Top 4 Feature Match: Xue Hao Hu versus Denny Yu
Xue Hao Hu from Los Angels, California is Dueling against Denny Yu from Sacramento, California in this Top 4 Feature Match! Yu is using the last Dragunity Deck left in the tournament, and Hu is using one of the remaining Dragon Ruler Decks. Will Yu and his Dragunities make it to the Finals? We’re about to find out. It’s time to Duel!
Duel One
Yu started off Duel 1 by activating Gold Sarcophagus to banish Blaster from his Deck, and used Blaster’s effect to add another Blaster from his Deck to his hand. He activated Sacred Sword of Seven Stars next by banishing Tempest from his hand. He drew 2 cards and then added Tempest from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his banished Tempest. He activated Dragon Ravine next, and discarded Tempest to send Dragunity Phalanx from his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, Yu Normal Summoned Dragunity Dux. He equipped it with the Phalanx in his Graveyard, and when he tried to Special Summon Phalanx to the field, Hu Chained Maxx “C” to draw a card. Yu Set 2 cards to his back row before ending his turn.
Hu started off his turn with Dragon Ravine, Book of Moon, 2 copies of Raigeki Break, and 2 copies of Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms. He activated his own Ravine to replace Yu’s and then activated Tempest’s effect to discard his other Tempest and add Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos from his Deck to his hand. Next, he discarded Blaster with Dragon Ravine’s effect to send Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders from his Deck to his hand. He banished Tempest and Redox to Special Summon Blaster from his Graveyard, and added Redox from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his banished Redox. Hu attacked Dux with Blaster to destroy it and drop Yu down to 7100 Life Points. Hu Set both copies of Raigeki Break and his Book of Moon before ending his turn.
Yu activated his face-down Sacred Sword of Seven Stars to banish Blaster from his hand and draw 2 cards. He added Blaster from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his banished Blaster and then Special Summoned Dragunity Arma Mystletainn by sending Phalanx to the Graveyard. Hu flipped Book of Moon to put Mystletainn face-down. Yu Set a card to his back row, but lost it to Raigeki Break in his End Phase. Then Hu activated his second Raigeki Break to destroy Yu’s face-down Book of Moon.
Hu drew Flamvell Guard and discarded it with Dragon Ravine to send Tidal from his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he banished Tempest and Maxx “C” from his Graveyard to Special Summon Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders from his Graveyard. He added Debris Dragon from his Deck to his hand with the effect of Tempest. Next, Hu Summoned Debris Dragon and used its effect to Special Summon Flamvell Guard from his Graveyard. He Tuned Flamvell Guard with Redox to Synchro Summon Crimson Blader and then banished Flamvell Guard and Tidal to Special Summon Blaster from his Graveyard. Hu added another Tidal from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his banished Tidal. Hu attacked Yu’s face-down monster with Crimson Blader, but Yu flipped Raigeki Break to destroy Crimson Blader. Instead, Blaster attacked and destroyed Dragunity Arma Mystletainn, and Debris Dragon attacked directly. Hu Tuned Debris Dragon with Blaster to Synchro Summon Star Eater in Main Phase 2.
Yu added Blaster to his hand in his Standby Phase due to the effect of his previously activated Gold Sarcophagus. Next, he banished Dragunity Arma Mystletainn and Tempest to Special Summon Redox from his Graveyard, and added another Dragunity Arma Mystletainn from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his banished Tempest. He Tribute Summoned Dragunity Arma Mystletainn by Tributing Redox and then equipped Dragunity Arma Mystletainn with Phalanx. He Special Summoned Phalanx and Tuned it with Mystletainn to Synchro Summon Angel of Zera. He attacked Star Eater with his more powerful Angel of Zera to destroy it, and then Set a card to his back row.
Hu activated Sacred Sword of Seven Stars by banishing Tidal from his hand, and drew 2 cards. He added Tidal to his hand with the effect of his banished Tidal. Next, he banished Crimson Blader and Debris Dragon from his Graveyard to Special Summon Blaster from his Graveyard. He Summoned Dragunity Corsesca next, and Tuned it with Blaster to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon; but Yu flipped Bottomless Trap Hole to banish Scrap Dragon! Hu Set Vanity’s Emptiness and then ended his turn.
Yu banished Redox and Dragunity Arma Mystletainn from his Graveyard to Special Summon Blaster, and added Redox to his hand with the effect of his banished Redox. Next, he activated Terraforming to get Dragon Ravine from his Deck and activated it. He discarded Redox to add Dragunity Dux to his hand with Ravine’s effect, and then Summoned Dux. He equipped it with Dragunity Phalanx and then Special Summoned the Phalanx to the field. He Tuned Phalanx with Dux to Synchro Summon Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana, and then equipped Vajrayana with Phalanx. Next, he Special Summoned the Phalanx back to the field and Tuned it with Vajrayana to Synchro Summon Colossal Fighter. Direct attacks from Colossal Fighter, Angel of Zera, and Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos wiped out Hu’s 7800 Life Points!
Denny Yu wins the first Duel with his Dragunities! Xue Hao Hu will be going first in Duel 2!
Duel Two
Hu opened up Duel 2 with Mystical Space Typhoon, Dragunity Corsesca, Debunk, Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders, Card Trooper, and Cards of Consonance. He activated Cards of Consonance by discarding Corsesca and drew Vanity’s Emptiness and Dragon Ravine. He activated the Ravine and then Normal Summoned Card Trooper. He sent Sacred Sword of Seven Stars and 2 Tidals from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard by activating Card Trooper’s effect. Next, he discarded Redox to send Blaster from his Deck to his Graveyard. Hu Set Debunk, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Vanity’s Emptiness before ending his turn.
Yu activated his Tempest’s effect to discard another Tempest and try to get a monster from his Deck; but Hu stopped the effect with Debunk. Hu took control of Card Trooper with the effect of Electric Virus, sent 3 cards to his Graveyard by activating Trooper’s effect, and attacked for 1900 points of damage. Next, he Set Raigeki Break and entered his End Phase. He lost his back row Raigeki Break to Hu’s Mystical Space Typhoon in the End Phase, and then returned Card Trooper to Hu’s control.
Hu drew Blaster and discarded it with Dragon Ravine to send Tempest from his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he banished Tempest and Dragunity Corsesca from his Graveyard to Special Summon Blaster. He used the effect of his banished Tempest to add Debris Dragon from his Deck to his hand. Hu Summoned Debris Dragon next, and used its effect to Special Summon Maxx “C” from his Graveyard. He Tuned Maxx “C” with Debris Dragon to Synchro Summon Orient Dragon, and Yu immediately conceded.
Xue Hao Hu makes short work of Denny Yu in Duel 2, pushing the Match to a final Duel! Denny Yu will be going first in Duel 3!
Duel Three
Yu started off Duel 3 by Summoning Phalanx and sending it to the Graveyard to Special Summon Dragunity Arma Mystletainn. He used Mystletainn’s effect to equip it with Phalanx and tried to Special Summon Phalanx, but Hu Chained Maxx “C” to draw a card when Phalanx was Summoned. Yu Set 3 cards to his back row before passing.
Hu started off his first turn with Card Trooper, 2 Blasters, Cards of Consonance, Raigeki Break, and Mystical Space Typhoon. He Summoned Card Trooper and then activated its effect by sending Tidal, Sacred Sword of Seven Stars, and Debunk from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He attacked Phalanx with Card Trooper to destroy it and then Set Raigeki Break and Mystical Space Typhoon before ending his turn.
Yu activated Dragon Ravine next turn. He discarded Tempest to try to activate its effect, but Hu flipped Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Dragon Ravine. Yu attacked and destroyed Card Trooper with Mystletainn in battle, and Hu drew a card from his Deck with Trooper’s effect.
Hu banished Blaster and Tempest to try to Special Summon Tidal from his Graveyard, and Yu flipped Vanity’s Emptiness to prevent the Special Summon. Yu added Debris Dragon and Flamvell Guard from his Deck to his hand with the effects of his banished monsters. Next, Hu activated Cards of Consonance and discarded Flamvell Guard to draw 2 cards from his Deck. He flipped Raigeki Break next, discarding Blaster to destroy Yu’s face-down Return from the Different Dimension. Vanity’s Emptiness went down with it. Hu Summoned Debris Dragon next, and Special Summoned Card Trooper from his Graveyard. He sent Cards of Consonance and 2 copies of Vanity’s Emptiness from his Deck to his Graveyard by activating Trooper’s effect. Next, he Tuned Card Trooper with Debris Dragon to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon, and used Black Rose Dragon’s effect to destroy all cards on the field. Hu Set Sacred Sword of Seven Stars before ending his turn.
Yu Special Summoned Redox from his hand by banishing Tempest and Dragunity Phalanx. He added another Phalanx to his hand with the effect of Tempest. Next, he Summoned Phalanx and Tributed it to Special Summon Mystletainn. He equipped Mystletainn with Phalanx and then Special Summoned Phalanx to the field. He Tuned Mystletainn with Phalanx to Synchro Summon Colossal Fighter. He attacked with Colossal Fighter to drop Hu down to 3500 Life Points.
Hu flipped his face-down Sacred Sword of Seven Stars to banish Tempest from his hand and draw 2 cards. Next, he used his banished Tempest’s effect to add another Tempest from his Deck to his hand. He activated Dragon Ravine and discarded Tempest to send Redox from his Deck to his Graveyard. He banished Maxx “C” and Card Trooper to Special Summon Redox in Defense Position and then banished Tidal and Debris Dragon to Special Summon Blaster. He used his banished Tidal’s effect to add another Tidal from his Deck to his hand. Hu combined Blaster and Redox to Xyz Summon Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack and then detached an Xyz Material to Special Summon 2 Tokens. He Tributed 1 Mecha Phantom Beast Token to destroy Colossal Fighter and then Set Debunk. In his End Phase, Redox returned to Yu’s hand.
Yu offered the handshake on his next turn, realizing he was defeated.
Xue Hao Hu is moving on to the Finals!