Chapter 193. The Suppression of Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon! Red Supernova in a Clash of Blows!
Inside the short video.
The D Blue-side Duelist continues building the field.
D Blue-side Duelist: "In that case!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "I Normal Summon Swordsoul of Mo Ye, reveal for its effect to generate a Swordsoul Token (Wyrm/Tuner/WATER/Level 4/ATK/DEF 0)!"
"Using both cards, I Synchro Summon Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao!"
C Red-side Duelist: "I activate the effect of The Iris Swordsoul!"
C Red-side Duelist: "When you Special Summon a monster, I can activate its effect."
"If it came from the Extra Deck, I can choose 1 such monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck and destroy it."
D Blue-side Duelist: "Chain! I activate Chixiao's effect!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "I banish Swordsoul Blackout to negate your The Iris Swordsoul!"
"Swordsoul Blackout triggers, Special Summon 1 Level 4 Tuner Swordsoul Token!"
"I activate the effect of Ariane the Labrynth Servant in my hand!"
"Send this card from hand or face-up field to the GY; either Special Summon 1 'Labrynth' monster from the hand or Set 1 Normal Trap."
"A card Set by this effect can be activated this turn."
"I choose… Trap Card!"
"I Set Big Welcome Labrynth, then activate it!!"
"Per its effect, I Special Summon Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle from the Deck!"
"I banish Big Welcome from the GY to return my on-field Nibiru, the Primal Being to my hand!"
"I activate Lady Labrynth's effect to destroy your face-down!"
"I Synchro Summon using Lady Labrynth and the Token!"
"8 + 4 for Level 12!"
"Oi—Red Dragon!"
"I activate Red Dragon Archfiend's effect, target Chixiao!"
"O dragon that bears the radiance of the hunter's keen eye!"
"Descend at this very moment! Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon!"
"I attack with Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon!"
"Activate its effect! Destroy all monsters you control that are Level 5 or higher!"
"Inflict direct damage! 3000!"
"Then I attack directly with Chixiao!"
C Red-side Duelist: "Yah! I activate the effect of The Golden Swordsoul!"
C Red-side Duelist: "When a monster declares an attack, I can Special Summon this card from my hand and negate that attack."
D Blue-side Duelist: "Heh, you barely held out for a turn?"
D Blue-side Duelist: "I Set 1 card!"
"My turn ends."
The back-and-forth volley leaves duelists across the various worlds dumbfounded!
Seriously?
This D-side Duelist isn't even playing a pure Swordsoul build!
What are those Labrynth cards doing in there?
And that's not all!
Out pops Red Dragon Archfiend!
Plus that Odd-Eyes monster!
The more we look at this "Swordsoul" build, the less pure it seems!
They're just stitching wild stuff together, huh?
Snark aside, it really works!
Using this method, they broke through the opponent's field with ease!
And those Labrynth combos…
Even the old guard's faces changed color!
Labrynth doesn't look simple at all!
But—
Swordsoul spliced with Labrynth!
Is it really that good?
In the DM world.
Yugi Muto is already getting a little lost!
He doesn't get it!
He really doesn't!
Watching these high-tier decks now…
There's a different kind of beauty to them!
Yeah.
It gives the illusion that any engine can be stitched onto any other!
As expected.
So this is the abstract, genius-level team-build approach?
A-side Duelist: "My turn! Draw!"
A-side Duelist: "I activate the Spell Card Pot of Desires!"
A-side Duelist: "Banish the top 10 cards of my Deck face-down; then draw 2."
"I drew the key card! I activate the Spell Card Raigeki!"
"Destroy all monsters you control!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "However! My Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon's effect!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "I can place it into the Pendulum Zone!"
A-side Duelist: "I activate the Spell Card Dragon Shrine!"
A-side Duelist: "Send Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the GY, then send another Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
A-side Duelist: "I activate the Spell Card Ultimate Fusion!"
"Return 3 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' to the Deck for the ultimate Fusion!"
"Transcend the limits!"
"Come forth—Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon!"
"I activate Alternative Ultimate's effect! Blow up your Odd-Eyes Wing Dragon!"
"The Golden Swordsoul switches to Attack Position!"
"I enter the Battle Phase!"
"I attack you directly!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "I flip the Trap Card—Sonic Stun!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "When an opponent's monster declares an attack, negate that attack."
"Then I Special Summon T.G. Catapult Dragon, and with its effect I bring back T.G. Booster Raptor from the GY!"
A-side Duelist: "Then I activate the effect of Dictator of D.!"
A-side Duelist: "Send 1 Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Deck to GY to Special Summon this card in Defense Position!"
"I Set 1 card!"
"Turn end!"
B Blue-side Duelist: "My turn! Draw!"
A-side Duelist: "I chain Maxx 'C'!"
A-side Duelist: "Alright, please proceed."
B Blue-side Duelist: "Heheh, you know I'm on T.G."
B Blue-side Duelist: "You think I won't push through? I'll force my plays through Maxx 'C'!"
"Synchro Summon with Catapult Dragon and Booster Raptor!"
"Descend once again!"
"T.G. Over Dragonar!!!"
"Effect! I start reviving in Defense from the GY!"
"T.G. Catapult Dragon, T.G. Hyper Librarian, T.G. Power Gladiator!"
"And two T.G. Gear Zombie!"
A-side Duelist: "I flip the Continuous Trap—Summon Limit!"
A-side Duelist: "I'm dying of laughter! Go on, keep trying to build a field for me!"
"I'm already drawing like crazy—let's see you keep going!"
B Blue-side Duelist: "...."
B Blue-side Duelist: "You've gotta be kidding me! You won't even let me push through this?"
A-side Duelist: "Of course not! Pushing through Maxx 'C' like that is dumb!"
A-side Duelist: "Why would I ever let you?"
B Blue-side Duelist: "...."
B Blue-side Duelist: "My turn ends."
At this point—
The A-side Duelist finally shows their deck's identity!
Blue-Eyes White Dragon!
Didn't expect that archetype!
No wonder they skipped ahead at the start!
Looks like their monsters in hand were a little clunky!
And with Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon's 4500 ATK suppressing the field—
That's more than enough to give the opponent a headache!
It can't be targeted or destroyed by the opponent's effects.
Once per turn, it can destroy a card; its self-restriction is that if it uses the multi-destruction clause, it can't attack afterward!
And the T.G. player is as miserable as if he swallowed a fly!
He finally steeled himself to push through Maxx "C" and start swarming!
Then a single Summon Limit made him behave!
This lock is brutal!
For a Synchro deck—
It's devastating!
In the 5D's world.
Bruno settles down completely after seeing this.
"No way. There's just no way!"
"This Trap is so nasty! The restriction is right there!"
"Even if this T.G. player keeps Synchro Summoning—"
"He still can't break through."
"Rather than wasting resources, it's better to put everything in Defense and end."
After muttering, Bruno wears a bitter smile.
Now he realizes what's off.
Synchro decks in the high-tier world have it rough!
First there's Nibiru.
Then there's Maxx 'C'.
There are too many interruption cards!
Inside the short video.
The Duel continues!
C Red-side Duelist: "My turn! Draw!"
C Red-side Duelist: "I activate the Continuous Spell—Fateful Adventure!"
B Blue-side Duelist: "Chain—Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit!"
B Blue-side Duelist: "Destroy that Spell. No free line for your combo."
C Red-side Duelist: "I activate Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon's effect to destroy one of your Set cards!"
C Red-side Duelist: "I Special Summon Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted!"
"I enter the Battle Phase!"
"First strike! Dogmatika Fleurdelis destroys your T.G. Hyper Librarian!"
"Second strike! The Golden Swordsoul destroys your T.G. Catapult Dragon!"
"Third strike! Dictator of D. destroys your T.G. Gear Zombie!"
"My Main Phase 2!"
"I Synchro Summon using Dogmatika Fleurdelis and The Golden Swordsoul!"
"Level 12! Despian Luluwalilith!"
"My turn ends!"
Red side presses the advantage in one breath!
A triple swing further dismantles T.G.'s resources!
No Librarian—no draw power.
No Catapult Dragon—no Level 4 material flow!
Blue side is at a severe disadvantage.
D Blue-side Duelist: "My turn! Draw!"
D Blue-side Duelist: "I activate T.G. Limiter Removal in the GY!"
"Banish it to return T.G. Catapult Dragon from my GY to my hand!"
"I Normal Summon Catapult Dragon!"
"Here it comes—the key piece for breaking the current board!"
"Use Level 4 T.G. Catapult Dragon plus a Level 2 Tuner to Synchro for T.G. Power Gladiator!"
"Add a Level 1 Tuner T.G. Gear Zombie plus a Level 5 to Synchro for T.G. Over Dragonar!"
"4 + 1 + 2 + 5 equals—"
"Level 12!"
"Double Tuning!"
"The king's heartbeat! Descend at this moment!"
"My soul—Red Supernova Dragon!"
"Enter Battle Phase! It's my counterattack!"
"A single blow! I use Red Supernova to destroy your Dictator of D.; you take 6300 damage!"
"I Set 1 card! Turn end!"
A-side Duelist: "My turn! Draw!"
A-side Duelist: "I switch both monsters on the field to Defense Position!"
"My turn ends."
B Blue-side Duelist: "Hahaha! Why so still?"
B Blue-side Duelist: "Don't want to act?"
"Then my turn! Draw!"
"I use Red Supernova Dragon to destroy your Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon!"
"Turn end!"
Arrogant!
The swagger begins!
Duelists across all worlds are furious, yet also shocked and confused!
Especially that mindset of using T.G. Catapult Dragon to find a way to assemble Level 12 Synchro math on the field!
It makes even the old guard's faces change!
In the DM world.
Seto Kaiba can't help but feel a jolt in his heart after seeing this!
Finding Synchro lines in a short window!
Breaking through to Red Supernova by stacking multiple Levels!
So this is the allure of Synchro?
Not limited to 8 + 4 or 5 + 5 + 2!
But—
Many more addition formulas!
"Synchro is the creation of infinite possibilities!"
"Finding multiple ways to add up Levels."
"It also showcases a Duelist's adaptability and strength!"
Solomon Muto speaks at length.
Even if he doesn't understand Synchro in theory—
He can read the flow of this Duel!
In the 5D's world.
For the Synchro users here—
What baffles them is—
Within the Red Dragon Archfiend line, Red Supernova Dragon!
Yeah!
The more they look, the less they get it!
Isn't this D-side Duelist—
Supposed to be a Swordsoul player?
Bringing Labrynth is one thing!
But they even slotted Red Supernova Dragon in the Extra Deck?
With that monster on the board—
Whether it's ATK pressure or effect suppression—
It's top-class!
No wonder the Blue-side Duelist is so arrogant!
And in the end, the Continuous Trap's Summon restriction—
Backfired onto Red side's development!
If the A-side Duelist can't remove the Trap that limits Special Summons per turn—
There's no way to break through Red Supernova Dragon!
Now the situation flips!
C Red-side Duelist: "My turn! Draw!"
C Red-side Duelist: "Darn it!"
C Red-side Duelist: "The card I drew is—Forbidden Droplet!"
"I activate it, sending Summon Limit to the GY!"
"Your Red Supernova's effects are negated and its ATK is halved!"
"I flip my teammate's Continuous Trap—True Light!"
"By its effect, I revive Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the GY!"
"I Normal Summon the Level 4 Tuner—The Golden Swordsoul!"
"I Synchro Blue-Eyes White Dragon and The Golden Swordsoul!"
"Level 12 Synchro!"
"Oi—Red Dragon!"
"I activate Red Dragon Archfiend's effect, target Despian Luluwalilith, then return Red Dragon to myself!"
"You're not the only one! Come on!"
"The king's soul descends now!"
"The soul—Red Supernova Dragon!"
"My Red Supernova's effect boosts its ATK to 6000!"
"Enter Battle Phase! Destroy your Red Supernova Dragon!"
"You lose 2250 LP!"
"Then Luluwalilith attacks directly! You lose 3000!"
"I Set 1 card!"
"Turn end!"
Fated top-deck!
With a single draw, the C Red-side Duelist breaks the stalemate!
And the monster that appears to crack the board—
Is also Red Supernova Dragon!
At that instant—
Duelists from every world can't sit still anymore!
Seriously?
Is Red Supernova Dragon really this popular?
By now—
They've seen Red Supernova Dragon way too many times!
And that's not all!
More importantly—
Every build that includes Red Supernova Dragon—
Seems to drop this Level 12 Red Dragon Archfiend ace with ease!
Over in the 5D's world.
Jack Atlas is mentally shattered!
"What's going on? Two Red Supernova Dragons?"
"Since when—"
"Did a Red Supernova Dragon, which needs Triple Tuning—"
"Become so easy to make?"
"Red Dragon, huh?"
"..."
After muttering, Jack takes a deep breath and slowly exhales.
He finally understands.
Red Supernova Dragon's summon condition is hard.
But Red Dragon Archfiend comes out easily.
With one Red Dragon Archfiend plus one Level 12 monster—
Red Dragon Archfiend effectively equals Red Supernova Dragon!
That's insane!
Back in the short video—
This round of standoffs ends.
The next turn passes to the D-side Duelist—
Who just might create a miracle!
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