Tournament Reports for 8/24 and8/25/2012

This week, I attended both my Friday and Saturday local tournaments. Normally I would write two separate articles, but since I didn’t have time Friday night to write one, I’ll present both reports now.

So Friday I go to the shop, expecting to play September 2012 format, since a number of card players agreed to this. However, the owner told us we can’t play that format, and would be disqualified if we did. Frustrated, I quickly edited one my September decks, to amplify how broken this format is. That deck was… Inzektors.

Round 1: vs Vayu Turbo (2-0)

Nothing complicated here. This deck doesn’t usual play that many defensive cards, so both games I destroyed him with Dragonfly + Sword + Hornet on my second turn, due to lots of searching.

Round 2 vs Gladiator Beasts (2-0)

I don't quite remember what happened, but I think I won quickly.

Round 3 vs Heroes (1-2)

Yeah. Now that the Dark Hero has been released, Inzektors get a little more screwed, ad that’s how I lost game 1. Game 2 I managed to OTK him. Game 3 I couldn’t deal with multiple Skill Drains so I lost.

Round 4 vs Inzektors (2-1)

Game 1 I was able to OTK by turn 3. Game 2 my opponent did the same. Game 3 I as able to OTK him first. That’s the Inzektor mirror match…

So I made the Top 4 cut with a 3-1 record, along with the Hero player from round 3, Blackwings and a different Inzektor player.

Round 5 vs Backwings (2-0)

I was able to OTK him with Dragonfly + Hornet + Sword within the first few turns game 1. Game 2 we both opened with horrible hands. Fortunately, I had Centipede. Therefore, I was able to do some searching and small damage until I had the resources to OTK.

Round 6 vs Heroes (2-1)

Game 1 I was able to OTK him quickly. Game 2 was close, but unfortunately he drew the Miracle Fusion in out top-decking war. Game 3 he dealt some damage initially, and I wasn’t drawing any Inzektor monsters other than Hoppers, and I drew no searching cards. Fortunately, I sided into Super Polymerization, and drawing 2 allowed me to defeat him.

So that was the Friday tournament. Afterward, 2 of my friend and I decided to hang out and playtest for YCS Toronto. Without realizing it, this lasted until 7 AM Saturday morning… (Yu-Gi-Oh!!!!!!!!!!) A couple of hours later, I hung out with another card player, and proceeded to playtest some more, and then head to the shop.

During this tournament, I decided to play a deck that I’ve been extremely interested in entering at YCS Toronto; Chaos Anti-Meta. My version contains cards I believe would handle the largest diversity of decks possible. I use Cyber Dragons because they effectively combat machines. I main Thunder Kings because they stop searching and a special summon, regardless of an active Skill Drain. Those are just some examples. Anyway, time for the report:

Round 1 vs Heroes (2-0)

Thunder King stops E-Call, Duality and ROTA. It put in quite the effort game 1. In game 2, I just had answers for his monsters.

Round 2 vs Inzektors (2-0)

I beat him rather quickly game 1 because all he had to work with was a Hopper and a Ladybug. Game 2 we went back and forth for a while. I was able to stop most of his explosions and attack over his creatures for enough damage. Thunder King also stopped his PODs.

Round 3 vs Heroes (2-1)

I beat him game 1 because I stopped everything he did, and because he didn’t have Super Poly. Game 2 he managed to OTK me once I ran out of traps. Game 3 we go back and forth for a bit. I had the D.D. Crow for his Hero Blast, so it didn’t resolve. Then I just beat him down.

Round 4 vs Dark Worlds (2-0)

I got paired down since I was the only undefeated player left. Game 1, BLS + Honest, and my Cyber Dragon ends the game rather quickly. This was turn 2 by the way. He discarded my hand with Card Destruction, which contained a Light and Dark monster, and I drew BLS. Game 2 I had a Crow for his Grapha, which he used Foolish Burial on, and he didn’t have much follow up.

I entered Top 4 undefeated. The other contenders were my round 2 and 3 opponents, and someone playing Geargia Machina (yeah, he was allowed to play this deck for some reason).

Round 5 vs Geargia Machina (2-1)

I had control of the entire first game with my Thunder King, traps to protect it, and a couple of other monsters including Cyber Dragon. Game 2 I eventually ran out of traps, and he swarmed me when I did, because that’s what deck does. I also didn’t draw Cyber Dragons of Thunder Kings. Game 3 I opened with BLS, and 5 spells and traps. I set them all. Apparently he opened with a lack-luster hand as well. I had the warning for an important play he made, and then started beating me down 1100 life points at a time. I eventually drew a Crow, which helped a lot because the next card he drew, and activated, was Pot of Avarice. Eventually I drew Honest, and I set it. He never did anything to it. I drew Thunder King and summoned it. Unfortunately it was hit by a Fiendish Chain, so I just returned Honest to my hand. He never got rid of my Thunder King. I ended up setting the Honest again a few turns later. Once my Thunder King was no longer present, I summoned Breaker, and I think I destroyed sometime with it. He had another Fiendish Chain for my Honest. I ended up Making Utopia, and then summoned BLS. Finally I activated Heavy Storm to trigger my Starlight Road. I attacked with everything for game.

Round 6 vs Heroes (2-0)

Game 1 I think he was low on monsters. He fusion summoned Absolute Zero early on, and I killed it with my Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind, after halving it. Next turn, I summoned Tour Guide and made a Leviathan Dragon to attack him. He got rid of it somehow. Eventually I summoned BLS and that ended up removing the rest of his life points. Game 2 I beat him down with Breaker, since he was low on monsters that game as well. I know I did have an answer for the one monster he did summon. I can’t remember, but Breaker might have cleared all his life points…

And I came first again. Coming first both of these tournaments, I have now come first place the last 21 Locals I have attended, which is pretty sweet. I’m quite confident in this Chaos deck, after watching it perform. It needs minor adjustments, but nothing complicated.

On a different note, I won’t be able to attend Friday tournaments anymore, due to my schedule changing at work. I will participate in the Saturday tournaments. Next week, I will be attending YCS Toronto, instead of Locals. So in 2 weeks, I will attempt to win my 22^nd Locals.