Welcome to Round 2 of YCS Sacramento! This Feature Match brings Joshua Duran, from Tracy, California, up against Dexter Pace, from Rocklin, California. Duran’s using an ABC Deck, full of powerful Machines and Union Monsters, while Pace is playing Dark Magicians bolstered by the new Toy monsters!

Duel 1

Pace had a hand of Infinite Impermanence, Reinforcement of the Army, Toy Soldier, Toy Box, and Illusion of Chaos. He started with Reinforcement, adding Toy Soldier to his hand. He played Toy Box, which placed Toy Tank and his third Toy Soldier face-down in his back row. He activated Illusion of Chaos’s effect, putting Magicians’ Souls in his hand, then placed Toy Soldier on top of his Deck. He used Magicians’ Souls’s effect, sending Apprentice Illusion Magician to the Graveyard to Special Summon Magicians’ Souls. He used Souls to send his Toys to the Graveyard, letting him draw Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit and Dark Magician.

Toy Soldier and Toy Tank activated in the Graveyard, and Pace Special Summoned them. Soldier then let him add Toy Box to his hand. He used Toy Tank’s effect to Special Summon Apprentice Illusion Magician from the Graveyard, and used its effect to add another Dark Magician to his hand. He used Apprentice Illusion Magician and Toy Soldier to Synchro Summon Chaos Angel! He played his second Toy Box, which Set Toy Tank from the Graveyard and Toy Soldier from the Deck. He Normal Summoned Ghost Ogre, tuning it to Magicians’ Souls to Synchro Summon Armory Arm. He equipped it to Chaos Angel.

Duran Normal Summoned B – Buster Drake. He used Buster with the Revolution Synchron in his hand to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon! Its effect destroyed everything, but Chaos Angel survived thanks to its effect. The destroyed Toy Soldier and Toy Tank returned to the field, and Soldier put Toy Box in Pace’s hand. Duran Special Summoned Therion “King” Regulus, equipping Buster Drake to it. He Special Summoned Buster Drake, then Special Summoned Revolution Synchron from his Graveyard, sending a Terraforming from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard. He tuned Revolution to Buster Drake for Ancient Fairy Dragon, then used it to Special Summon Heavy Mech Support Platform. He equipped it to Regulus.

(Note: The play above should not have been possible. You must control a Level 7 or higher Synchro Monster to Special Summon Revolution Synchron from the Graveyard with its effect. Additionally, its Level changes to 1 if you do this, so Ancient Fairy Dragon could not be played here. In the heat of the Duel neither player noticed this, and play continued.)

Pace drew Timaeus the United Dragon. He played Toy Box, placing Toy Tank from his field and Toy Soldier from the Graveyard in his back row. He used the effect of Illusion of Chaos, adding Magicians’ Souls to his hand, placing Infinite Impermanence on top of the Deck. He used Souls, sending Performapal Miss Director to the Graveyard to Special Summon Souls from the hand. He used Souls’s effect, sending his face-down Toys to the Graveyard to draw Bystial Druiswurm and Crossout Designator.

The Toys returned to the field. Pace sent Magicians’ Souls to the Graveyard to Special Summon Timaeus from his hand, then used its effect. Duran sent Regulus to the Graveyard to negate Timaeus. Pace continued, using his two copies of Toy Soldier to Xyz Summon Number 60: Dugares the Timeless. He used its effect to skip his next Draw Phase, drawing two copies of Triple Tactics Talent and discarding Crossout Designator. Pace played Talent to draw Magicalized Fusion and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. He Tribute Summoned Dark Magician, using Toy Box and Dugares. Then he played Magicalized Fusion, fusing Dark Magician and Timaeus into Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon!

Pace Special Summoned Druiswurm, banishing Duran’s Heavy Mech Support Platform. Dragoon destroyed Ancient Fairy Dragon with its effect, burning Duran for 2100 damage. That left Duran wide open for Pace’s attacks, and the first Duel was over!

Duel 2

Duran started by Special Summoning Kashtira Fenrir, using it to get another Fenrir to his hand. He played Union Hangar, which put Buster Drake in his hand. He Normal Summoned it, and Union Hangar activated – Pace responded with Ghost Ogre to destroy the Field Spell in response. Duran used Revolution Synchron from his hand, tuning it to Buster Drake for Ancient Fairy Dragon. Buster Drake’s effect put A – Assault Core in his hand.

Duran used Ancient Fairy Dragon’s effect to Special Summon Assault Core, then Special Summoned Regulus and equipped Buster Drake to it. He Special Summoned Buster Drake, then used it and Assault Core to Link Summon Platinum Gadget. Buster Drake activated, and Duran responded with Bystial Baldrake to banish Assault Core. Duran negated Baldrake by sending Regulus to the Graveyard. Buster Drake resolved, putting another Assault Core in his hand. He used Revolution’s effect, Special Summoning it and sending Evenly Matched to the Graveyard. He tuned Revolution to Ancient Fairy Dragon for Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, then used Platinum Gadget to Special Summon Assault Core from his hand.

Pace had Illusion of Chaos, Timaeus, Lava Golem, and Baldrake. He drew Magicalized Fusion. He handed over Lava Golem, Tributing Crystal Wing and Fenrir. He Special Summoned Baldrake, banishing Buster Drake from Duran’s Graveyard. He used the effect of Illusion of Chaos, adding Dark Magician to his hand and placing Magicalized Fusion on top of the Deck. He sent Illusion to the Graveyard to Special Summon Timaeus, then used its effect to fuse with Dark Magician into Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon! Dragoon’s effect destroyed Lava Golem and dealt 3000 damage. Baldrake attacked Platinum Gadget, and Dragoon attacked Assault Core to drop Duran to 3000 Life Points. Assault Core returned the other Assault Core to his hand.

Duran played Tuning, putting Revolution Synchron in his hand and Therion Discolosseum in the Graveyard. He Special Summoned Fenrir, then Special Summoned Regulus from his hand by equipping Assault Core. He Special Summoned Assault Core, then Normal Summoned the second Core. He Xyz Summoned Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir!

Pace drew the Magicalized Fusion he’d put on top of the Deck last turn. He passed.

Duran detached an Assault Core from Bagooska. He switched all his monsters to Attack Position. Bagooska destroyed Baldrake in battle, and Regulus destroyed Dragoon. Fenrir attacked directly. In Main Phase 2, he used Bagooska to Xyz Summon Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder! He Set one card in his back row.

Pace drew Toy Soldier. He played Magicalized Fusion, and Duran negated it with Regulus. Pace Normal Summoned Toy Soldier, and Duran had Infinite Impermanence!

Duran Normal Summoned Revolution Synchron. Fenrir attacked, and its effect banished Toy Soldier face-down. That caused a replay, and Fenrir attacked directly. Duran attacked with his other monsters to end the Duel! We’re headed to a final Duel with just six minutes on the clock.

Duel 3

Pace started the final Duel with a hand of Crossout Designator, One for One, Toy Tank, Called by the Grave, and Infinite Impermanence. He played One for One, sending Toy Tank to the Graveyard to Special Summon Magicians’ Souls. He used Souls to send Infinite Impermanence and Crossout to the Graveyard to draw two cards, but Duran had Infinite Impermanence! Pace Set Called by the Grave.

Duran Normal Summoned Buster Drake and Set a back row card. He attacked Magicians’ Souls.

Pace drew Toy Soldiers and played it to get Toy Box. He activated Toy Box, Setting Toy Soldier and Toy Tank. Toy Soldiers attacked Buster Drake, destroying both monsters. At the end of the battle phase, Duran flipped Evenly Matched! Duran Chained Called by the Grave to banish Buster Drake, then banished everything except Toy Box.

Duran Normal Summoned C – Crush Wyvern and attacked directly. He Set one back row card.

Pace drew Skill Drain – no help with just 30 seconds on the clock. He Set it.

Crush Wyvern attacked directly again. He flipped Unauthorized Reactivation, just as the timer ended. Duran was higher on Life Points after multiple direct attacks, meaning he wins the final Duel and the Match!

Joshua Duran is victorious with ABC!