Thursday, July 5, 2012

Round 3 Feature Match: BigStinkinApe vs. Golgar

BigStinkinApe is one of the Administrators on Team Atlantis's forum and a very well-known member. He is playing Dragons, a very interesting build focusing on Blue-Eyes White Dragon and even maining Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon! Golgar is another well-known member of the forum and is playing Final Countdown in today's tournament. Dragons are known to have a bad matchup against Final Countdown. Will BSA be able to take all of Golgar's lifepoints before Golgar hits the twenty turn mark on Final Countdown? It's time to find out.

BSA started off his turn by setting a card to his backrow. He next activated Dragon Ravine, discarding Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon to send Red-Eyes Wyvern from his deck to the graveyard. In his End Phase, he banished Wyvern to Special Summon REDMD from his graveyard.

Golgar started off by activating two copies of Upstart Goblin respectively, drawing two cards and bumping up BSA's life points to 10000. He next set a card to his backrow, Normal Summoned Card Car D, and used its effect, sending it to the graveyard to draw two cards. That play ended his turn.

During BSA's Draw Phase, knowing that Golgar may have a Thunder of Ruler set, he activated Mystical Space Typhoon, and did indeed destroy the set Thunder of Ruler! He next used Ravine's effect, pitching Divine Dragon Apocralyph to send The White Stone of Legend from his deck to the grave. White Stone's effect kicked in, adding a Blue-Eyes White Dragon from his deck to his hand. BSA then activated Trade-In, discarding Blue-Eyes to draw two cards. He activated REDMD's effect, bringing back Blue-Eyes. REDMD swung directly, and Golgar discarded Swift Scarecrow to end the Battle Phase. BSA then ended.

Golgar activated another Upstart Goblin, drawing one card. Golgar then activated One Day of Peace, and BSA activated Champion's Viligance to negate it! Golgar summoned Zero Gardna and ended his turn.

BSA activated Book of Moon, targeting Zero Gardna, and Golgar chained his Gardna's effect, tributing it to prevent battle damage for the turn. BSA activated his Ravine's effect, discarding Trade-In to send another White Stone from his deck to the graveyard. BSA searched for another Blue-Eyes and added it from his deck to his hand. He finally activated REDMD's effect, Special Summoning White Stone from his graveyard, and ended his turn.

Golgar set a monster.

BSA activated his Ravine's effect, pitching Blue-Eyes to send Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon from his deck to the grave. He activated REDMD's effect, and Golgar chained Maxx “C”. BSA brought back his Divine Dragon, and Golgar drew a card from the effect of Maxx “C”. REDMD then attacked into a face-down Winged Kuriboh, and BSA passed.

Golgar summoned Zero Gardna, set a backrow, and passed.

During BSA’s Standby Phase, Golgar activated Thunder of Ruler. BSA used Divine Dragon’s effect, discarding Totem Dragon to add back Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon to his hand. He then Synchro Summoned Ally of Justice Catastor using Divine Dragon and White Stone. Stone’s effect activated, allowing BSA to add a Blue-Eyes White Dragon from his deck to his hand. He then tribute Catastor and Blue-Eyes for another Blue-Eyes White Dragon. BSA used REDMD’s effect to Special Summon Blue-Eyes from the graveyard. He finally overlayed both Blue-Eyes to summon Thunder End Dragon, and detached a material to destroy all other monsters on the field. BSA then ended his turn.

Golgar activated Final Countdown, hoping to claim a victory in twenty turns! He then set a monster and passed.

BSA activated Call of the Haunted to revive REDMD. He next used its effect to bring back Blue-Eyes from his graveyard. BSA activated Monster Reborn to bring back his second Blue-Eyes. He overlayed both Blue-Eyes to Xyz Summon Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis. He then used Heliopolis’s effect, detaching Blue-Eyes to destroy Golgar’s set monster, which was Winged Kuriboh. Winged Kuriboh’s effect activated, preventing all battle damage that BSA could deal for that turn! BSA passed.



Golgar activated One Day of Peace, and both players drew their cards. He then set a backrow and ended.

BSA activated the effect of his Ravine, sending Darkstorm Dragon to send Red-Eyes Wyvern from his deck to his graveyard. He then used Heliopolis’s effect, detaching a material to destroy his own Thunder End Dragon, and Golgar chained Hope for Escape, paying 1000 life points to draw 3 cards. Thunder End Dragon was destroyed and BSA ended his turn.

Golgar set two spell/traps and ended. This was Turn 5 on Final Countdown.

BSA set a backrow and in his End Phase banished his Red-Eyes Wyvern to bring back REDMD.

Golgar summoned Metaion, the Timelord and BSA activated Solemn Judgment to negate its summon and destroy it! Golgar passed.

BSA used REDMD’s effect to bring back Darkstorm Dragon. Golgar activated Threatening Roar, and BSA, unable to attack, ended.

Golgar set a card to his backrow.

BSA Gemini Summoned Darkstorm Dragon. He next used its effect, sending Call of the Haunted to the graveyard to destroy all spells/traps on the field. Golgar chained Waboku, and then Golgar’s set Final Countdown was destroyed, along with his own two Bottomless Trap Holes and Ravine.

Golgar set two backrow, and BSA activated Call of the Haunted to bring back Catastor. Gogar passed.

BSA used Darkstorm’s effect again, sending Call of the Haunted, and Golgar chained Threatening Roar. BSA ended.

Golgar set a backrow.

BSA drew, and Golgar activated Threatening Roar. He set a spell/trap and ended.

Golgar set a backrow.

BSA used REDMD’s effect to revive White Stone. During his End Phase, BSA used Red-Eyes Wyvern’s effect, banishing itself from the graveyard to bring back REDMD from the graveyard.

Golgar set a monster.

BSA activated Dragunity Ravine, and used Darkstorm’s effect, sending Ravine to destroy Future Fusion and Golgar’s set Final Countdown. BSA attacked over Golgar’s set Battle Fader and swung directly, and Golgar discarded Swift Scarecrow, negating the attack and ending the Battle Phase! BSA ended his turn.

Golgar activated One Day of Peace and ended.

It was BSA’s last turn to do some damage, but because of One Day, he couldn’t do any. He passed, and since it was turn 20 since Final Countdown was activated, Golgar won!

BigStinkinApe makes some great plays at the start, but is unable to overcome Golgar’s stall cards to put in damage. BSA will be going first this round.

BSA started off his turn by activating Trade-In, sending Blue-Eyes White Dragon to draw two cards. He next activated Dragunity Ravine, sending Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon to send The White Stone of Legend from his deck to his Graveyard. White Stone’s effect activated, and BSA searched his deck for another Blue-Eyes. He summoned Divine Dragon Apocralyph, sending Koa’ki Meiru Drago to add back REDMD from his graveyard to his hand. BSA removed Divine Dragon to Special Summon REDMD, and used its effect to bring back Drago from the graveyard. BSA revealed Blue-Eyes at the end of his turn for Drago’s effect, and ended.

 

Golgar activated Final Countdown. He next activated Pot of Duality, revealing Winged Kuriboh, Waboku, and Threatening Roar; he added the Kuriboh to his hand and shuffled the rest back into his deck. Golgar set two backrow and ended.

 

During BSA’s Standby Phase, Golgar activated Thunder of Ruler. BSA set a backrow and activated the effect of his Ravine, sending Blue-Eyes White Dragon to send his White Stone to the graveyard. The White Stone let BSA search his deck for another Blue-Eyes, and BSA ended.

 

Golgar activated Upstart Goblin, drawing a card and giving BSA 1000 life points. He then set a monster and passed to BSA.

 

BSA set a backrow and attacked with Drago into Golgar’s face-down Winged Kuriboh. He ended his turn.



 

Golgar set a spell/trap.

 

Golgar activated Thunder of Ruler during BSA’s Standby Phase. BSA tibuted REDMD and Drago for Blue-Eyes White Dragon. He next activated Call of the Haunted to bring back REDMD, to which Golgar attempted to chain Torrential Tribute to destroy all monsters. However, BSA chained Champion's Vigilance to negate Torrential Tribute and destroy it! BSA then activated the effect of his Ravine, sending Dark Hole from his hand to his graveyard to send Red-Eyes Wyvern from his deck to his graveyard. He finally set a spell/trap and ended.

 

Golgar set a card to his backrow, set a monster, and ended his turn.

 

BSA used REDMD’s effect, Special Summoning Drago from his graveyard. Drago attacked into Golgar’s face-down Winged Kuriboh, and BSA passed.

 

Golgar set a card to his backrow and his monster zone. He then ended.

 

BSA used REDMD’s effect to bring back his Wyvern from the graveyard. Drago attacked into Golgar’s set Battle Fader, Golgar attempted to activate Waboku but BSA chained Champion's Vigilance to negate it! Drago destroyed the set Fader, and REDMD and Blue-Eyes made direct attacks to Golgar’s life points, dropping Golgar to 200! In his Main Phase 2, BSA tribute his Blue-Eyes and Wyvern for Darkstorm Dragon. He then ended.

 

Golgar drew for his turn and immediately conceded, unable to stop another attack from BSA’s dragons!

 

BigStinkinApe evens the score, winning the game with a huge swarm of dragons, backed up with his counter traps! Golgar will be going first for the last round.

 

To start off his turn, Golgar activated Final Countdown. He next activated Upstart Goblin, drawing a card and giving BSA 1000 life points. He then set a card to his backrow, and ended.

 

BSA activated Dragunity Ravine. He next activated Future Fusion, revealing Five-Headed Dragon, and sent Koa’ki Meiru Dragon, two The White Stone of Legend, Lancer Dragonute, and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon. The two White Stones’ effects activated, and BSA searched for two Blue-Eyes White Dragons from his deck. He then summoned Divine Dragon Apocralyph, and used its effect, discarding Red-Eyes Wyvern to add back Dragonute to his hand. BSA removed the Divine Dragon to Special Summon REDMD, and used its effect to bring back Drago. He then attacked with Drago, followed by REDMD; on REDMD’s attack, Golgar Special Summoned Battle Fader, negating the attack and ending the Battle Phase. BSA ended his turn.

Golgar activated Hope for Escape, paying 1000 life points to draw two cards. He set two cards to his backrow and ended.

On BSA’s turn, Golgar activated his second Hope for Escape, paying 1000 to draw three cards. BSA entered his Battle Phase, and Golgar activared Waboku. He then entered his Main Phase 2, and activated Dragunity Ravine, discarding Blue-Eyes to send Totem Dragon from his deck to the graveyard. BSA ended.

Golgar set a spell/trap and passed.

Golgar activated Thunder of Ruler during BSA’s Standby Phase. BSA used the effect of his Ravine, discarding Blue-Eyes to send Red-Eyes Wyvern from his deck to the graveyard. He set a spell/trap, and ended.

Golgar set a card to his backrow.

During BSA’s Standby Phase, Golgar yet again activated another Thunder of Ruler. BSA used REDMD’s effect, and Golgar activated Royal Prison to stop any monster from being Special Summoned from the graveyard. BSA passed to Golgar.

Golgar set two cards to his backrow.

During BSA’s turn, Golgar activated Threatening Roar. BSA activated his effect of his Ravine, discarding Blue-Eyes to send Delta Flyer from his deck to his graveyard. BSA then ended his turn.

Golgar activated Upstart Goblin, drawing a card and giving BSA 1000 life points. Golgar summoned Zero Gardna and ended.



During BSA’s turn, Golgar activated the effect of Zero Gardna, but BSA chained Debunk to negate its effect and banish it. BSA swung directly with Drago, Golgar attempted to use Swift Scarecrow to stop the Battle Phase, but BSA hand another Debunk set to negate it! The attack went through, and BSA then attacked with his Blue-Eyes to win the game and the match!

BigStinkinApe’s two Debunks allow him to make the push he needed to seal the game. BSA moves on with a 2-1 record!

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