Atlanta, Georgia’s Demonte Cole is currently 6-2 with his Infernity Deck – a Deck that many Duelists have been counting out since Infernity Archfiend became Limited when the January 1st, 2015 Forbidden & Limited List took effect. Cole is here to prove that Infernities can still be a powerful force on the tournament scene. Now, 13-year-old Duelist Max Lewis from Tallahassee, Florida stands in Cole’s way. Lewis has a 6-2 record like Cole, but used a more conventional Tellarknight Deck to obtain that record. Only one of these Duelists will be able to emerge from this round with a shot at a Top 32 finish. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Cole chose to go first and opened up with Reinforcement of the Army, Mystical Space Typhoon, Infernity Necromancer, Infernity Break, and Upstart Goblin. He activated Upstart Goblin to give Lewis 1000 Life Points and draw Soul Charge from his Deck and then activated Reinforcement of the Army to add Dark Grepher from his Deck to his hand. He Summoned Dark Grepher and then activated its effect by discarding Infernity Necromancer. He sent Armageddon Knight to his Graveyard with the effect of his Grepher. Next, Cole activated Soul Charge and paid 2000 Life Points to Special Summon Armageddon Knight and Infernity Necromancer from his Graveyard. He activated his Knight’s effect to send Infernity Archfiend from his Deck to his Graveyard, Set Infernity Break and Mystical Space Typhoon to his back row, and then activated his Necromancer’s effect to Special Summon Infernity Archfiend from his Graveyard in Attack Position. He activated his Archfiend’s effect to add Infernity Launcher from his Deck to his hand and then combined Armageddon Knight with Infernity Archfiend to Xyz Summon Lavalval Chain. He detached Infernity Archfiend to activate his Chain’s effect and then sent another Necromancer to his Graveyard. Next, he activated Infernity Launcher and sent it to the Graveyard to Special Summon another Necromancer and his Archfiend from his Graveyard. He used his Archfiend’s effect to add Infernity Barrier from his Deck to his hand and then Set his Barrier to his back row. Next, he combined Archfiend with Grepher to Xyz Summon Number 66: Master Key Beetle and activated his Beetle’s effect to link it up with his face-down Barrier by detaching Archfiend from it. Then, he used his Necromancer’s effect to Special Summon Infernity Archfiend from his Graveyard, and activated his Archfiend’s effect to add Infernity Break from his Deck to his hand. He Set Infernity Break before ending his turn.

Lewis drew a card and conceded, seeing no way to come back in Duel 1.

Duel Two

Lewis started off Duel 2 by Summoning Satellarknight Vega and Setting 2 cards to his back row.

Cole started off with Raigeki, Mystical Space Typhoon, Armageddon Knight, Stygian Street Patrol, Reinforcement of the Army, and Mask Change II. He activated Raigeki to destroy Vega and then Summoned Armageddon Knight, activating its effect to send Archfiend Heiress to the Graveyard. He used his Heiress’s effect to add Infernity Archfiend from his Deck to his hand. Next, he activated Mask Change II, disguising his Armageddon Knight as Masked HERO Dark Law! He Set Mystical Space Typhoon and Reinforcement of the Army and then banished Stygian Street Patrol from his Graveyard to activate its effect and Special Summon Infernity Archfiend from his hand. He activated his Archfiend’s effect to add Infernity Launcher from his Deck to his hand and then activated the Launcher. Next, he activated Reinforcement of the Army to add Elemental HERO Bubbleman from his Deck to his hand. He Special Summoned it to the field and then combined his Bubbleman with Infernity Archfiend to Xyz Summon Diamond Dire Wolf. He activated his Wolf’s effect to try to destroy itself and Lewis’s face-down Mystical Space Typhoon, but Lewis Chained the Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Launcher.

Lewis Set a card to each zone.

Cole drew Mystical Space Typhoon and then activated Mystical Space Typhoon from his hand to destroy Cole’s face-down Bottomless Trap Hole. Next, he activated his other Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Book of Moon. Dark Law attacked and destroyed Lewis’s face-down Honest.

Lewis passed without making a play.

Cole drew Snatch Steal and attacked directly with Dark Law.

Lewis Summoned Deneb to add Altair to his hand and then Mask Law’s effect forced Cole to banish Maxx “C” from his hand.

Cole drew Infernity Barrier and then attacked Deneb with Dark Law to destroy and banish it.

Lewis Summoned Satellarknight Altair and activated its effect to Special Summon Satellarknight Vega from his Graveyard. He combined both monsters to Xyz Summon Castiel, the Skyblaster Musketeer, detached both Xyz Materials from Castiel to send Dark Law back to the Extra Deck with Castiel’s effect, and then Set a card to his back row.

Cole activated Snatch Steal to take control of Castiel and attacked directly with it.

Lewis gained 1000 Life Points in his Standby Phase due to the effect of Snatch Steal and then Set a card to his back row.

Cole Summoned Elemental HERO Shadow Mist next turn! He attacked with Castiel, but it was returned to the Extra Deck by Lewis’s Compulsory Evacuation Device. Next, he attacked directly with Shadow Mist.

Lewis Set a monster and Set a card to his back row.

Cole attacked Lewis’s face-down Maxx “C” with Shadow Mist to destroy it in battle and then Set Mystical Space Typhoon to his back row.

Lewis Set Stellarnova Alpha, but lost it to Cole’s Mystical Space Typhoon in the End Phase.

Cole attacked directly with Shadow Mist, dropping Lewis down to 1700 Life Points, and then activated Mask Change II by discarding Instant Fusion! Lewis conceded, realizing that Dark Law was about to finish him off!

Demonte Cole is advancing with a 6-2 record using his Infernity Deck!