Feature Match: Sunday’s Dragon Duel Final
Aaron Abuan is 12 years old and traveled here from Henderson, Las Vegas. His opponent, Brandon Kinard, is also 12 years old and traveled here from Hawaii. Kinard is running X-Sabers, while Abuan is running a Twilight Deck with Super-Nimble Mega Hamster in it. Both Duelists are 3-0 so far, but only one of them can finish the tournament with a perfect record.
Kinard won the dice roll and chose to go first. He Set a card to each zone and passed.
Abuan activated Solar Recharge and discarded a Celestia, Lightsworn Angel to draw 2 cards and send a Judgment Dragon and Pot of Avarice from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he Summoned Jain, Lightsworn Paladin and attacked Kinard’s face-down Emmersblade. Kinard Special Summoned XX-Saber Darksoul from his Deck in Defense Position with Emmersblade’s effect. Abuan Set 4 cards to his back row and sent Celestia and Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard in the End Phase.
Kinard Summoned Fulhelmknight next turn and Tuned it with Darksoul to Synchro Summon XX-Saber Hyunlei, but Kinard flipped Royal Oppression and paid 800 Life Points to negate the Summon. Kinard searched his Deck for Pashuul and added it to his hand in the End Phase.
Abuan attacked directly with Jain next turn and then Set Plaguespreader Zombie. He sent Gale and Ryko from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard in the End Phase due to the effect of Jain.
Kinard activated Dark Hole next turn. Abuan tried to use Starlight Road, but Kinard paid 800 Life Points to negate it with Royal Oppression. Jain and Plaguespreader Zombie were destroyed. Kinard Summoned XX-Saber Emmersblade next and used it to attack directly.
Abuan drew Caius the Shadow Monarch next turn. He passed without making a play.
Kinard attacked directly with Emmersblade, dropping Abuan down to 4600 Life Points. Kinard had 5400 Life Points. Kinard Set a monster along with a second back row before ending his turn.
Abuan drew and Set Super-Nimble Mega Hamster on his next turn.
Kinard Summoned Fulhelmknight after play passed back to him. He attacked the Set Hamster with it and lost 500 Life Points. Abuan Special Summoned Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter from his Deck, face-down in Defense Position with the Hamster’s effect. Kinard Set another back row and ended his turn.
Abuan flipped Ryko on his next turn and used its effect to destroy Fulhelmknight. He sent Dark Hole, Starlight Road, and Lyla from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he Tributed Ryko to Summon Caius, targeting Emmersblade with Caius’s effect. Kinard chained Torrential Tribute to clear the field.
Kinard Summoned Boggart Knight next turn. Abuan flipped Bottomless Trap Hole, but Kinard Chained Book of Moon to save it.
Abuan drew a card and passed his turn.
Kinard attacked with Boggart Knight next turn, but lost his monster to Dimensional Prison. Kinard Set a back row and passed.
Abuan tried to Special Summon 2 Chaos Sorcerers, but Abuan negated both Summons with Royal Oppression. Abuan was out of plays.
Kinard Summoned X-Saber Airbellum next turn and attacked directly. Abuan lost Solar Recharge from his hand along with 1600 Life Points.
Abuan drew a card and Set one card to his back row to empty his hand.
Kinard attacked directly with Airbellum again next turn, dropping Abuan down to 1400 Life Points.
Abuan used Charge of the Light Brigade on his next turn. He sent Monster Reborn, Dimensional Prison, and Trap Stun from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard to search his Deck for Wulf, Lightsworn Beast and add it to his hand. Wulf was the only Lightsworn monster left in his Deck.
On the following turn, Kinard activated Cold Wave and then attacked directly with X-Saber Airbellum to end the Duel!
Brandon Kinard pilots his X-Sabers to a Duel 1 win over Abuan!
Aaron Abuan will be going first in Duel 2! He opened up with Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind, D.D. Crow, Dimensional Prison, and Pot of Avarice. He Set Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter and Dimensional Prison, ending his turn.
Kinard Summoned X-Saber Airbellum and attacked with it, but lost his monster to Abuan’s Dimensional Prison. Kinnard Set 2 back rows and ended his turn.
Abuan flipped Ryko next turn, destroying Kinard’s Set Gottoms’ Emergency Call and sending 3 cards from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he Summoned Lyla to the field. Ryko and Lyla attacked, but Lyla was stopped by Book of Moon. Abuan Set Call of the Haunted and ended his turn.
Kinard Summoned XX-Saber Emmersblade next turn. He used it to attack and destroy Abuan’s face-down Lyla before ending his turn.
Abuan drew another Lyla on his next turn. He activated Call of the Haunted to Special Summon Lyla from his Graveyard, then Normal Summoned Gale from his hand. He Tuned Gale with Ryko and Lyla to Synchro Summon Mist Wurm, and activated its effect to return Emmersblade to Kinard’s hand. Abuan attacked directly with Mist Wurm, dropping Kinard to 5300 Life Points. Abuan ended his turn.
Kinard Set a monster and activated Gold Sarcophagus on his next turn. He removed Gottoms’ Emergency Call from his Deck so that he could reclaim it in 2 turns.
Abuan Summoned Lyla and then used Monster Reborn to Special Summon Gale from his Graveyard. He Tuned Gale with Lyla to Synchro Summon Arcanite Magician in Defense Position. Then he removed one of the Spell Counters from the Magician to destroy Kinard’s Set Spirit Reaper. He attacked directly with Mist Wurm, dropping Kinard to 2800 Life Points. Abuan used Pot of Avarice in Main Phase 2 to send 5 monsters from his Graveyard to his Deck and draw Magic Cylinder and Ryko.
Kinard used Dark Hole next turn to clear the field, wiping out Arcanite Magician and Mist Wurm. Then he Summoned Emmersblade and attacked directly, dropping Abuan to 6700 Life Points.
Abuan drew Ryko next turn and Set it.
Kinard drew a card and then added Gottoms’ Emergency Call from his removed from play pile to his hand thanks to the effect of Gold Sarcophagus. He Summoned Fulhelmknight and then attacked Ryko with it. Ryko destroyed Fulhelmknight and sent 3 cards from the top of Abuan’s Deck to his Graveyard, then Fulhelmknight Special Summoned itself back from the Graveyard with its own effect. Fulhelmknight and Emmersblade then attacked directly, dropping Abuan down to 4100 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Kinard Tuned Fulhelmknight with Emmersblade to Synchro Summon XX-Saber Hyunlei and destroy Abuan’s Set Magic Cylinder and face-up Call of the Haunted. Kinard Set 2 cards to his back row before ending his turn.
Abuan discarded D.D. Crow from his hand next turn to try to remove Fulhelmknight from Kinard’s Graveyard, but Abuan chained Gottoms’ Emergency Call to Special Summon the Fulhelmknight and an Emmersblade back to his field.
Kinard activated Trap Stun next turn and then attacked directly with Fulhelmknight, Emmersblade, and Hyunlei, ending the Duel and the Match!
Kinard defeats Abuan 2-0 with X-Sabers to finish the tournament with an undefeated record. Brandon Kinard is your newest Dragon Duel winner!
