Dragon Duel Day 1 Feature Match: Jake Jung versus Chris Scheffelin
Our Saturday Dragon Duel is just beginning! We’re here with 12-year-old Jake Jung from Issaquah, WA, facing off against 11-year-old Chris Scheffelin from Covington, WA.
Duel 1
Jake began with Reasoning! Chris called Level 3. Jake flipped over Chaos Sorcerer, Heavy Storm, and Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind! They all went to the Graveyard. Jake continued by setting a monster face-down, then a back row.
Chris had Solemn Warning, The Gates of Dark World, Dragged Down into the Grave, Dimensional Prison, Trance Archfiend, and Snoww, Unlight of Dark World. He Set Dragged Down, Prison, and Warning. He Normal Summoned Trance Archfiend, which discarded Snoww. Snoww added Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World to his hand. Next, he activated Gates. He played his Dragged Down next, revealing Forbidden Lance, Swords of Revealing Light, and Divine Wrath from Jake’s hand. He discarded Swords and his own Beiige, and drew another Gates. Beiige Special Summoned itself. Beiige attacked Jake’s Sangan, and it searched out Marshmallon. Trance Archfiend attacked directly.
Jake Set a monster, then a second and third back row.
Chris drew Compulsory Evacuation Device. He Set it and passed.
Jake passed.
Chris drew Dark World Dealings. He used Compulsory Evacuation Device, but Jake negated it with Dark Bribe. Chris drew Broww, Huntsman of Dark World. He played Dealings next, drawing Snoww and discarding Broww. Jake discarded Divine Wrath, and Broww gave him another Dealings. Gates banished Snoww to discard Snoww and draw Dark Hole. Snoww added Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World to Chris’s hand. Trance Archfiend discarded Grapha, and Grapha destroyed Jake’s Marshmallon. Chris returned Beiige to the hand to revive Grapha. He played Dealings, drawing Starlight Road and discarding Beiige, which revived itself. Jake lost Quickdraw Synchron. Beiige, Trance, and Grapha all attacked directly, but Fiendish Chain blocked Grapha’s attack. Chris Set Starlight Road.
Jake Set a back row. He Normal Summoned Krebons, and Chris negated the Summon with Solemn Warning!
Chris drew Solemn Warning. He activated Dark Hole, then Chained his own Starlight Road! He Special Summoned Stardust Dragon, then stacked it and Grapha for Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis, but lost it to Jake’s Solemn Judgment! Chris tried to finish things in the Battle Phase, but Beiige’s attack was blocked by Book of Moon, and Trance was banished by Dimensional Prison!
Jake Set two back row.
Chris drew and Normal Summoned Tour Guide From the Underworld! It Special Summoned Broww, and Broww was returned to the hand for Grapha. He activated Gates, banishing Broww to discard Broww, drawing Dimensional Prison and Dragged Down into the Grave. He entered his Battle Phase, and Jake had nothing to stop Grapha’s attack!
Jake Jung looks like he might make a comeback, but Chris Scheffelin overtakes him with his Dark World army!
Duel 2
Jake Set two back row cards, then Set a monster.
Chris started with Broww, Beiige, Snoww, Grapha, Solemn Warning, and Upstart Goblin. He played Upstart, drawing Gates. He Set Warning, Normal Summoned Snoww, and activated Gates.
Jake Flip Summoned Ryko, and Chris negated its Summon with Solemn Warning. Since Ryko was destroyed, Jake Special Summoned Interplanetarypurplethorny Dragon! It destroyed Snoww in battle.
Chris drew his 2nd Broww. He activated Gates, banishing Snoww to discard Grapha and draw Reckless Greed. Grapha destroyed Jake’s dragon. He Normal Summoned Broww, but when Grapha tried to revive himself, Chris negated its Summon with Solemn Warning.
Jake Set a back row. Chris drew Grapha and Reckless with Reckless.
Chris skipped his Draw Phase. He Normal Summoned Broww, then returned it to his hand for Grapha. Jake bounced it away with Compulsory Evacuation Device.
Jake Normal Summoned Mist Valley Soldier. It attacked directly, and Chris played another Reckless Greed. He drew Compulsory Evacuation Device and Dealings.
Chris Set Compulsory Evacuation Device, then played Dark World Dealings. He drew Dragged Down into the Grave. Jake lost Forbidden Lance, and Chris discarded Broww to draw Monster Reborn. He played that, swiping Interplanetarypurplethorny Dragon! Then he played Dragged Down. Jake lost Mirror Force, his only card. Jake had to choose a card for Chris to discard, and picked Broww. Chris drew 2 Snoww from Dragged Down and Broww. Gates banished Broww to discard Grapha and draw Starlight Road. Grapha targeted a back row, and it was Chained: Forbidden Lance. It weakened Interplanetarypurplethorny Dragon. Chris Set Starlight Road.
Jake Summoned Thunder King Rai-Oh, and Chris returned it with Compulsory Evacuation Device. He Set a second back row.
Chris skipped his last Draw Phase from Reckless Greed. Gates banished Broww to discard Beiige and draw another Grapha. When Beiige was Summoned, Jake tried to use Torrential Tribute but Chris used his Starlight Road! He Special Summoned Stardust Dragon from his Extra Deck. He returned Beiige for Grapha, then stacked Stardust Dragon and Grapha for Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis. Heliopolis detached Grapha and Tributed Interplanetarypurplethorny Dragon to destroy Jake’s Ceasefire. Heliopolis destroyed Mist Valley Soldier.
Jake Set a back row.
Chris drew Dragged Down, but Jake had no cards in hand. Gates banished Grapha to discard Grapha, drawing Heavy Storm. The discarded Grapha blew away Jake’s Set Heavy Storm. He Normal Summoned Beiige and returned it for Grapha, then Heliopolis Tributed Beiige to destroy the face-down Rai-Oh. Grapha and Heliopolis attacked directly to finish the Match!
Chris Scheffelin is victorious with the forces of Dark World!