Wesley Loveland from Beloit, Wisconsin is Dueling against Adrian Gonzalez from Harvey, Illinois in this Round 6 Feature Match! Both Duelists are currently 5-0 with their respective Decks and consequently on-track for a Day 2 finish. Loveland is piloting a Sky Striker Deck this weekend, while Gonzalez is using Altergeists. These two Decks were anticipated to be two of the big players in the new Advanced Format, so it’s no surprise that both of our Feature Match Duelists are undefeated. However, only one of them can advance to Round 7 with a perfect record. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Gonzalez started off the Match by Setting 2 cards to his back row.

Loveland opened up with Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, Shared Ride, Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, and 2 copies of Infinite Impermanence. He Set the Widow Anchor, Shared Ride, and both copies of Infinite Impermanence. In his End Phase, Gonzalez flipped Personal Spoofing and then used the effect of Altergeist Multifaker to Special Summon it from his hand. He used its effect to try to Special Summon an Altergeist from his Deck, but lost out to Ash Blossom. He then used the effect of Personal Spoofing to return Multifaker to the Deck and try to grab an Altergeist, but lost out when Personal Spoofing was destroyed by Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit!

Gonzalez drew a card and passed.

Loveland drew Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero and activated it! He used its effect to target one of his back row cards and then revealed the top 3 cards of his Deck. He added Sky Striker Ace – Raye to his hand and destroyed his face-down Widow Anchor. He Summoned Raye and then attacked directly with it, dropping Gonzalez to 6500 Life Points. Next, he used Raye’s effect and Tributed it to Special Summon Sky Striker Ace – Hayate from his Extra Deck. He attacked directly with it to drop Gonzalez to 5000 Life Points, and used its effect to send Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from his Deck to his Graveyard. In Main Phase 2, he Link Summoned Sky Striker Ace – Kagari by using Hayate as a Link Material. He used its effect to return Engage to his hand, and Gonzalez Chained Shared Ride to draw a card when he did. Loveland Link Summoned Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku next, and then added another Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from his Deck to his hand in the End Phase with its effect, allowing Gonzalez to draw another card with Shared Ride.

Gonzalez Set 3 cards to his back row and passed his turn.

Loveland drew another Raye and Normal Summoned it to the field. He attacked directly with Raye and Shizuku to drop Gonzalez down to 2000 Life Points and then entered Main Phase 2. He used the effect of his Area Zero to target Raye, and its effect was negated by Gonzalez’s Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Next, Loveland used his Shizuku as a Link Material to Summon Kagari, and used Kagari’s effect to return Widow Anchor from his Graveyard to his hand. He Set it before passing his turn.

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

Loveland drew Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole and then used the effect of his Area Zero. Once again, he was stopped by Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Loveland activated Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole next, and then used Multirole’s effect to destroy his Area Zero and Special Summon a Raye from his Deck. He attacked a face-down Altergeist Silquitous with Kagari, and Gonzalez flipped Infinite Impermanence to negate the effect of Kagari so that it couldn’t defeat the Silquitous in battle. In Main Phase 2, Loveland used Kagari as a Link Material to Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. In his End Phase, he used Shizuku’s effect to add Sky Striker Maneuver – Afterburners! from his Deck to his hand.

Gonzalez drew Pot of Duality and activated it in his center Spell & Trap Card Zone; but when Loveland flipped the Infinite Impermanence across from it, he negated the effect of Silquitous as well as the Pot of Duality!

Gonzalez promptly conceded, unable to gain any momentum in the Duel despite Loveland’s awkward opening hand.

Duel Two

Gonzalez chose to go second in Duel 2, and Loveland opened up with Mystical Space Typhoon, Sky Striker Maneuver – Jamming Waves!, Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion, Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, and Sky Striker Ace – Kagari. He Summoned Raye and used it to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He Set Mystical Space Typhoon and then entered his End Phase. He tried using Shizuku’s effect, but lost out to Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

Gonzalez Normal Summoned Altergeist Marionetter and activated its effect to Set Altergeist Protocol from his Deck. He activated Pot of Duality next, revealing Imperial Order, Solemn Strike, and Altergeist Meluseek from the top of his Deck. He added the Imperial Order to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. He Set 3 cards to his back row before passing his turn.

Loveland drew another Ghost Ogre and then activated a Jamming Waves to target Gonzalez’s face-down Solemn Strike. Gonzalez Chained Imperial Order, and Loveland Chained Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy the Imperial Order and take down the Strike. Next, Gonzalez Special Summoned Multifaker from his hand and used its effect to Special Summon Silquitous from his Deck. He used its effect to return Marionetter to his hand and return Shizuku to the Extra Deck. Loveland tried to Special Summon Raye from his Graveyard with its effect, and Gonzalez used Protocol to send Multifaker from his field to his Graveyard to negate Raye’s effect.

Gonzalez Summoned Marionetter back to the field and used its effect to Set Altergeist Manifestation from his Deck. He used Marionetter’s effect to swap the Protocol on the field with the Multifaker in the Graveyard, and then used Multifaker’s effect to Special Summon Meluseek. He Link Summoned Altergeist Hexstia by combining Meluseek with Silquitous and then direct attacks from Marionetter and Hexstia dropped Loveland down to 3300 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Gonzalez Link Summoned another Hexstia by using a Hexstia and the Multifaker as Link Materials. He added a Manifestation from his Deck to his hand and Set it.

Loveland drew a card and Gonzalez flipped the Manifestation, prompting an immediate concession from Loveland.

Adrian Gonzalez wins the second Duel with Altergeists, pushing the Match to a third and final Duel!

Duel Three

Loveland opened up Duel 3 with Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole, Shared Ride, and 2 copies of Mind Crush.

He Set Shared Ride and both copies of Mind Crush before passing.

Gonzalez entered his Battle Phase and Loveland flipped Mind Crush, naming Evenly Matched! Loveland revealed his hand and discarded the Evenly Matched! In Main Phase 2, Loveland activated Pot of Desires. He banished the top 10 cards of his Deck face-down to draw 2 new cards. Gonzalez activated Pot of Duality next, and Loveland Chained Shared Ride. Gonzalez added Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring from the top of his Deck to his hand, and Loveland drew Sky Striker Maneuver – Jamming Waves! off of his Shared Ride. Gonzalez Set 3 cards to his back row and passed his turn.

Loveland drew his third Mind Crush and then activated Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole. He activated Jamming Waves to target and destroy Gonzalez’s face-down Altergeist Manifestation and then Set his Mind Crush. In his End Phase, he tried to Set Jamming Waves back on the field with Multirole, but lost out to Gonzalez’s Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit. During the End Phase, Gonzalez flipped Personal Spoofing and then tried to Special Summon Multifaker from his hand by revealing it. Loveland Chained Mind Crush naming Multifaker, and Gonzalez Chained the effect of Personal Spoofing to return Multifaker to the Deck as a cost. Gonzalez tried to destroy the Personal Spoofing with his own Ghost Ogre, but Gonzalez Chained Solemn Strike to negate the effect of Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit! The Chain resolved, and Gonzalez added Marionetter from his Deck to his hand with the effect of Personal Spoofing.

Gonzalez Summoned Marionetter and used its effect to Set Altergeist Protocol from his Deck. He attacked with the Marionetter to drop Loveland to 6400 Life Points and then Set a card to his back row in Main Phase 2.

Loveland drew Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor and Set it. Gonzalez activated Protocol in the End Phase and used Personal Spoofing to return the Protocol to the Deck and grab Multifaker. He Special Summoned Multifaker and used its effect to Special Summon Meluseek from his Deck.

Gonzalez switched all of his monsters into Attack Position and attacked directly with Meluseek. Loveland flipped Widow Anchor to negate the effect of Marionetter and gain control of it, and then Gonzalez attacked directly with Meluseek by using its effect. He sent Loveland’s face-down Mind Crush to the Graveyard with Meluseek’s effect. Gonzalez Link Summoned Hexstia in Main Phase 2 and added Marionetter to his hand with Meluseek’s effect. He Normal Summoned it and used its effect to Set Altergeist Manifestation from his Deck. He used Marionetter’s effect to swap his Hexstia with the Multifaker in his Graveyard, and then Special Summoned Silquitous and added an Altergeist Protocol to his hand. He Link Summoned another Hexstia next, and then Set a card to his back row. He ended his turn and got the Marionetter back to his side of the field in the End Phase.

Loveland drew Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! and activated it; but Gonzalez used the effect of his Hexstia to Tribute Silquitous and negate it!

With no cards left in his hand or on his field, Loveland conceded.

Adrian Gonzalez advances with a 6-0 record using his Altergeist Deck!