About four weeks ago the tournament organizer of our local Magic the Gathering events finally started running Yu-Gi-Oh! events. As a player base has to be established before Konami will sanction events, we opted to allow players to follow US legalities, making for quite a more diverse format than expected. This is important to note at this point, especially considering two of the decks I faced in this very event!
For this week I stuck with my deck of choice, Junk Doppel, with a few minor edits from last week's run:
Main - [40]
[1] Dark Armed Dragon
[2] Chaos Sorcerer
[2] Quickdraw Synchron
[1] Debris Dragon
[2] Junk Synchron
[2] Doppel Warrior
[1] Dandylion
[1] Spore
[1] Glow-up Bulb
[1] Effect Veiler
[1] Unknown Synchron
[1] Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress
[2] Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
[2] Card Trooper
[1] Sangan
[1] Level Eater
[2] Tuning
[2] Pot of Avarice
[1] Reinforcement of the Army
[1] One for One
[1] Charge of the Light Brigade
[1] Foolish Burial
[1] Monster Reborn
[1] Dark Hole
[1] Giant Trunade
[2] Mystical Space Typhoon
[1] Torrential Tribute
[1] Call of the Haunted
[1] Solemn Judgement
[2] Solemn Warning
Extra - 15
[1] Shooting Star Dragon
[1] Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
[1] Junk Destroyer
[1] Scrap Dragon
[1] Stardust Dragon
[1] Black Rose Dragon
[1] Junk Berserker
[1] Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
[1] Drill Warrior
[1] Ally of Justice Catastor
[1] Junk Warrior
[1] Magical Android
[1] Armory Arm
[2] Formula Synchron
Side - 15
[1] Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
[2] Cyber Dragon
[2] Thunder King Rai-Oh
[1] Kinetic Soldier
[1] Effect Veiler
[2] Nobleman of Crossout
[2] Compulsory Evacuation Device
[2] Dust Tornado
[1] Fairy Wind
[1] Gottoms' Emergency Call
Round 1 - Malefics - OXX
Skill Drain is unsurprisingly a major fear for me, so I was far from happy having to face this deck first round. The first game consisted of his Malefic Cyber End Dragon falling to a Mystical Space Typhoon on his Mausoleum of the Emperor, and him having no follow-up plays to make. Games 2 and 3 however consisted of my answer to a Melefic resulting in a 4000 atk Meklord Emperor Granel, which proceeded to destroy me in both games.
Round 2 - Vayu Turbo - OO
Feeling a bit low after my first round loss, I was terrified of making misplays against this deck, having just seen it play next to me last round. In game 1 he starts off with Armageddon Knight into Vayu, and sets a back row. I fear the worst, and draw out the game letting it swing back and forth until he finally ran out of steam, allowing me to lock up with Trishula and Brionac. Game 2 was longer still, with my continuous stream of win conditions meeting untimely ends. I ran through Junk Destroyer, Drill Warrior, Black Rose Dragon and Chaos Sorcerer before finally landing a Junk Berserker safely to beat down. He manages to revive Blackwing Armour Master in an attempt to stall, but Debris Dragon into Scrap Dragon seals the match.
Round 3 - Scraps - OO
As a fan of the Scrap deck, I was more interested in seeing how the deck flowed when this round was called, so thankfully the potential to go on tilt from the start of the event was wearing off. Unfortunately it's like I relaxed too much, and after a quick back and forth I go for an OTK, but a misplay leaves me with 2 dark's in the grave instead of 3, and a Dark Armed Dragon stuck in hand. Shooting Star Dragon and Trishula take him to low life, and Solemn Warning on his Scrap Chimera prevented any tricky comeback. Game 2 I was on the draw, and certainly didn't pull another God Draw, so I prepared for the long game. An early Mystical Space Typhoon revealed he was going for a Royal Decree approach, letting me confidently go for the Drill Warrior/Dandylion strategy, letting me slowly claim the win.
Round 4 - Heroes - OXO
Having seen his deck before the tournament, I knew this match would be a dangerous one in which the most random situations and answers could easily come into being. I seize game 1 quickly with a synchro rush over his Stratos and Prisma plays, as he clearly saw a bad hand. Game 2 stressed me out completely, as my defences are swept away allowing him to use Fusion Gate to summon Rainbow Neos of all things! I drew nothing on my turn and quickly shuffled up for the decider. The final game was a long one, with his Black Horn of Heaven answering my Black Rose Dragon, and my Chaos Sorcerer dealing with his push with Elemental Hero The Shining. We top decked back and forth for several turns, but I manage to gain advantage via Card Trooper and draw a Junk Synchron to go with the Doppel Warrior in hand, allowing me to swing for game with Junk Berserker.
Conclusion - 3-1
Every week I've managed to reach a 3-1 record, and it seems beating that record will be a great challenge with this deck prior to the release of T.G. Hyper Librarian. I intend to use any interesting results from YCS Orlando to decide on my deck for next week, hopefully settling me on a deck for the European Qualifier in Manchester in just over a week.
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