Deck Gimmick Puppet #680641 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 58/100 (±8 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Midrange
• Secondary strategies: Control, Xyz Toolbox
• Format: duel-links

Legality

Main 27 / Extra 9 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Xyz Monster board control and grind-out via material generation and field advantage.; Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo alternative-win condition (3 Destiny Counters) in dedicated setups.
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish 1 Cấp độ 8 Xyz Monster (Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings or similar) với interaction and material generation; control field and resources.
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Infinite Impermanence, D.D. Crow, Droll & Lock Bird) and removal (Forbidden Droplet, Book of Eclipse) to disrupt opponent, then rebuild board với Xyz Materials.
• Recovery: Banish cards from Mộ to reuse effects; recycle monsters via Gimmick Puppet searchers (Rouge Doll, Fiendish Knight); generate follow-up plays via Condolence Puppet and Xyz Material management.
• After siding: No side deck available in Duel Links format; post-side plan is unavailable.

Why it scores here

This Gimmick Puppet deck opens reliably với Cấp độ 8 monsters (P(≥1 in hand) ≈ 0.47 for the core trio) and transitions into Xyz boards với moderate interaction density via Number 40 and field-control effects. The deck excels at resource regeneration through recycled Mộ effects and Xyz Material decay, but lacks 1 strong offensive close—most bosses have modest ATK (1500–3200), and the alternative win condition (Number 88) is conditional and slow. Going-second play is supported by three hand traps and three removal spells, but the deck struggles to tear down established boards vớiout lucky draws. The list runs 67% of archetype-core cards, indicating solid coherence but missing two key flexibility pieces (Gigantes Doll, Dreary Doll); consistency gains come from high-frequency starters, not from synergistic depth. Popularity and archetype meta-share did not earn points; the score reflects the system's turn-order adaptability and grind durability, not card popularity.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 70% Midrange + 30% Control (reflects field control and grind focus). Structural ≈ 61, Going First ≈ 68, Going Second ≈ 57, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 59. Modifiers: Missing core Extra-Deck flexibility (-2); No side deck in Duel Links (0); Low going-second offensive pressure (-3). Final formula: 0.80 × Structural (61) + 0.20 × TournamentReliability (59) = 60.4 → 58 (Meta Provisional, no dated sample)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening 1 starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.97 · 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

• Extremely high starter accessibility (P ≈ 0.97 for core Cấp độ 8 monsters in opening hand).
• Strong resource regeneration via Xyz Material decay and Mộ recycling (Rouge Doll, Fiendish Knight, Condolence Puppet).
• Solid going-first board interaction via Number 40 String Counters and Xyz Block negation.
• Compact 27-card build với low garnet density and high flexibility.
• Balanced hand-trap + removal suite (3 + 3) supports reactive game plans.
• Archetype coherence (66.7% core present) ensures synergistic turn structure.

Weaknesses

• No hard hitting / OTK closers: all bosses under 3200 ATK, most deal modest passive damage.
• Missing key flexibility pieces: Gigantes Doll (Cấp độ 4 Xyz for hand disruption) and Dreary Doll (searcher) limit board diversity.
• Modest going-second board-breaking potential: removal is reactive, not proactive; hand traps can't turn 1 game alone.
• Grind-based gameplan is slow; susceptible to stun decks and aggressive turn-1 boards that don't allow recycling.
• Xyz Material dependency: if monsters are removed before materials attach, lines break.
• No banlist-restrictive payoff (Number 88 alt-win is conditional and situational).
• Limited combo depth: typically single-line openers (Cấp độ 8 Xyz) rather than multi-summon chains.

Critical choke points

• Triệu hồi bình thường fork: deck runs multiple Triệu hồi bình thườngs (Little Soldiers, Terror Baby, Magnet Doll) competing for the same slot; choosing the wrong one brick hands.
• Xyz Material starvation: if opening hand lacks Cấp độ 8 pairs, Xyz summon fails and deck resets to hand traps only.
• Number 88 win condition requires empty S/T zone: Forbidden Droplet, Book of Eclipse, Xyz Block, Puppet Parade, Service Puppet Play take up zones, delaying or preventing the alt-win setup.
• mộ reliance: hand traps (Infinite Impermanence, D.D. Crow) or banish effects from opponent disrupt recursion engines (Rouge Doll recovery, Fiendish Knight retrieval).
• Single board disruption: removal of the established Xyz (Number 40, Fantasix Machinix) vớiout independent backup line collapses turn-1 advantage.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in Duel Links format (27 main, 9 extra, 0 side); all copy limits respected.; Card text confirms: Gimmick Puppet Little Soldiers (Cấp độ changer), Rouge Doll (searcher + special summon), Fiendish Knight (Mộ recovery), Condolence Puppet (recursion + protection).; Extra Deck: 8 Xyz (6 distinct), 1 Link; expected payoffs (Number 40, Fantasix Machinix, Number 88, Gigantes Doll identified).; Usage statistics: 14 of 21 core cards present (66.7%); missing Gigantes Doll, Dreary Doll, Numeron Force, Number 40 (substituted), Number 15 (substituted), Fantasix Machinix, Chimera Doll (substituted).
• Observed: Archetype purity 63.9% exact-name (23/36 Gimmick Puppet cards).; Role tags: 3 hand traps, 13 removal, 5 searchers, 6 tech/flex.; Copy histogram: 12 singles, 3 pairs (3-copy), 3 triples (3-copy) = balanced redundancy.
• Inferred: P(≥1 core Cấp độ 8 starter in hand 5) ≈ 0.97 from hypergeometric (22 core copies / 27 main deck).; Opening-hand brick estimate ~3% (simultaneous miss of starters + searchers).; Combo ceiling ~70–75 (multi-Xyz summon chain, 2–3 materials, interaction stack).; Combo median ~55 (single Xyz, 1–2 materials, one removal effect).; Interruption resilience ~62 (2–3 independent lines; Mộ recursion allows partial recovery).; Resource economy +1 net card advantage mỗi lượt in extended grind (Xyz Material decay + searchers).; End-board interaction density: 2–3 distinct effects (String Counters, quick-effect negation, removal).; Going-second power ~57 (hand traps disrupt, removal clears, but no OTK finisher).; Offensive pressure modest: ATK 1500–3200, no piercing/direct damage, alternate win conditional.; Main Deck efficiency: 27 cards, low garnet, high flex slots.; Extra Deck efficiency: 9 slots, 6–8 mandatory (variable by meta), 1–3 tech.; Pilotability: moderate (Xyz Material management is straightforward; decision points on Triệu hồi bình thường fork, sequencing).; Format fit: Xyz archetype in Xyz-promoted Duel Links format; niche meta-share (off-meta status).; Provisional: Meta Power: Archetype meta-share / tournament representation unknown; Gimmick Puppet presumed low-tier in Duel Links current metagame (no dated sample supplied).; Matchup-specific reliability: vớiout concrete matchup data, cannot assess standing vs. common Duel Links decks (Blue-Eyes, Red-Eyes, Aromage, etc.).; Post-side effectiveness: Duel Links best-of-1 eliminates side-deck variance; no post-side plan evaluated.; No win-rate telemetry in YGOVN: going-first/second match rates, specific matchup records, brick/starter/OTK rates are unknown. Extra-Deck substitution patterns: deck runs only 6 distinct Extra cards vs. 9 available; identity of omitted 3 slots (Number 40, Number 15, Fantasix Machinix, Chimera Doll) is ambiguous—likely intentional flex or format limitation. Duel Links format constraints: side deck unavailable (best-of-1 only); post-side evaluation not applicable. Guides provided are in Vietnamese; strategic intent extracted from snippet only; detailed lines/tech choices unavailable.