Round 11 Feature Match: Alexander Cimo vs. Darren Villanueva
Welcome to Round 11 of the UDS Winter Invitational – Winter 2019! This round’s Match features local Duelist from Las Vegas, Nevada and popular Yu-Gi-Oh! personality Alexander Cimo, facing off against Darren Villanueva from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Both of these Duelists currently have 7-3 records, which means they’re still in contention for a Top 16 finish. Cimo is using a Trickstar Sky Striker Deck, while Villanueva is using a pure Sky Striker build. Both of these Decks were popular in the past, but have recently fallen out of favor. Now, they’re paired against one another in a Match that will likely determine which one of these Duelists won’t be able to make the Top 16 cut, and which one of these Duelists will still have a shot at the Championship Belt. It’s time to Duel!
Duel One
Cimo opened up with D.D. Crow, Trickstar Light Stage, Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor, and 2 copies of Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries.
He activated Light Stage to add Trickstar Candina to his hand and Normal Summoned it to the field. He activated its effect, but lost out to Villanueva’s Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Cimo Set Widow Anchor before passing.
Villanueva Set 2 cards to his back row and then activated Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones. He lost 400 Life Points due to the effects of Candina and Light Stage and Special Summoned a Sky Striker Ace Token to the field. He used it to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Hayate and then attacked directly with it, dropping Cimo down to 6500 Life Points. He used Hayate’s effect to send Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from his Deck to his Graveyard. In Main Phase 2, he sent Hayate to the Graveyard to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kagari. He used its effect to try to return Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! to his hand, but Cimo discarded D.D. Crow from his hand to banish Engage! Villanueva Chained Twin Twisters and discarded Infinite Impermanence to destroy Light Stage and Cimo’s face-down Widow Anchor before Engage was banished. Villanueva flipped a face-down Engage next, losing another 200 Life Points due to Candina’s effect, and added Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole to his hand. He activated it and then used his Kagari as a Link Material to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kaina. He targeted Candina with its effect and then Link Summoned Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. In the End Phase, he added Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor from his Deck to his hand with Shizuku’s effect and activated the Widow Anchor targeting Candina. He lost 200 Life Points and used Multirole to Set the Widow Anchor back face-down.
Cimo drew Trickstar Reincarnation and then Normal Summoned Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries. He sent Candina and Ghost Reaper to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix and then activated its effect by discarding Trickstar Reincarnation. He targeted Multirole for destruction and Villanueva Chained a face-down Widow Anchor to negate the effect and take control of Phoenix. Cimo then used the effect of a Ghost Reaper in his hand to banish both Kagaris from Villanueva’s Extra Deck. In the End Phase, Villanueva Set Engage from his Graveyard with Multirole and Cimo regained control of his Phoenix.
Villanueva flipped the Engage to add Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero to his hand and draw a card. Then, he activated Area Zero and used its effect to target Shizuku. He added a Sky Striker Ace – Raye from the top of his Deck to his hand, destroyed Shizuku, and then used the effect of Multirole to send Area Zero the Graveyard and Special Summon Sky Striker Ace – Raye from his Deck. He sent Raye to the Graveyard to Link Summon Hayate and then attacked Knightmare Phoenix with Hayate. He sent Sky Striker Mecha – Eagle Booster from his Deck to his Graveyard with Hayate’s effect and lost 400 Life Points in the battle. When Hayate was destroyed, Villanueva Special Summoned Raye from his Graveyard and used its Quick Effect to Special Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. With 5 Spells in his Graveyard, he attacked over Knightmare Phoenix and inflicted 100 points of damage to Cimo’s Life Points. In the End Phase, Villanueva used Shizuku’s effect to add Sky Striker Mecha – Shark Cannon from his Deck to his hand. He activated it to banish Candina from Cimo’s Graveyard and then used Multirole’s effect to Set Shark Cannon and Eagle Booster from his Graveyard.
With no cards in his hand or on his field, Cimo drew Pot of Desires! He activated it, but Villanueva Chained the effect of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to stop it!
Cimo immediately conceded and the Duelists moved on to Duel 2!
Duel Two
Cimo opened up Duel 2 with Twin Twisters, Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor, Trickstar Reincarnation, Trickstar Light Stage, and Pot of Desires. He activated Light Stage and used its effect to add Trickstar Candina to his hand. Then he Normal Summoned it and activated its effect, but Villanueva Chained Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to negate it. Cimo continued his turn by activating Pot of Desires. He banished the top 10 cards of his Deck face-down to draw Twin Twisters and Infinite Impermanence. He Set Impermanence in the center column and Set Twin Twisters and Reincarnation next to it before ending his turn.
Villanueva activated Pot of Desires and banished the top 10 cards of his
He entered his Battle Phase to bluff the Evenly Matched and then entered Main Phase 2 and Special Summoned Dinowrestler Pankratops. He Set 3 cards to his back row before ending his turn. In his End Phase, Cimo discarded Widow Anchor to activate Twin Twisters and destroy Villanueva’s face-down Sky Striker Maneuver – Afterburners! and Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor. Villanueva’s only remaining back row card was directly across from Cimo’s Infinite Impermanence.
Cimo drew Infinite Impermanence and then Set Twin Twisters.
Villanueva attacked Candina with Pankratops to destroy it and then Set a card to his back row. In his End Phase, Cimo activated Twin Twisters and discarded Impermanence to destroy a face-down Eagle Booster and newly Set Twin Twisters.
Cimo drew Mind Control and passed his turn.
Villanueva attacked directly with Pankratops, dropping Cimo down to 4600 Life Points.
Cimo drew another Mind Control and passed again.
Villanueva once again attacked directly with Pankratops, this time dropping Cimo down to 2000 Life Points.
Cimo drew Trickstar Lycoris and then activated Trickstar Reincarnation. Villanueva banished Widow Anchor, Evenly Matched, Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage!, and Called by the Grave to draw a new hand of 4 cards. Then, Cimo activated Mind Control to target Pankratops. Villanueva Chained Pankratops’s effect to Tribute it and destroy Cimo’s face-down Impermanence. Cimo banished Reincarnation from his Graveyard to Special Summon Candina and returned Candina to his hand to Special Summon Lycoris. Then he Normal Summoned Candina and tried to activate its effect, but lost out to Effect Veiler. Direct attacks from Lycoris and Candina dropped Villanueva down to 3400 Life Points.
Villanueva entered his Battle Phase and then used Evenly Matched, forcing Cimo to banish Candina and Lycoris from his field, keeping the Light Stage. Villanueva activated Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero next, and Set a card to his back row. He targeted his newly Set card with its effect and revealed Shark Cannon from the top of his Deck, adding it to his hand and destroying his face-down Pot of Desires. Villanueva ended his turn with a clear field.
Cimo drew Trickstar Lilybell. He Summoned it and attacked directly, dropping Villanueva down to 2400 Life Points.
Villanueva Set Terraforming to his back row and destroyed it with Area Zero to add Engage to his hand! He used Engage to add Raye to his hand and draw a card. Then he Normal Summoned Raye and sent it to the Graveyard to Link Summon Kagari. He used Kagari’s effect to add Sky Striker Maneuver – Afterburners! to his hand and activated it to destroy Lilybell and Light Stage. A direct attack from Kagari ended the Duel!
Darren Villanueva defeats Alexander Cimo to advance with an 8-3 record using Sky Strikers!