Round 8 Feature Match: Andy Yu Versus Destin Kaspi
With only eleven Duelists undefeated, four Burning Abyss and four Shaddolls remain among them. Andy Yu is one of the four playing Burning Abyss, and Destin Kaspi is one of the four battling with Shaddoll. Andy’s brother, YCS Las Vegas 2014 Champion Denny Yu, beat Destin out of Top 32 at YCS Dallas this past month, and now he’s looking for revenge!
Yu won the die roll and chose to go first.
Duel One:
Yu opened up with a hand of Mystical Space Typhoon, Compulsory Evacuation Device, Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, Rubic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, and Tour Guide from the Underworld. He Normal Summoned Tour Guide from the Underworld and used its effect to Special Summon Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck. He then overlayed both Fiends for Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss, milling Vanity’s Emptiness, Karma Cut, and Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss to pump Dante’s ATK up to 2500. He triggered Graff, getting a Scarm into play. He then Special Summoned Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss and overlayed it with the Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss for a second copy of Dante. He Set both the Typhoon and Compulsory before ending. He grabbed Tour Guide from the Underworld from his Deck during the End Phase via Scarm’s effect.
Kaspi drew for turn and snapped Shaddoll Fusion into play. He sent Shaddoll Squamata and Artifact Moralltach to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon El Shaddoll Construct, then used its effect along with Squamata’s to send Shaddoll Beast and Shaddoll Dragon respectively. Dragon targeted Yu’s Set Compulsory Evacuation Device, which was Chained to bounce away the Construct but Kaspi still drew a card from Beast. He followed it up with Allure of Darkness drawing two and banishing Shaddoll Dragon from his hand. He then Set a Monster, along with two cards to his back row before ending.
Yu drew Upstart Goblin for turn and activated it, putting Kaspi up to 9000 Life Points and drawing another copy of Upstart Goblin. He activated the second copy to put Kaspi up to 10000 and drew Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss off the second copy. He then detatched Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss via the effect of Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss, milling Tour Guide from the Underworld, Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning, and Raigeki. He used Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss to bring back Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Graveyard, then Normal Summoned Rubic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss. Kaspi considered responding, and then ultimately chose to Flip his Artifact Sanctum to Special Summon Artifact Moralltach from his Deck. Artifact Moralltach activated and destroyed Yu’s Rubic. Yu then used the effect of the other Dante, detaching Tour Guide from the Underworld and milling Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss, Phoenix Wing Wind Blast, and Mystical Space Typhoon to his Graveyard. Yu Flipped his Set Mystical Space Typhoon but hit Kaspi’s Set Artifact Moralltach, triggering its effect to Special Summon itself and then lost Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss to the Moralltach’s destruction effect. Graff triggered and Yu Special Summoned Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck. He followed that up by Special Summoning the Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his hand, overlaying the two Malebranches for a third Dante. He went to Battle Phase and crashed the weakest one into Artifact Moralltach taking 1100 Life Points but letting himself at Fire Lake to his hand from his Graveyard! He then ran over both Moralltach’s with the pumped Dante’s, then Set the Fire Lake in Main Phase 2 before ending his turn.
Kaspi drew to four cards in hand and activated Artifact Ignition targeting Yu’s Set Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss, and Yu Chained it tributing both copies of Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss to destroy Kaspi’s Set Shaddoll Hedgehog. The Ignition resolved Setting Artifact Beagalltach, then in a new Chain the two Dantes added Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss and Fire Lake. Kaspi got a Shaddoll Squamata via Hedgehog’s effect, then he used Foolish Burial to send Shaddoll Beast to his Graveyard and drew a card. He Normal Summoned the Squamata and attacked before he Set two cards to his back row.
Yu drew Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss for turn, moved to Main Phase and tried to Special Summon it but Kaspi had Vanity’s Emptiness. Yu simply Set the Scarm face-down, Set Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss and ended.
Kaspi drew to two cards in hand, considering his options before declaring an attack on the Set Monster. Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Flipped and dealt 200 during battle, then Kaspi Set another back row before ending.
Yu drew Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss for turn, Normal Summoned Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss and ended his turn.
Kaspi drew and declared an attack with Shaddoll Squamata, but Yu activated Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss yarding his Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss and Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss to destroy the 3 Set back row that Kaspi controlled. Even though he lost 3 cards, the Set Artifact Ignition and Shaddoll Core triggered, letting Kaspi add Shaddoll Fusion to his hand and ensuring that Yu wouldn’t have a Battle Phase next turn. Kaspi Normal Summoned Mathematician and used its effect t osend Shaddoll Falco to the Graveyard, Falco Special Summoned itself face-down before Kaspi used Shaddoll Fusion! He sent Shaddoll Squamata along with the Falco to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon El Shaddoll Winda, then sent El Shaddoll Fusion to his Graveyard with Squamata. He Set a back row before ending. During the End Phase, Yu searched Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss via his Scarm effect.
Yu drew Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss for turn, he Set the Lake along with Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss before trying to end, but Kaspi activated Sinister Shadow Games during the End Phase to send Shaddoll Falco which then Special Summoned itself face-down.
Kaspi drew for turn and declared an attack with El Shaddoll Winda over the Set Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, Yu got Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck, but made the mistake of Special Summoning it in defense position forgetting about El Shaddoll Winda’s effect. Mathematician attacked over the Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, and in Main Phase 2 Kaspi Flipped Shaddoll Falco to Special Summon Shaddoll Beast from his Graveyard face-down.
Yu drew Mystical Space Typhoon for turn, Normal Summoned Tour Guide from the Underworld and used its effect to Special Summon Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck. He attacked over Shaddoll Falco and Mathematician before ending.
Kaspi drew for turn and Flip Summoned Shaddoll Beast, but Yu Chained Phoenix Wing Wind Blast to spin the El Shaddoll Winda back to the Deck. Beast resolved and Kaspi drew two cards before discarding Shaddoll Fusion. He attacked with Beast over Tour Guide from the Underworld before Setting a few back row and ending.
Yu was running low on options, and just Set the Mystical Space Typhoon before ending his turn.
Kaspi drew for turn and activated Raigeki, and when Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss triggered he tried to respond with Vanity’s Emptiness but lost out to Mystical Space Typhoon in response. Even though Yu got back Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss, Kaspi kept pushing with a Shaddoll Fusion using Mathematician and Shaddoll Beast for El Shaddoll Shekhinaga. He followed it up with Soul Charge reviving three copies of Artifact Moralltach along with a Shaddoll Falco, letting him make a massive board of Michael, the Arch-Lightsworn and Artifact Durendal along with the already on field El Shaddoll Shekhinaga. He milled three cards before ending.
Yu drew the last copy of Upstart Goblin, but when the draw didn’t help him he immediately conceded.
After a misplay that cost him the game, Yu was looking to try to win the back two against Kaspi in hopes of remaining undeafted.
Duel Two:
Yu opened with a hand consisting of two copies of Phoenix Wing Wind Blast, Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, Raigeki, and Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning. He Set both Traps before ending.
Kaspi drew and Set four to his back row before ending.
Yu drew a Vanity’s Fiend and passed, but during his End Phase Kaspi has Sinister Shadow Games to send Shaddoll Squamata. The Squamata sent Shaddoll Hedgehog, when then searched Shaddoll Dragon.
Kaspi drew for turn and then Normal Summoned Shaddoll Dragon, declaring an attack for 1900 before passing.
Yu drew Non-Fusion Area, Set it along with Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss before ending.
Kaspi drew and declared an attack with Shaddoll Dragon, after a long amount of consideration Yu used a Phoenix Wing Wind Blast discarding Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning to return Shaddoll Dragon to the top of his Deck. Kaspi Set a Monster before ending.
Yu drew Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss for turn, then tributed the Set Calcab, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss for Vanity’s Fiend. He declared an attack on the Set Monster which would up being another Shaddoll Dragon, bouncing the Vanity’s Fiend to his hand.
Kaspi drew and Normal Summoned Shaddoll Dragon, declaring an attack to put Yu down to 4200 Life Points before passing.
Yu drew the third copy of Phoenix Wing Wind Blast for turn, Set it along with Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss before trying to end, but during the End Phase Kaspi used Artifact Sanctum to Special Summon Artifact Moralltach.
Kaspi drew to five cards in hand, then Normal Summoned Shaddoll Falco. He Synchroed Artifact Moralltach and Falco for Yazi, Evil of the Yang Zing He activated Shaddoll Fusion, but when Yu Chained Non-Fusion Area Kaspi had El Shaddoll Fusion to push through. He used a Moralltach and Shaddoll Dragon to Fusion Summon Construct, but when Shaddoll Dragon targeted Yu’s Set Phoenix Wing Wind Blast, Yu Chained it discarding Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss to spin away the Construct. Construct’s effect still resolved which sent Shaddoll Falco, Special Summoning itself face-down. He then Special Summoned Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning and tried to push for game, but Yu had the last Phoenix Wing Wind Blast discarding Raigeki to return Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning to the top of the Deck and save him for a turn.
Yu drew Compulsory Evacuation Device and Set it before ending.
Kaspi drew for turn and only needed to attack with Yazi, Evil of the Yang Zing to win the Duel!
A crushing defeat in game one and two knocks Yu down to a 7-1 record, but Destin Kaspi moves on undefeated! One more win and he’s basically a lock for Top 32!