It’s Round 1 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in Atlanta, Georgia! Jason Honan from Fairborn, Ohio has a Graydle / Kaiju Deck with him taking on Arshad Hosein who is attending Georgia Tech but hails from Trinidad Tobago and wielding Monarchs.

Hosein won the roll and elected to go first. He started off with a set spell/trap and passed.

Honan started with a hand of Graydle Slime, Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju, Graydle Split, Gadarla, the Mystery Dust Kaiju and Kyoutou Waterfront and Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju. He set Graydle Split and passed back.

Hosein activated March of the Monarchs and Return of the Monarchs, then Normal Summoned Eidos the Underworld Squire, then used the addition Summon to Tribute for Kuraz the Light Monarch! Kuraz’s effect targeted each of the set cards on the field. Hosein’s set The Monarchs Stormforth and Graydle Split were destroyed, Honan drew Graydle Impact. Because Kuraz was Summoned this turn, Hosein couldn’t attack with it and was forced to pass.

Honan drew another Graydle Impact and activated Kyoutou Waterfront. Then Honan Summoned Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju by Tributing Kuraz! Honan followed up with 2 copies of Graydle Impact and Special Summoned Graydle Slime by destroying both Graydle Impacts. With 3 counters on Kyoutou Waterfront, Honan used the field spell to add Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju from deck to hand, which was Special Summoned immediately. He then attacked into Dogoran, clearing Hosein’s field of monsters.

Hosein drew to 4 cards in hand. He activated The Monarchs Stormforth, Tributing Dogoran for Majesty’s Fiend, attacking into Graydle Slime and passed.

Honan drew another Graydle Split for turn. In Main Phase, Honan used Kyoutou Waterfront to search for another copy of Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju, which was Summoned by Tributing Majesty’s Fiend, then Summoning Gadarla, the Mystery Dust Kaiju and using its effect to half all other monsters’ ATK, attacking into Dogoran and destroying it.

Hosein Normal Summoned Edea the Heavenly Squire, using its effect to Special Summon Eidos the Underworld Squire from the Deck, then used Eidos’s effect to Tribute Summon Ehther the Heavenly Monarch! Ehther’s effect sent Pantheism of the Monarchs and The Prime Monarch to the Graveyard to Special Summon another Kuraz the Light Monarch from the Deck and using Return of the Monarchs to add Caius the Mega Monarch from the Deck to the hand. Kuraz the Light Monarch’s effect to destroy both Gadarla and the face-down Graydle Split, drawing Graydle Eagle and Supply Squad. Ehther the Heavenly Monarch attacked for 1400 and Kuraz the Light Monarch returned to the hand in the End Phase.

Honan drew another Kyoutou Waterfront for turn. He chose to set Kyoutou Waterfront over the active Kyoutou Waterfront, sending the first one to the Graveyard. He then Tributed his opponent’s Ehther the Heavenly Monarch to Special Summon Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju to the opponent’s field, then Normal Summoned Graydle Eagle and activated Supply Squad. Honan moved into the Battle Phase and attacked into Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju, destroying Graydle Eagle, using Graydle Eagle’s effect to steal Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju, drawing Graydle Split with Supply Squad and attacking with it. Honan flipped-up Kyoutou Waterfront, set Graydle Split and passed.

Hosein Normal Summoned Edea the Heavenly Squire, Special Summoning Eidos the Underworld Squire, then activating Pantheism of the Monarchs’s effect from the Graveyard, revealing 2 copies of Tenacity of the Monarchs and one copy of The Monarchs Stormforth. Honan chose to have Tenacity added to hand, which was activated, revealing Kuraz the Light Monarch, searching The Monarchs Stormforth which was activated. Eidos the Underworld Squire and Honan’s Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju were Tributed for Caius the Mega Monarch! Caius’s effect banished Kyoutou Waterfront and the face-down Graydle Split, burning Honan for 1000. Hosein attacked with Eidos the Underworld Squire and Caius the Mega Monarch, reducing Honan down to 1300 LP to Hosein’s 4300.

Honan drew another Supply Squad and concedes the first game.

Game 2

Honan elected to go second. Hosein started off with Pantheism of the Monarchs, discarding another copy of Pantheism of the Monarchs to draw 2 cards. He followed up banishing a Pantheism of the Monarchs, revealing 3 copies of Tenacity of the Monarchs, adding one of them, immediately activating it, revealing Kuraz the Light Monarch and searching for Return of the Monarchs. Hosein Normal Summoned Edea the Heavenly Squire, using its effect to Special Summon Eidos the Underworld Squire, which allowed Honan to Tribute Summon Kuraz the Light Monarch. Return added Ehther the Heavenly Monarch from Deck to hand, then Kuraz the Light Monarch destroyed itself and Edea the Heavenly Squire to give Hosein 2 more draws.

Honan opened with Graydle Slime, 2 copies of Graydle Split, Graydle Eagle and Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju, then drew the third Graydle Split. He summoned Graydle Eagle and set all 3 Splits before passing.

Hosein activated Pantheism of the Monarchs, discarding another Pantheism, drawing 2 more cards. He proceeded to banish Eidos the Underworld Squire to Special Summon Edea the Heavenly Squire from the Graveyard. Then using Pantheism of the Monarchs from the Graveyard to reveal March of the Monarchs, Tenacity of the Monarchs and The Monarchs Stormforth. Honan elected to add March to Hosein’s hand. Hosein Normal Summoned Eidos the Underworld Squire, then used the additional Tribute Summon, Tributing both Eidos the Underworld Squire and Edea the Heavenly Squire for Ehther the Heavenly Monarch! Return searched for Caius the Mega Monarch, Ehther sent The Prime Monarch and Tenacity of the Monarchs to Special Summon Kuraz the Light Monarch, then Edea the Heavenly Squire added the banished Pantheism to hand. Pantheism of the Monarchs was activated, discarding Tenacity of the Monarchs to draw 2 cards. March was activated followed by 2 set cards, then Ehther the Heavenly Monarch attacked into Graydle Eagle, and all 3 Graydle Splits were activated targeting Graydle Eagle, overpowering Ehther the Heavenly Monarch! Kuraz the Light Monarch was returned to hand in the End Phase, leaving no monsters on Hosein’s field and Erebus the Underworld Monarch was discarded at end of turn due to hand size limit.

Honan drew Interrupted Kaiju Slumber for turn, Hosein used The Prime Monarch from the Graveyard, banishing Tenacity of the Monarchs to Special Summon The Prime Monarch as a Normal Monster. Honan then Tributed his opponent’s The Prime Monarch to give him Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju, then used a Graydle Split targeting Graydle Eagle, Hosein chained Maxx “C”, Honan Summoned Graydle Cobra and another Graydle Eagle, giving Hosein a draw from Maxx “C”. Honan used his in-hand Graydle Slime to Summon it, destroying both Graydles. Graydle Slime’s effect Summoned Graydle Cobra from the Graveyard while Graydle Eagle stole Jizukiru from the opponent’s field, Honan used Graydle Slime and Graydle Cobra to Synchro Summon Graydle Dragon! Both monsters attacked, taking them into game 3!

Game 3

Hosein elected to have Honan start. Honan set a Graydle Alligator and a Twin Twisters, activated Kyoutou Waterfront and passed.

Hosein drew to 6 cards, Normal Summoned Edea the Heavenly Squire, Summoned Eidos the Underworld Squire from the deck, then activated Twin Twisters, discarding The Prime Monarch, targeting Kyoutou Waterfront and Honan’s set Twin Twisters, which was chained discarding Trade-In, targeting the opponent’s Twin Twisters. When the chain resolved, Hosein’s Twin Twisters was destroyed, giving Kyoutou Waterfront a counter, which was promptly removed to save it from being destroyed from Hosein’s Twin Twisters. Hosein pressed forward and used the additional Tribute Summon for Majesty’s Fiend, and attacked with Majesty’s Fiend into Alligator, preventing its effect from being used, then attacking directly with Edea the Heavenly Squire.

Honan fired back up by Tributing Majesty’s Fiend for Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju, then searched for Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju with Kyoutou Waterfront, then Special Summoning Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju. Dogoran removed 3 counters from Kyoutou Waterfront to destroy Edea the Heavenly Squire, then Normal Summoned Graydle Cobra and attacking with both monsters. Then time in the round was called.

Hosein drew to 3 cards in hand, activated Return of the Monarchs, using Eidos the Underworld Squire from the Graveyard to special Edea the Heavenly Squire from the Graveyard, using Edea’s effect to Special another Eidos the Underworld Squire from the Deck, then Tributing both monsters for Ehther the Heavenly Monarch! Return added Caius the Mega Monarch, Ehther sent Pantheism of the Monarchs and The Prime Monarch to Special Summon Kuraz the Light Monarch, which targeted Kyoutou Waterfront and Dogoran. Kyoutou Waterfront removed a counter to save itself while Honan drew Graydle Split from Kuraz the Light Monarch’s effect. Hosein banished Pantheism of the Monarchs from the graveyard, revealed 3 copies of Tenacity of the Monarchs to ensure one of them was added to hand, used Tenacity of the Monarchs, revealing Caius the Mega Monarch, adding March of the Monarchs and activating it. Ehther the Heavenly Monarch attacked into Graydle Cobra, destroying it in battle, and with March preventing Graydle Cobra from stealing Ehther the Heavenly Monarch due to March. (While Graydle Cobra could steal Kuraz since it wasn’t Tribute Summoned and not protected by March, Kuraz would return to Hosein’s hand in the End Phase anyway because it was Special Summoned by Ehther.)

Honan drew Graydle Impact for turn. He used Kyoutou Waterfront to search for Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju, adding it to his hand. He Special Summoned Dogoran, Tributing Ehther the Heavenly Monarch, activated Graydle Impact and set Graydle Split. Honan proceeded into the End Phase and used Graydle Impact to search Graydle Cobra.

Hosein drew to 4 cards in hand, banished Eidos the Underworld Squire from the Graveyard to Special Summon Edea the Heavenly Squire from the Graveyard, then used Edea the Heavenly Squire to Special Summon Eidos the Underworld Squire from the Deck, banished Tenacity of the Monarchs from the Graveyard to Special Summon The Prime Monarch, Tributed Eidos the Underworld Squire and The Prime Monarch for Caius the Mega Monarch, banishing Kyoutou Waterfront and the face-down Graydle Split. That was enough to attack to give Hosein the Game and end the Match!