Deck K9 #709239 — Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

Deck — Deck Power Evaluation

Final Contextual Deck Power: 62/100 (±7 · Confidence: Medium)

• Primary strategy: Toolbox
• Secondary strategies: Midrange, Blind-Second
• Format: tcg

Legality

Main 55 / Extra 15 / Side 0 — status: Legal.

Identity & game plan

• Win condition: Open K9 XYZ toolbox với hand-trap coverage; use Vanquish Soul engine for grind value and attribute synergy.; Super Polymerization fusion combo or going-second board-breaker với hand traps.
• Turn 1 (going first): Assemble K9-17 Ripper or K9-ØØ Lupis với searcher combo; set up interaction negates and Vanquish Soul backrow.
• Turn 2 (going second): Use hand traps (Ash Blossom, Ghost Belle, Droll & Lock Bird) to slow opponent; leverage Mulcharmy reactive draw engine and Super Polymerization.
• Recovery: Recursion via Vanquish Soul attribute reveals and K9 revival effects; grind advantage với Mulcharmy activations.
• After siding: No side deck supplied; post-side stability unknown.

Why it scores here

This K9/Vanquish Soul toolbox deck opens với ~94% consistency for at least one starter, combining K9 searchers (Izuna, Jokul, Lupis) với Vanquish Soul attribute engines (Dr. Mad Love, Razen, Jiaolong). The median combo output is solid mid-game value (hand control, search loops, grind advantage) rather than 1 single explosive board, and going-second interaction via hand traps and Mulcharmy draw effects adds flexibility. Interruption recovery is modest—most lines rely on attribute reveals or XYZ recycling vớiout full redundancy. The deck lacks 1 side deck, missing the adaptability expected of format-aware toolboxes, and struggles với closing power and offensive pressure. Popularity metrics do not contribute to the score; this evaluation reflects the system's actual consistency, combo medians, and resilience.

Dimension scores

How the score was computed

Strategy profile: 0.6. Structural ≈ 61, Going First ≈ 64, Going Second ≈ 61, Meta = provisional, Tournament Reliability ≈ 59. Modifiers: no_side_deck (-2); missing_core_xyz (-1). Final formula: 0.80*Structural(61) + 0.20*TournamentReliability(59) + 0 modifiers = 62 (Meta provisional)

Probability & combo summary

• Opening 1 starter: P(≥1) ≈ 0.94 · key two-card combo ≈ 0.78 · full-brick estimate ≈ 0.06 (all Inferred)
• Combo output: best PowerIndex —, median —, board-per-starter —
• Turn order: 0 going-first lines vs 0 going-second lines

Strengths

• High consistency: ~94% chance opening hand contains K9 or Vanquish Soul starter.
• Hand-trap density (9 copies) provides going-second reactive coverage.
• Dual-engine synergy: K9 attribute-unlock + Vanquish Soul attribute-reveal create cross-coverage loops.
• Flexible searchers: K9-17 Ripper, K9-66a Jokul, K9-ØØ Lupis all non-HOPT, enable recovery.
• Mulcharmy draw engine (Fuwalos/Purulia) punishes opponent Triệu hồi đặc biệts, generating card advantage mid-game.

Weaknesses

• Missing core XYZ: Number 104/C104, N.As.H. Knight (100% inclusion in standard lists) not present.
• No side deck: toolbox archetype loses 15-slot adaptation in best-of-3.
• Modest closing power: highest ATK ~3000 (Caesar Valius), no piercing/OTK text; grind-focused rather than lethal-focused.
• Median combo floor: typical line yields 2–3 summons + search + recursion, not explosive board; ceiling limited vớiout CXyz cascade.
• Tight main-deck slots: 10 copies at 3-of consume half the list; limited room for metagame tech flex.

Critical choke points

• Ash Blossom negation of Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love / Razen search shuts down primary engine bootstrap.
• Droll & Lock Bird after K9 searcher activation locks out mid-turn adaptive play.
• No independent route to second starter if first is disrupted: redundancy via attribute reveal only (hand-reliant).
• Missing Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS and Number C104 limits going-second board-wipe potential.
• Extra Deck reliance on XYZ lock-ins; limited flexibility if Ripper is negated/removed early.

Recommended changes

Evidence & confidence

• Verified: Legality: Legal status confirmed (no violations, all copy counts vớiin limits).; Card text: All 43 distinct cards resolved and text excerpts present.; Banlist status: 11 limited/semi-limited cards properly indexed.; Extra Deck breakdown: 8 XYZ, 4 Fusion, 3 Link confirmed.; Core inclusion: 13 of 25 archetype-standard core cards present (52%).
• Observed: Archetype composition: 9 exact K9, 19 Vanquish Soul, 6 Mulcharmy, 61 off-archetype; Vanquish Soul sub-engine cohesive.; Hand-trap package: 9 total copies (Ash x3, Ghost Belle x3, Droll x2, Dimension Shifter x1).; Searcher text roles: 18 cards với searcher text hints, 10 với removal text, 12 với negation text (per role_hint_tags).
• Inferred: D1 Consistency: P(≥1 starter in 5) ≈ 0.942 hypergeometric; archetype-core group P ≈ 0.942 from probabilities data.; D2 Brick rate: ~5.8% full brick estimate from missing starter (1 - 0.942).; D3–D4 Combo: Typical Ripper line → attribute reveal chain → recursion; median output ~2–3 summons + search, ceiling ~4–5 với perfect draw.; D5 Resilience: Attribute-reveal recursion provides mild redundancy; single choke point (initial searcher negation) limits recovery.; D6 Resource economy: Vanquish Soul hand-trade loops yield ~0 to +1 net advantage; Mulcharmy reactive draw adds mid-game float.; D7 Interaction: K9-17 Ripper negate + Vanquish Soul boss removal/attribute effects; typical board 2–3 interaction pieces.; D8 Going-second: ~68% P(≥1 hand-trap in 6) going-second; Super Polymerization fusion combo adds removal option.; D9 Closing: Caesar Valius 3000 ATK highest; grind-focused, no piercing/direct damage; longer game-to-lethal.; D14 Pilotability: 4–6 step typical combo; moderate skill floor; decision points in attribute reveal timing.
• Provisional: D13 Meta Power: No dated metagame sample supplied; archetype meta-share and format speed unknown. K9 archetype mid-tier popularity; anti-meta positioning unknown.; D12 Side deck: No side deck in submission; post-side plan marked Unknown.
• Data gaps: No combo boards / examples supplied: combo floor, median, ceiling inferred from text and archetype engine design only. No tournament link or pilot match record: meta positioning and real-world performance unknown. No side deck (0 of 15 slots): post-side transformation and format adaptability cannot be evaluated. No dated metagame sample: Meta Power remains Provisional; format speed, anti-meta coverage, and matchup win-rates unknown. No win-rate telemetry (YGOVN does not track per-deck brick rate, starter frequency, or game outcomes): consistency and reliability estimates Inferred from probability tables and card text.