Welcome to Round 2! We’ve got plenty more Advanced action with another Feature Match. Alberto Barajas is here from Loredo, Texas, playing in his first YCS! He’s brought Destiny HEROes to the competition this weekend. His opponent is Bobby Kaeff, a Kentucky Duelist. He’s currently stationed in Hawaii, so he made a very long journey to be here with his Angelechy White Forest Deck!

Duel 1

Alberto won the dice roll and played first, with a hand of Droll & Lock Bird, Called by the Grave, Destiny HERO – Dreadmaster, Destiny HERO – Doom Overlord, and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

Kaeff wasted no time activating Mulcharmy Purulia at the start of Barajas’s turn. Barajas responded with Ash Blossom, and Kaeff Chained a second Purulia. Alberto used Called by the Grave to banish and negate Purulia, getting the final word in this initial bout.

Barajas Normal Summoned Doom Overlord, sending Destiny HERO – Malicious to the Graveyard to add Dark City at Midnight to his hand. He played it, adding Destiny HERO – Dreadnought Servant to his hand. He banished Malicious from his Graveyard to Special Summon another Malicious, then used Malicious and Doom Overlord to Link Summon Xtra HERO Cross Crusader. That let him Special Summon Malicious from the Graveyard, and he used Cross Crusader’s effect to Tribute Malicious and add Masked HERO Dusk Crow to his hand. He used Dreadnought Servant’s effect, Special Summoning it and destroying Cross Crusader to add Polymerization to his hand. He played Polymerization, fusing Dreadmaster with Dreadnought Servant into Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer. He used Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer to destroy itself and Dark City at Midnight, activating both of their effects when destroyed. Dark City let him Special Summon Destiny HERO – Denier, putting his banished Malicious back on top of his Deck. He Special Summoned Dusk Crow from his hand by banishing Cross Crusader, and Dusk Crow added Masked HERO Furnace to his hand. He banished Malicious from his Graveyard to Special Summon Malicious from his Deck, then used Furnace’s effect to add Mask Change to his hand and discard the Furnace. He moved to his End Phase, and activated Mask Change to tag Dusk Crow out for Masked HERO Dark Law. He passed with all his monsters in Defense Position.

In Kaeff’s Standby Phase, Barajas Special Summoned Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer from the Graveyard. Kaeff conceded! He revealed his hand: He had a Forbidden Droplet he couldn’t use due to Dark Law, and he’d drawn Angelechy Opening To e4 this turn – just a bit too late.

Duel 2

Barajas began this time with two copies of Typhoon, Doom Overlord, Called by the Grave, and Fusion Destiny.

Kaeff started with Dimensional Fissure. He Set one more back row card, then Special Summoned Verre, the Maid of Endymion adding Verre Magic – Lacrima of Light to his hand. He activated Lacrima of Light, sending Forbidden Droplet to the Graveyard. He Set one more back row card to finish. In the End Phase, Barajas used Typhoon to destroy Dimensional Fissure.

Barajas drew Destiny HERO – Denier, and Kaeff flipped Opening to e4. He placed Angelechy Problem on the field, then Special Summoned Angelechy Enlisted and put Angelechy Castellan on the field. He tried using Castellan’s effect, and Barajas Chained his second Typhoon to destroy Castellan before it could resolve. Barajas Normal Summoned Doom Overlord, using its effect to send Malicious to the Graveyard and add Dark City at Midnight to his hand. He played the City, adding Dreadnought Servant to his hand. He banished Malicious from his Graveyard to Special Summon a new Malicious, and Link Summoned Cross Crusader. Cross Crusader brought Malicious to the field, then Tributed it to add Dusk Crow to his hand. He Special Summoned Dreadnought Servant and destroyed Dark City at Midnight, adding Polymerization to his hand. The destroyed City then let him Special Summon Dreadmaster, which destroyed Cross Crusader and brought Malicious and Doom Overlord back to the field. He used Dreadmaster to Special Summon Destiny HERO – Dreadnought Master, which added Destiny HERO – Dark Angel and Destiny HERO – Destro-Dogma to his hand. He played Polymerization, fusing Malicious Doom Overlord, and Dreadnought Servant into Destiny HERO – Dominus.

He activated Dreadnought Servant’s effect, returning Kaeff’s face-down back row card to the top of his Deck. He now used Dominus’s effect, looking at Kaeff’s top 5 cards: Curse of Diabell (the card Dominus had just returned), Triple Tactics Thrust, two copies of Droll & Lock Bird, and Filia Diabell. He put them back with Curse on the top again. Barajas Special Summoned Dusk Crow, using its effect to add Furnace to his hand. He used Furnace’s effect to add Mask Change to his hand and discard Destro-Dogma. He played Fusion Destiny next, sending Doom Overlord from his Deck and Furnace from his hand to Fusion Summon Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer. He Special Summoned Destro-Dogma by banishing his spare HERO monsters from the Graveyard, and activated its effect to deal 2000 damage in the next Standby Phase. He moved to the Battle Phase, sending Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer to attack Verre. Then, he used Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer’s effect to destroy itself and Angelechy Problem – but Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer was protected by Dreadmaster’s lingering effect. Dominus attacked Angelechy Enlisted. Destro-Dogma and Dusk Crow attacked to drop Kaeff to 3400 Life Points. Barajas then used Mask Change to tag Dusk Crow out for Dark Law. He attacked directly, dropping Kaeff to just 1000 Life Points. In the next Standby Phase, Destro-Dogma’s effect dealt 2000 damage to end the Match!

Alberto Barajas takes the Match with Destiny HEROes!