This Round 3 Feature Match is showcasing a veteran of the Konami Judge Program! We have Nathan Lawder, from right here in Indianapolis, and he’s swapped out his black-and-white shirt for an Adventure Horus Deck. He’s facing Adam Najarbashi, a Toronto Duelist using Branded! Will Lawder’s judging knowledge carry him to victory, or will Najarbashi’s fearsome Fusions foil his plans?

It was at the last YCS Indianapolis that Florida Duelist Jeff Leonard made history. In his live streamed Feature Match, the crowd chanted, “ONE MORE PIECE! ONE MORE PIECE!” as Leonard assembled Exodia the Forbidden One to the delight of all! Now that we’ve returned to Indianapolis, we simply had to cover Leonard. His Exodia strategy used the now Forbidden Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights, so he’s swapped to Tenpai Dragons – Deck just as capable of a one-turn KO!

His opponent is Zach Yocum, here from New Jersey. Like Leonard, Yocum is using new cards from Legacy of Destruction, with a mix of Lightsworn, Horus, and Centur-Ion! This strategy opens up many of Synchro and Xyz plays, with a lot of different ways to get value from the Graveyard.

We’re halfway into our first day of Dueling, with another Feature Match! This time it’s Kristofer MacNeal, from Baltimore, MD, facing Caedmon Trivette, from Greensborough, NC. Both Duelists are using Horus Decks, but that’s where the similarities end. MacNeal’s rocking an ABC Deck with a ton of Machines and Field Spells for Unions, Therions, Horus, and even the recently Limited Chicken Game. Trivette’s got a Dragon Link Deck, with a major emphasis on Bystials, as well as a some Red Dragon Archfiend cards.

Top 8 is about to commence, and we have 2 familiar faces squaring off in the Quarter-Finals: Justin Singh and Christopher LeBlanc are both familiar with the Top Cut spotlight, and have Dueled at the YCS level before. LeBlanc is piloting Purrely, a Deck he’s been using since YCS Philadelphia, while Singh is on Tearlaments, powered up with the new Horus monsters from Age of Overlord. They’re ready to go, and it’s time to Duel!

We’re in the second to last Round of the day, and for this Feature Match we’ve got a really cool surprise! Jim Mayorga is 6-1 using Bystial Crimson King. That’s right, Jack Atlas’s strategy itself, straight from Structure Deck: The Crimson King, combined with Bystial monsters!

His opponent is Mingrui Cai, also 6-1 playing Tearlaments, boosted with the powerful Horus cards from Age of Overlord. Both strategies have been flying under the radar, but both are seeing incredible success today, so this one should be interesting. It’s time to Duel!

We’re only halfway into the first day of YCS Richmond – there’s a ton of Dueling left to go! Here in Round 5 we have two New York Duelists squaring off in this Feature Match. First up is Steven Grillo from Albany, playing Sinful Spoils Rescue-ACE. This strategy’s seen as the Deck to beat right now, due to its combo potential, resilience, and heavy interaction.

His opponent is Devan Rodriguez, from Buffalo, playing Adventure Horus Phantom Knights! This Deck uses Horus cards as easy ways to discard Phantom Knights, and The Zombie Vampire offers even more Graveyard filling power.

Over 1,900 Duelists are reduced to just the Top 32! Logan Kite, from Greenville, TN, finished in 1^st place in the Swiss rounds with his Sinful Spoils Rescue-ACE Deck. He’s facing Kailyn Cooksey, from Kansas City, MO, who just won on the live stream with his unique Horus Bystial Deck! It’s single elimination from this point on, so only one of these Duelists can move on!

We’re halfway through Day 1 of YCS Indianapolis, and we have two undefeated Duelists for this Feature Match. Anthony King is here from Aurora, CO, and he’s playing Tearlaments. This build is utilizing the new Horus cards from Age of Overlord, giving even more power out of the Graveyard! He’s up against Austin Bare, from Peoria, IL. Bare’s using one of the most unique Decks at the top tables: Trains! This Machine Deck uses Infinitracks, Machina, and the Rank 10 Trains to put down huge monsters backed by Skill Drain.