Top 8 Feature Match: Christopher Woolheater Versus Corey Roca
New York’s Christopher Woolheater finished the Swiss Rounds with a 9-2 record using Mermails. Now he’s paired up against Delaware’s Corey Roca in this Top 8 Feature Match! Roca ended the Swiss Rounds with a 9-2 record using his Evilswarm Deck. Although Evilswarm Decks generally have a strong matchup against Mermail Decks, that won’t be relevant in this Top 8 Match – both Duelists built Decks out of the cards drafted from Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants to use in this Match. Which Duelist has the better Deck and the superior skill? We’re about to find out! It’s time to Duel!
Duel One
Roca started off Duel 1 by Summoning Winged Sage Falcos and Setting 3 cards to his back row.
Woolheater opened up with Zombyra the Dark, Tardy Orc, Cyber Raider, Axe Dragonute, Photon Thrasher, and Labyrinth of Nightmare. He Special Summoned Photon Thrasher and then Normal Summoned Axe Dragonute. He attacked Winged Sage Falcos with Axe Dragonute and Roca flipped Rush Recklessly in the Damage Step to increase his monster’s ATK by 700 and win the battle. Axe Dragonute was destroyed. Next, Photon Thrasher attacked Winged Sage Falcos. Roca flipped Forbidden Lance to weaken the Thrasher, and Thrasher was destroyed. Between Forbidden Lance and Rush Recklessly, Woolheater lost 1100 Life Points from the battle. Woolheater Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.
Roca Summoned Zolga and attacked directly with Zolga and Winged Sage Falcos to drop Woolheater down to 3100 Life Points.
Woolheater drew Forbidden Dress. He Summoned Zombyra the Dark and attacked Zolga with it. Roca flipped Shrink to weaken Zombyra and Woolheater conceded, unable to overcome Roca’s powerful combination of monsters and Spells.
Corey Roca takes a quick first victory with Winged Sage Falcos, Zolga, and the perfect combination of Spell Cards. Christopher Woolheater will be going first in Duel 2!
Duel Two
Woolheater opened up Duel 2 with Evil HERO Malicious Edge, Alexandrite Dragon, Splendid Venus, Conscription, and Mecha Phantom Beast Blackfalcon. He decided to send it back to his Deck to draw a new hand containing Gravity Axe – Grarl, Samurai of the Ice Barrier, Autonomous Action Unit, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, and A Hero Emerges thanks to the Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants redraw rule. Roca also sent his hand back to his Deck to draw a new one with the Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants redraw rule.
Woolheater drew Covering Fire as his sixth card and then Set 4 cards to his back row.
Roca Set a monster and then passed his first turn.
Woolheater Summoned Samurai of the Ice Barrier and equipped it with Gravity Axe – Grarl. He attacked and destroyed Roca’s face-down Treeborn Frog with his Samurai and then passed his turn.
Roca Special Summoned Treeborn Frog in his Standby Phase and then Summoned Berserk Gorilla. He attacked the Samurai with his Gorilla and then activated Shrink to weaken Samurai of the Ice Barrier in the Damage Step. Samurai of the Ice Barrier was destroyed in battle. Roca Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.
Woolheater Summoned Sergeant Electro and activated its effect to pin down Roca’s back row card. Next, he attacked Treeborn Frog to destroy it.
Roca Summoned Winged Sage Falcos and then attacked Sergeant Electro with Berserk Gorilla. Woolheater flipped A Hero Emerges, Special Summoning Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress from his hand. Berserk Gorilla continued its attack against Sergeant Electro, and Woolheater flipped Covering Fire to increase his Electro’s ATK by 1700. Berserk Gorilla was destroyed, and Roca lost 1300 Life Points. Next, Winged Sage Falcos attacked and destroyed Sergeant Electro, dealing 100 points of damage to Woolheater.
Woolheater drew Skull Kraken. He activated Lyla’s effect to switch it into Defense Position and destroy Roca’s face-down Zero Gravity. Next, he Summoned Skull Kraken and used its effect to switch it into Defense Position. He paid 1500 Life Points to activate Autonomous Action Unit next, and Special Summoned Berserk Gorilla from Roca’s Graveyard. He attacked Winged Sage Falcos with Berserk Gorilla and Roca weakened the Gorilla with Forbidden Lance to win the battle! Woolheater dropped down to 5300 Life Points. In his End Phase, he sent Mecha Phantom Beast Blackfalcon, Power Breaker, and Bull Blader from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Lyla’s effect.
Roca Special Summoned Treeborn Frog from his Graveyard in Defense Position and then Summoned Krebons. He attacked Skull Kraken with Winged Sage Falcos and returned the Kraken to the top of Woolheater’s Deck with his Falcos’s effect. Next, Krebons attacked and destroyed Lyla.
Woolheater Set Exarion Universe and then ended his turn.
When Roca Tributed his Treeborn Frog to Summon Archfiend of Gilfer, Woolheater extended the handshake.
Corey Roca is moving on the Top 4!
