Round 3 Feature Match: Jason David Salinas vs. Jarred Charles Randolph
We’re onto Round 3 here at the NAWCQ in Austin! Jason David Salinas and Jarred Charles Randolph have gotten off to hot starts, each with a 2-0 record thus far in the tournament. Moving on, however, only one of these Duelists will remain undefeated. Salinas is piloting his faithful Dinosaur deck, while Randolph has elected to play the newly popular Snake-Eye Fiendsmith deck. Who will move onto the next round undefeated? Let’s find out!
Duel One
Salinas won the dice roll and chose to go first! His opening hand contained Babycerasaurus, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Terraforming, Fossil Dig, and Souleating Oviraptor. He started by activating Terraforming, adding Lost World from his Deck to his hand. He then activated Fossil Dig, searching for Miscellaneousaurus. Next, he activated Lost World, then Normal Summoned Souleating Oviraptor, using Oviraptor’s effect to add Xeno Meteorus from his Deck to his hand and then Special Summoning a Juraegg Token to Randolph’s field. He activated the effect of Miscellaneousaurus, then activated Oviraptor’s effect. Lost World allowed Salinas to destroy a Babycerasaurus from his Deck, and he activated Baby’s effect to Special Summon Animadorned Archosaur. He used Archosaur’s effect to destroy another Babycerasaurus in his hand and search for Double Evolution Pill, then used the effect of the second destroyed Baby to Special Summon Scrap Raptor. He activated Scrap Raptor’s effect, destroying it to Special Summon Scrap Chimera from his Deck, then activated Chimera’s effect to Special Summon back the Scrap Raptor. He used Chimera and Raptor to Link Summon Scrap Wyvern, then banished Miscellaneousaurus and Babycerasaurus to Special Summon another Babycerasaurus from the Deck.

Next, he activated Wyvern’s effect, Special Summoning back Raptor and destroying Babycerasaurus, and used the Baby’s effect to Special Summon Kaitoptera from the Deck. He used Wyvern and Kaitoptera to Link Summon Reprodocus, and used Reprodocus to change Archosaur’s Attribute from LIGHT to EARTH. He activated Double Evolution Pill, banishing Kaitoptera and Chimera from his Graveyard to Special Summon Ultimate Conductor Tyranno from the Deck, then Special Summoned back Kaitoptera. Finally, he used Raptor and Kaitoptera to Xyz Summon Evolzar Dolkka, then used Archosaur and Raptor to Synchro Summon Naturia Beast, then ended his turn. During the End Phase, Randolph attempted to activate the effect of Bystial Magnamhut from his hand, but Salinas negated it with the effect of Evolzar Dolkka.
Randolph started by Normal Summoning Snake-Eye Ash, but when he activated Ash’s effect, Salinas responded by using Dolkka’s effect to negate the effect of Ash and destroy it. Knowing that his hand wasn’t strong enough to push through Salinas’ board, Randolph conceded the first Duel.

Duel Two
Randolph chose to go first and started by Normal Summoning Effect Veiler. He then activated Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye, sending Veiler to the Graveyard to Special Summon Snake-Eye Ash from his Deck. He activated Ash’s effect, searching for Snake-Eyes Poplar, Summoned Poplar, and used its effect to search for Divine Temple of the Snake-Eye. He activated Divine Temple, placing Snake-Eye Oak to his Spell/Trap Zone, then activated Ash’s effect, sending it and Oak to the Graveyard to Special Summon Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon from his hand. He used Flamberge and Poplar as Link Material to Link Summon Moon of the Closed Heaven, used Flamberge Dragon’s effect to Special Summon back Ash and Oak, and Poplar’s effect to place Poplar to the Spell/Trap Zone. Next, he used Moon to Link Summon Fiendsmith’s Requiem, then activated Requiem’s effect to Special Summon Fiendsmith Engraver from the Deck. Randolph then used Engraver and Ash to Link Summon Fiendsmith’s Sequence, and used Sequence’s effect, returning Moon and Requiem to the Extra Deck to Fusion Summon Fiendsmith’s Lacrima, and used Lacrima’s effect to add Engraver back to his hand. He then activated the effect of Engraver, discarding it to add Fiendsmith’s Tract from his Deck to his hand. He activated Tract, adding Fabled Lurrie to his hand and then discarding it, allowing him to activate Lurrie’s effect to Special Summon it to the field. He then used Lurrie, Sequence, and Lacrima to Link Summon Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess! He used the effect of Lacrima, returning Lurrie back to the Deck to inflict 1200 damage to Salinas’ Life Points. He activated the effect of his Engraver in the Graveyard, returning Lacrima to the Extra Deck to Special Summon it, then used Engraver and Oak to Link Summon I:P Masquerena. Randolph ended his turn.

Salinas’s opening hand consisted of True King Lithosagym, the Disaster, Babycerasaurus, Animadorned Archosaur, Dinowrestler Pankratops, and Souleating Oviraptor. He drew another Babycerasaurus for turn. He started by Special Summoning Dinowrestler Pankratops. Randolph used the effect of Divine Temple to Special Summon Poplar from his Spell/Trap Zone. Next, Salinas activated the effect of True King Lithosagym, the Disaster, destroying two copies of Babycerasaurus in his hand to Special Summon it. Randolph responded by activating the effect of I:P Masquerena, Salinas tried to use Pankratops to destroy Randolph’s Apollousa, but Randolph negated it with Apollousa’s effect. Salinas used Lithosagym’s effect to banish Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames, Accesscode Talker, and Fiendsmith’s Requiem from Randolph’s Extra Deck. Salinas used his two Babycerasaurus to Special Summon Souleating Oviraptor and Babycerasaurus from his Deck, while Randolph resolved I:P Masquerena’s effect, using I:P to Link Summon S:P Little Knight, and used S:P’s effect to banish Lithosagym. Salinas activated the effect of Oviraptor on Summon, and Randolph responded with S:P’s effect, banishing it and Oviraptor while Salinas added Miscellaneousaurus from his Deck to his hand. Salinas Normal Summoned Animadorned Archosaur, destroying the Babycerasaurus to search for Double Evolution Pill, but when he activated Babycerasaurus’s effect, Randolph activated Apollousa’s effect to negate it. Salinas used Archosaur to Link Summon Relinquished Anima, and used its effect to equip it with Apollousa, then activated Miscellaneousaurus’s effect, discarding it, then attempted to banish it from the Graveyard to Special Summon a monster from his Deck. However, all this time, Randolph was holding onto an Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, and chose to use it now to negate Miscellaneousaurus’s Graveyard effect, so Salinas ended his turn, as S:P and Oviraptor returned to the field.
Randolph started his turn by activating the effect of the Engraver in his Graveyard, returning Sequence to the Extra Deck to Special Summon it. He then activated Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye in his Graveyard, banishing it and returning Oak to the bottom of his Deck and adding another Snake-Eye Ash to his hand. He then Normal Summoned the Ash, adding another Poplar from his Deck to his hand, then revealed and Special Summoned the Poplar. He used the Poplar as Link Material to Link Summon Relinquished Anima, used Poplar to place Flamberge Dragon to the Spell/Trap Zone, then activated Anima’s effect to equip it with Oviraptor. He activated Ash’s effect, sending it and the equipped Oviraptor to the Graveyard to Special Summon Snake-Eye Oak from the deck, and used Oak’s effect to revive Ash. He then used Engraver and Anima to Link Summon Fiendsmith’s Sequence. Randolph activated the effect of Oak, sending it and Flamberge Dragon to the Graveyard to Special Summon another Ash from his Deck, and activated Flamberge Dragon’s effect to Special Summon Poplar and Oak out of the Graveyard. With a field full of monsters, Randolph was able to attack for game and win the second Duel. On to game three!

Duel Three
Salinas had an opening hand of Infinite Impermanence, Simul Archfiends, Dinowrestler Pankratops, and two copies of Fossil Dig. He started off by activating Fossil Dig, adding Souleating Oviraptor from Deck to hand, then activated another one to add Miscellaneousaurus to his hand as well. He Normal Summoned Oviraptor, activating its effect to search for Babycerasaurus. He activated Miscellaneousaurus’s effect, discarding it, then banished it to Special Summon Animadorned Archosaur from the Deck. He activated Archosaur’s effect, destroying the Baby to search for Double Evolution Pill while the Baby summoned another Babycerasaurus. He then activated Oviraptor’s effect, destroying the Baby to summon a third Baby from the Deck, while Salinas used the destroyed Baby’s effect to Special Summon Scrap Raptor from the Deck. He activated its effect, destroying it to Special Summon Scrap Chimera, which he used to Special Summon back the Scrap Raptor, then used the two monsters to Link Summon Scrap Wyvern. Salinas used Wyvern to Special Summon back Raptor and destroy the Babycerasaurus, which he activated to Special Summon Kaitoptera out of the Deck. He used Wyvern and Kaitoptera to make Reprodocus, and activated Reprodocus’s effect to turn Archosaur into an EARTH monster. He activated Double Evolution Pill, banishing Kaitoptera and Scrap Chimera to Special Summon Ultimate Conductor Tyranno, and Special Summoned back the banished Kaitoptera. He used Kaitoptera and Oviraptor to Xyz Summon Evolzar Dolkka, then used Raptor and Archosaur to Synchro Summon Naturia Beast. He Set 2 cards to his backrow and then ended his turn.
Randolph started by activating Infinite Impermanence, targeting Dolkka to negate its effects for the turn! He then Special Summoned Diabellstar the Black Witch, discarding Snake-Eyes Poplar from hand, placing Poplar to his Spell/Trap Zone while Diabellstar Set Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye from his Deck. Randolph entered the Battle Phase, and declared an attack with Diabellstar on Salinas’ Naturia Beast. However, in response to the attack, Salinas activated Simul Archfiends, increasing the Attack Points of his monsters by 500, so Naturia Beast stays on the field while Diabellstar is destroyed in battle. In Main Phase 2, Randolph Normal Summoned Snake-Eyes Poplar, but when he tried to activate its effect, Salinas responded with Infinite Impermanence. Then, in a separate chain, Salinas activated the effect of his Ultimate Conductor Tyranno, destroying Reprodocus to flip Poplar face-down. Randolph activated Original, sending Poplar to the Graveyard, but Salinas activated the effect of Naturia Beast to negate it, so Randolph ended his turn.
Salinas drew Xeno Meteorus for turn. He switched Ultimate Conductor Tyranno to Attack Position and proceeded to the Battle Phase. He attacked Poplar with Dolkka, and triggered the effect of his Xeno in hand to Special Summon it. Salinas attacked Randolph directly with Naturia Beast, Tyranno, and Xeno, leaving Randolph with only 100 Life Points, and then ended his turn.
Randolph started by banishing Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye from his Graveyard, placing Poplar to the bottom of his Deck and adding Snake-Eye Ash to his hand. He then activated Fiendsmith’s Tract, but Salinas negated it with Naturia Beast. Randolph then Normal Summoned Snake-Eye Ash, attempting to activate its effect, but Salinas used Dolkka’s effect to negate and destroy Ash. Unable to push any further, Randolph conceded the match.

Salinas and his Dinosaur deck remain undefeated and move on with a 3-0 record!