12-year-old Lyndon Neff from Connecticut is Dueling against 13-year-old Eddie Strom from New Jersey in the final round of Saturday’s Dragon Duel Tournament! This weekend’s Dragon Duel Tournaments are using the Battle Pack Sealed Format, permitting Duelists one opening hand re-draw per Match, and giving each monster all monster types. Lyndon Neff is brand new to the Sealed Format, and Eddie Strom has only played in a Sealed Pack Tournament once, so both Duelists have been learning most of their strategies as they progressed through the tournament. Neff and Strom are currently both undefeated, but only one of them will be able to emerge as Saturday’s Dragon Duel Champion and earn a spot in tomorrow’s Dragon Duel Playoff! It’s time to Duel!

 

Duel One

 

Neff opened up Duel 1 with Slate Warrior, Alector, Sovereign of Birds, Magic Cylinder, Wind-Up Soldier, and Charcoal Inpachi. He Set Magic Cylinder and Charcoal Inpachi before passing his turn.

 

Strom Set a monster and Set 2 cards to his back row.

 

 

Neff drew Snatch Steal! He Summoned Wind-Up Soldier and then used its effect to increase its ATK by 400. Next, he attacked Strom’s face-down Gravitic Orb, destroying it in battle. Gravitic Orb’s effect switched Wind-Up Soldier into Defense Position.

 

Strom Normal Summoned Krebons and then attacked Neff’s face-down Inpachi with Krebons. Charcoal Inpachi flipped face-up, and Strom lost 900 Life Points.

 

Neff drew Autonomous Action Unit and then Tributed Charcoal Inpachi to Summon Alector, Sovereign of Birds. He attacked Krebons with Alector, and Strom negated the attack with Krebons’s effect by paying 800 Life Points. Wind-Up Soldier attacked next, and Strom once again negated the attack by paying 800 Life Points.

 

Strom activated Bait Doll to destroy Neff’s face-down Magic Cylinder and then shuffle Bait Doll back into his Deck. Next, he Tributed Krebons to Summon Mobius the Frost Monarch. He activated Axe of Despair next, increasing Mobius’s ATK to 3400. He attacked and destroyed Alector, dropping Neff down to 7000 Life Points.

 

Neff drew Des Mosquito and then activated Snatch Steal! He tried to take control of Mobius, but Strom flipped Dark Bribe to negate it and allow Neff to draw Metal Reflect Slime! He Set Metal Reflect Slime and Slate Warrior before ending his turn.

 

Strom activated Autonomous Action Unit and gave up 1500 Life Points to Special Summon Alector to his field from Neff’s Graveyard. He attacked Slate Warrior with Alector to destroy it, and his Alector lost 500 Life Points due to Slate Warrior’s effect. Next, Mobius attacked and destroyed Wind-Up Warrior, dropping Neff down to 5400 Life Points. Next, Strom Tributed his weakened Alector to Summon Cyber Dragon and ended his turn.

 

 

Neff drew Old Vindictive Magician and Set it. Next, he activated Autonomous Action Unit by paying 1500 Life Points and Special Summoned Krebons to his field in Attack Position.

 

Strom attacked Neff’s face-down Old Vindictive Magician with Cyber Dragon, and when the Magician’s effect activated, Strom flipped Divine Wrath and discarded Swords of Revealing Light to negate its effect. Mobius attacked Krebons next, and Neff paid 800 Life Points to negate the attack.

 

Neff Summoned Chiron the Mage and then flipped Metal Reflect Slime to Special Summon it to the field with 3000 DEF.

 

Strom Summoned Abyssal Kingshark and then attacked Chiron with Mobius, destroying Chiron and dropping Neff down to 1500 Life Points. Abyssal Kingshark attacked and destroyed Krebons next, dropping Neff down to 1000 Life Points.

 

Neff drew Exarion Universe and passed.

 

Strom Summoned Gagaga Magician and combined it with his Kingshark to Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia! Next, Mobius attacked and destroyed Metal Reflect Slime, and a direct attack from Number 39: Utopia wiped out the rest of Neff’s Life Points!

 

 

Eddie Strom wins the first Duel with some help from Mobius the Frost Monarch! He’s just one win away from a spot in this weekend’s Dragon Duel Playoff!

 

Duel Two

 

Neff opened up Duel 2 with Metal Reflect Slime, Liberty at Last!, Zombyra the Dark, Graceful Charity, and Milla the Temporal Magician.

 

 

He Set Liberty at Last! and Metal Reflect Slime and then activated Graceful Charity to draw Fiend’s Sanctuary, Insect Knight and Magic Cylinder before discarding Fiend’s Sanctuary and Zombyra. He Set Magic Cylinder and Summoned Insect Knight before ending his turn.

 

Strom activated Autonomous Action Unit and gave up 1500 Life Points to Special Summon Zombyra to his field. Next, he Normal Summoned Ancient Gear Knight. He attacked Insect Knight with Zombyra, and Neff flipped Magic Cylinder to negate the attack and inflict 2100 points of damage to Strom’s Life Points. In Main Phase 2, he combined Zombyra with Ancient Gear Knight to Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia in Attack Position.

 

Neff Summoned Milla and activated its effect to look at Strom’s face-down Damage Gate. Next, he flipped Metal Reflect Slime to Special Summon it to the field. He activated Enemy Controller next, Tributing Metal Reflect Slime to take control of Utopia. Direct attacks from Utopia, Insect Knight, and Milla wiped out the rest of Strom’s Life Points!

 

 

Lyndon Neff takes a quick win in Duel 2 to push the Match to a third and final Duel!

 

Duel Three

 

Neff opened up with Magic Drain, Milla the Temporal Magician, Fiend’s Sanctuary, Insect Knight, and Slate Warrior, but decided to take advantage of the re-draw rules to send it to the bottom of the Deck and draw 5 new cards.

 

Strom started off Duel 3 by Summoning Big Jaws and Setting 3 cards to his back row.

 

Neff Set Windstorm of Etaqua and then Normal Summoned Wind-Up Soldier. He activated its effect to try to increase its ATK, but Strom activated Divine Wrath and discarded Yaksha from his hand to negate the Soldier’s effect and destroy it. Next, Neff discarded Ancient Gear Golem from his hand to Special Summon Hardened Armed Dragon in Attack Position.

 

Strom drew a card and then activated Reckless Greed to draw 2 more cards. He activated Snatch Steal to take control of Hardened Armed Dragon and then activated Axe of Despair to increase Hardened Armed Dragon’s Attack Points by 1000. Next, he attacked with Big Jaws; but Neff flipped Windstorm of Etaqua to switch Strom’s monsters into Defense Position. Strom Set a card to his back row before passing.

 

Neff drew a card and then gained 1000 Life Points due to the effect of Snatch Steal. He Set a card to each zone and then passed his turn.

 

Strom skipped his Draw Phase. He attacked Neff’s face-down Big Shield Gardna with Big Jaws and lost 800 Life Points. Big Shield Gardna switched into Attack Position, but when Hardened Armed Dragon attacked it, Neff flipped Fiendish Chain to negate its attack and its effect. Big Jaws was banished by its own effect at the end of the Battle Phase.

 

Neff drew a card, gained 1000 Life Points due to the effect of Snatch Steal, Summoned Cyber Valley, and then Set a card to his back row.

 

Strom skipped his Draw Phase once again. He switched his Hardened Armed Dragon into Defense Position and then passed his turn.

 

Neff drew a card and then gained 1000 Life Points. He Summoned Gravitic Orb and attacked Hardened Armed Dragon to destroy it.

 

Strom tried to Normal Summon King Tiger Wanghu, but Neff flipped Solemn Judgment and paid 5500 Life Points to negate its Summon!

 

Neff drew Drillroid and Summoned it to the field. He attacked with Drillroid, but Strom flipped Mirror Force to destroy Neff’s Attack Position monsters, leaving him only with a Big Shield Gardna in Defense Position!

 

Strom Set a card to his back row.

 

Neff drew Book of Moon and Set it.

 

Strom Summoned Gagaga Magician and passed.

 

Neff drew Tour Guide From the Underworld and passed.

 

Strom activated Bait Doll targeting Neff’s Book of Moon, and Neff Chained it to put Gagaga Magician face-down. Strom Flip Summoned his Magician before passing his turn.

 

Neff drew Metal Reflect Slime and Set it.

 

Strom Tributed his Gagaga Magician to Summon Mobius the Frost Monarch and used its effect to destroy Metal Reflect Slime. He passed his turn, still unable to destroy Big Shield Gardna.

 

Neff drew Alector next turn and Tributed Big Shield Gardna to Summon it. He attacked Mobius, but Strom flipped Magic Cylinder and negated its attack! Neff lost 2400 Life Points!

 

Strom Set a card to his back row and passed his turn.

 

Neff drew Archfiend Soldier and then attacked Mobius with Alector, destroying both monsters. In Main Phase 2, he Summoned Archfiend Soldier.

 

Strom Summoned Toon Gemini Elf and passed his turn.

 

Neff drew Autonomous Action Unit and gave up 1500 Life Points to activate it; but Strom flipped Dark Bribe and negated it, allowing Neff to draw Enemy Controller from his Deck. Next, Neff Summoned Tour Guide From the Underworld and activated its effect. Since the rules for today’s Battle Pack Sealed Tournament make all monsters all types, he Special Summoned Des Mosquito from his Deck with its effect. He activated Enemy Controller next, to Tribute Des Mosquito and take control of Toon Gemini Elf. Toon Gemini Elf, Archfiend Soldier, and Tour Guide From the Underworld attacked Strom directly, dropping Strom down to 1400 Life Points. Neff combined Toon Gemini Elf with Archfiend Soldier to Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia in Main Phase 2.

 

Strom Summoned Amazoness Sage and used it to attack Tour Guide From the Underworld; but Neff negated the attack with the effect of Number 39: Utopia.

 

On his next turn, Neff attacked Amazoness Sage with Utopia to destroy it, and then attacked directly with Tour Guide From the Underworld to finish the Duel!

 

 

Lyndon Neff is Saturday’s Dragon Duel Champion and earns a spot in tomorrow’s Dragon Duel Playoff!