Jibri Thomas and Mitchell Bjerk are both North Carolina Duelists that are currently 5-1 in the tournament heading into Round 7. Thomas is using an unconventional Zombiesworn Deck, while his opponent, Bjerk, is using a standard X-Saber Deck. Which will prevail?

Bjerk started off by Settin 3 cards to his back row and ending his turn.

Thomas opened up with Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, Zombie Master, Plaguespreader Zombie, Reckless Greed, and Pot of Duality. He activated Pot of Duality, revealing Mind Control, Necro Gardna, and Dark Hole from the top of his Deck. He added Mind Control to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. Next, he Set Ryko and Reckless Greed, ending his turn.

Bjerk Summoned XX-Saber Boggart Knight next turn. He activated its effect to Special Summon XX-Saber Fulhelmknight from his hand, then Special Summoned XX-Saber Faultroll. He Tuned Boggart Knight with Fulhelmknight to Synchro Summon X-Saber Urbellum, then used Faultroll’s effect to Special Summon Fulhelmknight from the Graveyard in Attack Position. Fulhelmknight attacked Thomas’s Set Ryko. Ryko flipped up and destroyed Urbellum and sent Foolish Burial, Monster Reborn, and Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner to the Graveyard with its effect. Fulhelmknight’s effect Special Summoned Boggart Knight from Bjerk’s Graveyard. Boggart Knight and Faultroll attacked directly, dropping Thomas to 3700 Life Points.

Thomas drew Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter next turn. Desperate for protection from Bjerk’s swarm of X-Sabers, he activated his face-down Reckless Greed and drew Book of Life and Dark Armed Dragon from his Deck. He Summoned Lyla to the field hoping to use Mind Control and Tune it with Bjerk’s Fulhelmknight, but Lyla was removed from the Duel by Bottomless Trap Hole. Thomas instantly conceded, unable to destroy any of Bjerk’s X-Sabers.

A strong opening for Mitchell Bjerk allows him to make quick work of Jibri Thomas. Jibri Thomas will be going first in Duel 2!

Thomas opened up with Foolish Burial, Burial from a Different Dimension, Solar Recharge, Allure of Darkness, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, and Goblin Zombie. He activated Solar Recharge, pitching Lyla from his hand to draw, Dark Hole and Pot of Duality, and sending Goblin Zombie and Solemn Warning from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he activated Allure of Darkness, drawing Mezuki and Reckless Greed, and removing Goblin Zombie from his hand. He used Pot of Duality next, revealing Cold Wave, Dark Armed Dragon, and Reckless Greed from the top of his Deck. He added Reckless Greed to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. Thomas Summoned Mezuki and Set both copies of Reckless Greed, ending his turn.

Bjerk Set a monster and passed.

Thomas drew Cold Wave, then flipped both copies of Reckless Greed to draw Charge of the Light Brigade, Infernity Avenger, Card Trooper, and Lyla. He activated Charge by sending Solemn Warning, Solar Recharge, and Lyla from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard, and searched his Deck for a copy of Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter to add to his hand. Thomas Summoned Card Trooper next, and activated its effect by sending Chaos Sorcerer, Plaguespreader Zombie, and Thunder King Rai-Oh from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, Thomas activated Foolish Burial, sending Glow-Up Bulb from his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned it by sending Thunder King Rai-Oh from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Thomas Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with Mezuki to Synchro Summon Magical Android, then removed Mezuki from his Graveyard to Special Summon Goblin Zombie in Defense Position. Next, he put Lyla from his hand on top of his Deck, in order to Special Summon Plaguespreader Zombie from the Graveyard. He Tuned Plaguespreader Zombie with Goblin Zombie to Synchro Summon Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, and searched his Deck for Zombie Master to add to his hand with the effect of Goblin Zombie. Thomas discarded Zombie Master with Brionac’s effect to bounce Bjerk’s monster to his hand, but Bjerk negated its effect by sending Effect Veiler from his hand to his Graveyard. Thomas activated Burial from a Different Dimension next, sending Mezuki and Plaguespreader Zombie back to his Graveyard. Then he removed Mezuki to Special Summon Zombie Master and discarded Infernity Avenger to Special Summon Plaguespreader Zombie back from the Graveyard with Zombie Master’s effect. He Tuned Plaguespreader Zombie with Zombie Master to Synchro Summon Revived King Ha Des. Then he put Ryko from his hand on top of his Deck to Special Summon Plaguespreader Zombie back to the field. He Tuned Plaguespreader Zombie with Revived King Ha Des to Synchro Summon Dark End Dragon, and activated its effect to send Bjerk’s face-down XX-Saber Darksoul to the Graveyard. Brionac, Dark End, Magical Android, and Card Trooper attacked directly, wiping out Bjerk’s Life Points in one turn!

A flurry of Spells that allow Thomas to speed through his Deck allows him to wipe out all 8000 of Bjerk’s Life Points in a single turn! Mitchell Bjerk will be going first in the final Duel of the Match!

Bjerk started off the Match by Setting a monster along with 3 cards to his back row.

Thomas opened up with Burial from a Different Dimension, Royal Decree, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, Zombie Master, and 2 copies of Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter. He Set Ryko and Decree, ending his turn.

Bjerk Set another monster on the field and passed.

Thomas drew Book of Life. He Set a second copy of Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter and then ended his turn.

Bjerk activated Nobleman of Extermination next turn, targeting Thomas’s face-down Royal Decree. When Thomas Chained it, Bjerk used Seven Tools of the Bandit to negate and destroy Royal Decree. Bjerk flipped XX-Saber Emmersblade and XX-Saber Fulhelmknight next, then Normal Summoned another Fulhelmknight to the field. He used Goyo Guardian to attack Thomas’s face-down Ryko, and Ryko destroyed Goyo and sent Thunder King Rai-Oh, Goblin Zombie, and Dark Hole from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard. Then Fulhelmknight attacked the second Ryko. Ryko’s effect destroyed Bjerk’s face-down Solemn Judgment, and Thomas sent Pot of Duality, Solemn Warning, and Infernity Avenger from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with its effect. Thomas Special Summoned XX-Saber Emmersblade from his Graveyard with the effect of his Fulhelmknight and attacked directly with it, dropping Thomas down to 6700 Life Points.

Thomas drew Chaos Sorcerer next turn! He Summoned Lyla and switched it to Defense Position to destroy Bjerk’s face-down Call of the Haunted. Then he removed Ryko and Infernity Avenger from his Graveyard to Special Summon Chaos Sorcerer in Defense Position and remove Fulhelmknight from the game. Next, he activated Book of Life, removing Fulhelmknight from Bjerk’s Graveyard to Special Summon Goblin Zombie to the field in Defense Position. Thomas Set Burial from a Different Dimension and sent Glow-Up Bulb, Giant Trunade, and Allure of Darkness from his Deck to his Graveyard in the End Phase with Lyla’s effect.

Bjerk Summoned X-Saber Airbellum next turn and Tuned it to Emmersblade to Synchro Summon XX-Saber Hyunlei. He targeted Thomas’s face-down Burial from a Different Dimension, but Thomas Chained it to return Avenger to his Graveyard. Hyunlei attacked and destroyed Chaos Sorcerer.

Thomas activated the effect of his Glow-Up Bulb next turn by sending Dark Armed Dragon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He Tuned it with Goblin Zombie and Lyla to Synchro Summon Mist Wurm, but chose not to activate its effect and lost his monster to Bjerk’s Bottomless Trap Hole. He searched his Deck for Plaguespreader Zombie to add to his hand with Goblin Zombie’s effect. Thomas Summoned Zombie Master next, and discarded Plaguespreader Zombie from his hand to Special Summon it back to the field. He Tuned his 2 monsters together to Synchro Summon Goyo Guardian and attacked over XX-Saber Hyunlei, gaining control of it.

Bjerk topdecked a monster and Set it, with no other cards in his possession.

Thomas drew and activated Pot of Duality next turn, adding Mezuki to his hand. He Summoned it to the field and used it to attack over Bjerk’s Darksoul, triggering its effect. Then Goyo Guardian and XX-Saber Hyunlei attacked directly, dropping Bjerk to 1400 Life Points. He searched his Deck for X-Saber Pashuul to add to his hand with Darksoul’s effect.

Bjerk Set Pashuul and Torrential Tribute next turn.

Thomas drew Card Trooper. He put it on top of his Deck to Special Summon Plaguespreader Zombie back from his Graveyard, and Bjerk flipped Torrential Tribute to clear the field. But it made no difference! Thomas removed Mezuki from his Graveyard to Special Summon Zombie Master and attacked directly, ending the Duel and the Match!

Explosive draws for Jibri Thomas allow him to use his Zombiesworn Deck to triumph over Mitchell Bjerk’s X-Sabers!