Train Deck #768889 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 30/100 (±8 · Confidence: Low)

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

Legality

Main 59 / Extra 14 / Side 0 — status: Illegal. 3 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Train Extra Deck boss monsters (Gustav Max / Gustav Rocket / Super Dora / Liebe) summoned off Train Level 10 Machines, with Night Train and Exceptional/Urgent Schedule as the engine starters; Infinitrack and Mulcharmy / Scrap draw-and-recycle lines extending the hand after the boss is summoned
• Turn 1 (going first): Open a Train starter (Night Train Blue Traveler or Exceptional Schedule) and search Revolving Switchyard or Heavy Freight Train Derricrane, then Xyz into a Level 10 boss; hand-trap backup if the opponent starts a Summon
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Ash Blossom, Ghost Belle and Droll to slow the opponent's first engine, then rebuild a Train board from the hand; 0 side cards means no adaptation for this plan
• Recovery: Recover through Mulcharmy/Scrap draw effects and Infinitrack Tunneller's GY-to-deck draw; Heavy Forward and Ancient Gear Box provide search follow-ups
• After siding: Not available: the list has 0 side cards, so there is no post-side plan in best-of-3 play

Why it scores here

The score is built on the deck as one system, not on an average of its card scores. The Train engine is accessible: the archetype core is about 88.5% likely to contribute at least one card in a 5-card opening hand, and searcher text covers about 81% of the Main Deck, so the deck usually reaches a starter by turn 2. Interaction is dense (22 negation-text cards and 15 hand traps) and gives real end-board coverage, and the Level 10 Xyz bosses supply closing power. The deck is held back by a split identity: only 31.5% of its cards are exact Train names, the rest are Infinitrack, Dominus, Mulcharmy, Scrap, Machina and generic cards, which raises brick risk and lowers efficiency. Popularity did not earn points, no side deck means no post-side adaptation, and the list is illegal, so the final score is capped low and the result is theoretical.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Midrange primary, Toolbox secondary (0.8/0.2 approximation; secondary used only as a sanity check). Structural ≈ 51, Going First ≈ 45, Going Second ≈ 60, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 40. Modifiers: Illegal copy-limit violations (-6); No side deck (-4); Banlist exposure (-2). Final formula: No reliable metagame: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + ContextModifiers = 0.80*51 + 0.20*40 - 12 = 36.8, then capped to 30 because the list is Illegal (theoretical/structural-only)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.89 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.12 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Dense negation and hand-trap interaction (22 negation-text cards, 15 hand traps)
• Searcher coverage (16 searcher-text cards) keeps the engine accessible
• Level 10 Xyz bosses give high ATK and direct damage text
• Archetype core is present in about 88.5% of opening hands

Weaknesses

• Illegal list: Ash Blossom, Droll & Lock Bird and Called by the Grave exceed their legal copy limits
• Split identity with only 31.5% exact-Train purity
• No side deck, so no post-side plan
• No recorded combos or win-rate data, so the ceiling and floor are unmeasured

Critical choke points

• Revolving Switchyard / Level 10 Machine summon route for the boss
• Single Xyz boss line if the opponent answers the first Train starter

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: 3 over-limit/Forbidden violations; 59 Main and 14 Extra within size rules; Card text for all 59 Main and 14 Extra cards; Archetype core present in 11 of 20 usage-stat cards; Composition: 31.5% exact-Train purity, 0 side cards
• Inferred: D1 consistency from hypergeometric draw odds; Brick and conflict rate from archetype spread; Interaction density from text; Going-second interaction estimate from hand-trap probability
• Provisional: Meta Power (null); Matchup and format fit (D13)
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo floor/median/ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot record absent No win-rate telemetry (going-first/second, matchup, brick/starter/OTK rates) Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied Illegal list: copy-limit violations must be fixed before a normal score can apply