Magistus Deck #99308 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 47/100 (±5 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Toolbox
• Secondary strategies: Combo
• Format: master-duuel

Legality

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

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Board-breaking advantage converted via high-ATK boss monsters (Black Luster Soldier, Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax, Quintet Magician) or direct OTK potential using Exodia/Quintet clears.; Control via layered negates (Silent Magician, Zoroa) and resource denial, grinding out games until opponent exhausts resources.
• Turn 1 (going first): Search for a Magistus/Spellbook/Exodia starter, extend into Link/Fusion/Synchro plays, set interaction/negates, and establish a multi-layered board capable of surviving interruption.
• Turn 2 (going second): Deploy non-engine board breakers (Harpie's Feather Duster, Lightning Storm, Obliterate!!!) to dismantle opponent's board, then search a starter to rebuild momentum and close.
• Recovery: Leverage recursion tools (Dharc/Lyna Charmer, Magistus Vritra, Monster Reborn) and draw engines (Saryuja Skull Dread, Linkuriboh) to stabilize after disruption.
• After siding: Not applicable; deck runs zero side deck cards, relying entirely on main deck flexibility for adaptation.

Why it scores here

This deck operates as a massive kitchen-sink toolbox that prioritizes board-breaking versatility and high-ceiling combo conversion over focused consistency. Its strength lies in an overwhelming array of searchers, recursion, and non-engine removal that guarantees going-second relevance and endboard interaction, while its boss monster pool provides lethal closing power. However, the system suffers from severe main deck dilution, zero hand traps, and zero side deck capacity, which drastically increases brick risk and lowers pilotability. Popularity or archetype share did not influence this score, nor were individual card ratings averaged; the evaluation reflects the friction of juggling competing engines, the vulnerability to early disruption, and the high cognitive load required to execute reliably.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Toolbox. Structural ≈ 48, Going First ≈ 55, Going Second ≈ 60, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 45. Modifiers: Engine conflicts & brick risk (-8); No hand traps / vulnerable to opens (-5); Pilotability complexity (-4); Kitchen sink anti-meta fit (3). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening a starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.95 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.28 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• Exceptional board-breaking toolkit for going-second scenarios
• Massive boss monster pool with high ATK and protection effects
• Strong recursion and draw engines sustain long games
• High searcher density ensures frequent engine activation

Weaknesses

• Severe main deck dilution with zero hand traps
• Zero side deck capacity eliminates post-match adaptation
• High brick risk from conflicting archetypes
• Extremely complex decision trees lower pilotability

Critical choke points

• Early disruption without hand trap response
• Simultaneous need for Exodia pieces, Spellbook spells, and Magistus tuners
• Over-reliance on specific non-engine breakers (HFD, Lightning Storm) to go second

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality confirmed: 40/15/0 split, Master Duel banfield compliant; Card text confirms negates, removal, recursion, and boss ATK values; Zero hand traps and zero side deck cards present in main list; Usage statistics show 4% core presence with 25 missing staple cards
• Observed: Combos evidence reports 0 scored boards; no parseable recorded lines available
• Inferred: P(≥1 searcher) ≈ 0.95 drives engine accessibility; Brick rate estimated at ~28% due to conflicting core sets; Structural power calculated via Toolbox weight profile applied to dimension scores; Resilience and board-breaking rated based on semantic card text reads
• Provisional: Matchup format fit lacks dated metagame sample; evaluated as generic toolbox baseline; Meta Power remains null pending tournament telemetry
• Data gaps: no combos supplied — combo floor/median/ceiling is text-only inference no tournament link — archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent no win-rate telemetry exists in YGOVN (going-first/second, matchup, game-level, brick/starter/OTK rates) — those signals are Inferred or Unknown Meta Power is Provisional unless a dated metagame sample is supplied