Nizar Sarhan won YCS Dallas with Six Samurais, and has been playing Samurais ever since. Sarhan made it to the Top 8 of YCS Charlotte and Top 16 of YCS Rhode Island with his Samurai Deck, and now he’s back with his Samurais and has a perfect 4-0 record in the WCQ! This is Kevin Tilton’s first WCQ, but he’s also doing well today. He’s undefeated with a Junk Synchron/Doppelwarrior heavy Deck, and now he’s facing off against Nizar Sarhan’s Samurais.

Sarhan opened up Duel 1 with Mystical Space Typhoon, Shien’s Smoke Signal, Solemn Judgment, Double-Edged Sword Technique, Kagemusha of the Six Samurai, and Grandmaster of the Six Samurai. He activated Shien’s Smoke Signal to search his Deck for Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki and add it to his hand, then Summoned Kageki to the field. Sarhan used Kageki’s effect to Special Summon Kagemusha of the Six Samurai in Defense Position, then Tuned his Kageki with Kagemusha to Synchro Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En. Sarhan Set Solemn Judgment, Double-Edged Sword Technique, and Mystical Space Typhoon before ending his turn.

Tilton Set 2 cards to his back row then activated One for One by discarding Dandylion from his hand. Sarhan negated One for One with Shi En’s effect, and Tilton Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens when Dandylion hit the Graveyard. Next, Tilton Normal Summoned Glow-Up Bulb. He Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with a Fluff Token in order to Synchro Summon Formula Synchron, then drew a card due to Formula’s effect. Next, Tilton activated his Glow-Up Bulb’s effect. He sent Debris Dragon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard and Special Summoned Glow-Up Bulb to the field. Then, Tilton Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with another Fluff Token in order to Synchro Summon another copy of Formula Synchron and draw another card from his Deck. Tilton Set a third card to his back row before ending his turn, then lost Scapegoat in his End Phase to Sarhan’s Mystical Space Typhoon.

Sarhan drew Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan next turn. He Special Summoned Grandmaster of the Six Samurai and then Special Summoned Kizan. Kizan and Grandmaster attacked and destroyed 2 Formula Synchrons, then Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En attacked directly to drop Tilton down to 5500 Life Points. Sarhan activated Double-Edged Sword Technique to Special Summon Kageki and Kagemusha from his Graveyard in Attack Position while in his Battle Phase, and attacked directly with both of them in order to drop Tilton down to 3400 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Sarhan Tuned Kageki, Kagemusha, and Kizan together to Synchro Summon Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier. He activated its effect, but Tilton discarded Effect Veiler from his hand to negate the effect. Sarhan ended his turn with Trishula, Shi En, and Grandmaster face-up on the field, and a Solemn Judgment face-down.

Tilton activated Pot of Avarice from his hand next turn, but Sarhan negated it with his Shi En’s effect. Next, Tilton activated a face-down Pot of Avarice in order to send 5 monsters from his Graveyard back to his Deck and draw 2 cards. After Pot of Avarice resolved, Dandylion was the only monster left in his Graveyard. Tilton Set a card to each zone before ending his turn.

Sarhan drew Kagemusha of the Six Samurai next turn. He attacked Tilton’s face-down monster with Grandmaster, and Tilton flipped Book of Moon to try to put Shi En face-down; but Sarhan negated the Book of Moon with Shi En’s effect! Grandmaster’s attack continued, and Tilton flipped his face-down Ryko face-up, using its effect to try to destroy Shi En; but Sarhan protected Shi En with its effect by sending Grandmaster to the Graveyard instead! Sarhan followed up with direct attacks from Shi En and Trishula, finishing the Duel!

A killer opening for Nizar Sarhan allows him to Summon Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En on his first turn and dominate the rest of the Duel. Kevin Tilton will be going first in Duel 2!

Tilton started off Duel 2 by Setting a monster and Setting 2 cards in his back row.

Sarhan opened up with Six Samurai United, Kagemusha of the Six Samurai, Grandmaster of the Six Samurai, Mystical Space Typhoon, Rivalry of Warlords, and Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan. First, he activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Tilton’s face-down Enemy Controller. Then, he activated Six Samurai United. He Summoned Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan to the field and added a Bushido Counter to his Six Samurai United, then Special Summoned Grandmaster to add a second Bushido Counter. Next, Sarhan sent Six Samurai United to the Graveyard to draw Grandmaster of the Six Samurai and Solemn Warning from the top of his Deck. Sarhan attacked Tilton’s face-down monster with Kizan – it was a Sangan! Sangan was destroyed in battle, and Tilton added Puppet Plant from his Deck to his hand with Sangan’s effect. Next, Sarhan attacked directly with Grandmaster, dropping Tilton down to 5900 Life Points. Sarhan Set Solemn Warning and Rivalry of Warlords in Main Phase 2.

Tilton Normal Summoned Lonefire Blossom and Tributed it to Special Summon another copy of Lonefire from his Deck. Then he Tributed that one in order to Special Summon Spore in Defense Position. Next, Tilton discarded Puppet Plant from his hand to target Sarhan’s Kizan, and Sarhan Chained Rivalry of Warlords to Puppet Plant’s effect; but Tilton Chained Solemn Judgment and paid 2950 Life Points to negate and destroy Rivalry of Warlords! Tilton took control of Kizan and Tuned it with Spore in an attempt to Synchro Summon T.G. Hyper Librarian; but Sarhan flipped Solemn Warning and paid 2000 Life Points to negate the Librarian’s Summon! Next, Tilton removed Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard in order to Special Summon Spore, and Special Summoned Doppelwarrior from his hand by using its effect. He Tuned his Level 4 Spore with his Level 2 Doppelwarrior in order to Synchro Summon Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier in Attack Position! Next, he Special Summoned 2 Doppel Tokens in Attack Position, due to the effect of Doppelwarrior. Brionac attacked and destroyed Grandmaster, and then both Doppel Tokens attacked Sarhan directly to drop him down to 5000 Life Points. Tilton ended his turn with no cards in his back row.

Sarhan drew Effect Veiler next turn. He Normal Summoned Kagemusha and then Special Summoned Grandmaster from his hand. He Tuned Grandmaster with Kagemusha in order to Synchro Summon Scrap Archfiend, then attacked Brionac with his Archfiend in order to drop Tilton down to 2550 Life Points.

Tilton used Foolish Burial next turn to send Glow-Up Bulb from his Deck to his Graveyard. Then he used his Bulb’s effect. He sent Mystical Space Typhoon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard and Special Summoned Glow-Up Bulb. Next, Tilton Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with a Fluff Token in order to Synchro Summon Formula Synchron, and used his Formula’s effect to draw a card. Tilton Normal Summoned Dandylion next, and Tuned it with Formula Synchron in order to Synchro Summon Ally of Justice Catastor. Tilton Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens in Defense Position after Catastor hit the field, due to the effect of Dandylion. Tilton tried to enter his Battle Phase, but Sarhan stopped him in his Main Phase and discarded Effect Veiler from his hand to negate Catastor’s effect. Tilton switched his Doppel Token to Defense Position and then ended his turn.

Sarhan drew Shien’s Smoke Signal next turn. He attacked and destroyed Tilton’s Doppel Token with his Archfiend, Set Shien’s Smoke Signal, and ended his turn.

Tilton attacked Scrap Archfiend with Catastor next turn, destroying the Archfiend with Catastor’s effect. Tilton Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.

Sarhan drew another Shien’s Smoke Signal next turn! He activated it to add Kagemusha from his Deck to his hand, then flipped his face-down Smoke Signal to grab a Kageki. Sarhan Normal Summoned Kageki and activated its effect to Special Summon Kagemusha from his hand. Tilton activated Book of Moon to put Kagemusha face-down before Sarhan could Tune his 2 monsters together. Sarhan destroyed a Fluff Token in battle with Kageki and passed.

Tilton Summoned Doppelwarrior and used it to destroy Kageki. Then Catastor attacked and destroyed Sarhan’s face-down Kagemusha. Tilton Set a card to his back row before passing to Sarhan.

Sarhan drew Gateway of the Six next turn and Set it. In his End Phase, Tilton flipped Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy the newly-Set Gateway.

Tilton Summoned Reborn Tengu next turn and Sarhan instantly conceded. Direct attacks from Doppelwarrior, Reborn Tengu, and Ally of Justice Catastor were more than enough to wipe out Sarhan’s last 4400 Life Points!

Kevin Tilton uses a Puppet Plant that he grabbed with Sangan’s effect to take control of a Kizan and turn Duel 2 around! Nizar Sarhan will be going first in Duel 3!

Sarhan opened up with Gateway of the Six, Kagemusha of the Six Samurai, Shien’s Smoke Signal, Rivalry of Warlords, and 2 copies of Mystical Space Typhoon. He activated Shien’s Smoke Signal to grab Kageki from his Deck, then activated Gateway of the Six. Sarhan Normal Summoned Kageki and used its effect to Special Summon Kagemusha from his hand, adding a total of 4 Bushido Counters to his Gateway in the process. Then, he Tuned his Kagemusha with Kageki in order to Synchro Summon Shi En and add 2 more Counters to his Gateway. Next, he removed 4 Counters from Gateway in order to search his Deck for a Grandmaster of the Six Samurai to add to his hand, and Special Summoned the Grandmaster in order to add 2 more Counters to his Gateway. Sarhan removed all 4 Counters from Gateway in order to add a Hand of the Six Samurai from his Deck to his hand, then Set 2 copies of Mystical Space Typhoon and Rivalry of Warlords in his Spell and Trap Card Zone.

Tilton Set a monster and Set 2 cards to his back row. Sarhan activated both copies of Mystical Space Typhoon in Tilton’s End Phase to destroy Tilton’s newly Set Pot of Avarice and Solemn Judgment.

Sarhan drew Kizan next turn. He Special Summoned it and added 2 more Counters to his Gateway, then Normal Summoned Hand to add 2 more Bushido Counters. Sarhan Tributed Kizan in order to destroy Tilton’s face-down Spore with Hand’s effect, then removed 4 Counters from his Gateway in order to retrieve Kizan from his Graveyard. He Special Summoned it to the field and added 2 more Counters to his Gateway. Direct attacks from Hand, Kizan, Grandmaster, and Shi En wiped out all 8000 of Tilton’s Life Points during Sarhan’s Battle Phase!

An opening hand Gateway of the Six allows Nizar Sarhan to win on his second turn in Duel 3! Sarhan is moving on to Round 6 with a perfect 5-0 record!