Michael Wisniewski from Buffalo, New York is Dueling against Andres Torres Reyes from Columbia in this Top 8 Feature Match! Wisniewski is using the 1 Paleozoic Frog Deck left in the tournament, teched out with 3 copies of Trap Trick. Torres, on the other hand, is using Thunder Dragons. Both of these Duelists’ Decks were improved by the recent release of Soul Fusion, but only one of them can advance to the Top 4.

It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Wisniewski opened up Duel 1 with Swap Frog, Spiritual Swords of Revealing Light, Paleozoic Canadia, Lost Wind, and Paleozoic Olenoides.

He Summoned Swap Frog and tried to use its effect, but lost out to Infinite Impermanence. He returned the Swap Frog to his hand and then Set 4 cards to his back row.

Torres activated Gold Sarcophagus and used its effect to banish Thunder Dragonroar from his Deck. He then used Dragonroar’s effect to Special Summon Thunder Dragonhawk from his Deck. He activated Allure of Darkness next. He drew 2 cards from his Deck and banished Thunder Dragondark from his hand. He used Dragondark’s effect to add Thunder Dragon from his Deck to his hand. Next, he discarded Thunder Dragon to add another copy of Thunder Dragon to his hand. He then Special Summoned Black Dragon Collapserpent by banishing Thunder Dragon from his Graveyard, prompting Torres to activate Paleozoic Canadia to put the Collapserpent face-down. Next, Torres activated Thunder Dragon Fusion to Fusion Summon Thunder Dragon Titan! He discarded Thunder Dragon from his hand to activate its effect, and Wisniewski Chained Lost Wind to negate Titan’s effect. Torres added 2 copies of Thunder Dragon from his Deck to his hand and then used Titan and Dragonhawk to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix. He discarded Dragonroar from his hand to destroy a face-down Paleozoic Olenoides. Wisniewski Set Lost Wind back from his Graveyard, and Torres used the effect of his Dragonhawk to shuffle 2 cards from his hand back into his Deck and draw 2 cards. Torres activated Soul Charge next! He gave up 3000 Life Points to Special Summon Thunder Dragonhawk, Thunder Dragon, and Thunder Dragonroar from his Graveyard in Attack Position. He Link Summoned Knightmare Unicorn by combining Phoenix with Thunder Dragon and then discarded Instant Fusion to get rid of Wisniewski’s face-down Lost Wind. He Tributed Dragonhawk to Special Summon Colossus next, and then ended his turn.

Wisniewski Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Ronintoadin from his Deck to his Graveyard. He combined Swap Frog with his Canadia to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome. He attacked a face-down Collapserpent with Toadally Awesome, and Torres used its effect to add White Dragon Wyverburster from his Deck to his hand. Wisniewski Set a card to his back row and passed. In the End Phase, Torres discarded a Dragondark to add another copy from his Deck to his hand.

Torres drew a card and Wisniewski detached an Xyz Material from Toadally Awesome to Special Summon Dupe Frog from his Deck in the Standby Phase. Torres Special Summoned Wyverburster next by banishing Dragondark from his Graveyard, and used Dragondark’s effect to add Thunder Dragon from his Deck to his hand. He banished Colossus from his field and Thunder Dragonmatrix from his hand to Special Summon Thunder Dragon Titan from his Extra Deck and then used the effect of his Dragonmatrix to add another copy to his hand. He discarded Thunder Dragon from his hand next, and Wisniewski Chained Spiritual Swords of Revealing Light so that Titan’s effect couldn’t activate. Wisniewski then Chained the effect of the Canadia in his Graveyard to Special Summon it. Torres resolved the effect of his Thunder Dragon to add another copy from his Deck to his hand and then banished Thunder Dragon Fusion from his Graveyard to add Thunder Dragonduo from his Deck to his hand. He Special Summoned it by banishing Thunder Dragon and Collapserpent from his Graveyard and then entered his Battle Phase. Thunder Dragonduo attacked Dupe Frog, and Wisniewski paid 1000 Life Points to negate the attack with his Spiritual Swords. Dragonroar attacked Dupe Frog next, and Wisniewski paid another 1000 Life Points. Then Titan attacked, and Wisniewski paid another 1000 Life Points to negate the attack with Spiritual Swords. Finally, an attack from Knightmare Unicorn was negated by the Spiritual Swords, and Wisniewski was down to 4000 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Torres combined Wyverburster with Knightmare Unicorn to Link Summon LANphorhynchus, and Tributed Dragonroar to Special Summon Thunder Dragon Colossus Linked to it. He used Dragonroar’s effect to Special Summon Dragonhawk from his Deck and then Tributed his Dragonduo to Special Summon another Colossus Linked to LANphorhynchus. In the End Phase, Dragonhawk returned to Torres’s hand.

Wisniewski drew a card and then Special Summoned Swap Frog from his Deck with Toadally Awesome. He activated its effect to send Ronintoadin to his Graveyard, then returned it to his hand and Normal Summoned it, using its effect once more to send Dupe Frog to the Graveyard. Next, he Link Summoned Mistar Boy by using Toadally Awesome and Swap Frog as Link Materials. He returned Dupe Frog to his hand with the effect Toadally Awesome, and then Normal Summoned it to his field with the Summon gained by Swap Frog. Torres discarded Dragondark from his hand to use its effect; Wisniewski Chained Olenoides to target his own Spiritual Swords; and then Torres Chained the effect of Dragonmatrix in his hand, allowing him to use Titan’s effect to destroy Mistar Boy. Wisniewski used Mistar Boy’s effect to return Toadally Awesome to the Extra Deck, and Torres added a Dragondark to his hand. Wisniewski banished Swap Frog from his Graveyard to Special Summon Ronintoadin and then used Ronintoadin and Dupe Frog as Link Materials to Summon Mistar Boy. He Xyz Summoned Paleozoic Opabina next, and then activated Paleozoic Marrella from his hand. He Special Summoned Olenoides from his Graveyard and sent Lost Wind from his Deck to his Graveyard. Next, he Special Summoned Ronintoadin by banishing Dupe Frog from his Graveyard and Link Summoned Borrelsword Dragon. After a couple more plays, he Link Summoned Toadally Awesome Linked to it! Along the way, he used his Borrelsword’s effect to switch one of his Frogs into Defense Position so that Borrelsword could attack twice. He attacked Titan with Borrelsword and used Borrelsword’s effect to increase his monster’s ATK. Next, an attack from Borrelsword over LANphorhynchus wiped out Torres’s remaining Life Points!

Michael Wisniewski takes a comeback victory in Duel 1 thanks to Borrelsword Dragon!

Duel Two

Wisniewski opened up Duel 2 with Infinite Impermanence, Spiritual Swords of Revealing Light, Paleozoic Canadia, Ronintoadin, and Swap Frog. He Summoned Swap Frog and used its effect to send Dupe Frog to his Graveyard. Then he returned it to his hand and discarded Ronintoadin to Special Summon it back to the field. He used its effect to send Swap Frog to his Graveyard and then Special Summoned a Ronintoadin from his Graveyard by banishing a Swap Frog. He combined his 2 monsters into Toadally Awesome and then Set 3 cards to his back row.

Torres drew a card and Wisniewski Special Summoned Dupe Frog from his Deck in the Standby Phase. Torres Special Summoned Dinowrestler Pankratops and then Normal Summoned Dragonmatrix.

He discarded a Dragonmatrix from his hand to increase the ATK of the one on his field, and then Tributed his Dragonmatrix to Summon Colossus. Wisniewski flipped Canadia, targeting Pankratops, and Torres Chained its effect and Tributed it to destroy Dupe Frog. Colossus attacked Toadally Awesome, and Wisniewski flipped Spiritual Swords, Chaining Canadia to Special Summon it from the Graveyard. He paid 1000 Life Points to stop Colossus’s attack. Torres activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Pankratops and then ended his turn.

Wisniewski drew Gozen Match and then Special Summoned Swap Frog from his Deck in the Standby Phase. He used its effect to send Ronintoadin from his Deck to his Graveyard and then returned Swap Frog to his hand. He Normal Summoned it and used its effect to send Dupe Frog from his Deck to his Graveyard. He activated Infinite Impermanence next, targeting Pankratops. Torres Chained the effect of his Pankratops, Tributing it and targeting Toadally Awesome for destruction. He then used hisToadally Awesome’s effect to return Dupe Frog to his hand and Normal Summoned it. He combined Dupe Frog with Swap Frog to Summon Mistar Boy, and then Special Summoned 2 Ronintoadins from his Graveyard by banishing 2 Dupe Frogs. He then combined his Link Monster with the 2 Ronintoadins to Link Summon Borrelsword Dragon. Next, he banished 2 more Frogs from his Graveyard to Special Summon 2 more Ronintoadins. He combined them to make Mistar Boy, then Special Summoned another Ronintoadin and combined it with Canadia to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome. He switched a Frog to Defense Position with Borrelsword somewhere along the way. He attacked Colossus with Borrelsword, increasing his Borrelsword’s ATK with its effect, and then attacked it again, prompting Torres to discard Dragonmatrix from his hand. He protected Colossus both times with its effect, and then Mistar Boy attacked it, prompting him to protect it once more by banishing another monster from his Graveyard. Toadally Awesome attacked and destroyed it next, and Torres dropped down 1500 Life Points. There was nothing left in Torres’s Graveyard for him to use to protect it.

Torres Special Summoned Pankratops and then tried attacking with it, but lost out to Borrelsword’s effect when it switched the monster to Defense Position. He Tributed the Pankratops to use its effect, but Wisniewski used the effect of Toadally Awesome and Tributed Mistar Boy to stop the effect. Finally, Torres used Thunder Dragon Fusion to Special Summon Thunder Dragon Titan in Defense Position.

Wisniewski drew a card and then attacked Titan with Borrelsword, using Borrelsword’s effect to make it stronger than Titan. Titan was destroyed, and then a direct attack from Toadally Awesome wiped out Torres’s remaining Life Points!

Michael Wisniewski and his Paleozoic Frog Deck is moving on to the Top 4!