Luke Mattingly is currently 6-1 with his Herald of Perfection Deck running the new Agents from the Lost Sanctuary Structure Deck. His opponent, Chris Gong, has the same record with his Six Samurai Deck. This may be a tough Matchup for Mattingly, whose Herald of Perfection is vulnerable to Gong’s Musakani Magatama every time he chooses to negate a card with his Herald.

Mattingly opened up with Herald of Orange Light, Archlord Kristya, Preparation of Rites, Monster Reborn, Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands, and The Agent of Mystery – Earth. He Normal Summoned Manju and activated its effect to search his Deck for a copy of Dawn of the Herald to add to his hand; then he activated Preparation of Rites to search his Deck for a copy of Herald of Perfection to add to his hand. Next, he activated Dawn of the Herald by sending his on-field Manju and in-hand Herald of Orange Light to the Graveyard, and Special Summoned Herald of Perfection in Defense Position! He banished Dawn of the Herald from his Graveyard to return Manju from his Graveyard to his hand before ending his turn.

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

Mattingly drew Herald of Orange Light next turn and then Normal Summoned Earth from his hand. He used its effect to grab The Agent of Miracles – Jupiter from his Deck and add it to his hand. Next, he attacked Gong’s face-down monster with Earth – it was Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki! Mattingly lost 1000 Life Points and Kageki survived the battle.

Gong Special Summoned Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan next turn and attacked Earth with it, destroying it in battle and dropping Mattingly down to 6200 Life Points.

Mattingly drew another copy of Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands next turn and passed.

Gong Special Summoned Grandmaster of the Six Samurai and play was back to Mattingly.

Mattingly drew another copy of Earth next turn. He Normal Summoned Jupiter and activated its effect by banishing Earth from his Graveyard to boost it to 2600 ATK. Then he used Jupiter to attack and destroy Grandmaster, dropping Gong down to 7500 Life Points.

Gong Special Summoned another Kizan next turn, then attacked Mattingly’s Jupiter with his Kizan. Jupiter was destroyed and Mattingly lost 300 Life Points. Gong Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.

Mattingly drew Safe Zone next turn. He Normal Summoned Earth and used its effect to grab another copy of Jupiter from his Deck to add to his hand. Then he Set Safe Zone and passed.

Gong activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Safe Zone next turn, and Mattingly Chained it to attach it to Kizan. Safe Zone was destroyed, and Kizan went down with it! Gong activated Monster Reborn next, in order to try to revive Herald of Orange Light; Mattingly tried to negate it with his Herald of Perfection by discarding Manju, but Gong flipped Musakani Magatama to negate the Herald of Perfection’s effect and destroy it! Gong Special Summoned Herald of Orange Light to the field and then Tuned it with Kageki and Kizan to Synchro Summon Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! When Gong activated its effect, Mattingly discarded Herald of Orange Light and Archlord Kristya to negate its effect and destroy Trishula! Gong Normal Summoned Kageki next, and activated its effect to Special Summon another copy from his hand in Attack Position! He attacked Earth with Kageki, not realizing that Kageki didn’t get an Attack Point boost when his only other Samurai is Kageki. Kageki was destroyed and Gong lost 800 Life Points.

Mattingly drew Herald of Perfection next turn. He activated Monster Reborn to try to Special Summon Archlord Kristya from his Graveyard, but Gong flipped Solemn Judgment and paid 3350 Life Points to negate the Monster Reborn. Mattingly Normal Summoned Jupiter next, and activated its effect to boost its ATK to 2600. Attacks from Jupiter and Earth wiped out Gong’s remaining Life Points!

Luke Mattingly takes a commanding lead with a first turn Herald of Perfection to win the first Duel! Chris Gong will be going first in Duel 2!

Gong started off Duel 2 by Normal Summoning Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki and activating its effect to Special Summon Kagemusha of the Six Samurai from his hand. Then he Tuned his 2 monsters together to Synchro Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En, and Special Summoned Grandmaster of the Six Samurai from his hand. He Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.

Mattingly opened up with 2 copies of The Agent of Miracles – Jupiter, The Agent of Mystery – Earth, Monster Reborn, Master Hyperion, and Soul of Purity and Light. He Normal Summoned Earth and activated its effect to grab another Jupiter from his Deck and add it to his hand. Play passed to Gong.

Gong activated Six Samurai United and then Normal Summon Hand of the Six Samurai, gaining a Bushido Counter on his Six Samurai United. Next, he activated Double-Edged Sword Technique to Special Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki and Kagemusha of the Six Samurai from his Graveyard and add a second Bushido Counter to his United. Then, he Tuned Kagemusha with Kageki to Synchro Summon Ally of Justice Catastor. Next, he sent Six Samurai United to the Graveyard to draw 2 cards. Gong removed Kageki and Kagemusha from his Graveyard to Summon Enishi, Shien’s Chancellor next. Enishi destroyed Earth with its effect, and then direct attacks from Catastor, Shi En, Hand, and Grandmaster wiped out all 8000 of Mattingly’s Life Points!

Chris Gong defeats Luke Mattingly on his second turn with a swarm of Samurais to win Duel 2! Mattingly will be going first in Duel 3!

Mattingly opened up with The Agent of Mystery – Earth, Senju of the Thousand Hands, Herald of Perfection, Dark Hole, Preparation of Rites, and Master Hyperion. He Summoned Earth and used its effect to grab a copy of The Agent of Miracles – Jupiter from his Deck and add it to his hand. Play passed to Gong.

Gong Normal Summoned The Six Samurai – Yaichi and then Special Summoned Kizan from his hand. He attacked and destroyed Earth with Yaichi and then attacked directly with Kizan, dropping Mattingly down to 5900 Life Points. Gong Set 2 cards to his back row before ending his turn.

Mattingly drew Kinetic Soldier next turn. He activated Dark Hole to destroy Yaichi and Kizan, then Normal Summoned Senju. He activated its effect to grab a copy of Herald of Perfection from his Deck and add it to his hand, and then attacked directly with Senju to drop Gong down to 6600 Life Points.

Gong Normal Summoned Kagemusha of the Six Samurai next turn and then flipped Double-Edged Sword Technique to Special Summon Yaichi and Kizan from his Graveyard. Next, he Tuned Yaichi with Kagemusha to Synchro Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En. Then he activated Double-Edged Sword Technique to Special Summon Kagemusha and Yaichi back to the field. Then he Tuned Yaichi, Kagemusha, and Kizan together to Synchro Summon Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! Trishula removed Senju from the field, Jupiter from Mattingly’s hand, and Earth from Mattingly’s Graveyard. Direct attacks from Shi En and Trishula dropped Mattingly down to just 700 Life Points!

Mattingly drew Royal Decree next turn. He Set Royal Decree and Preparation of Rites, along with a Kinetic Soldier, before ending his turn.

When Gong Summoned Hand of the Six Samurai next turn and Tributed it to destroy Mattingly’s face-down Kinetic Soldier, it was all over! Direct attacks from Trishula and Shi En wiped out Mattingly’s remaining Life Points!

Chris Gong’s Samurais defeat Luke Mattingly Fairies to advance to Day 2 with a 7-1 record!