Michael Walters from Brampton, Ontario and Raymond Pardy from Oshawa, Ontario are both undefeated going into Round 3 of the Advanced Main Event at YCS Montréal, but now they’re facing off against one another! Walters is using a Deck built around Light and Darkness Ritual from Chaos Origins, but his Deck also features a bunch of Branded cards. Pardy is using a Blitzclique Deck. Only one of them can maintain an undefeated record at the end of this Swiss Round. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Walters opened up Duel 1 with Phara the Primordial Goddess, Celtic Mystic, Branded in High Spirits, and 2 copies of Griffoh.

In the Draw Phase, he activated the effect of Griffoh by discarding it to Set Mind Shuffle from his Deck face-down. He immediately activated it and used its effect to add Skull Archfiend of Chaos from his Deck to his hand and discard it. He activated Skull Archfiend’s effect by sending Light and Darkness Ritual from his Deck to his Graveyard and he added Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos from his Deck to his hand. He entered his Main Phase and then activated the effect of Phara, revealing Branded in High Spirits from his hand. He activated High Spirits by revealing Phara and then sent Granguignol the Dusk Dragon from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard. He also discarded Phara to add Fallen of the White Dragon from his Deck to his hand. He activated Phara’s effect to Special Summon it from his Graveyard in a new Chain and then activated the effect of Light and Darkness Ritual in his Graveyard to return it to his hand along with the Griffoh in his Graveyard. Next, he sent Albion the Branded Dragon from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to Special Summon Fallen of the White Dragon from his hand and activated its effect on the field. Pardy Chained the effect of Mulcharmy Fuwalos, and Walters Chained the effect of Mind Shuffle to return Phara to his hand and Special Summon Celtic Mystic. Fallen of the White Dragon’s effect resolved. Walters Special Summoned Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous from his Deck and Pardy drew a card from Fuwalos’s effect. Next, Walters activated Celtic Mystic’s effect. Pardy Chained the effect of Crackle Blitzclique and then Chained another Fuwalos’s effect. Crackle destroyed the Mystic and Summoned itself, and then Walters resolved his Mystic’s effect to draw 3 cards and discard 2. Next, Walters activated Light and Darkness Ritual. He banished Griffoh from his Graveyard to Ritual Summon Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos from his hand and used its effect to return Branded in High Spirits from his Graveyard to his hand. He activated his Black Chaos’s effect to banish Crackle face-down and then Set The Fallen & The Virtuous and Branded in High Spirits to his back row. He activated the effect of the Skull Archfiend in his Graveyard next. He Special Summoned it by returning Light and Darkness Ritual and Griffoh to his own Deck, and a Fuwalos to Pardy’s Deck. In the End Phase, he used Albion’s effect to Set another copy of The Fallen & The Virtuous to his field.

Walters drew a card and then activated Pot of Extravagance in his Main Phase by banishing 6 random cards from his Extra Deck face-down. He Set a card to his back row and then activated the effect of Grain Blitzclique in his hand to destroy his own face-down Blitzclique Alternator and Special Summon Grain from his hand. Walters activated the effect of Granguignol in his Graveyard and banished it to Special Summon Despian Luluwalilith from his Extra Deck. Next, Pardy banished Alternator from his Graveyard to add Hideout in the Sky, Coulomb from his Deck to his hand. He activated it and then activated its effect; but Walters Chained The Fallen & The Virtuous! He sent Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard and destroyed Coulomb. Next, Pardy activated Grain’s effect, but Walters Chained Luluwalilith’s effect to negate it and increase the ATK of his monsters. Pardy activated the effect of Surge Blitzclique targeting Fallen of the White Dragon next. Walters Chained Mind Shuffle’s effect to add Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Light and Darkness from his Deck to his hand and discard Phara. After the Chain resolved, Pardy activated the effect of Coulomb in his Graveyard to try to return it to his hand, and Walters Chained Phara’s effect to Special Summon it back to the field. Pardy instantly conceded, seeing that Phara would take control Surge after it was Summoned, and realizing that he had no way to win.

Michael Walters takes a decisive victory in the first Duel of the Match!

Duel Two

Pardy started off Duel 2 by activating Pot of Extravagance in his Main Phase.

He banished 6 cards from his Extra Deck face-down, but Walters stopped it by activating the effect of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Next, Pardy activated Foolish Burial Goods. He sent Blitzclique Alternator from his Deck to his Graveyard and then activated the Alternator’s effect by banishing it from his Graveyard. He added Coulomb from his Deck to his hand and then activated it. He activated its effect to give Walters a Mech Beast Token and add Surge Blitzclique from his Deck to his hand. Next, he Normal Summoned Surge. He activated Grain’s effect in his hand to destroy his own Coulomb and Special Summon Grain. He activated Surge’s effect, and Walters Chained the effect of Fydraulis Harmonia in his hand. He revealed 5 Synchro Monsters from his Extra Deck along with the Harmonia in his hand. He Special Summoned the Harmonia, sent Luluwalilith from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard, and destroyed Grain Blitzclique. Surge’s effect resolved to add Whisker Blitzclique from Pardy’s Deck to his hand. Next, he activated Whisker’s effect in his hand to Special Summon it and destroy Harmonia. He activated the effect of the Coulomb in his Graveyard in a new Chain to return it to his hand. In the End Phase, Walters activated the effect of Luluwalilith in the Graveyard, but lost out to Pardy’s Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

Walters drew Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and added it to his hand of The Fallen & The Virtuous, Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos, and Mind Shuffle. He activated The Fallen & The Virtuous and destroyed Whisker by sending Albion from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard. Pardy activated Surge’s effect, but Walters Chained Ash Blossom’s effect to negate it. Walters Set Mind Shuffle and then entered his End Phase. In the End Phase, he Set another copy of The Fallen & The Virtuous from his Deck with Albion’s effect.

Pardy drew a card and then Walters activated Mind Shuffle in the Draw Phase. He tried to use its effect, but lost out to Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. In the Main Phase, Pardy activated Coulomb. He tried to use its effect, but Walters flipped The Fallen & The Virtuous and destroyed Coulomb by sending The Dragon that Devours the Dogma from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard. Pardy used Surge’s effect to add Emi Blitzclique from his Deck to his hand. He activated Emi’s effect and destroyed Mind Shuffle to Special Summon Emi. He then used Coulomb’s effect in the Graveyard to return it to his hand and then activated it. He attacked and destroyed the Mech Beast Token with Surge and then attacked directly with Emi, dropping Walters down to 6600 Life Points. Pardy Set a card to his back row before ending his turn. In the End Phase, Walters used the effect of The Dragon that Devours the Dogma to add The Fallen & The Virtuous from his Deck to his hand.

Walters drew Ragged Records of Rites and activated it in his Main Phase. Pardy Chained Blitzclique Return Stroke. He returned Emi to his hand to try to negate and destroy it, but Walters Chained The Fallen & The Virtuous and sent Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to destroy Return Stroke. He resolved the effect of Ragged Records. He revealed Light and Darkness Ritual from his Deck and added Griffoh from his Deck to his hand. Pardy activated the effect of Surge and Chained the effect of Emi targeting Coulomb to destroy it. Walters Chained the effect of Griffoh, and Pardy Chained the effect of the Return Stroke in his Graveyard, banishing it to return Whisker from his Graveyard to his hand. The Chain resolved, and Pardy added Crackle from his Deck to his hand with Surge’s effect. Walters flipped Mind Shuffle, prompting Pardy to Chain Whisker Blitzclique’s effect in his hand. He Summoned Whisker and destroyed Mind Shuffle, then used the effects of the Emi on his field and the Coulomb in his Graveyard. He returned Coulomb to his hand and added Alternator from his Deck to his hand with Emi’s effect. Walters finally conceded, realizing he was defeated.

The Match is going to a third and final Duel!

Duel Three

Walters opened up Duel 1 with Griffoh, Super Polymerization, Branded in High Spirits, Black Chaos, and Fydraulis Harmonia. He activated the effect of Branded in High Spirits in the Draw Phase, and Pardy negated it with Dominus Purge. Next, Walters activated the effect of Griffoh, Setting Mind Shuffle from his Deck. He immediately activated it and used its effect to add Skull Archfiend of Chaos from his Deck to his hand and discard it. He used Skull Archfiend’s effect by sending Light and Darkness Ritual from his Deck to his Graveyard and added Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos from his Deck to his hand. He activated the effect of Light and Darkness Ritual in his Graveyard to return it to his hand along with Griffoh and then activated the Light and Darkness Ritual, Tributing Griffoh from his hand to Summon Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos. He used its effect to return Branded in High Spirits from his Graveyard to his hand and then activated the effect of the Skull Archfiend of Chaos in his Graveyard. He Special Summoned it by returning Griffoh and Light and Darkness Ritual to his own Deck, and Purge to Pardy’s Deck. He Set Super Polymerization and Branded in High Spirits to his back row before passing his turn.

Pardy drew a card and Walters activated the effect of Mind Shuffle in the Draw Phase. He added Skull Archfiend from his Deck to his hand and then discarded it. He activated its effect. He sent Light and Darkness Ritual from his Deck to his Graveyard and added Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Light and Darkness from his Deck to his hand. Next, Pardy activated Pot of Sloth! He drew 5 cards and then returned 4 cards from his hand to the bottom of his Deck. He activated Blitzclique – Breakaway next, placing Alternator from his Deck onto the field. He activated Alternator’s effect and returned Whisker from his hand to his Deck to add Surge from his Deck to his hand. He activated Surge’s effect, destroying Skull Archfiend and Summoning Surge from his hand. Next, he activated The Fallen & The Virtuous by sending Albion from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard. He targeted Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos to try to destroy it; Walters Chained Mind Shuffle’s effect by returning Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos to his hand; Pardy Chained the effect of Whisker Blitzclique; and Walters Chained Branded in High Spirits. He revealed Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos from his hand to send Granguignol from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard, then discarded Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos to get a card from his Deck. Whisker’s effect resolved, Summoning Whisker to the field and destroying the face-down Super Polymerization, and Mind Shuffle resolved to Special Summon Black Luster Soldier from Walters’s hand. In a new Chain, the effects of Surge, Breakaway, Black Luster Soldier (targeting Whisker), Granguignol, and Whisker (by returning Surge to Pardy’s hand) activated in succession. Walters Chained the effect of the Harmonia in his hand. He revealed 5 Synchro Monsters from his Extra Deck along with the Harmonia. As the Chain resolved, he Special Summoned Harmonia, sent Luluwalilith to the Graveyard, and destroyed Whisker. Whisker negated the activation of Granguignol’s effect. Black Luster Soldier was no longer able to banish the Whisker (which had been sent to the Graveyard), Breakaway returned to Pardy’s hand, and Surge’s effect added Grain from Pardy’s Deck to his hand. Pardy activated Grain’s effect, destroying Mind Shuffle and then Special Summoning Grain from his hand. Next, he Special Summoned Lava Golem to Walters’s field by Tributing his two monsters! He Set a card to his back row and then ended his turn. In the End Phase, Walters used the effect of the Luluwalilith in his Graveyard to Special Summon Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous from his Deck.

Walters drew Black Chaos and then lost 1000 Life Points due to the effect of Lava Golem in the Standby Phase. He entered his Main Phase and then Special Summoned Black Chaos by returning Black Luster Soldier from his Graveyard to his Deck. Pardy activated Breakaway and returned Grain to his hand to destroy Lava Golem, leaving only 1 card on his field and making Black Chaos unable to use its effect. Next, Walters Special Summoned Skull Archfiend from his Graveyard by returning 3 cards from his Graveyard and banishment to his Deck, and then he Tuned Incredible Ecclesia with Skull Archfiend to Synchro Summon Chaos Angel! He activated the effects of Skull Archfiend and Chaos Angel, targeting Alternator with Angel’s effect, and sending Light and Darkness Ritual from his Deck to his Graveyard to activate Skull Archfiend’s effect. Pardy Chained Alternator’s effect by returning Grain from his hand to his Deck and he added Crackle from his Deck to his hand. Walters added Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos to his hand as he resolved his Skull Archfiend’s effect. Next, Walters activated Light and Darkness Ritual’s effect in his Graveyard and added it to his hand along with Black Luster Soldier. He used the effect of Black Chaos in his hand next, discarding it to place Mind Shuffle from his Deck face-up on his field. He Ritual Summoned Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos next, and used its effect to return Super Polymerization from his Graveyard to his hand. He Special Summoned Fallen of the White Dragon by sending Albion from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard and activated its effect on the field. Pardy Chained Crackle to destroy it and Special Summon Crackle, and Walters Special Summoned Incredible Ecclesia from his Deck. Pardy returned Breakaway to his hand, but it was over moments later! Walters banished Crackle from the field with the effect of Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos, and then attacked with his field of monsters, wiping out all 8000 of Pardy’s Life Points.

Michael Walters advances with a 3-0 record!