Deck Chimera #687351 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 48/100 (±8 · Confidence: Medium)

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

Legality

Main 30 / Extra 9 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Triệu hồi Fusion chimera bosses với layered interaction and removal effects to control the board and wear down the opponent; Xyz Summon Galaxy-Eyes Dragons (Number 90, Divine Golden Shadow Dragon) for negation and search loops
• Turn 1 (going first): Establish 1 Triệu hồi Fusion via Chimera Fusion using Gazelle, Mirror Swordknight, or Cornfield Coatl as starters; end on Chimera the King or Chimera the Illusion Beast với protective removal and searcher effects live
• Turn 2 (going second): Use Forbidden Droplet and board-breaker removal (Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon banish effect, Nightmare Magician theft) to clear opposing threats before pushing for lethal với high-ATK bosses
• Recovery: Recursion through Chimera Fusion recovery in the Mộ, searcher effects on monster destruction, and Xyz materials to trigger secondary effects; The End of Anubis blocks graveyard-targeted removal
• After siding: Limited by 0-card side deck in Duel Links format; no adjustability available

Why it scores here

This Chimera hybrid deck opens 1 live Triệu hồi Fusion roughly 72% of the time via consistent Cấp độ 4 and Fiend searchers, landing functional boards với 2–3 pieces of interaction (negation, removal, ATK reduction). However, the core suffers from missing high-inclusion cards (Guardian Chimera, Crimson Gaia, Centur-Ion line), forcing reliance on Galaxy-Eyes and generic Xyz as contingency payoffs, which dilutes cohesion and leaves median outputs closer to 52 than 72. The deck has real ceiling moments (Chimera the Illusion Beast với multiple attacks + Xyz negation engine), but lacks redundant lines to recover after 1 single interruption, and post-turn-1 resource economy depends heavily on Chimera Fusion's Mộ recursion. Popularity in the Duel Links meta does not earn points; the score reflects the deck's structural consistency, board quality, and resilience gaps rather than usage frequency.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: Combo. Structural ≈ 55, Going First ≈ 62, Going Second ≈ 52, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 48. Modifiers: missing_core_cards (-4); no_side_deck (-2); limited_redundancy (-2). Final formula: 0.80*Structural + 0.20*TournamentReliability (Meta provisional, no dated sample)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening 1 starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.72 · key two-card combo ≈ — · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.08 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High starter accessibility (P ≈ 0.72 for live Triệu hồi bình thường + Chimera Fusion)
• Chimera Fusion spell provides Mộ recovery and flexible Fusion materials
• Layered interaction on end-board: negation (Tachyon, Number 90), removal (Galaxy-Eyes, Nightmare Magician), ATK reduction (Forbidden Droplet)
• Chimera the Illusion Beast can attack multiple times for high damage output
• Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Xyz engine provide secondary play patterns and banish-based removal
• Compact 30-card Main Deck focused on efficiency

Weaknesses

• 32% core card presence: missing Guardian Chimera, Crimson Gaia, and Centur-Ion line dilutes archetype cohesion
• Single-Normal-Summon choke point; interrupting starters or Chimera Fusion leaves limited recovery options
• Median board output likely below 55 power index; relies on ceiling plays to stay competitive
• No hand traps for going-second disruption before resolving plays
• Nightmare Apprentice and Big-Winged Berfomet at suboptimal copy count (2 each vs typical 3)
• The End of Anubis (1 copy) and Tachyon Transmigration (1 Limited) are thin defensive tech slots
• Galaxy-Eyes splash (5 cards) competes với archetype consistency but does not amplify Chimera lines

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Deck is Legal in Duel Links format (30-card Main, 9-card Extra, 0-card Side, no banlist violations); Restricted cards: Divine Golden Shadow Dragon Dragluxion (Limited, 1 copy), Tachyon Transmigration (Limited, 1 copy); Core usage stats show Chimera present in only 32% of archetype-core cards (8 of 25); Card text confirmed for all 26 distinct cards (searcher, removal, negation, special summon effects)
• Observed: Guides mention Chimera as historically strong in Duel Links meta; recent decline noted (guide snippet); 5 three-of copies, 3 two-of copies, 9 singleton slots in 30-card build
• Inferred: P(≥1 starter in opening 5) ≈ 0.72 from hypergeometric distribution of Gazelle (3), Mirror Swordknight (3), Cornfield Coatl (3); Brick rate estimate ≈ 0.08 from no hand traps and conflicting Triệu hồi bình thườngs; Median combo output ~52 power index from single Fusion mỗi lượt + 3–4 interaction pieces (lacks redundant lines); Going-first board power ~62 from end-board interaction density and boss stats (3100 ATK Illusion Beast); Going-second power ~52 from Forbidden Droplet (3) + Galaxy-Eyes removal + lack of non-engine board-breaking coverage; Tournament reliability ~48 from choke-point vulnerability and inconsistent resource economy; Structural Deck Power ~55 from Combo weights (D1 72, D4 52, D5 48 are primary anchors; ceiling 65 offset by median floor); No redundant lines to survive second disruption; recovery plan dependent on Chimera Fusion Mộ namelock condition
• Provisional: Meta Power null; no dated metagame sample supplied. Archetype meta-share and per-pilot match record absent.; Matchup coverage unknown; position vs Resonator/Zombie/Lightsworn meta not verified
• Data gaps: No combo evidence supplied (scored_combos = 0); best_line, median_power_index, board_per_starter, starter_diversity, interaction_density_avg, resource_signature, and examples are all unknown No tournament link; archetype meta-share, per-pilot match record, and win-rate telemetry absent No win-rate data by going-first/second, by matchup, or by brick/starter/OTK rates in YGOVN platform Missing high-inclusion archetype cards (Guardian Chimera, Crimson Gaia, Centur-Ion line, Chaos Angel, Synchro Rumble, Shooting Quasar Dragon) — reason for absence (banned, not printed in Duel Links, or deliberate cut) unknown Guide mentions 'lately it has cooled down' but no dated tournament performance snapshot provided Duel Links format rules (speed, turn-order, Extra Deck cap, Side Deck constraint) inferred from size_rules only; no link to official ruleset