Frazier Smith and Jacob Haar both won their Feature Matches this weekend and are now facing off in a Match that pits Dragunities against Plant Synchro! Neither of these Decks is heavily represented in the Top 32, but either one of them may have what it takes to win the tournament. This Match is the first obstacle that both of these Duelists must face to get  there!

Smith opened up with Dimensional Prison; Dragunity Phalanx; 2 copies of Terraforming; and 2 copies of Seven Tools of the Bandit. He activated Terraforming to search his Deck for Dragon Ravine and activated it. He used the Ravine’s effect to pitch a Phalanx from his hand and grab a Dragunity Dux from his Deck. He Summoned the Dux, but Haar dropped Effect Veiler from his hand to negate its effect! Smith Set both copies of Seven Tools and Dimensional Prison before ending his turn.

Haar Set 2 cards to his back row and Set a monster.

Smith drew Mystical Space Typhoon. He pitched it from his hand to activate the effect of his Ravine and shift a Dragunity Dux from his Deck to his hand. Next, he Summoned Dragunity Dux and activated its effect to equip it with the Dragunity Phalanx in his Graveyard. He Special Summoned the Phalanx to the field and then Tuned it with Dux to Synchro Summon Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana. Haar flipped Torrential Tribute, but Smith negated it with Seven Tools. Vajrayana equipped Phalanx to it, then Smith Special Summoned Phalanx to the field and Tuned it with his other Dux to Synchro Summon another Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana. He equipped Vajrayana with the Phalanx in his Graveyard and then Special Summoned Phalanx to the field. Next, he Tuned the Phalanx with a Vajrayana to Synchro Summon Stardust Dragon. He attacked and destroyed Haar’s face-down Glow-Up Bulb with Stardust Dragon, then attacked directly for 1900 points of damage with Vajrayana. After taking the damage, Haar Special Summoned Tragoedia from his hand.

Haar Normal Summoned Debris Dragon next turn and activated its effect to Special Summon Effect Veiler from his Graveyard. He turned Tragoedia into a Level 1 monster by copying the Level of the Glow-Up Bulb in his Graveyard and then Tuned it with Effect Veiler to Synchro Summon Formula Synchron and draw a card. Next, he activated Charge of the Light Brigade, sending Spore, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, and Enemy Controller from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard to search for Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter and add it to his hand. Then, he activated Enemy Controller to take control of Smith’s Stardust Dragon by Tributing Debris Dragon. He Tuned Stardust Dragon with Formula Synchron to Synchro Summon Shooting Star Dragon, and then attacked Vajrayana with Shooting Star Dragon. Smith flipped Dimensional Prison to remove it from the Duel, and when Haar tried to negate the Dimensional Prison with Solemn Judgment, Smith flipped Seven Tools of the Bandit and paid 1000 Life Points to negate the Solemn Judgment! With only 3050 Life Points left, Haar Special Summoned Glow-Up Bulb from his Graveyard in Defense Position by sending a Debris Dragon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard.

Smith drew Pot of Duality next turn and pitched it to grab another Dux from his Deck. He Summoned it and equipped it with Phalanx by using its effect, and then Special Summoned Phalanx to the field. Next, he Tuned Phalanx with Dux to Synchro Summon Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana, and used Vajrayana’s effect to equip it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard. Smith Special Summoned the Phalanx and then Tuned it with one of his Vajrayanas to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon. Finally, he destroyed Haar’s Glow-Up Bulb with Scrap Dragon’s effect by destroying his own Dragon Ravine, and then attacked directly with Vajrayana and Scrap Dragon to end the Duel!

Frazier Smith rides a first-turn activation of Dragon Ravine to victory and defeats Jacob Haar in a matter of turns! Haar will be going first in Duel 2!

Haar started off the second Duel by Summoning Lonefire Blossom from his hand and Tributing it to Summon another copy from his Deck. Then he Tributed that copy to Special Summon Dandylion from his Deck in Defense Position. He activated Monster Reborn next, in order to Special Summon Lonefire Blossom back from the Graveyard. He activated its effect by Tributing Dandylion, and Smith pitched Effect Veiler from his hand to negate it! Haar Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens from the effect of Dandylion and Set 3 cards to his back row.

Smith started off with Dark Hole; Cards of Consonance; Dragon Ravine; Dragunity Legionnaire; and Solemn Warning after using his Effect Veiler. He activated the effect of his Ravine and pitched Dragunity Legionnaire from his hand to grab a Dragunity Phalanx from his Deck. Then he activated Cards of Consonance to discard the Phalanx and draw 2 cards. He picked up Electric Virus and another copy of Dragon Ravine from his Deck. Next, Smith Set Solemn Warning and activated Dark Hole. Haar negated the Dark Hole by paying 4000 Life Points with Solemn Judgment! Smith ended his turn.(You can discard Electric Virus to take control of a Dragon or Machine-Type monster until the end of the turn.)

Haar Tributed his Lonefire Blossom to Special Summon Tytannial, Princess of Camellias from his Deck next turn, and then Normal Summoned Card Trooper. He Sent Book of Moon, Giant Trunade, and Spore from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard to boost Card Trooper to 1900 ATK and then removed Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard to Special Summon Spore. Haar Tuned Spore, Card Trooper, and a Fluff Token together to Synchro Summon Stardust Dragon and then attacked directly with Stardust Dragon and Tytannial, Princess of Camellias. Smith dropped down to 2700 Life Points.

Smith drew Dragunity Dux next turn. He Normal Summoned Dragunity Dux and activated its effect to equip it with the Dragunity Phalanx in his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned the Phalanx to the field in Defense Position, and Haar flipped Enemy Controller to take control of Phalanx by Tributing his Fluff Token. Smith pitched Electric Virus from his hand next, and gained control of Dragunity Phalanx. He Tuned Phalanx with Dux to Synchro Summon Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana, then activated Vajrayana’s effect to equip it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard. He Special Summoned Phalanx to the field and then Tuned it with Vajrayana to Synchro Summon Red Dragon Archfiend! Red Dragon Archfiend attacked Stardust Dragon, and when Haar flipped Mirror Force, Smith conceded. His 2700 Life Points wouldn’t be able to protect him from the attacks of Stardust Dragon and Tytannial.

A strong start for Jacob Haar allows him to take a quick victory in Duel 2 thanks to some help from Stardust Dragon and Tytannial, Princess of Camellias! Frazier Smith will be going first in the final Duel of the Match!

Smith opened up with Book of Moon; Mirror Force; Dimensional Prison; Chain Disappearance; Dark Hole; and Dragunity Aklys. He Set Mirror Force and Chain Disappearance before passing to Haar.

Haar Summoned Card Trooper and activated its effect by sending Foolish Burial, Mind Control, and Dandylion from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Smith Chained Chain Disappearance to remove Card Trooper from the Duel and force Haar to remove another copy from his Deck. Then Haar Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens to the field with the effect of Dandylion. Haar Set 1 card to his back row and passed.

Smith drew Dragunity Phalanx next turn. He Summoned it to the field and then attacked a Fluff Token to destroy it in battle. He Set Book of Moon and Dimensional Prison before ending his turn.

Haar activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Smith’s Mirror Force. Next, he Normal Summoned Lonefire Blossom and activated its effect. He Tributed the Lonefire Blossom to Special Summon another copy from his Deck, then Tributed that Lonefire Blossom to Special Summon Tytannial from his Deck. Haar attacked the Phalanx with Tytannial, destroying it in battle and dropping Smith down to 5700 Life Points.

Smith drew Dragon Ravine on his next turn! He activated it and pitched an Aklys from his hand to search his Deck for a Dragunity Dux with the effect of his Ravine. He Summoned the Dux to the field and activated its effect to equip it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned the Phalanx to the field and Tuned it with Dux to Synchro Summon Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana. He activated Vajrayana’s effect to equip it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard and then Special Summoned the Phalanx to the field. Haar flipped Torrential Tribute to clear the field, losing his own Tytannial and Fluff Token, while costing Smith his Vajrayana and Phalanx.

Haar Summoned Debris Dragon next turn and activated its effect to Special Summon Dandylion from his Graveyard. Smith flipped Book of Moon to put the Debris Dragon face-down before Haar could Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon. Haar activated Monster Reborn next, and Special Summoned Tytannial back from his Graveyard. Dandylion and Tytannial attacked Smith directly, dropping him down to 2600 Life Points. He passed without a back row.

Smith drew Cards of Consonance next turn. He activated Dark Hole to destroy Haar’s Tytannial, Debris Dragon, and Dandylion, and Haar Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens due to the effect of Dandylion. Next, Smith pitched Cards of Consonance from his hand to search his Deck for a Dux with the effect of Dragon Ravine. He Summoned the Dux and equipped it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned the Phalanx and attacked with Dux and Phalanx to take down both of Haar’s Fluff Tokens. In Main Phase 2, Smith Tuned Dux with Phalanx to Synchro Summon Vajrayana, and activated its effect to equip it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned Phalanx to the field and Tuned it with Vajrayana to Synchro Summon Stardust Dragon. He ended his turn.

Haar Normal Summoned Spore next turn and then activated Enemy Controller to Tribute it and take control of Stardust Dragon. Then he removed Tytannial, Princess of Camellias from his Graveyard to Special Summon Spore from his Graveyard in Attack Position. Spore declared a direct attack, and Smith flipped Dimensional Prison to remove it from the Duel. Next, Stardust Dragon attacked directly, dropping Smith down to just 100 Life Points!

Smith drew Pot of Duality next turn and discarded it with the effect of his Dragon Ravine to search his Deck for a copy of Dux to add to his hand. He Normal Summoned the Dux and equipped it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned Phalanx from his Spell and Trap Card Zone and Tuned it with Dux to Synchro Summon Vajrayana. He equipped Vajrayana with the Phalanx in his Graveyard and then Special Summoned the Phalanx back to the field. Next, he Tuned Phalanx with Stardust Dragon to Synchro Summon Trident Dragion, and when it was Summoned, he activated its effect, destroying his Vajrayana and Ravine to allow Trident Dragion to attack 3 times! The 1 card in Haar’s hand couldn’t stop any of Trident Dragion’s attacks, and Trident Dragion’s 3 direct attacks wiped out all 8000 of Haar’s Life Points in 1 turn!

Frazier Smith fights back from Jacob Haar’s 8000 to 100 Life Point lead in Duel 3 to defeat Haar in 1 turn! Smith is moving on to the Top 16 with Dragunities!