Alfred Danklefsen III from St. Louis, Missouri and Akeem Davis from Kansas City, Missouri are currently 4-1-1 in this tournament. Danklefsen is using a totally awesome Paleozoic Frog Deck, while Davis is using Sky Strikers. Both of these Duelists are looking for a win here to improve their chances for a Day 2 and Top 8 finish. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Davis started off Duel 1 by activating Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero and Setting a card to his back row. He used his Area Zero to add Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor from the top of his Deck to his hand and destroy his face-down Sky Striker Mecha – Eagle Booster. He activated Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole next, and used its effect to destroy his Area Zero. He then used Area Zero’s effect to Special Summon Sky Striker Ace – Raye from his Deck, and used it to Link Summon Kagari. He used Kagari’s effect to return Eagle Booster from his Graveyard to his hand. Next, he used Kagari to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He Set 3 cards to his back row and then added Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from his Deck to his hand with Shizuku’s effect in the End Phase.

Danklefsen opened up with 2 copies of Paleozoic Dinomischus, Rivalry of Warlords, Solemn Strike, and Card of Demise. He drew Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries for his turn and then discarded it to banish 2 copies of Kagari from Davis’s Extra Deck. Next, he Set Rivalry, Solemn Strike, and Dinomischus before passing.

Davis drew a card and Danklefsen activated Paleozoic Dinomischus. He tried to banish Shizuku, but lost out to Eagle Booster. Danklefsen discarded another Dinomischus from his hand with its effect. Davis activated Multirole to send his face-down Sky Striker Mecharmory – Hercules Base to the Graveyard and then used Hercules Base’s effect to return the Kagari from his Graveyard back to his Extra Deck. He activated Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! next, adding Sky Striker Maneuver – Jamming Waves! from his Deck to his hand and drawing a card. Danklefsen then flipped Rivalry of Warlords so that Davis wouldn’t be able to target it with Jamming Waves. Davis Chained Widow Anchor to the Rivalry, targeting Shizuku, and then used Shizuku as a Link Material to try to Summon Kagari; but Danklefsen flipped Solemn Strike and gave up 1500 Life Points to negate its Summon! Davis Set a card to his back row and then Set Widow Anchor and Engage from his Graveyard in the End Phase with the effect of Multirole.

Danklefsen drew another Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries and Set it. He activated Card of Demise to draw Solemn Strike, Infinite Impermanence, and Swap Frog. He Set the 2 Traps and then discarded Swap Frog in the End Phase.

Davis used Multirole to send his face-down Metalfoes Fusion to the Graveyard and then activated Jamming Waves to destroy Danklefsen’s face-down Solemn Strike and Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries. He then shuffled Metalfoes Fusion from his Graveyard back into his Deck to draw a card and Set Jamming Waves from his Graveyard with Multirole in the End Phase.

Danklefsen drew Card of Demise and activated it! He drew Dupe Frog, Lost Wind, and another Card of Demise. He Set all 3 and then ended his turn.

Davis flipped Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! and used its effect to add Sky Striker Maneuver – Afterburners! to his hand and draw a card. He then Set a Terraforming and used Multirole to destroy it. He activated Jamming Waves next, destroying a face-down Card of Demise. Next, he activated Foolish Burial Goods to send Metalfoes Fusion from his Deck to his Graveyard. He shuffled the Metalfoes Fusion back into his Deck to draw a card and then passed his turn.

Danklefsen drew Paleozoic Marrella and Set it.

Davis Set a card to his back row and then passed his turn. In the End Phase, Danklefsen flipped Paleozoic Marrella; but Davis Chained Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring from his hand to negate it.

Danklefsen drew Imperial Order and Set it.

Davis used the effect of his Multirole, targeting his face-down Mystical Space Typhoon, and then Chained the Mystical Space Typhoon. Danklefsen Chained Imperial Order, and Davis Chained Hornet Drones to Special Summon a Sky Striker Ace Token to the field. In the End Phase, Danklefsen activated Lost Wind, targeting the Token, and Chained the effect of the Marrella in his Graveyard to Special Summon it.

Danklefsen drew a card and lost 700 Life Points due to Imperial Order. He Normal Summoned Swap Frog and activated its effect, but lost out to Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Next, he returned Swap Frog to his hand and Flip Summoned Dupe Frog. He combined his Marrella with Dupe Frog to Summon Toadally Awesome and then attacked the Token with it to destroy it in battle.

Davis drew a card and Danklefsen used his Toadally Awesome’s effect to try to Special Summon a Frog. Davis used Infinite Impermanence to try to stop it, and Danklefsen Chained the effect of Toadally Awesome by sending his Toadally Awesome to the Graveyard; but Davis Chained PSY-Framegear Gamma from his hand! He negated the Toadally Awesome’s effect, Special Summoned the Gamma, and Special Summoned PSY-Frame Driver from his Deck alongside it. Danklefsen added another Swap Frog to his hand with the effect of Toadally Awesome and lost 700 Life Points in the Standby Phase due to Imperial Order. Davis Tuned his 2 monsters together to Synchro Summon PSY-Framelord Omega and attacked directly with it. Danklefsen flipped Infinite Impermanence to negate its effect, and Davis passed his turn after the attack connected.

Danklefsen drew a card and lost another 700 Life Points due to Imperial Order, dropping down to just 200 Life Points. He then Normal Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Ronintoadin from his Deck to his Graveyard. He banished Dupe Frog from his Graveyard to Special Summon Ronintoadin and then combined Swap Frog with Ronintoadin to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome. Danklefsen Set Paleozoic Marrella and passed. In the End Phase, Davis used Omega’s effect to banish Swap Frog from Danklefsen’s hand and banish Omega from the field.

In Davis’s Standby Phase, Danklefsen lost 700 Life Points to Imperial Order and used Totally Awesome’s effect to Special Summon Dupe Frog. Omega returned to Davis’s field, and Danklefsen’s Swap Frog returned to his hand. Davis attacked Dupe Frog with Omega to destroy it, allowing Danklefsen to add Swap Frog to his hand with Dupe Frog’s effect. Davis used the effect of his Omega, but Danklefsen used his Toadally Awesome’s effect and sent a Swap Frog from his hand to the Graveyard to negate the effect and Set Omega to his field.

Danklefsen Special Summoned Dupe Frog during his next Standby Phase and then Normal Summoned Swap Frog. He used its effect to send Ronintoadin from his Deck to his Graveyard and then combined Toadally Awesome with Swap Frog to Link Summon Mistar Boy. He then used his Toadally Awesome’s effect to return a Frog to his hand and Link Summoned another Mistar Boy. He then Special Summoned 2 Ronintoadins and combined them to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome. Direct attacks from both Mistar Boys and Toadally Awesome wiped out all 8000 of Davis’s Life Points!

Akeem Davis brings Danklefsen down to just 200 Life Points, but Danklefsen finds a way to deal 8000 points of damage to Davis in a single turn and take the victory!

Duel Two

Davis started off Duel 2 by activating Terraforming to add Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero to his hand. He Set 2 cards to his back row and then ended his turn.

Danklefsen opened up Duel 2 with Swap Frog, Card of Demise, Solemn Strike, Magic Deflector, Paleozoic Olenoides, and Evenly Matched. He Normal Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Ronintoadin from his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he attacked directly with Swap Frog, dropping Davis down to 7000 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, he returned Swap Frog to his hand and Set all 4 of his Trap Cards to his back row.

Davis activated Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero, and Danklefsen Chained Paleozoic Olenoides to target Davis’s face-down Typhoon; but Davis Chained Typhoon to destroy Area Zero. He used Area Zero’s effect to Special Summon Sky Striker Ace – Raye from his Deck and then attacked directly with Raye, dropping Danklefsen down to 6500 Life Points. He activated Raye’s effect, but lost out to Danklefsen’s Solemn Strike. Next, Davis activated Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones; but Danklefsen Chained Magic Deflector to negate it, and activated the effect of the Olenoides in his Graveyard to Special Summon it. Davis Set a card to his back row before passing his turn.

Danklefsen Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Dupe Frog to his Graveyard. He banished Dupe Frog from his Graveyard to Special Summon Ronintoadin and then combined Ronintoadin with Olenoides to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome. He attacked directly with Swap Frog and Toadally Awesome, dropping Davis down to 3800 Life Points. Danklefsen Set a card to his back row and returned Swap Frog to his hand before ending his turn.

Davis drew a card and Danklefsen used the effect of his Xyz Monster to try to Special Summon a Frog from his Deck. Davis Chained Infinite Impermanence and Danklefsen Chained the effect of the Olenoides in his Graveyard to Special Summon it to his field in Defense Position. Next, Davis Normal Summoned Raye and used its effect to Tribute it and Special Summon Kagari to his field. He used Kagari’s effect to return Area Zero from his Graveyard to his hand and then activated Area Zero. He used Area Zero’s effect targeting his face-down Twin Twisters, and Chained the Twin Twisters to clear Danklefsen’s back row. He then used Kagari to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Hayate and entered his Battle Phase. He attacked directly with Hayate, dropping Danklefsen down to 3500 Life Points. He swapped out Hayate for Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku in Main Phase 2 and then used Shizuku’s effect in the End Phase to add Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! to his hand.

Danklefsen drew a card and then used the effect of Toadally Awesome to Special Summon Swap Frog. He returned it to his hand, Special Summoned it, and used its effect. With less than a minute left in the round, he Normal Summoned a Dupe Frog and then, with a series of plays, Link Summoned 2 copies of Mistar Boy and Xyz Summoned Toadally Awesome at lightning speed. He entered his Battle Phase, at which points time in the round was called! He attacked Shizuku with Toadally Awesome to destroy it, and when Davis tried to Special Summon Raye from the Graveyard with its effect, Danklefsen negated Raye’s effect with Toadally Awesome. Mistar Boy attacked directly next, prompting Davis to flip Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones to Special Summon a Token that would absorb the damage; but a direct attack from the second Mistar Boy dropped Davis’s Life Points below Danklefsen’s!

Danklefsen was declared the winner in time!

Alfred Danklefsen III wins the Match and advances with a 5-1-1 record using his Paleozoic Frog Deck!