Travis Lynch from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Charles Ekwueme from Chicago, Illinois are both currently 2-0 in the Advanced Main Event at YCS Houston. Now, they’re facing off against one another in this Round 3 Feature Match! Lynch has competed in YCS events in the past, and is looking for his first Day 2 finish with his Tenpai Dragon Deck that uses Light and Darkness Ritual and the new Angelechy cards. Ekwueme is a YCS first-timer, and he’s competing with a Deck built around Red Dragon Archfiend that uses Bystial cards. Only one of these Duelists can advance into the next round with an undefeated record. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Ekwueme started off the Duel and Lynch activated the effect of Mulcharmy Purulia in the Draw Phase.

In his Standby Phase, Lynch activated Angelechy Opening to e4. He placed Angelechy Problem from his hand onto his field and then Special Summoned Angelechy Destrier to his Extra Monster Zone. Next, he placed Angelechy Bastion from his Extra Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone and 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 another Opening to e4 from his Deck to his hand. Ekwueme entered his Main Phase and used the effect of The Bystial Lubellion. He sent it from his hand to his Graveyard to add Bystial Magnamhut from his Deck to his hand, using the first of the five monster effects he was permitted to use due to Shatranga’s effect. He ended his turn with no further play.

Lynch drew Magician of Dark Chaos – Black Chaos and added it to his hand of Mind Shuffle, Opening to e4, and Fydraulis Harmonia. He entered his Main Phase and used Problem’s effect by discarding Opening to e4. He Special Summoned Angelechy Enlisted from his Extra Deck to his field and placed another Bastion from his Extra Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He used Bastion’s effect to place Destrier from his Extra Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone and then switched Destrier into Attack Position. He attacked directly with Destrier and Enlisted, dropping Ekwueme down to 4000 Life Points. He Set Mind Shuffle and then entered his End Phase. In the End Phase, Ekwueme activated the effect of the Magnamhut in his hand. He Special Summoned it by banishing Lubellion, losing 500 Life Points due to Destrier’s effect, and then he activated Magnamhut’s effect on the field and lost another 500 Life Points. He added Fallen of Albaz from his Deck to his hand with Magnamhut’s effect.

Ekwueme drew a card and Lynch activated Mind Shuffle in the Standby Phase. He activated its effect to add Skull Archfiend of Chaos from his Deck to his hand and discard it. He used Skull Archfiend’s effect and sent Light and Darkness Ritual from his Deck to his Graveyard to add Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Light and Darkness from his Deck to his hand. Ekwueme Normal Summoned Bone Archfiend and Tuned it with Magnamhut to Synchro Summon Chaos Angel. He used its effect to banish the Destrier in the Spell & Trap Card Zone. Next, Ekwueme activated Darkness Resonator’s effect to Special Summon it from his hand by revealing Red Dragon Archfiend from his Extra Deck. He used the Resonator’s effect to change its Level to 1, and then Lynch activated the effect of the Harmonia in his hand. He revealed it along with 5 Synchro Monsters in his Extra Deck to destroy the Resonator and send Golden Cloud Beast – Malong from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard. He used Malong’s effect to return Chaos Angel to the Extra Deck. Next, Ekwueme Special Summoned Fallen of the White Dragon from his hand by sending Albion the Branded Dragon from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard. He activated its effect on the field, and Lynch Chained Mind Shuffle’s effect by returning Harmonia to his hand. Lynch Special Summoned Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Light and Darkness from his hand and then Fallen of the White Dragon’s effect Special Summoned Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous from Ekwueme’s Deck. Black Luster Soldier’s effect banished Fallen of the White Dragon, and then Ekwueme conceded, unable to activate any more monster effects during the turn due to the effect of Shatranga.

Travis Lynch takes a quick victory in Duel 1 thanks to Angelechy Opening to e4!

Duel Two

Ekwueme started off Duel 2 and Lynch activated the effect of Purulia in the Draw Phase. In the Standby Phase, Lynch activated Opening to e4 once again! He placed Problem from his Deck onto his field and Special Summoned Destrier from his Extra Deck. He also placed Bastion from his Extra Deck into his Spell & Trap Card Zone. He activated Bastion’s effect, but Ekwueme Chained the effect of Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit to destroy it! Ekwueme entered his Main Phase and then Special Summoned Fallen of the White Dragon by sending Albion from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard. Lynch drew Mulcharmy Fuwalos from his Deck with Purulia’s effect. Ekwueme used his Fallen of the White Dragon’s effect to Special Summon Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous from his Deck and then Tuned his two monsters together to Synchro Summon Draco Berserker of the Tenyi. He activated Pot of Prosperity next by banishing 3 cards from his Extra Deck face-down. He excavated Dominus Impulse, Soul Resonator, and Fydraulis Harmonia from the top of his Deck and added the Impulse to his hand before returning the other 2 cards to his Deck. He Set 2 cards to his back row and then entered his End Phase. In the End Phase, he used Albion’s effect in the Graveyard to Set The Fallen & The Virtuous from his Deck to his field and he returned Incredible Ecclesia from his Graveyard to his hand.

Lynch drew Tenpai Dragon Paidra and added it to his hand of Mind Shuffle, Black Chaos, Koa’ki Meiru Drago, and Mulcharmy Fuwalos.

He activated Destrier’s effect to banish Draco Berserker, and Ekwueme Chained Berserker’s effect to also banish the Destrier. Next, Lynch activated Problem’s effect by discarding Mind Shuffle. Ekwueme Chained The Fallen & The Virtuous and sent Titaniklad the Ash Dragon from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard to destroy Problem so that its effect wouldn’t resolve. Next, Lynch used Black Chaos’s effect and discarded it to place Mind Shuffle from his Graveyard face-up on his field. He used its effect, but lost out to Ekwueme’s Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. Lynch Normal Summoned Koa’ki Meiru Drago next and attacked directly, dropping Ekwueme down to 6100 Life Points. In the End Phase, Lynch revealed Tenpai Dragon Paidra from his hand to keep his Drago on the field. Ekwueme used Titaniklad’s effect in the End Phase to add Fallen of the White Dragon from his Deck to his hand.

Ekwueme drew a card and Lynch activated Mind Shuffle’s effect in the Draw Phase. Ekwueme Chained the effect of another Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to negate it. Ekwueme Normal Summoned Incredible Ecclesia and then ended his turn.

Lynch drew Light and Darkness Ritual and then activated the effect of Mind Shuffle in the Draw Phase. He added Skull Archfiend of Chaos from his Deck to his hand and discarded it. He sent Light and Darkness Ritual from his hand to his Graveyard to activate its effect and add Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Light and Darkness from his Deck to his hand. He used the effect of Light and Darkness Ritual to return it to his hand along with the Black Chaos in his Graveyard. He activated Light and Darkness Ritual and Ekwueme negated it with Dominus Impulse. Lynch Normal Summoned Paidra and used its effect to add Sangen Kaimen from his Deck to his hand. He entered his Battle Phase and then attacked Incredible Ecclesia with Drago to destroy it. Paidra attacked directly and then Lynch activated Kaimen. He added Tenpai Dragon Chundra from his Deck to his hand and Special Summoned it. He attacked directly with it, and used its effect to Special Summon Tenpai Dragon Fadra from his Deck. Next, he attacked with Fadra and used Chundra’s effect to Tune Chundra with Fadra and Synchro Summon Sangenpai Bident Dragion in Attack Position. He used its effect to try to Special Summon Fadra back from the Graveyard and then Ekwueme Chained The Fallen & The Virtuous to target the Fadra in Lynch’s Graveyard ans Special Summon it! Lynch Chained Paidra’s effect to Tune it with Bident Dragion and Synchro Summon Sangenpai Transcendent Dragion before Fadra was Special Summoned to Ekwueme’s field. Transcendent Dragion’s effect switched Fadra into Attack Position and then Lynch Special Summoned Bident Dragion from his Graveyard with its effect. Finally, Transcendent Dragion attacked the Attack Position Fadra, wiping out all of Ekwueme’s remaining Life Points!

Travis Lynch uses his Tenpai Dragon cards to take a quick win in the second Duel, advancing to Round 4 with an undefeated record!