it real end-board interaction. Consistency is held back by low exact-name purity (14.5%) and a spread of Sangen, Charmer, Bystial, Forbidden and Cyclone cards that dilutes the engine. There are no recorded boards, so floor, median and ceiling are text-only estimates and none is treated as a verified output. The score comes from the deck as a system, not from averaging card scores, and archetype popularity (Tenpai Dragon usage stats) earned no points by itself.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Midrange. Structural ≈ 46, Going First ≈ 42, Going Second ≈ 40, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 40. Modifiers: Illegal copy limit (-10); Dependence on one hand trap (0). Final formula: Illegal cap: 0.80*Structural(46) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(40) + illegality modifier(-10) = 35; theoretical structural read only, not a normal Final score

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.34 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.06 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Core Tenpai Dragon engine present in 16 copies with high opening-hand access (Inferred)
• Broad interaction suite of 12 hand traps and 11 removal-text cards (Verified text flags)
• Compact 40-card main with a clear Dragon-based theme

Weaknesses

• Illegal: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is over the copy limit (Verified)
• Low exact-name archetype purity (14.5%) with many off-archetype copies (Verified)
• No side deck, so no post-side adaptation (Verified)
• No recorded boards, so the combo floor and ceiling are unverified (Verified gap)

Critical choke points

• Dragon Synchro and Link summons depend on Sangen and Tenpai Dragon starters; losing these to hand traps cuts the board (Inferred)
• Ash Blossom copy count must be reduced to 2 before the list is playable in OCG (Verified)

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: OCG legality: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 3 copies vs limit 2 (Illegal); Main 40 and Extra 15 are within size rules; Composition: 9 Synchro, 6 Link, 0 side, 14.5% exact-name purity; Core usage stats: 10 of 16 core cards present
• Inferred: Opening-hand starter access about 0.94 for the archetype core; Interaction density from card text flags; Midrange primary strategy and Toolbox secondary, from composition and text
• Provisional: Meta Power and matchup fit (no dated metagame sample)
• 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 or going-first/second telemetry in YGOVN Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied No side deck registered