Hani Jawhari from New Orleans, Louisiana is Dueling against Man Kit Cheng from Long Island, New York in this Round 3 Feature Match! Hani Jawhari has won 3 Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series events, including two Team YCS events that he and his teammates recently won in Las Vegas and Peru. Now he’s here at YCS Raleigh as a VIP Duelist! He started the tournament with an automatic win in the first two Swiss Rounds due to his VIP status, so he’s now sitting down for his first Match of the weekend with his Snake-Eye Deck.

Jawhari’s Deck is similar to popular Snake-Eye Decks of the previous Advanced Format, but he has replaced the now-Forbidden Baronne de Fleur and Borreload Savage Dragon in his Extra Deck with new Synchro Monsters like PSY-Framelord Omega and Bystial Dis Pater, and is using Herald of the Arc Light to make it even more difficult for his opponents to play through his field.

Cheng, on the other hand, defeated two opponents with his Yubel Deck in order to earn his seat across from Hani Jawhari in this Swiss Round. Cheng’s Deck will get a big boost with the release of new Yubel support in Legacy of Destruction, but for now, he’s Dueling with what he has while he eagerly awaits the official release of those new cards. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Cheng started off Duel 1 by activating the effect of Dimension Shifter and Special Summoning Kashtira Fenrir from his hand.

He used Fenrir’s effect to get another Fenrir from his Deck and passed.

Jawhari opened up Duel 1 with Crossout Designator, Diabellstar the Black Witch, Snake-Eyes Poplar, Nibiru the Primal Being, and WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils. He drew another Diabellstar for his turn. He Set WANTED and then passed his turn.

Cheng used his Fenrir’s effect to add another Fenrir from his Deck to his hand and then attacked directly with Fenrir to drop Jawhari down to 5600 Life Points. Jawhari activated WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils in the End Phase, adding the third Diabellstar the Black Witch from his Deck to his hand.

Jawhari drew Jet Synchron and then sent Jet Synchron from his hand to his Graveyard to Special Summon Diabellstar from his hand. He used its effect to Set Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye from his Deck and then Normal Summoned Snake-Eyes Poplar. He activated its effect to add Divine Temple of the Snake-Eye from his Deck to his hand. He sent Diabellstar and Poplar to his Graveyard to Link Summon Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy and then used Poplar’s effect in the Graveyard to put Poplar in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. Cheng used his Fenrir’s effect to banish Dharc face-down. Next, Jawhari activated the Temple and used it to place Snake-Eye Ash in his Spell & Trap Card Zone from his Deck. He activated Original Sinful Spoils by sending Ash to the Graveyard, and when Cheng activated Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Jawhari used Crossout Designator to stop it! He Special Summoned Snake-Eye Oak and used its effect to Special Summon Snake-Eye Ash from his Graveyard. He used Ash’s effect to add Poplar to his hand and then Special Summoned Poplar with its own effect. He used Oak’s effect to send the Oak and the Poplar in his Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard and Special Summon Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon from his Deck. He sent Poplar and Ash to the Graveyard to Link Summon Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze, and Cheng activated the effect of Nibiru, the Primal Being on its Summon! He replaced all monsters on the field with a Primal Being Token and Special Summoned the Nibiru to his field. Flamberge Dragon’s effect activated to Special Summon Poplar and Ash from his Graveyard. He used a Primal Being Token and Poplar to make I:P Masquerena. Then he used I:P Masquerena and Ash to Link Summon Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames. He used Princess’s effect to Special Summon Flamberge Dragon from his Graveyard. Next, he used Jet Synchron’s effect to Special Summon it from the Graveyard by sending a Diabellstar from his hand to his Graveyard. Then, he used Princess and Jet Synchro as Link Materials to Link Summon Salamangreat Raging Phoenix. He used Raging Phoenix as a Link Material to Summon Worldsea Dragon Zealantis next. He used Zealantis’s effect to banish all monsters and Special Summon them back to the field in Attack Position. He used his Princess’s effect in the Graveyard to destroy Nibiru and Flamberge. Then Raging Phoenix’s effect activated, Special Summoning itself back from the Graveyard with 5800 ATK.

Direct attacks from Raging Phoenix, Promethean Princess, and Zealantis finished the Duel!

Duel Two

Cheng started off Duel 2 by Special Summoning Kashtira Fenrir and using its effect to add another Fenrir from his Deck to his hand. Next, he activated Nightmare Pain! He activated its effect and destroyed Spirit of Yubel from his hand to add Samsara D Lotus from his Deck to his hand. He then used the Spirit of Yubel’s effect to Special Summon Yubel from his Deck. He Normal Summoned Samsara D Lotus next and used its effect to Tribute it and Special Summon Spirit of Yubel from his Deck. He used Spirit of Yubel’s effect to add Eternal Favorite from his Deck to his hand and then Set a card to his back row. In his End Phase, he Special Summoned Samsara D Lotus from his Graveyard. He destroyed his Yubel in the End Phase by its own effect and passed.

Jawhari opened up Duel 2 with One for One, Triple Tactics Talent, Twin Twisters, and 2 copies of Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill.

He drew Droll & Lock Bird and then activated Twin Twisters by discarding a Ghost Mourner, targeting the two cards in Cheng’s back row. Cheng Chained Eternal Favorite to Special Summon Yubel from his Graveyard before his Nightmare Pain and Eternal Favorite were destroyed. Next, Jawhari activated One for One and sent Droll & Lock Bird from his hand to his Graveyard to Special Summon Snake-Eye Ash. He used its effect to add Snake-Eyes Poplar to his hand, then Special Summoned Poplar with its effect. He added Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye to his hand with Poplar’s effect and then Normal Summoned Ghost Mourner. He Tuned it with Poplar to Synchro Summon Herald of the Arc Light and then used Poplar’s effect to put the Poplar in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. Next, he sent Ash to the Graveyard to Link Summon Relinquished Anima pointing to Samsara D Lotus and activated its effect targeting Samsara D Lotus. Cheng activated his Lotus’s effect to change the effect of Relinquished Anima and force Jawhari to destroy a Yubel monster on his field. Jawhari chose to destroy Spirit of Yubel. Cheng used Fenrir’s effect to try to banish Herald of the Arc Light, but Jawhari Chained the Herald’s effect to negate the activation of Fenrir’s effect and destroy the Fenrir by Tributing the Herald. Next, Jawhari activated Triple Tactics Talent to look at Cheng’s hand and send a card back to his Deck. Cheng revealed his hand of 2 Kashtira Fenrir and a Yubel – Terror Incarnate. Jawhari returned the Terror Incarnate to the Deck. Next, Jawhari activated Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye and sent his Poplar to the Graveyard to Special Summon Snake-Eye Oak. He used Oak’s effect to Special Summon Ash and then used Oak’s other effect to send it to the Graveyard along with Ash and Special Summon Flamberge Dragon from his Deck. He then sent his two monsters to the Graveyard to Link Summon Dharc and used the effect of Flamberge Dragon to Special Summon Oak and Ash from his Graveyard. He used Dharc’s effect to Special Summon Spirit of Yubel from Cheng’s Graveyard and then sent Spirit of Yubel and Dharc to the Graveyard to Link Summon Promethean Princess. He used the Princess’s effect to Special Summon Flamberge Dragon back from the Graveyard and then used Flamberge Dragon’s effect to put Yubel into the Spell & Trap Card Zone. Next, he sent Promethean Princess and Flamberge Dragon to the Graveyard to Link Summon Salamangreat Raging Phoenix. He sent Oak and Ash to the Graveyard to Link Summon Knightmare Phoenix next. Then, he sent Raging Phoenix to the Graveyard to Link Summon Worldsea Dragon Zealantis, co-linked to Knightmare Phoenix. He entered his Battle Phase and attacked directly with Zealantis and Knightmare Phoenix, dropping Cheng down to 3600 Life Points. Next, he used his Zealantis’s effect to destroy Knightmare Phoenix. With it destroyed, he was able to use his Raging Phoenix’s effect to Special Summon it back from the Graveyard with 4700 ATK.

A direct attack from Raging Phoenix wiped out Cheng’s remaining Life Points!

Hani Jawhari is moving on with a 3-0 record!