Josh Graham is undefeated with one of the top strategies here today: Tengu Synchro with Tour Guide from the Underworld. Tour Guide gets Sangan, Sangan gets Lonefire Blossom, and from there the Deck explodes. But his opponent is two-time YCS Champion Paul Levitin, armed with an Agent of Creation Hyperion Deck! Both of these strategies represent the cutting edge of Deck building in this tournament, but only one Duelist could emerge from this Match the victor. While Graham has a perfect 7-0 record so far, Levitin suffered a draw earlier in the tournament, and has a 6-0-1 record. A win here would be crucial.

Graham opened the Match, activating Foolish Burial to send Dandylion to his Graveyard, Special Summoning 2 Fluff Tokens. He Normal Summoned Debris Dragon, Special Summoned Dandylion, and Synchro Summoned Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier to banish Levitin’s in-hand Mind Control! Graham Set 3 cards to his back row.

Levitin had a hand of Master Hyperion, Cards from the Sky, The Agent of Mystery – Earth, Forbidden Chalice, and Darklord Desire. He Summoned the Agent of Mystery, and used its effect to get The Agent of Creation – Venus from his Deck. He attacked a Fluff Token with Agent of Mystery and Set Chalice.

Graham attacked Agent of Mystery with Trishula, then Set a fourth Spell or Trap.

Levitin drew another Agent of Mystery, and Summoned it to get The Agent of Miracles – Jupiter to his hand. He banished Jupiter for Cards from the Sky, drew 2 cards, and Set 2 more cards to his back row.

Graham Normal Summoned Tour Guide from the Underworld, and Levitin responded, Chaining Chalice to negate Tour Guide’s effect. Graham activated Limit Reverse, targeting his Debris Dragon. Levitin Chained Royal Decree, but Graham Chained another Reverse, then Chained Call of the Haunted, targeting his Dandylion and his Debris Dragon respectively! Graham Special Summoned both monsters, Levitin Tributed Agent of Mystery to take control of Debris Dragon, then handed it back when Graham ended his turn.

Levitin drew Honest. He had Hyperion, Desire, and Agent of Creation in hand. He banished Agent of Mystery from his Graveyard to Special Summon Hyperion, then Normal Summoned Agent of Creation. He removed another Agent of Mystery to destroy Trishula with Hyperion’s effect, then paid a total of 1500 Life Points to activate Agent of Creation’s effect 3 times. He Special Summoned 3 Mystical Shine Balls from his Deck, and sent 1 to attack and destroy Dandylion. Graham Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens, and the remaining Shine Balls destroyed them. Agent of Creation attacked over Debris Dragon, and Hyperion attacked to destroy Tour Guide.

Graham passed, and Levitin attacked with everything for victory next turn, beating down Graham with an unstoppable onslaught of Shine Balls!

Josh Graham opens up big with Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, but gets outplayed by Paul Levitin, as Levitin fights back with Master Hyperion, The Agent of Creation – Venus, and 3 Attack Position Shine Balls!

Graham started the second Duel with Tour Guide from the Underworld, Special Summoning Sangan from his Deck! He Set 4 cards to his Spell and Trap Card Zone.

Levitin drew, holding Archlord Kristya, Master Hyperion, Herald of Orange Light, Book of Moon, Mystical Space Typhoon, and The Agent of Mystery – Earth. He Summoned The Agent of Mystery to get The Agent of Creation – Venus from his Deck, then attacked to trade it off with Tour Guide in battle. Levitin Set Book and Typhoon.

Graham Tributed Sangan for Caius the Shadow Monarch, targeting Levitin’s Book. he Chained it to turn Caius face-down, and Graham searched his Deck for Effect Veiler. He Set a monster.

Levitin drew Breaker the Magical Warrior and Summoned it. Graham activated Solemn Warning to negate the Summon.

Graham Flip Summoned Caius, then Normal Summoned Reborn Tengu to attack for a combined total of 4100 Battle Damage.

Levitin drew Royal Decree. He had Hyperion, Kristya, Venus, and Herald of Orange Light. He Set Decree, Set the Herald, and ended, trying to buy time to get that Decree off.

Graham attacked the Herald with Tengu, then made another direct attack with Caius. He Set a monster, and in the End Phase, Levitin flipped Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Graham’s Set Torrential Tribute. He then flipped Royal Decree, and Graham had no response!

Levitin drew Nobleman of Crossout. With 1500 Life Points left, he Normal Summoned The Agent of Creation to pay 500 Life Points and Special Summon a Mystical Shine Ball with her effect. He paid another 500 Life Points to bring out a second Shine Ball, both of them in Defense Position. He had 2 Fairies in his Graveyard. He removed Agent of Creation to Special Summon Hyperion, then removed Herald of Orange Light from his Graveyard to destroy Caius. Hyperion attacked to destroy Tengu. Graham Special Summoned another. In Main Phase 2, Levitin banished Graham’s Set Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter with Nobleman of Crossout, banishing another from Graham’s Deck. He had 1 card left in hand: Kristya.

Graham Normal Summoned Glow-Up Bulb and Tuned it to Tengu, Synchro Summoning Ally of Justice Catastor and Special Summoning another Tengu from his Deck. He sent Dimensional Prison from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon the Bulb, and when Graham Synchro Summoned Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, Levitin immediately conceded!

A big start with Tour Guide from the Underworld lets Josh Graham take control of the second Duel from start to finish. Tour Guide got Sangan, and Sangan established Graham’s control with Caius and Effect Veiler.

Levitin started the last Duel with a hand of Pot of Duality, Nobleman of Crossout, Maxx “C”, Dark Hole, Genex Ally Birdman, and The Agent of Mystery – Earth. He Summoned Mystery to get The Agent of Creation – Venus from his Deck. He activated Pot of Duality, revealing Solemn Warning, Royal Decree, and Enemy Controller from the top of his Deck. Levitin took Decree and shuffled back Warning and Controller. He Set Decree.

Graham Summoned Banisher of the Radiance and attacked, destroying and banishing The Agent of Mystery. He Set 3 cards to his back row, and Levitin flipped Royal Decree in the End Phase.

Levitin drew Solemn Warning, activated Dark Hole to clear the field, then Summoned The Agent of Creation. He activated her effect with priority, and Graham Chained Bottomless Trap Hole, then Chained Mystical Space Typhoon to target Decree! Decree was destroyed, Bottomless Trap Hole banished The Agent of Creation, and Levitin Special Summoned Mystical Shine Ball in Attack Position He attacked with it, then Set Solemn Warning.

Graham tried to Summon Tour Guide from the Underworld, and Levitin negated the Summon with Warning.

Levitin drew and Summoned The Agent of Mystery, getting another Agent of Creation from his Deck. He turned Shine Ball to Defense Position, then attacked with Mystery. He Set Nobleman of Crossout.

Graham Set a monster.

Levitin drew Archlord Kristya. He Summoned Agent of Creation, then paid 500 Life Points to Special Summon a Shine Ball in Defense Position. He Tuned everything together for Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, but lost it to Solemn Warning! With all 4 Fairies now in the Graveyard, Levitin Special Summoned Kristya, and returned his Agent of Creation to his hand. Grahama banished Kristya with Bottomless Trap Hole. Levitin flipped Nobleman of Crossout to banish Graham’s Set Debris Dragon.

Graham Set a monster.

Levitin drew Forbidden Chalice. He Summoned Agent of Creation, brought out his third Shine Ball, and bounced it back to his hand to Special Summon Birdman. He paid another 500 Life Points to Special Summon the Shine Ball back from his hand to the field, then Tuned all 3 monsters for Stardust Dragon. Stardust attacked, destroying Graham’s Set Spore, and Levitin Set Chalice.

Graham banished a LIGHT and a DARK to Special Summon Chaos Sorcerer, and when Graham tried to use Sorcerer to banish Stardust, Levitin Chained Forbidden Chalice to negate its effect! But Graham’s last card was Caius! He Tributed Sorcerer to Summon Caius, and used its effect to banish Stardust Dragon! Caius made a direct attack, and things looked grim for Levitin.

Levitin had nothing. he Set Maxx “C” and a Spell or Trap, just trying to survive.

Caius attacked Maxx “C” to destroy it.

Levitin drew and Set Agenty of Mystery, still clinging to life in the Match!

Graham Summoned Reborn Tengu, attacked, and Levitin flipped Gozen Match to force Tengu off the field. Caius attacked to destroy The Agent of Mystery!

Levitin drew Master Hyperion! He banished Agent of Mystery from his Graveyard to Special Summon it, then banished Shine Ball to destroy Caius with Hyperion’s effect. Hyperion made a direct attack, and Graham conceded on the next turn.

Josh Graham devastates Paul Levitin towards the end of an awesome back-and-forth Match, dropping Chaos Sorcerer and then Caius the Shadow Monarch in quick succession! But Paul Levitin holds on by the skin of his teeth, and uses every trick in the book to stall towards Master Hyperion for a win. Both of these competitors would move on to Day 2. Graham with a 7-1 record, and Levitin with a 7-0-1 finish!