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Top 8 Dragon Duel Feature Match: DeAndre Mason Versus Christopher Lee

July 15th, 2013

11-year-old DeAndre Mason from Minnesota is Dueling against 12-year-old Christopher Lee from Philadelphia in a Feature Match that pits Evilswarms against Dragon Rulers! Mason is the last Evilswarm Duelist in the tournament, while Lee is using a Dragon Ruler Deck. Only one of these Duelists will advance to the Top 4 and be able to compete for a spot in the Dragon Duel World Championship!

Duel One

Mason opened up with Rescue Rabbit, Effect Veiler, Evilswarm Castor, Heavy Storm, Safe Zone, and Monster Reborn.

Mason's Duel 1 Opening Hand

He Normal Summoned Rescue Rabbit, and Lee discarded Effect Veiler from his hand to negate its effect.

DeAndre Mason

Lee activated Gold Sarcophagus.  He banished Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders from his Deck and added a Redox from his Deck to his hand with his banished Redox’s effect. Next, he activated Sacred Sword of Seven Stars to banish Redox and draw 2 cards. He activated Gold Sarcophagus next, and used it to banish Tidal from his Deck. He activated Tidal’s effect to add Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets from his Deck to his hand. Lee discarded Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks and Stream from his hand to Special Summon Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos. Next, he discarded Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts and Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos to Special Summon Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms from his Deck. He combined Tempest with Blaster to Xyz Summon Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack and then detached an Xyz Material from Dracossack to try to activate its effect; but Mason discarded Effect Veiler from his hand to negate its effect. Next, Mason Tributed Dracossack to try to destroy Rescue Rabbit, but its effect was still negated by Veiler. Lee banished Stream and Lightning from his Graveyard to Special Summon Blaster, and banished Burner and Dracossack to Special Summon Tempest. Blaster attacked and destroyed Rescue Rabbit, and then Tempest attacked directly, dropping Mason down to 3100 Life Points. Lee combined his Dragons to Xyz Summon Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack in Main Phase 2, and then detached an Xyz Material from it to Special Summon 2 Mecha Phantom Beast Tokens. Lee Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.

Mason activated Heavy Storm to destroy Lee’s face-down Breakthrough Skill and then activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Rescue Rabbit from his Graveyard. He banished it to Special Summon 2 copies of Evilswarm Heliotrope from his Deck and then combined both Heliotropes to Xyz Summon Evilswarm Bahamut. He detached an Xyz Material from Bahamut and discarded Evilswarm Castor to take control of Dracossack! Next, Bahamut and Dracossack destroyed Lee’s 2 Tokens in battle. Lee Set Safe Zone and Bottomless Trap Hole before ending his turn.

Bahamut and Dracossack

Lee Set a monster and passed.

Mason drew Solemn Judgment and Set it. He detached an Xyz Material from Dracossack to Summon 2 Mecha Phantom Beast Tokens and Tributed one of them to destroy Lee’s face-down Maxx “C”. Next, Mason attacked directly with Bahamut, dropping Lee down to 5650 Life Points.

Lee added Tidal and Redox to his hand due to the effects of Gold Sarcophagus and then banished Maxx “C” and Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos from his Graveyard to Special Summon Redox from his hand in Defense Position. Next, he activated his banished Blaster’s effect to add Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks from his Deck to his hand. He discarded Burner and Tidal to Special Summon Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos and then combined Redox with Blaster to Xyz Summon Number 11: Big Eye; but Mason flipped Bottomless Trap Hole to banish the Big Eye! Next, Lee banished Burner and Tempest from his Graveyard to Special Summon Tidal from his Graveyard. He activated his Tempest’s effect to add Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts from his Deck to his hand. Lee discarded Lightning and Tidal to Special Summon Tempest from his Deck in Defense Position. Lee attacked Evilswarm Bahamut with Tidal, and Mason flipped Safe Zone to protect it! Lee combined his 2 Dragons to Xyz Summon Number 11: Big Eye in Main Phase 2; but Mason activated Solemn Judgment and paid 1425 Life Points to negate its Summon.

Mason drew Evilswarm Thunderbird next turn. He Summoned it to the field, and Lee instantly conceded.

DeAndre Mason takes control of Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack with Evilswarm Bahamut to win the first Duel! Christopher Lee will be going first in Duel 2!

Duel Two

Lee started off Duel 2 by activating Tempest’s effect. He discarded it along with another Tempest to add Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles from his Deck to his hand. Next, he discarded Reactan and Maxx “C” to Special Summon Redox from his Deck in Defense Position. He activated Super Rejuvenation and drew 3 cards in the End Phase.

Christopher Lee

Mason opened up Duel 2 with Compulsory Evacuation Device, Reinforcement of the Army, Dark Armed Dragon, Rescue Rabbit, Effect Veiler, and Infestation Pandemic. He Summoned Rescue Rabbit, and Lee discarded Effect Veiler to negate its effect. Mason activated Reinforcement of the Army next, and added Evilswarm Castor from his Deck to his hand. He Set Compulsory Evacuation Device and Infestation Pandemic before ending his turn. Redox returned to Lee’s hand in the End Phase.

Lee activated Heavy Storm, and Mason Chained Compulsory Evacuation Device to return Rescue Rabbit to his hand. Lee’s Pandemic was destroyed. Lee activated Gold Sarcophagus to banish Blaster from his Deck and then used Blaster’s effect to add Burner to his hand. Next, he discarded Burner and Redox to Special Summon Blaster from his Deck. He banished Maxx “C” and Tempest next, in order to Special Summon Redox. He activated Tempest’s effect to add Dragunity Corsesca from his Deck to his hand. Next, he Normal Summoned Corsesca and Tuned it with Blaster to Synchro Summon Thought Ruler Archfiend. He banished Burner and Dragunity Corsesca to Special Summon Tidal from his hand. Tidal and Thought Ruler attacked directly, dropping Mason down to 2700 Life Points. Lee combined Redox with Tidal to Xyz Summon Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack in Main Phase 2, and when he tried to use its effect, Mason discarded Effect Veiler to negate it. Lee Set a back row.

Mason drew Gozen Match next turn! He Summoned Rescue Rabbit, and Lee flipped Book of Moon to put it face-down. Mason Set Gozen Match and then ended his turn.

Lee started his turn and Mason flipped Gozen Match. Mason chose to keep Dracossack and sent Thought Ruler Archfiend to the Graveyard. Next, he used his Dracossack’s effect to Tribute Dracossack and destroy Gozen Match. Lee banished Dracossack and Reactan from his Graveyard to Special Summon Tempest from his Graveyard, and then banished Tidal and Redox to Special Summon Blaster from his Graveyard. He used the effects of Tidal and Redox to add Reactan and Stream from his Deck to his hand. He Normal Summoned Reactan next. Tempest attacked and destroyed Mason’s face-down Rescue Rabbit, and then Blaster and Reactan attacked directly to finish the Duel!

Triple the Dragons

Christopher Lee takes the second Duel with his Dragon Rulers! DeAndre Mason will be going first in Duel 3!

Duel Three

Mason opened up Duel 3 with Mirror Force, Torrential Tribute, Dark Armed Dragon, Forbidden Dress, Evilswarm Castor, and Infestation Pandemic.

Mason's Duel 3 Opening Hand

He Set Mirror Force and Torrential Tribute before passing to Lee.

Lee activated Sacred Sword of Seven Stars. He banished Tidal from his hand to draw 2 cards, and then used Tidal’s effect to add Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets from his Deck to his hand. He discarded Stream and Tempest to Special Summon Tidal from his Deck, and then Lee banished Stream and Tempest to Special Summon Redox from his hand. Mason activated Torrential Tribute to clear the field, and Lee added Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his banished Tempest. Lee discarded Lightning and Tidal to Special Summon Tempest from his Deck in Attack Position.

Mason drew Bottomless Trap Hole next turn. He Set it and then ended his turn, forcing Tempest to return to Lee’s hand in the End Phase.

Lee banished Tidal and Lightning to Special Summon Tempest from his hand. He used the effect of his banished Tidal to add Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets from his Deck to his hand. Next, he attacked directly with Tempest; but Mason flipped Mirror Force to destroy the Tempest. Lee banished Blaster and Stream from his hand to Summon Redox from his Graveyard, and then used Blaster’s effect to add Flamvell Guard from his Deck to his hand. He Summoned the Guard next, and Tuned it with Redox to Synchro Summon Thought Ruler Archfiend! Mason flipped Bottomless Trap Hole to banish it.

Mason drew Evilswarm Kerykeion next turn! He Summoned Evilswarm Castor and used its effect to Summon Evilswarm Kerykeion. He attacked directly with Evilswarm Kerykeion and Evilswarm Castor to drop Lee down to 4650 Life Points and then combined both of his monsters to Xyz Summon Evilswarm Ophion in Main Phase 2. He tried activating its effect, but lost out to Effect Veiler.

Lee Summoned Tsukuyomi next turn and targeted Ophion; but Mason Chained Forbidden Dress, targeting Ophion to make it unaffected by the effect of Tsukuyomi. Lee Set a card to his back row and then ended his turn, returning Tsukuyomi to his hand.

Mason drew Evilswarm Mandragora and attacked, but lost out to Swift Scarecrow.

Lee tried to use Breakthrough Skill to negate Ophion’s effect on his next turn; but Mason Chained Pandemic. Lee activated Gold Sarcophagus next, banishing Redox from his Deck, and using its effect to add Exploder Dragon to his hand. He Summoned Exploder Dragon to the field and attacked Ophion, destroying both monsters. In Main Phase 2, Lee Special Summoned Redox from his Graveyard in Defense Position by banishing Exploder Dragon and Swift Scarecrow from his Graveyard. During this turn, time in the round was called.

Mason drew Bottomless Trap Hole next turn. He had exactly 3 DARK monsters in his Graveyard, and Special Summoned Dark Armed Dragon.

Summon "Dark Armed Dragon" with 3 DARK monsters in the Graveyard

Next, he banished Ophion to destroy Redox. Direct attacks from Evilswarm Mandragora and Dark Armed Dragon dropped Lee down to 300 Life Points. Mason Set Bottomless Trap Hole before ending his turn.

Lee banished Flamvell Guard and Redox from his Graveyard to Special Summon Tidal from his Graveyard. He used Redox’s effect to add Exploder Dragon from his Deck to his hand. He Summoned Tsukuyomi next, and activated its effect to put Dark Armed Dragon face-down. Tsukuyomi attacked and destroyed Dark Armed Dragon, and then Tidal attacked directly, dropping Mason down to 6950 Life Points. Lee Set a back row and then returned Tsukuyomi to his hand.

Mason drew Gozen Match and Set it.

Lee discarded Redox and Exploder Dragon to use Redox’s effect and Special Summon Tempest from his Graveyard in Attack Position. Next, he Normal Summoned Effect Veiler. Mason flipped Gozen Match; but Lee activated Book of Moon to put the Effect Veiler face-down so that he wouldn’t need to send one of his monsters to the Graveyard. Nevertheless, Lee extended the handshake, realizing he would be unable to win in overtime. Mason would be able to simply pass his next turn, and win with higher Life Points.

DeAndre Mason is moving on to the Top 4 of Dragon Duels!