We’re now in Round 4 and we’ve found an undefeated Altergeist player! Andrew Naylor from right here in Knoxville is currently 3-0 with Altergeist and he’s paired up against Perry Smith Jr. from Atlanta, Georgia with Sky Striker. Who will come out of this match with their undefeated record intact?  It’s time to Duel!

Duel 1

Smith won the roll and elected to go first. He activated Foolish Burial Goods to send Metalfoes Fusion from the Deck to the Graveyard. He the Normal Summoned Sky Striker Ace – Raye and Link Summoned Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He Set 2 cards to the back and activated Shizuku’s effect in the End Phase to add Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! from his Deck to his hand.

Naylor started with a hand of Altergeist Silquitous, Altergeist Multifaker, Altergeist Marionetter, Pot of Extravagance, Altergeist Manifestation and Compulsory Evacuation Device. He activated Pot of Extravagance, banishing 6 cards to draw Infinite Impermanence and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. He the Normal Summoned Altergeist Marionetter and used its effect to Set Altergeist Protocol from his Deck to the field. He Set Infinite Impermanence, Altergeist Manifestation and Compulsory Evacuation Device and passed.

To start his turn, Smith activated his Set Sky Striker Mecha – Eagle Booster on Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He then activated Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! but Naylor chained Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to negate it. He then used Shizuku to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kagari and its effect tried to add back Engage but Naylor chained Infinite Impermanence to negate the effect. After the chain resolved, Naylor activated the Altergeist Multifaker in his hand, Special Summoning it and Altergeist Silquitous from his Deck. Smith shuffled his Metalfoes Fusion from the Graveyard back into the Deck to draw card, then activated Mystic Mine. Sky Striker Ace – Kagari swapped out for Sky Striker Ace – Hayate and tried to declare an attack but Naylor activated Compulsory Evacuation Device to send it back to the Extra Deck. Smith activated Sky Striker Ace – Raye’s effect in the Graveyard and Naylor chained Altergeist Protocol, sending Altergeist Multifaker to the Graveyard to negate the effect. In Main Phase 2, Smith Normal Summoned another Sky Striker Ace – Raye anyway and Link Summoned Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. In the End Phase, Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku’s effect added Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor.

Naylor used Altergeist Silquitous and Altergeist Marionetter to Link Summon Altergeist Hexstia to the Main Monster Zone Smith’s Shizuku was pointing to. In the End Phase, Mystic Mine destroyed itself because both players controlled one monster.

Smith activated Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero, and its effect added Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole and sent the Smith’s Set Reinforcement of the Army to the Graveyard. He activated Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor on Naylor’s Altergeist Hexstia and chained Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones to Special Summon a Token and take control of Altergeist Hexstia. After the chain resolved, Naylor activated Altergeist Manifestation to Special Summon Altergeist Silquitous from his Graveyard. After that chain resolved, Naylor activated Altergeist Multifaker from his hand, Special Summoning it and Altergeist Kunquery from the Deck. Naylor activated Altergeist Kunquery’s effect, targeting Smith’s Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. Smith used the Token to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kaina. Naylor activated Altergeist Silquitous, returning his Altergeist Kunquery to his hand and Altergeist Hexstia to his Extra Deck. Then Smith used Shizuku to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Hayate. In the Battle Phase, Sky Striker Ace – Kaina destroyed Altergeist Silquitous by battle whose effect let Naylor add Altergeist Manifestation from his Graveyard back to his hand. Sky Striker Ace – Hayate tried to attack but it was negated by Altergeist Kunquery’s effect. Smith activate Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole and passed.

Naylor Normal Summoned Altergeist Silquitous. He activated the effect, targeting his own Altergeist Kunquery and Smith’s Sky Striker Ace – Hayate, sending Sky Striker Ace – Hayate back to Smith’s Extra Deck and Altergeist Kunquery back to his own hand. Smith tried to use Sky Striker Ace – Raye in the Graveyard but Naylor chained Altergeist Protocol, tributing Altergeist Multifaker to negate it.

Smith declared an attack with Sky Striker Ace – Kaina and Naylor chained Altergeist Silquitous’s effect targeting Altergeist Manifestation and Kaina. Sky Striker Ace – Raye’s effect activated but Naylor chained Altergeist Protocol, Tributing Silquitous to negate it. Multifaker’s effect Special Summoned it from the hand and Altergeist Meluseek from the Deck. In Main Phase 2, Smith activated Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero and sent it away with Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole, giving him a Sky Striker Ace – Raye form the Deck. It was used to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku whose effect added Sky Striker Maneuver – Afterburners! in the End Phase.

Naylor Link Summoned Altergeist Multifaker and Altergeist Meluseek into another Altergeist Hexstia. Altergeist Meluseek’s effect let Naylor add Altergeist Marionetter which was activated to Set another Altergeist Protocol from the Deck. Altergeist Marionetter’s effect let it swap places with the Altergeist Silquitous in his Graveyard. He then activated Compulsory Evacuation Device to send Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku back to Smith’s Extra Deck. Sky Striker Ace – Raye tried to come out of the Graveyard but Naylor shut to down with Altergeist Protocol, Tributing Altergeist Silquitous. Altergeist Hexstia attacked directly for 1500.

During the Standby Phase, Naylor activated Altergeist Manifestation to Special Summon Altergeist Silquitous from the Graveyard and Smith conceded the Duel.

Duel 2

Smith elected to go first. He started with Foolish Burial Goods sending Metalfoes Fusion from the Deck to Graveyard which was promptly sent back to the Deck to draw a card. Terraforming let Smith add Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero from his Deck to his hand. The Field Spell was activated, then Sky Striker Ace – Raye was Normal Summoned. Smith activated the Area Zero’s effect then chained Sky Striker Ace – Raye’s effect to Special Summon Sky Striker Ace – Kaina from the Extra Deck. Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero added Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole to his hand. Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole was activated, followed by 3 Set backrow. Sky Striker Ace – Kaina swapped for Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He tried to activate Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku’s effect but Naylor shut it down with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

Naylor went to the end of the Battle Phase and activated Evenly Matched from his hand. Smith chose to keep Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. Smith Normal Summoned Altergeist Marionetter and its effect Set Altergeist Protocol from the Deck. He another Altergeist Protocol and Infinite Impermanence and passed.

Smith drew to 1 card in hand. Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku attacked Altergeist Marionetter and Naylor negated the attack with Altergeist Kunquery from his hand. In Main Phase 2, Smith activated Mystic Mine. Then he sent Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku to the Graveyard to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Hayate which also tagged out for another Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. He tried to activate its effect in the End Phase but Naylor chained Infinite Impermanence to negate it.

Naylor used Altergeist Kunquery and Altergeist Marionetter to Link Summon Altergeist Hexstia. In the End Phase, Smith’s Mystic Mine destroyed itself since both players controlled one monster.

Smith declared an attack with Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku into Naylor’s Altergeist Hexstia, destroying it. Hexstia’s effect let Naylor add Altergeist Multifaker from his Deck to his hand. In the End Phase, Naylor activated Altergeist Protocol and Special Summoned Altergeist Multifaker from his hand and Altergeist Meluseek from his Deck.

Naylor drew Imperial Order for turn. He used both monsters to Link Summon Altergeist Hexstia. Altergeist Meluseek’s effect let Naylor add Altergeist Marionetter which was Normal Summoned and its effect let Naylor Set Altergeist Protocol from the Deck to the Field. In the Battle Phase, Altergeist Hexstia attacked over Smith’s Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku. Smith tried to activate Sky Striker Ace – Raye’s effect in the Graveyard but Naylor chained Altergeist Protocol’s effect, sending Altergeist Hexstia to the Graveyard. Its effect activated in the Graveyard to add Altergeist Multifaker from his Deck to his hand. In Main Phase 2, Altergeist Marionetter’s effect was sued to send Altergeist Protocol to the Graveyard to Special Summon Altergeist Hexstia from the Graveyard.

Smith tried to activate Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole but Naylor chained Imperial Order and Smith instantly conceded, revealing Sky Striker Airspace – Area Zero as the last card in his hand and having no way to deal with the field.

Andrew Naylor moves on with a 4-0 record!