Top 4 Feature Match: Drillwarrior vs. Daaneskjold

We are now moving to the Top 4 of this year's TAGC, and the feature match is Drillwarrior vs. Daaneskjold. Both players have had feature matches in the past, and both have played each other before, with Daane being the victor. Which member will get to play in the final round? It's time to find out!

Drill won the die roll and opted to go first. He started off his turn by summoning Elemental HERO Neos Alius. Drill then set two backrow and ended.

Daane activated Dark Hole, destroying Neos Alius. He then activated Monster Reborn to bring back Drill's Neos Alius and hit him with it directly! Daane set two backrow and ended.

Drill activated E - Emergency Call and searched for another Neos Alius. He next summoned it, but Daane activated Solemn Warning, negating its summon and destroying it. Drill set another backrow and passed.

Daane activated Mystical Space Typhoon, destroying Drill's set Dark Hole. He then hit Drill directly with Neos Alius, but Drill activated Dimensional Prison to negate the attack and banish it. Daane ended.

Drill summoned Beast King Barbaros, but Daane activated Torrential Tribute to destroy it. Drill set a backrow and ended his turn.

Daane set an card to his spell/trap zone and passed.

Drill passed.

Daane set a monster.

Drill passed.

Daane summoned Sangan, and Drill activated Torrential Tribute to get rid of both of Daane's monsters. Daane searched Tour Guide from the Underworld with Sangan's effect and ended.

Drill activated Reinforcement of the Army, searching for Neos Alius. He summoned it, and hit Daane directly. Drill then set a backrow and ended.

Daane summoned Tour Guide from the Underworld, and used its effect to Special Summon another one from his deck. Daane overlayed his two Tour Guides to summon Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity, but Drill activated Bottomless Trap Hole to destroy and banish it! Daane passed.

Drill hit Daane directly with his Neos Alius. He then set another backrow and ended.

Daane set a backrow and a monster.

Drill attacked Daane's face-down Effect Veiler with his Neos Alius. He then passed to Daane.

Daane activated his face-down Wind-Up Factory and summoned Wind-Up Rat. Drill activated Gemini Spark, tributing his Neos Alius to destroy Rat and draw a card. Daane activated his face-down Mystical Soace Typhoon, destroying Drill's last spell/trap. He then banished a Light and a Dark monster to summon Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning! Black Luster Soldier made a direct attack, and Daane ended.

Drill activated Pot of Duality, and seeing no outs, conceded. Drill will be going first the next round!

Drill activated E - Emergency Call, searching for Elemental HERO Stratos. He next summoned Stratos, searching his deck for Neos Alius. Drill then activated Pot of Duality, choosing Solemn Warning. He set two backrow and ended.

Daane summoned Tour Guide from the Underworld, summoning a Sangan from his deck. He then set two backrow and ended his turn.

Drill summoned Elemental HERO Neos Alius, but Daane activated Torrential Tribute to destroy both HEROs and his Sangan. Daane searched Spirit Reaper with Sangan's effect. Drill set a backrow and passed.

Daane summoned Spirit Reaper and hit Drill directly with it. Drill activated Hero Blast, returning Neos Alius to his hand and destroying Reaper. Daane set a backrow and ended.

Drill summoned Neos Alius. He next activated another Emergency Call to search for another Neos Alius. He then hit Daane directly with his Neos Alius, set a backrow, and ended.

Daane summoned Tour Guide, which Special Summoned another Tour Guide form his deck. He then overlayed both Tour Guides to summon Wind-Up Zenmaines, and Drill activated Solemn Warning, paying 2000 life points to negate the summon and destroy it. Daane passed.

Drill summoned his second Neos Alius and hit Daane directly with both of his monsters. He then set a card to his spell/trap zone and ended his turn.

Daane activated his face-down Wind-Up Factory and Normal Summoned Wind-Up Shark. He revealed another Wind-Up Shark upon the first Shark's summon, and Special Summoned his second Shark. Wind-Up Factory then activated, letting Daane get a third Shark from his deck to his hand. Daane activated Wind-Up Shark's effects to make it Level 5, and Drill activated Book of Moon on the Level 4 Shark, flipping it face-down. Daane ended.

Drill overlayed both of his Neos Alius to summon Blade Armor Ninja. He detached a material from Blade Armor Ninja for its effect, allowing Ninja to attack twice this turn. Drill then summoned a third Neos Alius. He attacked Daane's face-down Shark with his Ninja, but Daane activated Mirror Force to negate the attack and destroy all of Drill's monsters. Drill chained Gemini Spark, tributing his Neos Alius to destroy Daane's face-down Solemn Warning. He set two backrow and passed.

Daane activated his Shark's effect to make it Level 3, which activated Wind-Up Factory's effect, and Daane searched for Wind-Up Magician. He next Flip Summoned his second Shark and activated its effect to make it Level 3, but Drill activated Skill Drain, paying 1000 life points to negate all effects on the field. Daane overlayed his two Sharks for Number 49: Utopia, but Drill actiavted Torrential Tribute to destroy it! He then set a monster and passed to Drill.

Drill activated Miracle Fusion, banishing his two Neos Alius in the graveyard to summon Elemental HERO the Shining. He then attacked Daane's face-down Wind-Up Magician with the Shining, set a backrow, and ended.

Daane drew and immediately conceded. Daane will be going first for the final game!

Daane started his turn by setting a monster. He then ended.

Drill activated E – Emergency Call, searching his deck for Elemental HERO Stratos. He Normal Summoned Stratos, and used its effect to search for Elemental HERO Neos Alius. Drill next activated Pot of Duality, and added Solemn Judgment to his hand with its effect. He then set four backrow and ended.

Daane set a backrow.

Drill Normal Summoned Neos Alius and attacked with Stratos into Daane’s face-down Snowman Eater. Snowman Eater destroyed Neos Alius because of its effect. Drill entered his Main Phase 2 and activated his face-down E – Emergency Call and searched for another Neos Alius. He then set a backrow and ended.

Daane summoned Spirit Reaper. He next activated Smashing Ground, destroying Stratos. He attacked Drill directly with Spirit Reaper, and Drill activated Skill Drain, negating all monster effects on the field! In Daane’s Main Phase 2. Daane overlayed his Snowman Eater and Reaper to summon Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction, but Drill activated Bottomless Trap Hole to destroy and banish it. Daane passed.

Drill summoned Neos Alius, and activated Miracle Fusion, banishing Stratos and Neos Alius from his graveyard to summon Elemental HERO the Shining. Daane responded to Shining’s summon by activating Torrential Tribute, destroying both of Drill’s monsters. Drill got Stratos and Neos Alius from his banished zone with Shining’s effect. Drill set a card to his spell/trap zone and passed.

Daane activated Mystical Space Typhoon, destroying Skill Drain. He then summoned Wind-Up Rabbit, bit Drill activated Solemn Warning to negate its summon and destroy it. Daane ended.

Drill summoned Stratos, activating its effect to search his deck for Neos Alius and added it to his hand. Stratos made a direct attack. Drill then set a backrow and ended his turn.

Daane Special Summoned Cyber Dragon, but Drill had yet another Bottomless Trap Hole to destroy and banish it. He summoned Wind-Up Rat, but Drill activated Solemn Judgment to negate the summon and destroy it. Daane then set a backrow and passed.

Drill summoned Neos Alius, but Daane activated Bottomless Trap Hole to destroy and banish it. Stratos his Daane directly again, and Drill ended.

Daane set a monster.

Drill set a backrow and summoned another Neos Alius. Alius destroyed Daane’s set Sangan, and Daane searched Tour Guide from the Underworld with Sangan’s effect. Drill his Daane directly with Stratos again and then ended.

Daane summoned Tour Guide, and used its effect to summon another one from his deck. He then overlayed both Tour Guides to summon Wind-Up Zenmaines in defense mode. He then activated Wind-Up Factory and ended.

Drill activated Heavy Storm, and chained his own Starlight Road to it, negating Storm but summoned a Stardust Dragon from his Extra Deck. Drill next overlayed his Neos Alius and Stratos to summon Blade Armor Ninja, and detached a material from it to allow it to attack twice this turn. Blade Armor Ninja hit Zenmaines twice, detaching both of its materials, and Stardust Dragon hit it a third time, destroying it! Drill ended his turn.

Daane drew for his turn and immediately conceded. Drill is going on to the Top 2 for the final round!