Round 2 has begun, and we’re back with another Feature Match! Hailing from Spanish Fork, Utah, we have Bryant Salcedo with a Branded Dracotail Deck. He’s facing Jeremy Leishman, from Gilbert, Arizona, using Orcust.

Duel 1

Salcedo won the dice roll and began with Dracotail Urgula, Ketu Dracotail, Dracotail Lukias, Branded Fusion, and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

He started things off by Normal Summoning Lukias, adding Dracotail Faimena to his hand. He played Ketu Dracotail next, adding Dracotail Pan to his hand. He used Faimena’s effect, fusing Pan with Urgula into Dracotail Arthalion! Urgula’s and Pan’s effects Set Rahu Dracotail and Dracotail Flame on the field, and Arthalion put Pan and Faimena back in his hand. He used Lukias to Link Summon Spirit with Eyes of Blue, then used that and Arthalion to Link Summon Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres. He flipped up Rahu, fusing Faimena from his hand and Dracotail Mululu from his Deck into Dracotail Gulamel. Faimena’s and Mululu’s effects Set Dracotail Sting and Dracotail Horn. He used Urgula’s Graveyard effect to return Faimena to his hand.

Leishman led with Foolish Burial Goods, sending The Black Goat Laughs to the Graveyard. He Normal Summoned Orcust Harp Horror, and Salcedo used Heavenly Spheres, Tributing it to return Harp Horror to the hand. In a new Chain, Heavenly Spheres brought Mululu to the field. Leishman used Super Polymerization, discarding Harp Horror to fuse Gulamel and Mululu into Predaplant Dragostapelia! Salcedo flipped Sting, returning Harp Horror to Leishman’s Deck, then returning Lukias to his own Deck and drawing Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion! Leishman played Foolish Burial, and Salcedo negated that with Ash Blossom. He moved to the Battle Phase and attacked with Dragostapelia, but Salcedo used Horn to return it to the Extra Deck, then returned Sting to his Deck and drew Bystial Magnamhut.

Salcedo drew Mulcharmy Fuwalos. He played Branded Fusion, sending Dracotail Phryxul and Fallen of Albaz to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon Albion the Sanctifire Dragon! Phryxul’s effect Set Ketu Dracotail on the field. He activated Ketu to add Urgula to his hand. He activated Faimena’s effect, fusing Pan and Urgula into Arthalion. Arthalion put Pan and Mululu in his hand, then the effects of his Fusion Materials Set Sting and Rahu on the field. He activated Rahu, fusing Fuwalos from his hand and Faimena from his Deck into another Arthalion. His three Fusion Monsters were enough to take out Leishman’s Life Points in one turn!

Duel 2

Leishman began the next Duel with Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight, which sent Orcust Knightmare to the Graveyard. He used Girsu’s effect to give each player a World Legacy Token, then used his Token to Link Summon Galatea-I, the Orcust Automaton. Salcedo activated Faimena’s effect, fusing Lukias and Phryxul into Arthalion. Arthalion returned Galatea-I to the Extra Deck and Phryxul to his hand, and the effects of Phryxul and Lukias Set Dracotail Sting and Ketu Dracotail on his field.

Leishman activated Triple Tactics Talent, looking at Salcedo’s hand of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion, and Phryxul. He returned Ash Blossom to the Deck. He then used Orcust Knightmare’s effect, banishing it from the Graveyard to send Harp Horror to the Graveyard. He banished Harp Horror to Special Summon Orcust Cymbal Skeleton from his Deck. He used Girsu and Cymbal Skeleton to Link Summon Galatea, the Orcust Automaton. Its effect returned the banished Harp Horror to the Deck to Set Orcust Crescendo on the field. He Set another card in his back row to finish.

Salcedo drew Urgula. He used Arthalion and the World Legacy Token to Link Summon Cross-Sheep, then flipped up Ketu Dracotail, prompting Leishman to flip up Crescendo. Salcedo Normal Summoned Phryxul, letting him Special Summon Lukias and return Phryxul to the hand. Lukias put Faimena in his hand, and Leishman activated Droll & Lock Bird. Salcedo activated Faimena’s effect, and Leishman responded with The Black Goat Laughs, naming Dracotail Arthalion. Faimena’s effect resolved, fusing Urgula and Phryxul into Secretarion Dragon. Urgula’s and Phryxul’s effects Set Rahu Dracotail and Dracotail Flame. He used Urgula’s other effect to get Faimena back in his hand. Then he used Rahu Dracotail, fusing Faimena and Pan into Dracotail Gulamel. Pan Set Rahu on the field and destroyed Galatea, then Faimena Set Ketu on the field. He revived Arthalion from the Graveyard, and his Cross-Sheep let him Special Summon Phryxul from the Graveyard. With a field full of monsters, he was able to attack and end the Match!

Brant Salcedo takes the Match with Branded Dracotail! He wanted to give a shoutout to his friends, including fellow Duelist Alexis Madrigal who couldn’t be here this weekend. If your friend can’t be here, you just have to win twice as much for them!