Vaalmonica Deck #773843 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 52/100 (±8 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Combo
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Link-Pendulum engine
• Format: master-duel

Legality

Main 40 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Pendulum-zone Resonance Counter engine enables Link Summons of Zebufera, Duralume and Varar, then recurs and searches Vaalmonica pieces into a high-ATK link board.; Fiendsmith Extra Deck lines (Lacrima, Desirae, Requiem) as a splash finisher when Vaalmonica pieces are missing.
• Turn 1 (going first): Pendulum-scale Angello and Dimonno, then searcher spells (Vaalmonica, the Agathokakological Voice, Scelta, Selettrice) to reach a Pendulum pair and build Resonance Counters before a Link Summon.
• Turn 2 (going second): Hand traps (Ash Blossom, Ghost Belle, Maxx C) to answer the opponent's first board, then the same Pendulum-to-Link route on the follow-up turn.
• Recovery: Multiple searchers (16 searcher-text cards) and recursion from GY and banish zones (Ereditare, Invitare, Disarmonia) to rebuild a Pendulum pair after a single interruption.
• After siding: No side deck is registered (Side Deck size 0), so no post-side plan exists in the evidence; adaptability is scored as a structural gap.

Why it scores here

The deck is scored as a system: a Pendulum pair (Angello and Dimonno, 6 copies) feeds Resonance Counters that gate the Vaalmonica link engine, and 16 searcher-text cards give P(at least one searcher in an opening 5) of about 0.94 (Inferred). Interaction density is high, with 6 hand traps, 8 negation-text cards and 13 removal-text cards, which lifts the endboard and interaction score. The Extra Deck carries high-ATK link and synchro/fusion bosses (Zebufera 2500 ×2, Duralume 2500, Varar 3000, Chaos Angel 3500, Caesar 2800, Desirae 2800), which supports offensive closing power. The score is held back by a low exact-name archetype purity of 43.6% with Fiendsmith, Mulcharmy and generic splash, no recorded boards (floor and median are unmeasured), and an empty side deck. Archetype popularity (usage stats) confirms the list is standard and accessible but did not add points, and no card scores were averaged into the deck score.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 60.4, Going First ≈ 58, Going Second ≈ 60, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 50. Modifiers: side deck absent (-2); archetype purity 43.6% (-3); Pendulum-zone dependence (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability + ContextModifiers (Meta provisional; Combo profile, secondary Midrange disclosed but not blended)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.94 · 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

• Dense searcher text (16 cards) gives high starter access
• Six hand traps and eight negation-text cards provide layered interaction
• Extra Deck of high-ATK link and synchro bosses gives strong closing power
• Standard archetype core is present; usage stats confirm the list is accessible

Weaknesses

• Exact-name archetype purity is 43.6%, so many slots are splash or generic
• No side deck (Side Deck size 0), so no adaptability
• No recorded boards, so floor, median and ceiling are unmeasured
• Several Extra Deck monsters are off-archetype (Chaos Angel, Caesar, Necroquip)

Critical choke points

• Pendulum Zone pair (Angello and Dimonno, 6 copies): Zebufera and Duralume require 3+ Resonance Counters on Fiend or Fairy Pendulum monsters
• Single-copy Bystial Magnamhut and Maxx C are Limited, so only one copy each is legal and runs

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legal in master-duel with 40 main, 15 extra, 0 side; Bystial Magnamhut and Maxx C are Limited and run at 1 copy each; Card text and ATK/link ratings from the evidence
• Observed: Usage stats show Vaalmonica core cards at 100% inclusion
• Inferred: Opening-hand probabilities for starter access and Pendulum access; Combo ceiling from text only; Hand-trap and interaction read from negation and removal text
• Provisional: Meta Power and D13 matchup fit (no dated meta sample); Tournament reliability (no tournament link)
• Data gaps: no combos supplied: floor, median and ceiling are text-only inference no tournament link: archetype meta-share and per-pilot record absent no win-rate telemetry exists for Master Duel in YGOVN Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied usage statistics in this deck flag reports false for Extra Deck cards that the cards list shows as present (Zebufera x2, Duralume, Requiem, Lacrima, Sequence, S:P Little Knight, Caesar), so the 17/24 core coverage figure is understated; the evaluation uses the cards list deck title is null