Welcome to Round 1 of YCS Charleston! Cher Moua from Atlanta, Georgia is Dueling against Stanford Harris from Charlotte, North Carolina in this Round 1 Feature Match. Moua is using a Burning Abyss Deck filled with brand new cards from Secrets of Eternity and Structure Deck: HERO’s Strike, including Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss; Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss; Cagna, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss; Good & Evil in the Burning Abyss; and Mask Change II. Stanford Harris is using a Deck full of the brand new Infernoid monsters in Secrets of Eternity! Harris is hoping to fill up his Graveyard with Infernoids using cards like Reasoning, Fiend Comedian, and Monster Gate in order to swarm the field and defeat Moua with his brand new Infernoids. Will Moua’s newly revamped Burning Abyss Deck be able to thwart Harris’s plans? It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

 

Harris opted to go first in Duel 1 and opened up with Infernoid Antra, Infernoid Harmadik, Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress, Infernoid Onuncu, and Raigeki.

 

 

He Summoned Lyla and then ended his turn, sending Mystical Space Typhoon, Reasoning, and Infernoid Harmadik from his Deck to his Graveyard with Lyla’s effect in his End Phase.

 

 

Moua activated Allure of Darkness to draw 2 cards and banish Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss. Next, he Special Summoned Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his hand and Normal Summoned Graff. He combined Libic with Graff to Xyz Summon Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss and detached Graff to activate Dante’s effect and send Foolish Burial; Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss; and Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He activated Graff’s effect to Special Summon Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck and then attacked Lyla with Dante to destroy Lyla and deal 800 points of damage to Harris. Next, Cir attacked directly, dropping Harris down to 5600 Life Points. Dante switched into Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase, and Moua Set a card to his back row in Main Phase 2. In his End Phase, he activated Scarm’s effect to add Tour Guide From the Underworld from his Deck to his hand.

 

Harris drew Card Trooper next turn. He Summoned it to the field and then activated its effect by sending Reasoning, Hidden Armory, and Infernoid Patrulea from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he banished Patrulea from his Graveyard to Special Summon Infernoid Antra from his hand in Defense Position. Moua flipped Karma Cut and discarded Scarm from his hand to banish Antra from the Duel. Next, Harris attacked Cir with Card Trooper to destroy it and deal 300 points of damage to Moua. Moua activated Cir’s effect to Special Summon another Scarm from his Graveyard in Defense Position. In Main Phase 2, Harris banished Harmadik from his Graveyard to Special Summon Infernoid Harmadik from his hand. He used Harmadik’s effect to destroy Dante, and then Moua added Cir to his hand with Dante’s effect. Finally, Harris activated Raigeki to destroy Moua’s on-field Scarm. In Harris’s End Phase, Moua added Farfa from his Deck to his hand with Scarm’s effect.

 

Moua Summoned Tour Guide From the Underworld next turn and activated its effect to Special Summon Graff from his Deck. He combined Tour Guide with Graff to Xyz Summon Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss and then detached Graff to activate Dante’s effect and send 2 copies of Tour Guide From the Underworld and Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Harris activated the effect of Harmadik by Tributing Card Trooper to banish Graff from Harris’s Graveyard before Graff’s effect could activate. Next, Moua Special Summoned Farfa and Cir from his hand. He combined both of them to Xyz Summon another copy of Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss and then attacked Harmadik with his 2500 ATK Dante to destroy it. Next, he attacked directly with his second Dante, dropping Harris down to 3700 Life Points. Moua switched both of his Dantes to Defense Position at the End of the Battle Phase and then Set a card to his back row before ending his turn. Moua added Cagna, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his Scarm in the End Phase.

 

 

Harris Summoned Raiden next turn and then sent the top 2 cards of his Deck his Graveyard to activate its effect. After sending 2 Spells to the Graveyard, he entered his End Phase and sent another 2 cards from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He immediately conceded, realizing that he would be defeated on Moua’s next turn!

 

A rough start for Stanford Harris allows Cher Moua to take an easy win in Duel 1! Stanford Harris will be going first in Duel 2!

 

Duel Two

 

Harris opted to go second in Duel 2, so Moua started off the Duel by Summoning Tour Guide From the Underworld and activating its effect to Special Summon Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck. He combined his monsters to Xyz Summon Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss and detached Graff to activate Dante’s effect and send Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss from his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he used Graff’s effect to Special Summon Scarm from his Deck and then used Libic’s effect to Special Summon another Libic from his hand. Moua combined Libic with Scarm to Xyz Summon another Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss in Defense Position next, and then detached Scarm to activate Dante’s effect and send 1 card – Mystical Space Typhoon – from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. In Moua’s End Phase, he added Tour Guide From the Underworld from his Deck to his hand with Scarm’s effect.

 

 

Harris opened up Duel 2 with 2 copies of Infernoid Harmadik, Void Seer, Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn, Reasoning, and Mischief of the Yokai.

 

 

He Summoned Raiden and activated its effect to send Mystical Space Typhoon and Patrulea from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he activated Reasoning! Moua called Level 3, and Harris flipped the top card of his Deck – a Level 4 Raiden – and Special Summoned it! He activated Raiden’s effect to send Infernoid Seitsemas and Reasoning from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he Special Summoned Seitsemas from his Graveyard by banishing Patrulea from his Graveyard and Harmadik from his hand. Then, by using Seitsemas, he attacked and destroyed the Dante that had a Tour Guide attached as an Xyz Material. Moua added Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss from his Graveyard to his hand with Dante’s effect. At the end of the Battle Phase, Seitsemas’s effect banished Moua’s other Dante, and when the attached Libic was sent to the Graveyard, Moua Special Summoned Graff from his hand in Defense Position. Harris Set 2 cards to his back row and then activated both Raidens’ effects in his End Phase, sending Seitsemas, Antra, Fiend Comedian, and Mischief of the Yokai from his Deck to his Graveyard.

 

Moua activated Foolish Burial, sending Farfa to his Graveyard. He activated Farfa’s effect to banish Seitsemas, but Moua flipped Void Seer to make Seitsemas unaffected by card effects for the rest of the turn! Next, Moua Special Summoned Rubic from his hand, and Harris banished Mischief of the Yokai from his Graveyard to lower the Levels of Moua’s monsters and prevent an Xyz Summon or Synchro Summon! Moua Set 2 cards to his back row and then ended his turn.

 

 

Harris drew Mischief of the Gnomes next turn. He activated the effects of both Raidens to send the top 4 cards of his Deck to his Graveyard and then attacked with Seitsemas; but Moua flipped Fire Lake of the Burning Abyss and Tributed Graff and Rubic to try to destroy his own face-down Good & Evil in the Burning Abyss along with Harris’s Seitsemas and Raiden. Harris Tributed his doomed Raiden with Seitsemas’s effect to banish Graff from Moua’s Graveyard before its effect could activate, and then banished Void Seer from his Graveyard to protect his Seitsemas. He attacked directly with Seitsemas and then attacked directly with Raiden, dropping Moua down to 3700 Life Points. Moua Set Mischief of the Gnomes before ending his turn, and sent 2 cards from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Raiden’s effect in his End Phase.

 

Moua drew a card and Harris Tributed Raiden to banish Good & Evil in the Burning Abyss from Moua’s Graveyard with Seitsemas’s effect in Moua’s Standby Phase. Next, Harris flipped Mischief of the Gnomes. Moua activated Allure of Darkness to draw 2 cards and banish Tour Guide From the Underworld from his hand and then Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.

 

Harris Special Summoned Infernoid Attondel by banishing Seitsemas and Antra from his Graveyard and then attacked directly with Attondel; but Moua flipped Karma Cut and discarded Cir to try to banish Attondel. Harris used Seitsemas’s effect to Tribute Attondel and banish Cir from Moua’s Graveyard before its effect could activate. Next, Seitsemas attacked directly.

 

Moua drew Vanity’s Fiend next turn and conceded, with no other cards in his hand or on his field.

 

Stanford Harris overcomes a strong start from Cher Moua to win Duel 2 with Infernoids!

 

Duel Three

 

Moua chose to go first in Duel 3. He started off the Duel by Summoning Tour Guide From the Underworld and activating its effect to Special Summon Graff from his Deck. Next, he combined Tour Guide with Graff to Xyz Summon Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss and activated Dante’s effect to detach Graff and send Tour Guide From the Underworld, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Libic from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He activated Graff’s effect to Special Summon Scarm from his Deck and then activated Libic’s effect to Special Summon Farfa from his hand. Time in the round was called, so the Match was set to end after 5 more complete turns. Moua proceeded with his turn, combining Farfa with Scarm to Xyz Summon Mechquipped Angineer in Attack Position. Next, he activated Foolish Burial to send Scarm from his Deck to his Graveyard and Set a card to his back row. Finally, he Set a card to his back row and entered his End Phase, grabbing Tour Guide From the Underworld from his Deck with Scarm’s effect.

 

Harris opened up with Snatch Steal, Mischief of the Yokai, Fiend Comedian, Infernoid Attondel, Infernoid Patrulea, and Infernoid Antra. He activated Snatch Steal to take control of Dante and then used Dante’s effect to send Antra, Seitsemas, and Onuncu from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. He banished Onuncu from his Graveyard to Special Summon Patrulea from hand. He activated Patrulea’s effect to try to destroy Moua’s face-down Karma Cut and Moua Chained it to discard Cir and banish Patrulea from the Duel. He activated Cir’s effect to Special Summon Scarm from his Graveyard, and Scarm destroyed itself with its own effect, since Moua controlled a non-Burning Abyss monster. Harris banished Antra from his Graveyard and Attondel from his hand to Special Summon Infernoid Seitsemas from his Graveyard. He attacked Mechquipped Angineer, and Harris activated its effect by detaching Farfa, switching it into Defense Position to protect it for the turn. He targeted Seitsmas with Farfa’s effect to try to banish it, and Harris Chained Seitsmas’s effect to Tribute Dante and banish Scarm from Moua’s Graveyard. Harris Set 2 cards to his back row before ending his turn and returning Seitsemas to his field.

 

Moua activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Harris’s face-down Mischief of the Yokai. He switched Mechquipped Angineer into Attack Position and then Summoned Tour Guide From the Underworld in Attack Position. He activated its effect to Special Summon Cir from his Deck and then combined Tour Guide with Cir to Xyz Summon Number 47: Nightmare Shark! He detached Cir from Nightmare Shark to activate its effect and Harris Chained Fiend Comedian! He called heads with its effect, but flipped tails, sending 11 cards from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with the effect of Fiend Comedian! Cir’s effect activated next, Special Summoning Graff from Moua’s Graveyard, and Graff destroyed itself with its effect, allowing Moua to Special Summon Scarm from his Deck. Scarm self-destructed, and then Moua moved into his Battle Phase! Number 47: Nightmare Shark attacked directly for 2000 points of damage. In Main Phase 2, Harris Tributed Seitsemas to banish Scarm from Moua’s Graveyard.

 

Harris drew Raigeki next turn! He activated it to try to destroy Moua’s field, but Moua Chained the effect of his Angineer to detach Scarm, protect Number 47: Nightmare Shark, and switch Shark into Defense Position! Next, he banished Antra from his Graveyard to Special Summon another Antra from his hand in Defense Position. He activated its effect to return Number 47: Nightmare Shark to the Extra Deck. Next, he banished 3 Infernoids from his Graveyard to Special Summon Onuncu from his Graveyard. He attacked directly with Onuncu, dropping Moua down to 5000 Life Points and putting his own Life Points ahead of Moua’s. Moua added Graff to his hand with the effect of Scarm in his End Phase.

 

Moua drew a card and Harris banished Mischief of the Gnomes from his Graveyard to lower the Levels of the monsters in Moua’s hand. Moua quickly conceded, realizing that he was down in Life Points in his final turn of overtime would be unable to impact the score during his current turn.

 

 

Stanford Harris is moving on with a 1-0 record using Infernoids!