Exosister Deck #772412 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

• Primary strategy: Midrange
• Secondary strategies: Combo, Stun
• Format: ocg

Legality

Main 43 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 1 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Xyz Summon high-ATK Exosister Xyz monsters (Mikailis, Magnifica, Karmael, Kaspitell) from Exosister starters, using Exosister monster effects to banish or remove opposing cards; Hand-trap and removal-supported board control that lets Xyz monsters attack through or survive the opponent's turn
• Turn 1 (going first): Open Elis, Martha, or Betrayal (about 32% per 3-copy card in a 5-card hand); Normal Summon or Special Summon Exosister monsters, Xyz Summon an Exosister Xyz, and keep Returnia or Vadis for the next turn
• Turn 2 (going second): Use the 6-card hand's hand traps (Ash Blossom, Ghost Ogre, Infinite Impermanence, Droll, Maxx C) to answer the first opposing combo starter, then rebuild the Exosister board with Stella, Sophia, or Irene
• Recovery: Exosister Stella, Sophia, Irene, and Elis are the recursion and search pieces; Betrayal adds two Exosister monsters from the Deck, so the engine can rebuild from a partially cleared board
• After siding: No Side Deck is registered (side_count 0), so there is no post-side plan; the deck cannot adapt between games in a best-of-3 event

Why it scores here

This list is Illegal: Albion the Branded Dragon is Forbidden in the OCG list and is run once, so the deck cannot receive a normal Final Contextual score. The structural read (Midrange profile, Structural about 54.5) is theoretical and capped to 30 under the Step 2 rule. Its engine reliably reaches a live starter because the Exosister core (Elis, Martha, Betrayal, Stella, Sophia) is present in numbers, and the Xyz Extra Deck gives real closing power. Interaction density is high (ten hand traps plus Forbidden Crown, Dominus Purge, Mirror Force and Raigeki), which is what carries its going-second score. Popularity did not earn points: usage statistics confirm the archetype core is real, but archetype inclusion was not treated as strength, and no card scores were averaged. The deck has no side deck and no recorded boards, so floor, median and matchup reads stay Inferred or Provisional.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Midrange primary, Combo secondary (disclosed, not averaged). Structural ≈ 54.5, Going First ≈ 55, Going Second ≈ 60, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 50. Modifiers: banlist_exposure (-12); illegal_cap (0). Final formula: Illegal list: normal formula 0.80*Structural(54.5) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(50) = 53.6, with banlist modifier -12 gives 41.6; capped to 30 per the illegal-deck rule. Theoretical/structural-only.

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.32 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.03 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Starter accessibility: Elis, Martha and Betrayal at 3 copies each give about 32% per opener; the archetype core is about 97% likely to show at least one card in 5
• Interaction density: ten hand traps plus removal and negation spells give layered answers to the opponent's combo
• Closing power: Xyz monsters at 2500 to 3000 ATK with double attacks convert a stable board into pressure

Weaknesses

• Illegal list: Albion (Forbidden) in the Extra Deck; cannot be used until removed
• No side deck (side_count 0): no post-side adaptation
• Loose purity: 43 percent exact Exosister names; 33 off-archetype copies lower the engine's consistency
• Five core Exosister Xyz monsters missing (Pax, Karmael in 2 copies, Magnifica in 2 copies, Kaspitell, Gibrine)

Critical choke points

• Albion in the Extra Deck is illegal and occupies a slot; the list must be fixed before any competitive read
• Starter needs Elis, Martha, Betrayal or Sophia in hand; with none, the deck lacks a T1 play

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Albion the Branded Dragon is Forbidden and is run once in the Extra Deck, so the list is Illegal; Main count 43 and Extra count 15 are within size rules; side count is 0 (legal but no post-side plan); Archetype core usage: 21 core copies present, usage inclusion stats available; Exact Exosister name purity 43.1 percent
• Inferred: Starter access: P(at least one of 3 Elis or Martha in opener) about 0.32; core group about 0.97; Brick risk moderate because of 18 off-archetype or generic copies and dead hand traps; Going-second strength from 10 hand traps and removal
• Provisional: Meta Power: null; no dated metagame sample supplied; Matchup fit and tournament reliability: no tournament link
• Data gaps: no combos supplied: combo floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference no tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent no win-rate telemetry (going-first/second, matchup, starter or OTK rates) Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied deck title is null, so the deck is named only by its archetype