Top 32 Feature Match: Michael Tomcany vs. Hamzah Malik
Michael Tomcany from Madison, Wisconsin is using a strategy featuring The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate and the Millennium monsters. The Deck’s inclusion of all 5 pieces of Exodia make it an instant fan-favorite for many long-time Duelists. Now, he’s facing off against Ontario, Canada’s Hamzah Malik in this Top 32 Feature Match! Malik defeated Jesse Kotton with his Tenpai Dragon Deck yesterday in our Round 4 Feature Match, and now he’s hoping a repeated Feature Match success will take him into the Top 16. Both Duelists had 7-2 records in the Swiss Rounds yesterday, but one of them is about to be eliminated. It’s time to Duel!
Duel One
Malik won the die roll and opted to go second.
Tomcany started off the Match by activating the effect of Shield of the Millennium Dynasty in his hand to place it face-up in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He paid 2000 Life Points to Special Summon it with its effect and add a Millennium Ankh from his Deck to his hand. Next, he activated the Millennium Ankh. He showed all 5 pieces of Exodia to Malik. He revealed a Right Leg of the Forbidden One in his hand and the other 4 pieces from his Deck, then Special Summon The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate and shuffled the Millennium Ankh back into his Deck with its effect. He Set 2 cards to his back row next, and then entered his End Phase. In the End Phase, he used the effect of The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate to Set Exxod Fires of Rage from his Deck to his field.
Malik activated Infinite Impermanence from his hand targeting The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate, and Tomcany used his Exodia Incarnate’s effect to negate it. Next, Malik Chained Dimension Shifter’s effect from his hand. He followed up by activating Lightning Storm to destroy the three face-down cards in Tomcany’s back row, and Tomcany lost Infinite Impermanence, Super Polymerization, and Exxod Fires of Rage. Malik went straight into his End Phase with nothing on his field, and Tomcany used his Exodia Incarnate’s effect to Set Obliterate!!! Blaze from his Deck to his field.
Tomcany lost 1000 Life Points in his Standby Phase due to the effect of his Exodia Incarnate and then activated Obliterate!!! Blaze in his Main Phase. He used the effect and paid half of his Life Points to equip the Exodia Incarnate with all 5 pieces of Exodia, raising its Attack Points to 10,000! He entered his Battle Phase and Malik conceded, realizing that a direct attack from the Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate would wipe out all of his Life Points!
Michael Tomcany wins the first Duel by relying on the strength of The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate!
Duel Two
Malik chose to go first in Duel 2. He Normal Summoned Tenpai Dragon Genroku and then Special Summoned Tenpai Dragon Chundra from his hand. He used Genroku’s effect to Tribute it and Special Summon Tenpai Dragon Paidra from his Deck, then activated Paidra’s effect to Set Sangen Summoning from his Deck to his field. Next, he flipped it face-up. He Tuned Paidra with Chundra to Synchro Summon Sangenpai Bident Dragion and use its effect to Special Summon Genroku from his Graveyard. He sent Bident Dragion and Genroku to the Graveyard to Link Summon Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres and then Set 2 cards to his back row.
Tomcany activated the effect of Heart of the Blue-Eyes in his hand by discarding it. He added a Millennium Ankh from his Deck to his hand with its effect and then activated the effect of Sengenjin Wakes from a Millennium in his hand to place it in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He activated the effect of Sengenjin again to Special Summon it from his back row by revealing the Millennium Ankh from his hand and then added Golem that Guards the Millennium Treasures from his Deck to his hand. He activated its effect in his hand to place it into his Spell & Trap Card Zone and then activated its effect again to Special Summon it from his back row by revealing Millennium Ankh from his hand once again. He added a Wedju Temple to his hand with its effect and then activated the Temple. He activated the Temple’s effect and placed Exodia the Forbidden One from his hand into his Spell & Trap Card Zone and then placed a Shield of the Millennium Dynasty from his Deck into his back row. He Special Summoned the Shield by revealing an Ankh from his hand and then added another Ankh from his Deck to his hand thanks to the Shield’s effect. He activated Millennium Ankh next and Malik Chained the effect of his Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres to return Sengenjin to Tomcany’s hand. The Ankh resolved, and Tomcany showed the Exodia the Forbidden One on his field and the 4 other pieces in his Deck to Malik, then Special Summoned The Ultimate Exodia Incarnate! He returned Exodia the Forbidden One to his Deck with the Ankh’s effect and then shuffled the Ankh back into his Deck. In a new Chain, Malik resolved his Hieratic Seal’s effect to Special Summon Grandtusk Dragon from his Deck, and used its effect to destroy Wedju Temple and the Golem that Guards the Millennium Treasures. Next, Tomcany activated Obliterate!!! Blaze to give his Exodia Incarnate extra effects. Then, he used Triple Tactics Talents to draw 2 cards. He followed up by using his Exodia Incarnate’s effect. He paid half of his Life Points to destroy all of the cards in the Spell & Trap Card Zones. Malik Chained Sangen Kaimen and when Tomcany Chained his Exodia Incarnate’s effect to try to negate it, Malik Chained Infinite Impermanence to negate the Exodia Incarnate’s effect! Malik Special Summoned Tenpai Dragon Fadra from his hand with Sangen Summoning and used Fadra’s effect to Special Summon Chundra from his Graveyard. He Set 2 cards to his back row and then passed his turn.
Malik Tuned Fadra and Chundra together to Synchro Summon Sangenpai Bident Dragion and activated its effect, but Tomcany Chained There Can Only Be One! Malik sent his Grandtusk to the Graveyard and couldn’t Special Summon a monster with his Bident Dragion’s effect! He Set a card to his back row and then entered his End Phase. Tomcany Set Exxod Fires of Rage from his Deck in the End Phase with his Exodia Incarnate’s effect.
Tomcany activated the effect of the Sengenjin Wakes from a Millennium in his hand on his turn, and Malik conceded. He couldn’t play through There Can Only Be One and knew he would be defeated by The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate.
Michael Tomcany takes the 2-0 victory and advances to the Top 16 with The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate!
