Round 6 Feature Match: Sterling Carter vs. Shane Gunther
Sterling Carter from Somerdale, New Jersey and Shane Gunther from Centerville, Maryland are both currently 5-0 in YCS Philadelphia. Carter is here competing in his first-ever YCS with Blackwings, and although Gunther has participated in two YCS events before, he’s looking for his first Top Cut finish. Gunther is using a Labrynth Deck that includes Labrynth Chandraglier and Labrynth Cooclock, and like Carter, he’s off to a great start. But only one of these Duelists can finish Round 6 with an undefeated record. It’s time to Duel!
Duel One
Carter opened up Duel 1 with Blackwing – Steam the Cloak, Blackwing – Shamal the Sandstorm, Blackwing – Twin Shadow, Black Whirlwind, and Radian, the Multidimensional Kaiju.
He activated Black Whirlwind and then Normal Summoned Shamal. He used his Whirlwind’s effect to add Blackwing – Vata the Emblem of Wandering to his hand. He Special Summoned Vata from his hand and then sent Shamal to his Graveyard with its effect to place Black Feather Whirlwind from his Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He activated the effect of Vata next, and lost out to Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.
Gunther activated the effect of Labrynth Chandraglier by sending it from his hand to the Graveyard and discarding PSY-Frame Driver in order to Set Big Welcome Labrynth to his field. He Set 2 more cards to his back row and then ended his turn.
Carter drew Allure of Darkness and Gunther flipped Welcome Labrynth in Carter’s Draw Phase. He Special Summoned Ariann, the Labrynth Servant and used its effect to add Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle from his Deck to his hand. Next, he activated the effect of Lady Labrynth to Special Summon it to the field. He activated Big Welcome Labrynth next and Chained the effect of Lady Labrynth. He Set Dogmatika Punishment to his field with Lady Labrynth’s effect and Special Summoned Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle with the effect of Big Welcome Labrynth. He activated the effects of Lovely Labrynth and his Chandraglier to return the Chandraglier from his Graveyard to his hand and destroy Vata. In his Main Phase, Carter activated Allure of Darkness to draw Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind and Blackwing – Chinook the Snow Blast and banish Steam the Cloak from his hand. He Tributed Lady Labrynth to Summon Radian to Gunther’s field next and then Normal Summoned Gale. He used his Whirlwind’s effect to add Blackwing – Harmattan the Dust to his hand and then Special Summoned it. He used Harmattan’s effect to increase Harmattan’s Level to 5 and then Tuned his 2 monsters together to Synchro Summon Black-Winged Dragon! He activated the effect of Shamal in his Graveyard by banishing it and Chained the effect of Black Feather Whirlwind. Black Feather Whirlwind revived Vata and Shamal’s effect added Gale from Carter’s Graveyard to his hand. Black-Winged Dragon gained a Feather Counter to replace the damage Carter would have taken. Next, Carter activated Vata’s effect. He sent Blackwing – Simoon the Poison Wind from his Deck to his Graveyard and Special Summoned Black-Winged Dragon. Next, Carter sent Chinook from his hand to his Graveyard and Blackwing – Boreastorm the Wicked Wind from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to negate the effect of Lovely Labrynth and reduce its ATK by 700. He Special Summoned Gale next, and used its effect to halve Lovely Labrynth’s stats. Next, he used his Black-Winged Dragon’s effect to remove a counter from it and deal 700 points of damage to Carter while reducing Lovely Labrynth’s ATK once again. He attacked and destroyed Lovely Labrynth with one Black-Winged Dragon and then attacked and destroyed Radian with his other Black-Winged Dragon. A direct attack from Gale dropped Carter down to 3600 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Carter banished Black-Winged Dragon and Blackwing – Boreastorm the Wicked Wind to Special Summoned Black-Winged Assault Dragon from his Extra Deck. Carter Set a card to his back row and then ended his turn. In the End Phase, Gunther activated the effect of his Chandraglier. He sent it to the Graveyard along with a PSY-Framegear Gamma from his hand and Set Big Welcome Labrynth. He took 700 points of damage from the effect of Black-Winged Assault Dragon and the Assault Dragon gained a Black Feather Counter.
Gunther Normal Summoned Arianna and activated its effect, and Carter Chained his Trap Card: Blackwing – Twin Shadow! He shuffled Simoon and Shamal back into his Deck to Special Summon Blackwing Full Armor Master from his Extra Deck. Gunther added Labrynth Cooclock to his hand and lost 700 Life Points due to the effect of Black-Winged Assault Dragogn. Carter used Black Feather Whirlwind to Special Summon Black-Winged Dragon. Next, Gunther activated Welcome Labrynth to Special Summon Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle. He activated Big Welcome Labrynth next, and Chained the effect of Lady Labrynth, taking another 700 points of damage. Lady Labrynth gained a Wedge Counter from the effect of Full Armor Master. Gunther Summoned Lovely Labrynth with the effect of Big Welcome Labrynth. Gunther used the effects of Lovely Labrynth and Chandraglier and lost 700 more Life Points. He tried to destroy Assault Dragon with the effect of Lovely Labrynth, but Carter removed a Black Feather Counter from his field to protect it with the effect of Black Feather Whirlwind. Next, Gunther used the effect of his Cooclock and dropped down to 100 Life Points due to the effect of Black-Winged Assault Dragon. He activated Dogmatika Punishment by targeting the Assault Dragon, and Carter Chained its effect by Tributing it; but Gunther Chained Called by the Grave to banish the Assault Dragon and negate its effect. In the Battle Phase, Gunther attacked and destroyed Carter’s two Black-Winged Dragons. Gunther used his Chandraglier’s effect next by sending Arianna from his hand to his Graveyard and set Big Welcome Labrynth to his field.
Carter drew Infinite Impermanence and then used his Full Armor Master’s effect to take control of Lovely Labrynth, prompting Gunther to concede.
Sterling Carter wins the first Duel of the Matc with his Blackwing Deck!
Duel Two
Gunther activated the effect of the Labrynth Stovie Torbie by sending it to the Graveyard along with his Bystial Magnamhut to Set Welcome Labrynth from his Deck.
He Set another card to his back row and then ended his turn.
Carter opened up Duel 2 with Harpie’s Feather Duster, Vata, Blackwing – Auster the South Wind, and 2 copies of Black Whirlwind. He activated Harpie’s Feather Duster and Gunther Chained Big Welcome Labrynth followed by Welcome Labrynth. He Special Summoned Cooclock followed by Lovely Labrynth and returned Cooclock to his hand with the effect of Big Welcome Labrynth. In a new Chain, Carter used the effects of his Lovely Labrynth and Stovie. Carter negated Lovely Labrynth’s effect with Infinite Impermanence and Carter Special Summoned Stovie from his Graveyard in Defense Position. Carter activated two copies of Black Whirlwind next and then Normal Summoned Auster. He activated the effects of his 2 Black Whirlwinds and added Blackwing – Oroshi the Squall and Harmattan to his hand. He Special Summoned Harmattan and used its effect to increase its Level to 6. Next, he Tuned his monsters together to Synchro Summon Blackwing Full Armor Master. Gunther used the effect of a Magnamhut in his hand to banish Auster from the Graveyard and Special Summon the Magnamhut in Defense Position. He activated its effect, and Carter took control of it with Full Armor Master’s effect after giving it a Wedge Counter. Next, Carter Special Summoned Vata and used its effect. He sent Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite and Chinook to his Graveyard with Vata to Special Summon Black-Winged Dragon and then used the effect of the Zephyros in his Graveyard. He returned Black Whirlwind to his hand and Gunther Chained the effect of a Bystial Druiswurm to banish the Zephyros and Special Summon Druiswurm in Defense Position. Next, Carter Special Summoned Blackwing – Oroshi the Squall and Tuned it with Black-Winged Dragon to Synchro Summon Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss. He moved into his Battle Phase and attacked Lovely Labrynth to destroy it with Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss. He activated his Hot Red’s effect to Special Summon Oroshi back from his Graveyard and then Tuned Oroshi with Magnamhut in Main Phase 2 to Synchro Summon Blackwing – Raikiri the Rain Shower. He used Raikiri’s effect to destroy Stovie and Gunther Chained its effect. He sent it to the Graveyard with the Cooclock in his hand and Set Big Welcome Labrynth from his Deck. Next, Carter banished Raikiri and Black-Winged Dragon to Special Summon Black-Winged Assault Dragon from his Extra Deck and passed his turn. Gunther had nothing in his Deck to add to his hand with Magnamhut’s effect in the End Phase.
Gunther switched his Druiswurm into Attack Position and then attacked Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss. Druiswurm was destroyed in battle and Gunther lost 700 Life Points. Gunther activated Druiswurm’s effect and Carter Chained Hot Red’s effect to Special Summon Vata from his Graveyard. Druiswurm’s effect sent Hot Red to the Graveyard. In Main Phase 2, Gunther used Big Welcome Labrynth to Special Summon Arianna and return it to his hand. He returned Stovie to his hand and Set Welcome Labrynth from his Graveyard. Next, he Normal Summoned Arianna and activated its effect. He added Labrynth Labyrinth to his hand. He activated it and then activated Stovie’s effect by sending Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring from his hand to his Graveyard, Setting Big Welcome Labrynth to his field. For each monster effect he activated during the turn, Gunther took 700 points of damage from the effect of Black-Winged Assault Dragon and the Assault Dragon gained a Black Feather Counter. In the End Phase, Carter used his Black-Winged Assault Dragon’s effect to Tribute it and destroy all other cards on the field! Full Armor Master remained face-up because it was unaffected by card effects!
Carter drew a card, Set it to his back row, and passed his turn with his Full Armor Master in Defense Position.
Gunther drew a card and passed his turn.
Carter switched his Armor Master into Attack Position and attacked directly.
Gunther drew a card and conceded, unable to take down Blackwing Full Armor Master before it would finish off the rest of his Life Points.
Sterling Carter and his Blackwing Deck advance with a perfect 6-0 record!