Today the champion from December enters his last
Championship tournament for quite a while. Leonard Ludwig will be leaving us to
join the Navy next month, and will be unable to compete in next month’s
championship tournament. Last month as defending champion, Leonard was defeated
in the first round running his Machina Gadget Deck by Andre Montalvo and his
Lightsworn Deck. This month he pushed his way into the Top 8 finishing overall
in 3rd place. He is running his favorite deck, Inzektor. His
opponent is Gage Murray, who placed overall in sixth place. Last month Gage
placed second in the Championship Tournament with his Dino Rabbit deck, and
today he plans to win with the same exact deck.
After a die roll, it is decided that Leo will play first. He
starts off with Foolish Burial to send his Inzektor Hornet to the graveyard. He
then summons Card Car D, and sets a card face-down. He activates Card Car D’s
effect to draw two cards from his deck and passes his turn.
Gage normal summons Tour Guide From The Underworld from his
hand, and Leo responds to the summons by discarding Effect Veiler to prevent
Gage from summoning. Gage sets three cards face-down and ends his turn.
Leo starts off his turn with Inzektor Centipede, only to
meet Gage’s Fiendish Chain! He activates Inzektor Sword – Zektkaliber from his
hand, equipping it to the Centipede and passes his turn. Gage summons Night
Assailant from his hand, and overlays it with Tour Guide From The Underworld to
Xyz Summon Wind-Up Zenmaines in defense position. He then flips his set Macro
Cosmos face-up on the field, and activates Dark Hole.
Macro Cosmos prevents Inzektor Sword – Zektkaliber from
allowing Leonard to add cards back to his hand, while Gage detaches his Night
Assailant from Zenmaines to prevent it’s distribution. Gage moves to the End
Phase, and uses Zenmaine’s effect to destroy Leonard’s set Threatening Roar!
Leonard summons Thunder King Rai-Oh, and sets two spell or
trap cards and passes to Gage who sets one backrow and returns play to Leonard.
Leonard summons Inzektor Centipede, only to find a Solemn Warning waiting for
him!
Life Points: Leonard: 8000/Gage:6000
With no other plays, Leonard passes his turn. Gage turns
Wind-Up Zenmaines to Attack Position, and normal summons Kabzauls. He has Kabzauls
attack Thunder King Rai-Oh and responds to the attack with his own Book of Moon
to turn Thunder King Rai-Oh to face-down defense position, allowing Kabzauls to
attack over it. Wind-Up Zenmaines proceeds to attack Leo directly!
Life Points: Leonard: 6500/Gage: 6000
Leonard normal summons Inzektor Ladybug, but Gage has an
answer again. This time it is Composuary Evacuation Device to return Inzektor
Ladybug to Leo’s hand! Leo passes, and Gage attacks directly with both of his
monsters!
Life Points: Leonard: 3300/Gage: 6000
Gage sets a spell or trap card and passes his turn over.
Leonard summons Inzektor Ladybug, and for the third turn in a row Gage has a
response to the summon. His response this time is Fiendish Chain, preventing Leo
from activating it’s effect to equip the Inzektor Hornet in his Graveyard. Leo
activates the Inzektor Sword – Zektkaliber in his hand to boost Ladybug’s
attack, but next activates Heavy Storm! Gage with no response loses his
Fiendish Chain and Macro Cosmos, and Leo is able to add Inzektor Hornet back to
his hand with the effect of Inzektor Sword – Zektkaliber!
Leo equips the Ladybug on his field with the Inzektor Hornet
in his hand, and uses it’s effect to send Kabzauls to the graveyard! He is
still unable to get over Wind-Up Zenmaines and passes his turn. Gage uses the
Zenmaines to attack over Ladybug, and sets a card to end his turn.
Life Points – Leonard – 2300/Gage: 6000
Leonard sets a monster from his hand, and passes his turn.
Gage summons Jurrac Guiaba from his hand, and when he attempts to leave Main
Phase 1, Leonard activates Effect Veiler targeting Jurac Guiaba! Gage is not
stopped by this move and has his Guiaba attack over Leo’s set Inzektor Ladybug,
and Wind-Up Zenmaines attack directly once again!
Life Points – Leonard: 800/Gage: 6000
Leonard draws and normal summons Cardcar D. He activates it’s
effect and draws two cards from his deck. Once he sees his draws he immediately
concedes the match. Gage wins the first game of the round due to the extensive back
row and preventing Leo from using his Inzektor Monster’s effects! After an
intense three minutes of siding it is time for the second game!
Leo starts game two off by setting a monster face-down and a
set spell or trap card. Then he activates Messenger of Peace to prevent Gage
from being able to attack with his normal monsters and Xyz monsters.
Gage sets two spell
or trap cards face-down and normal summons Doomcaliber Knight, passing his turn
since he is unable to attack. Leo decides to leave Messenger of Peace on the
field by paying 100 life points, and sets a card face-down. He then passes his
turn.
Life Points: Leonard: 7900/Gage: 8000
Gage sets a monster and a spell and trap card and passes his
turn. Leonard pays the cost of Messenger of Peace and passes his turn. Gage
sets a spell or trap card and passes his turn. Leonard pays the cost of
Messenger of Peace, sets a monster and returns play to Gage.
Life Points: Leonard: 7700/Gage: 8000
Gage flip summons Kabzauls and overlays it and Doomcaliber
Knight to Xyz Summon Gagaga Cowboy in defense position. He detaches his Kabzauls
to activate its defense position effect and inflict 800 points of damage to Leo’s
life points. He summons Doomcaliber Knight, and passes his turn. Leonard pays
the cost for Messenger of Peace when he starts his turn.
Life Points: Leonard: 6800/Gage: 8000
However paying the cost was only a backup strategy if his
next move failed (which I am assuming he figured it would). He activates Heavy
Storm, and to the surprise of working successfully, destroying Gage’s set Macro
Cosmos, Solemn Warning, and both his Fiendish Chains. Leo lost his Messenger of
Peace, Royal Decree, and Call of The Haunted. Leo next sets a card to his back
row and passes his turn.
Gage laughs when he draws his next card and immediately summons
it: Banisher of The Radiance. He has it attack Leo’s set monster, which is
revealed to be Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter, who targets Banisher of The Radiance,
but it is negated by Doomcaliber Knight. During Main Phase 2, Gage activates
Gagaga Magician’s effect to inflict 800 more damage to Leonard, and passes his
turn.
Life Points: Leonard: 6000/Gage: 8000
Leonard activates Dark Hole to destroy all monsters on the
field, including the set Spirit Reaper. He passes his turn after this. Gage
sets two back row cards and a monster as well. Leonard sets a spell or trap
card and passes back. Gage does the same, and Leo does it one more time after
this! Gage draws and passes his turn.
Leo summons Inzektor Centipede after turns of not doing anything,
but now has to take on Gage’s extensive Back Row. Gage responds with Macro
Cosmos, and Leo activates Centipede’s effect to equip it with an Inzektor
Ladybug in his hand.
Next he activates his set Royal Decree to block Macro Cosmos
effects, but Gage was ready with Dust Tornado to stop and destroy Royal Decree
before it could resolve! Leo proceeds and attacks with his Inzektor Centipede
on Gage’s set monster, which is Night Assailant. It flips and destroys the
Centipede. Leo passes his turn.
Leonard Normal Summons Tour Guide from the Underworld, and
uses it to Special Summon another Tour Guide from the Underworld from his deck.
He overlays them to Xyz Summon Wind-Up Zenmaines in attack position. When he
enters the Battle Phase, Leo responds with Threatening Roar.
Leo draws and passes his turn. Gage summons Sabersaurus from
his hand. He has his Wind-Up Zenmaines attack Leo directly, but Leo responds
with Call of The Haunted, targeting the Spirit Reaper in his Graveyard, immediately
self-destructing by its own effect, leaving Wind-Up Zenmaines to attack
directly again!
Life Points: Leonard: 5100/Gage: 8000
Leo’s weird play was not in vein, he did it to clear his
field and he activates the effect of Gorz The Emissary of Darkness, and summons
it from his hand, and special summons an Emissary of Darkness Token in defense
position with 1500 ATK and DEF.
Gage has his Sabersaurus attack The Emissary of Darkness
Token and destroys it. Leo draws and has his Gorz attack Sabersaurs, and
finally damages Gage’s Life Points!
Life Points: Leonard: 5100/Gage: 7200
Gage attacks Gorz with Wind-Up Zenmaines, detaching a Tour
Guide from it to prevent destruction, but inflicting 1200 to his life points.
He sets a spell or trap card down, and during the End Phase, he uses Wind-Up
Zenmaines’ effect to destroy Gorz The Emissary of Darkness!
Life Points: Leonard: 5100/Gage: 6000
Leo activates Pot of Duality, revealing Card Car D, Inzektor
Hornet, and One Day of Peace. He chooses the One Day of Peace, and immediately activates
it. Both players draw a card, and Leo ends his turn.
Gage summons Kabzauls and sets a spell or trap card and
passes his turn. Leo draws and summons Inzektor Dragonfly to his field, and
attaches a Inzektor Ladybug from his hand.
He activates Mystical Space Typhoon targeting Gage’s Macro
Cosmos, but Gage responds with a second Macro Cosmos to replace the one Leonard
destroyed. Leonard unable to get rid of this problem equips Dragonfly with Inzektor
Sword – Zektkaliber, increasing her ATK to 2300. He attacks and destroys
Kabzauls and ends his turn.
Life Points: Leonard: 5100/Gage: 5500
Gage activates Dark Hole to get rid of Inzektor Dragonfly,
and detaches a Tour Guide from The Underworld to protect Windup Zenmaines. Gage
sets two card face-down. He has Wind-Up Zenmaines attack directly, and during
the End Phases destroys his set Heavy Storm with Wind-Up Zenmaines’ effect.
Life Points: Leonard: 3600/Gage: 5500
Leonard summons Inzektor Centipede, only to get Torrential
Tributed, forcing Leonard to pass his turn. Gage sets a card and passes his
turn back to Leo. Leo sets a monster and a spell or trap card, but Gage
responds during the End Phase with Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Leo’s set
Mystical Space Typhoon!
Gage begins the thirtieth turn of the game, and summons
Kabzauls and has it attack Leo’s set monster – Effect Veiler! Leo draws and
sets a monster face-down. Gage summons Sabersaurus and has Kabzauls attacks Leo’s
set monster, which is revealed to be Snowman Eater, using it’s effect to
destroy Sabersaurus!
Life Points:Leonard:3600/ Gage: 5300
Leo summons Cardcar D, and Gage responds with Torrential
Tribute! Gage draws and sets a card face-down, and also does Leo. Gage does
this for a second turn in a row, and Leo summons Inzektor Centipede, and has it
attack directly!
Life Points: Leonard: 3600/Gage: 3700
Gage draws and activates Dimensional Fissure to prevent
Leonard from sending cards to the graveyard, even if Macro Cosmos is eventually
destroyed! Leo draws and has Inzektor Centipede attack Gage directly, however
this time Gage responds with Book of Moon to flip it face-down!
Gage uses Monster Reborn to revive his Banisher of The
Radiance, and attack the face-down Inzektor Centipede. During the Damage Step,
Leo responds with Forbidden Lance to lower Banisher of the Radiance’s ATK to
800, less then Centipede’s DEF of 1200! This attack finally gives Leo the lead
in Life Points!
Life Points: Leonard: 3600/Gage: 3400
Leo summons Thunder King Rai-Oh, and has it attack Banisher
of The Radiance, then switching Inzektor Centipede to Attack Position to
complete turn number forty! Gage sets a monster, and passes his turn to Leo.
Inzektor Centipede attacks Gage’s Set Spirit Reaper! Unable to destroy it in
battle, Leo sets a spell or trap card and ends his turn. During the End Phase
gage activates Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Leo’s set Threatening Roar
Again! Gage summons Sabersaurus and has it attack over Inzektor Centipede, and
ends his turn.
Life Points: Leonard: 3300/Gage: 3400
Leo draws and sets one card face-down, and passes his turn.
Gage attempts to attack, however Leonard activates Threatening Roar to prevent
him from doing so! Leo draws and tributes his Thunder King Rai-Oh to Tribute
Summon his Inzektor Giga-Mantis and has it attack Sabersarus!
Life Points: Leonard:3300/Gage: 2900
Gage sets a card face-down, and passes his turn. Leo draws,
and unable to get over Spirit Reaper passes his turn. Gage sets a monster and a
Spell or Trap card and passes his turn.
Leo summons Cardcar D, and activates its effect to end his
turn. Gage sets a card face-down and passes his turn to complete the
fifty-first turn of the duel. Leo draws, and Gage asks how many cards are left
in his deck, he reveals he has five cards left to Gage’s Seven cards. The duel
is down to the last card!
Leo activates Inzektor Sword – Zektkaliber and equips it to
Inzektor Giga-Mantis, but Gage uses Mystical Space Typhoon on Inzektor Sword –
Zektkaliber to destroy it, and banish it!
Gage normal summons Rescue Rabbit from his hand, and then
flip summons a second Rescue Rabbit! He overlays the two Rescue Rabbits to Xyz Summon
Number 39: Utopia! He has it run over Inzektor Giga-Mantis, and passes his
turn.
Life Points: Leonard: 3200/Gage: 2900
Leonard sets a monster and a back row and passes his turn.
Gage draws and also sets a card face down. Leonard draws, now with three cards
in his deck. He activates Pot of Duality to reveal his final three cards –
Foolish Burial, Inzektor Horney, and Raigeki Break! He chooses the Raigeki
Break, and sets it face-down to end his turn.
Gage has Utopia attack Leo’s set monster, which is Ryko,
Lightsworn Hunter! It destroys Utopia, but forces Leo to send the remaining two
cards in his deck to the Graveyard!
Jokingly Leo activates his set Raigeki Break, and Mystical Space
Typhoon to destroy Spirit Reaper and Gage’s set Starlight Road, knowing he
would lose during his next draw phase! Gage pases his turn, and after
fifty-eight turns, Leo is defeated!
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