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Round 7 Feature Match: James Rowland versus Nicolas Reardon

October 4th, 2015

James Rowland from Oklahoma City is Dueling against Washington D.C.’s Nicolas Reardon in our Round 7 Feature Match! Rowland and Reardon are both currently 6-0 in the tournament, but got here with drastically different strategies: Reardon is using a Nekroz Deck that Ritual Summons monsters for quick and overwhelming victories, while Rowland is using a Kozmo Deck that can gradually gain cards with Kozmo Farmgirl and Kozmotown. Which strategy will prevail in this Round 7 Feature Match? We’re about to find out! It’s time to Duel!

 

Duel One

 

Rowland opened up Duel 1 with Maxx “C”, Mirror Force, Kozmo Farmgirl, Kozmotown, and Kozmo Sliprider. He Set Mirror Force and then ended his turn.

 

Rowland

 

Reardon Normal Summoned Senju of the Thousand Hands and activated its effect to add Nekroz of Clausolas from his Deck to his hand. He discarded Nekroz of Clausolas to add Nekroz Kaleidoscope from his Deck to his hand and then activated Nekroz Kaleidoscope. Rowland Chained Maxx “C”. Reardon sent Herald of the Arc Light from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Nekroz of Unicore from his hand, allowing Rowland to draw Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit from his Deck. Reardon added Nekroz of Valkyrus to his hand with the effect of his Herald of the Arc Light. Senju attacked directly next, and Rowland flipped Mirror Force to destroy Senju and Nekroz of Unicore! In Main Phase 2, Reardon banished Nekroz Kaleidoscope and Nekroz of Clausolas from his Graveyard to add Nekroz Cycle from his Deck to his hand.

 

Rowland drew Kozmo Forerunner and then Normal Summoned Kozmo Farmgirl. He attacked directly with it, and when Reardon discarded Nekroz of Valkyrus from his hand to try to stop the attack, Reardon banished his Farmgirl from the field and Special Summoned Forerunner from his hand. He attacked directly with Forerunner and then entered Main Phase 2. He returned his banished Farmgirl to his hand with Kozmotown, losing 300 Life Points, and then used Kozmotown’s effect to shuffle Farmgirl and Sliprider into his Deck and draw Forerunner and Raigeki. He Set Raigeki before passing his turn.

 

Reardon Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands and activated its effect to add Nekroz of Brionac to his hand. He discarded Nekroz of Brionac to add Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz from his Deck to his hand. Next, Reardon activated Nekroz Cycle, Tributing Shurit from his hand to Special Summon Nekroz of Valkyrus from his Graveyard. He added Nekroz of Trishula to his hand with the effect of Shurit. Reardon activated the effect of his Nekroz of Valkyrus, and Rowland discarded Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit from his hand to destroy Nekroz of Valkyrus. Reardon Tributed Manju from his field and Maxx “C” from his hand to draw 2 cards. Reardon banished Nekroz Cycle and Nekroz of Brionac from his Graveyard to add Nekroz Kaleidoscope from his Deck to his hand. He activated Nekroz Mirror next, banishing Shurit from his Graveyard to Special Summon Nekroz of Trishula from his hand! He banished Maxx “C” from Rowland’s Graveyard, Forerunner from Rowland’s field, and Forerunner from Rowland’s hand with Nekroz of Trishula’s effect. Nekroz of Trishula attacked directly next. In Main Phase 2, Reardon activated Instant Fusion! He paid 1000 Life Points to Special Summon Elder Entity Norden from his Extra Deck, and activated its effect to Special Summon Senju from his Graveyard. He combined Senju with Norden to Xyz Summon Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer, and detached both Xyz Materials from it to shuffle Kozmotown back into Rowland’s Deck.

 

Rowland drew another Kozmotown next turn! He activated it and added a banished Forerunner to his hand by giving up 700 Life Points. Next, he used his Kozmotown’s effect to shuffle his Forerunner into his Deck and draw Summon Limit. He flipped Raigeki to destroy Nekroz of Trishula and Castel, and then Set Summon Limit before ending his turn.

 

Reardon banished Nekroz Mirror and Nekroz of Valkyrus from his Graveyard to add another Nekroz Mirror from his Deck to his hand, and then Normal Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands. He activated Manju’s effect to add Nekroz of Unicore from his Deck to his hand, and then activated Nekroz Kaleidoscope. He sent Herald of the Arc Light from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Nekroz of Unicore from his hand and then used his Herald’s effect to add Nekroz of Brionac from his Deck to his hand. Reardon attacked directly with Manju and Nekroz of Unicore, discarding Nekroz of Decisive Armor from his hand in the Damage Step to increase his monster’s ATK by 1000. That extra 1000 points of damage was more than enough to allow Reardon’s 2 monsters to wipe out Rowland’s 4300 Life Points!

 

Nicolas Reardon takes a quick victory over Kozmos in Duel 1!

 

Duel Two

 

Reardon activated Reinforcement of the Army, adding Nekroz of Clausolas to his hand, and then discarded Nekroz of Clausolas to add Nekroz Kaleidoscope to his hand. He Summoned Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands next, and activated Manju’s effect to add Nekroz of Brionac to his hand. He activated Nekroz Kaleidoscope, and Rowland Chained Maxx “C”. Reardon sent Herald of the Arc Light from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Nekroz of Unicore from his hand, and added Nekroz of Valkyrus from his Deck to his hand with the effect of his Herald. He Set 1 card to his back row before passing his turn.

 

Reardon

 

Rowland entered his second turn of Duel 2 with Kozmo Sliprider, Mirror Force, Fiendish Chain, Void Trap Hole, and 2 copies of Honest. He Set 3 cards to his back row and Set an Honest face-down before passing his turn; but Reardon flipped Royal Decree in Rowland’s End Phase, completely shutting down Rowland’s newly Set back rows!

 

Reardon discarded Nekroz of Brionac to add Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz to his hand and then activated Nekroz Mirror to Tribute Shurit from his hand and Special Summon Nekroz of Valkyrus from his hand. He added Nekroz of Brionac to his hand with the effect of his Tributed Shurit. Nekroz of Unicore attacked and destroyed Rowland’s face-down Honest, and then direct attacks from Manju and Nekroz of Valkyrus dropped Rowland down to 3700 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Reardon Tributed his Manju with his Valkyrus’s effect to draw 1 card.

 

Rowland drew Retaliating “C” and Set another Honest before passing.

 

Reardon Summoned another Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands and activated its effect to add Nekroz of Clausolas to his hand. He discarded Nekroz of Clausolas to add Nekroz Mirror to his hand and then discarded Nekroz of Brionac from his hand to add Nekroz of Trishula from his Deck to his hand. He activated Nekroz Mirror, and Rowland Chained Retaliating “C” to Special Summon it to the field in Defense Position. Reardon banished Nekroz of Brionac and Nekroz of Clausolas from his Graveyard to Special Summon Nekroz of Trishula and used Nekroz of Trishula’s effect to banish a card from Rowland’s hand, field, and Graveyard. Nekroz of Unicore attacked and destroyed Retaliating “C”, and then direct attacks from Manju, Nekroz of Unicore, and Nekroz of Trishula wiped out the rest of Rowland’s Life Points!

 

Nekroz Decree

 

Nicolas Reardon uses Royal Decree to render James Rowland powerless in Duel 2 and take a quick 2-0 victory! Nicolas Reardon remains undefeated in the tournament!