Dylan Buff, 19 years old from Missouri, is Dueling against 21-year-old Daniel Selesky from Florida. Dylan Buff is running a Karakuri Deck capable of wiping out his opponent’s Life Points in a single turn with the use of Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 “Burei”! You can read about this OTK combo in Dylan Buff’s Deck Profile we’ll post later. His opponent, Daniel Selesky, is using a Quickdraw Deck complete with Tuning. The recent release of Starstrike Blast gave rise to both of these Duelists’ Decks, and it’s anyone’s Match to win!

Selesky started things off by activating Gold Sarcophagus to search his Deck for Cold Wave. He removed it from the Duel to reclaim it 2 turns later. He Set a monster before ending.

Buff opened up with Solemn Warning, Cyber Valley, Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 “Nishipachi”, Machine Duplication, Karakuri Ninja mdl 339 “Sazank”, and Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 “Nisamu”. He Summoned Cyber Valley and activated Machine Duplication to Special Summon 2 more copies from his Deck. He removed 2 copies of Cyber Valley from the game to draw Book of Moon and Cold Wave from his Deck, then Set Book of Moon and Solemn Warning before passing.

Selesky flipped Ryko to destroy Buff’s Set Book of Moon, and sent Dandylion, Pot of Avarice, and Glow-Up Bulb from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Ryko’s effect. He Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens with the effect of Dandylion. Then he Tributed Ryko to Summon Caius the Shadow Monarch, and Buff negated the Summon by paying 2000 Life Points with Solemn Warning. Selesky pitched Debris Dragon from his hand next, in order to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron. He Tuned Quickdraw Synchron with a Fluff Token to Synchro Summon Drill Warrior, then halved its attack and attacked Buff directly. He discarded a Ryko from his hand in Main Phase 2 to remove Drill Warrior from the game before ending his turn.

Buff drew Black Salvo next turn and Set his Karakuri Ninja.

Selesky returned Drill Warrior to the field and brought Caius back to his hand with its effect. Then he Tributed his Fluff Token for Caius and removed Buff’s face-down Ninja from the game. Selesky halved his Drill Warrior’s ATK and attacked directly, then attacked Cyber Valley with Caius. Buff removed Cyber Valley from the game to block the attack and draw Trap Stun from his Deck. Selesky discarded Ryko to remove his Drill Warrior from play once again, before ending his turn.

Buff drew Deckoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive next turn. He Set Dekoichi and Trap Stun before passing to Selesky.

Selesky Special Summoned Drill Warrior back to the field and used its effect to return Debris Dragon back to his hand from the Graveyard. He Summoned Debris Dragon and activated its effect to Special Summon Dandylion from the Graveyard. Then he Tuned Dandylion with Debris Dragon to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon, and Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens to the field. Next, he discarded Debris Dragon from his hand to remove his Drill Warrior from the game. Then, he sent a Book of Moon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard in order to Special Summon with a Glow-Up Bulb from his Graveyard. He Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with Fluff Token to Synchro Summon Formula Synchron. Then he removed Glow-Up Bulb from his Graveyard to activate the effect of Black Rose Dragon and shift Buff’s face-down Dekoichi into Attack Position and reduce its ATK to 0! Finally, he Tuned Formula Synchron with Caius to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon, and used its effect to destroy his own Fluff Token and Buff’s Set Trap Stun. Scrap Dragon attacked through Dekoichi and then a direct attack from Black Rose Dragon ended the Duel!

Some strong plays with Glow-Up Bulb and Formula Synchron allow Daniel Selesky to win Duel 1!

Buff started off Duel 2 with Nobleman of Crossout, Book of Moon, Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 “Nisamu”, Mind Control, Trap Stun, and Machina Duplication. He Set Trap Stun, Book of Moon, and Karakuri Soldier, ending his turn.

Selesky Set a back row and passed.

Buff drew Cyber Valley. He flipped his Soldier and attacked directly for 1400 points of damage. In his End Phase, Selesky flipped Royal Decree.

Selesky passed his next turn without making a play.

Buff drew Solemn Warning and then attacked directly with his Soldier.

Selesky activated Lightning Vortex next turn by discarding Spore from his hand, to try to destroy the Soldier. Buff Chained Book of Moon to put it face-down and save it. Selesky Set a second card to his back row and passed.

Buff drew another copy of Solemn Warning next turn. He flipped his Karakuri Soldier and then attacked directly, dropping Selesky down to 3800 Life Points.

Selesky activated Dark Hole next turn, destroying Buff’s Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 “Nisamu”. Then he activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon it back to the field. He attacked Buff directly for 1400 points of damage and then ended his turn.

Buff drew a second copy of Machine Duplication next turn. He Summoned Cyber Valley, and then activated one of his copies of Machine Duplication to Special Summon 2 more copies of Cyber Valley from his Deck. He removed 2 copies of Cyber Valley from the game to draw Effect Veiler and Black Salvo from his Deck with Cyber Valley’s effect. He Set 2 copies of Solemn Warning before ending his turn.

Selesky attacked Cyber Valley with his Karakuri Soldier next turn, and Buff removed it from the game to draw Black Salvo. Selesky Set a card to his back row in Main Phase 2 and ended his turn.

Buff drew Karakuri Strategist next turn. He Summoned it to the field and used its effect to change Selesky’s Soldier to Defense Position. Selesky attacked with his Strategist, but Selesky used Book of Moon to put it face-down and block the attack.

Selesky activated Gold Sarcophagus next turn. He searched his Deck for Dandylion with its effect, and removed it from the game so he could add it to his hand in 2 turns. He switched his Soldier to Attack Position and attacked into the face-down Strategist’s 1600 DEF, losing 200 Life Points.

Buff drew Solemn Judgment next turn. He activated Mind Control to take control of the Strategist and Tuned it with his Soldier to Synchro Summon Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 “Burei”. He activated the Shogun’s effect to Special Summon Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 “Nisamu” from his Deck, then attacked directly with Nisamu and his Shogun to end the Duel!

Dylan Buff takes advantage of a rough start for Daniel Selesky and wins Duel 2!

Selesky started off Duel 3 by Summoning Lonefire Blossom from his hand and Tributing it to Special Summon another copy from his Deck. Then he Tributed that one to Special Summon Tytannial, Princess of Camellias. He activated Gold Sarcophagus next, and searched his Deck for a copy of Debris Dragon to remove with its effect. He activated Charge of the Light Brigade next, sending 2 copies of Volcanic Shell and a Book of Moon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard to search his Deck for Ryko and add it to his hand. Then he paid 500 Life Points to activate the effect of the Volcanic Shell in his Graveyard to add a copy from his Deck to his hand. Next, he activated Tuning. He added Quickdraw Synchron from his Deck to his hand, then sent Effect Veiler from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Selesky Set 1 card to his back row and ended his turn in strong position.

Buff opened up with Dekoichi, Book of Moon, Black Salvo, Cyber Valley, Effect Veiler, and Bottomless Trap Hole. He Set Book of Moon, Bottomless Trap Hole, and Dekoichi. In his End Phase, Selesky flipped Royal Decree.

Selesky activated Monster Reborn next turn and Special Summoned Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard. He Tributed it to Special Summon Dandylion from his Deck, in Defense Position. Next, he discarded Volcanic Shell to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron. Buff activated Book of Moon to try to put Quickdraw Synchron face-down, but Selesky negated Book of Moon by Tributing Dandylion with Tytannial’s effect. Selesky Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens with Dandylion’s effect. Next, he Tuned a Fluff Token with Quickdraw Synchron to Synchro Summon Drill Warrior. He activated its effect to cut its ATK in half, and Buff sent Effect Veiler from his hand to his Graveyard to try to negate it. But Selesky Tributed his last Fluff Token to negate Effect Veiler with the effect of his Tytannial! Drill Warrior attacked directly for 1200 points of damage and then Tytannial attacked Buff’s face-down Dekoichi. Buff drew Dark Hole with the effect of Dekoichi. Selesky Set a monster in Main Phase 2 and ended his turn.

Buff drew Solemn Warning next turn. He activated Dark Hole and destroyed Selesky’s Drill Warrior, Tytannial, and Set Ryko. He Summoned Cyber Valley and ended his turn.

In his next Standby Phase, Selesky added Debris Dragon to his hand thanks to the Gold Sarcophagus he activated 2 turns earlier. He Summoned it and Special Summoned Dandylion from his Graveyard with its effect. He Tuned Debris Dragon with Dandylion in order to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon and Special Summon 2 Fluff Tokens with Dandylion’s effect. Then he declared an attack against Cyber Valley. Buff stopped the attack and drew Genex Neutron by removing Cyber Valley from play.

Buff drew Machine Duplication next turn. He Summoned Black Salvo, but Selesky negated its effect with Effect Veiler. Salvo attacked and destroyed a Fluff Token.

Selesky attacked Black Salvo with Black Rose Dragon next turn, inflicting 2300 points of damage to Buff. He Set a monster in Main Phase 2.

Buff Summoned Genex Neutron next turn. He attacked a Fluff Token and then ended his turn. In his End Phase, he searched his Deck for Black Salvo with the effect of Genex Neutron, and added it to his hand.

Selesky flipped his face-down Ryko next turn, destroying Genex Neutron and sending Spore, Pot of Avarice, and Cold Wave from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard. Then he activated Pot of Avarice to send Debris Dragon, Drill Warrior, Quickdraw Synchron, and 2 copies of Volcanic Shell from his Graveyard to his Deck and draw 2 cards. Next, Selesky removed Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard to Special Summon Spore to the field as a Level 4 Tuner. He Tuned it with Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter to Synchro Summon Goyo Guardian. Goyo Guardian and Black Rose Dragon attacked directly, wiping out Buff’s remaining 4500 Life Points!

Daniel Selesky uses his updated Quickdraw Deck to take a 2-1 victory over Dylan Buff’s Karakuris!