Artmage Deck #772415 — Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

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

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

Legality

Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status under the rules at evaluation time: Illegal. 4 violation(s).

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Artmage and Power Patron Fusion/Link boards (Nerva, Diactorus, Vidolium, Mediclius) converting from Medius the Pure and Theorealize starts (Inferred from card text); Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon and Artmage Graflare pressure through hand-trap-protected Fusion lines (Inferred)
• Turn 1 (going first): Open Medius or Pendulum/Power Patron starter, search the engine via Artmage Varnish or Patron searchers, and protect with Artmage Impasto or Pact (Inferred)
• Turn 2 (going second): Hold Ash Blossom, Ghost Ogre, Maxx C, Droll and Red Reboot to answer the opponent's first summon or search, then rebuild with Medius and Theorealize (Inferred)
• Recovery: Theorealize Past Lull and Medius recursion from the GY, plus the Pot of Sloth and Litera draw-and-search effects (Inferred)
• After siding: No side deck is registered, so there is no post-side plan; the list cannot adapt between games (Verified: side_count 0)

Why it scores here

The deck's structural score is built from the system: Medius the Pure and the archetype-core group are reliably reachable (P(at least one searcher in a 5-card hand) ≈ 0.93, Inferred), and 12 hand traps plus 15 negation texts give strong going-second interaction (P(at least one hand trap in a 6-card hand) ≈ 0.79, Inferred). Conversion is the weak point: no recorded boards exist, so the combo ceiling and median are text-only inference, and the 55-card main with a 15-card Extra makes every starter a long, decision-heavy line. Popularity did not earn points: the archetype's usage stats show the list misses 10 of 24 core cards, and the list was not scored by averaging individual card power. The 4 Forbidden cards (Triple Tactics Talent, Charmer Quartet in Bloom, Azamina Ilia Silvia, Varudras) make the list Illegal, so the structural read is theoretical only and the final score is capped at 35.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Midrange. Structural ≈ 55, Going First ≈ 55, Going Second ≈ 60, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 45. Modifiers: banlist exposure (-12). Final formula: No reliable metagame: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + ContextModifiers = 0.80*55 + 0.20*45 - 12 = 40.0, then capped to 35 because the deck is Illegal (theoretical/structural-only)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.25 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.07 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Dense searcher and archetype-core access (≈0.93 at least one core card in a 5-card hand, Inferred)
• Layered going-second interaction: 12 hand traps and 15 negation texts (Inferred)
• High-ceiling Fusion and Link finishers in the Extra Deck (Verified stats)

Weaknesses

• Illegal list: 4 Forbidden cards (Verified)
• No side deck, so no post-side plan (Verified)
• Large main deck (55) with many single-copy cards lowers consistency (Inferred)
• No combo data, so the output floor and median are unknown (Provisional)

Critical choke points

• Medius the Pure is the only 3-copy Fusion/Patron starter route; a single interruption to it leaves the engine off (Inferred)
• Forbidden cards removed from the list leave the Extra Deck's Varudras and Charmer slots empty (Verified)

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Illegal status: 4 Forbidden cards at 1 copy each (legal copies 0); Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 vs OCG size rules; Copy histogram and archetype purity 20%; Archetype core: 14 of 24 core cards present (58.3%)
• Inferred: Engine accessibility and searcher access (hypergeometric, Inferred); Hand-trap coverage on going second (0.79, Inferred); Pilot complexity and Fusion/Patron line length (Inferred)
• Provisional: Format fit and matchup coverage (no dated meta sample); Meta Power is null, as no dated sample is supplied
• Data gaps: No combos supplied: combo floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference No tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot record are absent No win-rate telemetry: going-first/second, matchup and brick/starter rates are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied No side deck registered: post-side performance cannot be scored