Alex Reynolds boldly entered this YCS with an army of underground crawlers, pitting his Worm Deck against Javier Trejo’s Chaos Plant Synchro Deck in the first round of the YCS. The release of W Nebula Meteorite in Extreme Victory gave Worms a huge boost, but will that boost be enough for Reynolds to prevail in this Match?

Trejo started off the Match by Setting a monster and passing.

Reynolds opened up with Offering to the Snake Deity; W Nebula Meteorite; Book of Moon; Solemn Warning; Pot of Duality; and Worm Cartaros. He activated Pot of Duality to reveal Worm Xex, Evil Dragon Ananta, and Worm Cartaros from the top of his Deck and add the Xex to his hand. He shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. Next, he Set Cartaros along with his 4 remaining Spells and Traps and ended his turn.

Trejo tried to Flip Summon Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter next turn, and Reynolds gave up 2000 Life Points to negate its Summon with Solemn Warning. Next, Trejo Summoned Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress. He activated her effect, and Reynolds flipped Book of Moon to stop it and put Lyla face-down. Trejo Set a card to his back row and passed. In his End Phase, Reynolds flipped W Nebula Meteorite. Cartaros and Lyla flipped face-up, allowing Reynolds to grab a Xex from his Deck and add it to his hand. Then Trejo put his Cartaros face-down, drew a Solemn Warning, and Special Summoned Worm King from his Deck. Trejo sent Call of the Haunted, Chaos Sorcerer, and Reborn Tengu from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard in the End Phase due to Lyla’s effect.

Reynolds drew Worm Yagan next turn and then flipped Cartaros to add Worm Linx from his Deck to his hand. Next, he used Worm King’s effect and Tributed Worm Cartaros to destroy Trejo’s face-down Solemn Warning. He Set Solemn Warning and Worm Linx, and attacked Lyla before ending his turn.

Trejo activated Monster Reborn to try to revive Lyla next turn, but Reynolds activated Solemn Warning and paid 2000 Life Points to negate the Reborn! He Set a monster and ended his turn.

Reynolds drew Giant Trunade next turn. He Set Worm Xex and then used Worm King’s effect to Tribute it and destroy Trejo’s face-down Glow-Up Bulb. Then he flipped Linx and attacked directly with Linx and Worm King, dropping Trejo down to 5000 Life Points. In his End Phase, Reynolds drew Worm Cartaros thanks to the effect of his Linx.

Trejo Summoned Reborn Tengu next turn and sent Solemn Warning from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Glow-Up Bulb from the Graveyard. Then he Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with Reborn Tengu to Synchro Summon Ally of Justice Catastor, and Special Summoned another Tengu from his Deck. Catastor attacked Worm King, but Reynolds flipped Offering to the Snake Deity, destroying his Linx along with Catastor and Tengu! Trejo ended his turn with nothing on the field, his third Tengu was already in the Graveyard.

Reynolds drew W Nebula Meteorite next turn. He attacked directly with Worm King, then Set Cartaros and Meteorite before ending his turn.

Trejo activated Charge of the Light Brigade next turn, by sending Book of Moon, Pot of Avarice, and Dandylion from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He added a Lyla from his Deck to his hand and then Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens. Next, he Normal Summoned Lonefire Blossom and activated its effect. He Tributed Lonefire Blossom to Special Summon another copy from his Deck, then used that one’s effect to Tribute a Fluff Token and Special Summon Spore in Defense Position. He Tuned Spore with a Fluff Token to Synchro Summon Formula Synchron and draw a card, and then removed Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard to Special Summon Spore from the Graveyard as a Level 4 monster. Next, he Tuned Spore with Lonefire Blossom to Synchro Summon Ancient Fairy Dragon in Defense Position, and activated its effect to Special Summon Mystic Tomato from his hand. He Tuned Mystic Tomato with Formula Synchron to Synchro Summon Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, then discarded Ryko and Lyla to send Worm King and the face-down Cartaros to Reynolds’s hand.

Reynolds drew Worm Yagan next turn and then Summoned Worm Xex, activating its effect to kick a Yagan from his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he Special Summoned Yagan from the Graveyard in face-down Defense Position and Set Giant Trunade.

Trejo Summoned Debris Dragon next turn, and activated its effect to Special Summon Dandylion to the field. He Tuned Debris Dragon with Dandylion to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon and then Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens due to the effect of Dandylion. Trejo switched Ancient Fairy Dragon into Attack Position and then attacked Worm Xex with Black Rose Dragon, destroying it in battle and dropping Reynolds down to 3400 Life Points. Brionac attacked Trejo’s face-down monster next, flipping Yagan face-up and allowing Reynolds to send Ancient Fairy Dragon back to Trejo’s Extra Deck with its effect.

Reynolds drew Dark Bribe next turn. He Set Dark Bribe and Worm Yagan, then ended his turn.

Trejo drew a card and then Reynolds flipped his Meteorite! Trejo tried to negate it with Solemn Judgment, but Reynolds flipped Dark Bribe to negate it! Yagan flipped face-up and returned Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier to Trejo’s hand. But it was all over anyway! Trejo Summoned Card Trooper and sent the top 3 cards of his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he removed Spore from his Graveyard to switch Yagan into Attack Position and reduce its ATK to 0. An attack over Yagan with Black Rose Dragon and a direct hit from Card Trooper wiped out all of Reynolds’s remaining 3400 Life Points!

A fast Summon of Worm King gives Reynolds the early lead, but Trejo fights back with Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier to take the victory in Duel 1! Reynolds will be going first in Duel 2!

Reynolds opened up Duel 2 with Pot of Duality, Nobleman of Crossout, W Nebula Meteorite, Worm Cartaros, Royal Oppression, and Honest. He activated Pot of Duality to reveal Yagan, Worm King, and Meteorite from the top of his Deck, and added the Meteorite to his hand. He Set Cartaros along with 3 Trap Cards and then ended his turn.

Trejo Summoned Lyla next turn and activated its effect to try to destroy Reynolds’s Meteorite. He Chained it to flip his Cartaros face-up and add Worm Xex from his Deck to his hand. Trejo Set 2 cards to his back row and then, in the End Phase, sent Gorz the Emissary of Darkness, Pot of Avarice, and Book of Moon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Reynolds flipped his Worm face-down, drew a card, and Special Summoned Worm King.

Reynolds drew Spirit Reaper next turn. He flipped Cartaros to add Worm Linx from his Deck to his hand, then Tributed Cartaros to destroy Reynolds’s face-down Dust Tornado. But Trejo Chained it to destroy Reynolds’s face-down Meteorite, and Reynolds Chained it. Reynolds Summoned Xex next to send Yagan from his Deck to his Graveyard, then Tributed his Worm King to destroy Trejo’s face-down Dust Tornado. Trejo Chained that one to destroy Reynolds’s Royal Oppression. Reynolds Special Summoned Yagan from his Graveyard next by using its effect, and attacked Lyla to destroy it. Next, he Set Rivalry of Warlords. Then he flipped Xex face-down due to the effect of his Nebula and drew a card. He sided out his other copy of Worm King and was unable to Special Summon it from his Deck with the effect of the Meteorite!

Trejo activated Monster Reborn next turn to Special Summon Lyla from his Graveyard, and activated her effect to destroy Reynolds’s Rivalry of Warlords. He Summoned Reborn Tengu next and used it to attack and destroy Xex. Then he ended his turn by sending Debris Dragon, One for One, and Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Lyla’s effect.

Reynolds drew Solemn Warning next turn. He Summoned Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo, then Flip Summoned Worm Yagan to try to return Reborn Tengu to Trejo’s hand. But Trejo Chained Effect Veiler to negate the effect of Fossil Dyna so that when Tengu left the field, Trejo was able to Special Summon another copy from his Deck! Yagan destroyed Lyla in battle and then Reynolds Set Solemn Warning before ending his turn.

Trejo tried to Summon Mystic Tomato next turn, but Reynolds flipped Solemn Warning and dropped down to 6000 Life Points to negate its Summon. Trejo attacked Fossil Dyna with Tengu and ended his turn.

Reynolds drew Ananta next turn and then switched Yagan to Defense Position. He Set Spirit Reaper and ended his turn.

Trejo Summoned Lonefire Blossom and Tributed it to Special Summon another copy from his Deck. Then he Tributed that one to Special Summon Spore, and Tuned Spore with Tengu to Synchro Summon Ally of Justice Catastor while Special Summoning another Tengu from his Deck. Next, he removed Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard to Special Summon Spore as a Level 4 monster, and Tuned it with Tengu to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon. He Set Torrential Tribute and destroyed it with Scrap Dragon to take down Reynolds’s Set Spirit Reaper, then attacked Yagan with Catastor to destroy it. He attacked directly with Scrap Dragon, dropping Reynolds down to 3200 Life Points, before ending his turn.

Reynolds removed Cartaros, Worm King, Worm Xex, and Worm Yagan from his Graveyard to Special Summon Ananta with 2400 ATK, and attacked Catastor to destroy it. He Set a Fossil Dyna and then destroyed Scrap Dragon in the End Phase with the effect of his Ananta.

Trejo passed without making a play.

Reynolds flipped Fossil Dyna, destroying his own Ananta, and then attacked directly to drop Trejo down to 6600 Life Points. He Set Worm Linx and Compulsory Evacuation Device, ending his turn.

Trejo Summoned Breaker the Magical Warrior next turn. He tried to destroy Compulsory Evacuation Device with its effect, but Reynolds Chained it to send Breaker to Trejo’s hand.

Reynolds drew W Nebula Meteorite next turn. He Flip Summoned Worm Linx and then attacked directly with Linx and Fossil Dyna, dropping Trejo down to 5100 Life Points. He Set the Meteorite and then drew Offering to the Snake Deity in his End Phase thanks to the effect of his Linx.

Trejo Summoned Breaker and tried to destroy Meteorite by removing its Spell Counter, but Reynolds Chained the Meteorite. Then Breaker attacked Linx, and Reynolds dropped an Honest from his hand to win the battle! In the End Phase, Reynolds drew a card from the effect of his Linx, put his Linx face-down to draw another card with his Meteorite, and play passed to him. (The activation of Meteorite was illegal here, as there were no face-down monsters. The Duelists did not call for a judge and played on anyways.)

Reynolds activated Pot of Duality to grab Compulsory Evacuation Device from the top of his Deck, and then Set it along with Solemn Judgment and Offering of the Snake Deity. He flipped up his Linx and Summoned Spirit Reaper before attacking directly with Linx, Fossil Dyna, and Spirit Reaper, dropping Glow-Up Bulb from Trejo’s hand with the Reaper’s effect.

Trejo Summoned Reborn Tengu and attacked with it, but Reynolds activated Compulsory Evacuation Device to send it back to Trejo’s hand. Trejo couldn’t grab another copy from his Deck since Fossil Dyna was preventing Special Summons.

It was all over on the next turn! Reynolds Summoned Cartaros and attacked directly with Cartaros, Linx, Fossil Dyna, and Spirit Reaper, ending the Duel!

An amazing comeback thanks to Evil Dragon Ananta and a huge number of cards drawn by Worm Linx allow Alex Reynolds to emerge on top in Duel 2! Javier Trejo will be going first in Duel 3!

Trejo started off Duel 3 by Summoning Breaker and Setting 3 cards to his back row.

Reynolds opened up Duel 3 with Dark Hole, Dimensional Prison, W Nebula Meteorite, Compulsory Evacuation Device, Worm King, and Evil Dragon Ananta. Reynolds activated Dark Hole to destroy Breaker, then Set Dimensional Prison, W Nebula Meteorite, and Compulsory Evacuation Device. He lost Compulsory Evacuation Device and Dimensional Prison to Mystical Space Typhoon and Dust Tornado in his End Phase.

Trejo Summoned Sangan and Set Dust Tornado. He attacked directly with Sangan, dropping Reynolds down to 7000 Life Points.

Reynolds drew Book of Moon and Set it. Trejo immediately flipped Dust Tornado to destroy Reynolds’s face-down Meteorite, and Reynolds ended his turn.

Trejo attacked directly with Sangan, dropping Reynolds to 6000 Life Points.

Reynolds Set Worm Cartaros and passed.

Trejo activated Dark Hole to clear the field and grabbed Card Trooper with Sangan’s effect. He Summoned it and pumped it to 1900 ATK before scoring a direct attack.

Reynolds Set Compulsory Evacuation Device next turn and then Special Summoned Ananta from his hand in Defense Position by removing Worm Cartaros from his Graveyard. In his End Phase, he used its effect to destroy Card Trooper and allow Trejo to draw a card.

Trejo activated Pot of Avarice next turn to draw 2 more cards after sending 5 monsters from his Graveyard back to his Deck. Then he Summoned Breaker the Magical Warrior. Reynolds used Book of Moon to put Breaker face-down. Time was called in the round! Trejo Set 2 cards to his back row and passed.

Reynolds drew D.D. Crow next turn. With just Worm King and D.D. Crow in his hand, he was out of options. He ended his turn, destroying the face-down Breaker with Ananta’s effect. Trejo was up for the third turn in overtime.

Trejo Set a monster and passed.

Reynolds drew Chain Disappearance. It was his last turn before Life Points would be checked and the player with more Life Points would be declared the winner. He just couldn’t do enough damage to catch up. With only 4100 Life Points against Trejo’s 8000 Life Points in Duel 3, Reynolds offered the handshake and conceded.

A poor start for Alex Reynolds in Duel 3 allows Javier Trejo wins in overtime. Javier Trejo will be moving on to Round 2 with a 1-0 record!