Brian Dong from Seattle, Washington and Rehan Saeed from Toronto, Canada are both currently undefeated in the Genesys Main Event at YCS Houston and sitting at Table 1. Now, they’re facing off in this Round 5 Feature Match! Dong is using an Angelechy Deck empowered by several new cards from Beyond the Brave, while Saeed is using an Invoked Deck utilizing Invoked De Anima and Invocation – “Grail” from Beyond the Brave. Only one of these Duelists will be able to remain undefeated after this Match. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Dong won the die roll and chose to go first. He opened up with The Winged Dragon of Ra – Sphere Mode, Purrely Happy Memory, Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, and 2 copies of Angelechy Strategy Score.

He activated Strategy Score to add Angelechy Opposition from his Deck to his hand and then activated Opposition. He Special Summoned Angelechy Seneschal to Saeed’s field and placed Angelechy Destrier in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. Seneschal’s effect activated as Chain Link 1 and Destrier’s effect activated as Chain Link 2. He added Angelechy Problem from his Deck to his hand and Special Summoned Angelechy Bastion to his field. Saeed took 500 points of damage due to Destrier’s effect. Next, Dong activated Problem and discarded a Strategy Score to use its effect. He Special Summoned Angelechy Enlisted from his Extra Deck and placed Angelechy Castellan from his Extra Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He used Castellan’s effect to send Angelechy Verdict from his Deck to his Graveyard. He banished Verdict to activate its effect. He sent Castellan to his Graveyard and placed Bastion from his Extra Deck into his back row. He then used Bastion’s effect to place Angelechy Shatranga from his Extra Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He used Shatranga’s effect to add a Verdict from his Deck to his hand. He Set Verdict and Happy Memory to his back row. He then Tuned his two monsters together to Synchro Summon Black-Winged Assault Dragon and the Bastion returned to the Extra Deck instead of being sent to the Graveyard since it was Summoned by Seneschal’s effect. Next, Dong banished Opposition from his Graveyard to activate its effect and return 4 Angelechy cards from his Graveyard to his Deck.

Saeed activated Magical Meltdown and used its effect to add Aleister the Invoker from his Deck to his hand and took 500 points of damage due to Destrier’s effect. Next, he Normal Summoned Aleister the Invoker and activated its effect, but Saeed Chained Angelechy Verdict to negate its effect. Saeed took 500 points of damage from Destrier’s effect and another 700 points of damage from Assault Dragon’s effect. Next, Saeed activated Invocation. He fused his on-field Aleister with Seneschal to Summon Invoked De Anima. He activated its effect to destroy all Spells and Traps on the field and then Chained Cosmic Cyclone by paying 1000 Life Points, targeting Bastion with its effect. He banished Bastion, and lost 500 more Life Points from Destrier’s effect. Then De Anima’s effect resolved to destroy all Spells and Traps on the field. Saeed took 700 more points of damage from Assault Dragon’s effect. Next, Saeed activated Invocation – “Sword”. He sent Aleister from banishment and De Anima from the field to the Graveyard to Summon Invoked Augoeides. He then used the effect of Augoeides by banishing De Anima from his Graveyard, but Dong Chained the effect of the Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit in his hand to destroy Augoeides. Saeed used the effect of Invocation – “Sword” in his Graveyard next. He returned it from his Graveyard to his Deck to return Invocation from his Graveyard to his hand. He then activated Invocation. He banished Aleister and Augoeides from his Graveyard to Summon Invoked Baybarron and used its effect to add Virakam, the Divine Spirit of Artifice from his Deck to his hand and banish Assault Dragon from Dong’s Graveyard. He then activated the effect of the Invocation in his Graveyard. He returned it to his Deck to return a banished Aleister to his hand. He then activated the effect of Aleister the Reminiscent in his hand to Special Summon it and increase the ATK of Baybarron by 1000. He used the Reminiscent’s effect by banishing Invoked Oceanus from his Extra Deck and added Invocation – “Sword” from his Deck to his hand. He then Special Summoned Virakam from his hand and used its effect to Set Invocation from his Deck. He activated the effect of Aleister the Invoker in his hand next, discarding it to increase Baybarron’s ATK by 1000. Next, he banished Aiwass, Divine Spirit of the Law from his hand to add an Aleister the Invoker from his Deck to his hand. He flipped Invocation next and banished Aleister from his own Graveyard and Shatranga from Dong’s Graveyard to Fusion Summon Invoked Mechaba. Direct attacks from all of Saeed’s monsters wiped out all 8000 of Dong’s Life Points!

Dong gets a strong start in the first Duel, but Saeed turns the Duel around with the effect of Invoked De Anima to destroy all of Dong’s Angelechy cards and win on his very first turn!

Duel Two

Dong opened up Duel 2 with Angelechy Brilliant Move, Angelechy Verdict, Forbidden Chalice, Purrely Happy Memory, and Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction. He Set the Chalice and ended his turn.

Saeed activated Sacred Spirit Sword Aiwass and used its effect to Special Summon Aiwass, Divine Spirit of the Law from his Deck.

He banished it to add Aleister the Reminiscent from his Deck to his hand and gain a Normal Summon for a Spellcaster. He Normal Summoned Aleister the Invoker and used its effect to add Invocation from his Deck to his hand. He then activated the effect of Aleister the Reminiscent in his hand by targeting Aleister the Invoker. He Special Summoned the Reminiscent and banished Invoked Sorath from his Extra Deck to activate its effect; but Dong negated its effect by activating Forbidden Chalice. Next, Saeed Special Summoned Virakam and activated its effect to Set Invocation – “Sword” from his Deck. He activated Invocation next. He banished Aleister the Invoker and Virakam from his field to Fusion Summon Invoked Baybarron. He then returned Invocation from his Graveyard to his Deck to return his banished Aleister the Invoker to his hand. He Normal Summoned it and added another Invocation from his Deck to his hand. Next, he activated Invocation. He banished Aleister from his field and sent Skull Meister from his hand to his Graveyard to Fusion Summon Invoked Oceanus. He entered his Battle Phase and attacked directly with Baybarron, Aleister the Reminiscent, and Invoked Oceanus, dropping Saeed down to 350 Life Points.

Dong drew Angelechy Opposition and activated it. He Special Summoned Angelechy Seneschal to Saeed’s field and placed Angelechy Destrier in his Spell & Trap Card Zone. Seneschal’s effect activated, and Destrier’s effect Chained to it. Saeed Chained the effect of Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit from his hand to try to destroy Destrier, and Dong Chained Happy Memory to protect Destrier. Dong added Strategy Score from his Deck to his hand with Destrier’s effect and Seneschal’s effect allowed Dong to Special Summon Angelechy Enlisted from his Extra Deck. Next, Dong activated Angelechy Brilliant Move. He returned Destrier to his Extra Deck and then Special Summoned it. Saeed flipped Invocation – “Sword”. He sent Oceanus and Baybarron from his field to the Graveyard, and sent his banished Sorath to his Graveyard, in order to Summon Hyperinvoked Aeon. Using the effect of Hyperinvoked Aeon, he banished Destrier and Enlisted from the field, along with Brilliant Move from the Graveyard. He also banished Chaos Angel, Angelechy Castellan, and Assault Blackwing – Kusanagi the Gathering Storm from Dong’s Extra Deck. Next, Dong banished Opposition from his Graveyard to return his banished Destrier and Castellan to his Extra Deck and return his banished Brilliant Move to his Main Deck. Dong activated Strategy Score next, adding Angelechy Problem from his Deck to his hand. He activated it and then activated its effect by discarding Verdict. Saeed Chained the effect of Veidos from his hand to try to Special Summon it to Dong’s field and destroy Problem, and Dong Chained the effect of Verdict by banishing it from his Graveyard. He sent the Problem to the Graveyard and placed Angelechy Bastion from his Extra Deck into his back row before Veidos was Special Summoned to his field. He then used Bastion’s effect to place Angelechy Shatranga from his Extra Deck into his back row, and used Shatranga’s effect to add Angelechy Verdict from his Deck to his hand. He Set the Verdict before ending his turn.

Saeed returned the Invocation in his Graveyard to his Deck to add his banished Aleister the Invoker to his hand. He then banished Oceanus from his Graveyard to activate Oceanus’s effect and allow Hyperinvoked Aeon to attack directly. He entered his Battle Phase, and then a direct attack from his Aeon wiped out Dong’s last 350 Life Points!

Rehan Saeed takes a 2-0 victory with his Invoked Deck to advance with a 5-0 record!