Sebastian Obando and Jackson Morehouse are both YCS first-timers and they’re excited to be competing here this weekend! Morehouse is a local Duelist from Houston, TX who took a 1-hour drive this morning to compete with his Gladiator Beast Deck. Obando, who recently moved to Houston, TX from Queens, NY, walked to the convention center from his apartment this morning, ready to compete with his Fiendsmith Trickstar Deck! Trickstar Decks got new support in the recently released Maze of the Master booster set, and Obando is using a lot of those new cards. Both local Duelists are using cool strategies, but only one can win this Match. It’s time to Duel!

Duel One

Morehouse opened up Duel 1 with Harpie’s Feather Storm, Test Bear, Gladiator Beast Gistel, Test Tiger, and Gladiator Rejection.

He activated the Rejection and then Normal Summoned Test Bear. He used the Bear’s effect by returning Gladiator Beast Gistel from his hand to his Deck and then Special Summoned Gladiator Beast Noxious and Gladiator Beast Gistel. He activated the effects of Noxious and Gistel. He used Noxious’s effect to send Gladiator Beast Equeste from his Deck to his Graveyard and used Gistel’s effect to add Gladiator Beast’s Comeback from his Deck to his hand. He used Comeback to Special Summon Equeste and then Special Summoned Test Tiger. He Tributed the Tiger and returned Gistel to his Deck to Special Summon Noxious. He used Noxious’s effect to send Gladiator Beast Augustus from his Deck to his Graveyard. He returned both copies of Noxious from his field to his Deck to Special Summon Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor from his Extra Deck and then used its effect to Special Summon Gladiator Beast Domitianus from his Extra Deck. He sent Tamer Editor and Equeste to the Graveyard to Link Summon Gladiator Beast Dareios and then used Dareios’s effect to Special Summon Equeste from his Graveyard. He used Equeste’s effect to return Gladiator Beast Comeback from his Graveyard to his hand and then sent Dareios and Equeste to the Graveyard to Link Summon Gladiator Beast Dragases. He used Comeback to Special Summon Tamer Editor back from the Graveyard next and used its effect to Special Summon another another Gladiator Beast Domitianus. He Set the Harpie’s Feather Storm and then ended his turn.

Obando drew a card and then, since Morehouse had a WIND Winged Beast on his field (Dragases), Morehouse activated Harpie’s Feather Storm in the Standby Phase! Obando, who couldn’t use any monster effects, conceded the Duel.

Jackson Morehouse wins the first Duel with his Gladiator Beast Deck!

Duel Two

Obando activated Fiendsmith’s Tract to add Fabled Lurrie from his Deck to his hand and discard it.

He used its effect to Special Summon it and then sent it to the Graveyard to Link Summon Fiendsmith’s Requiem. He Tributed Requiem to Special Summon Lacrima the Crimson Tears and used Lacrima’s effect to send Fiendsmith Engraver from his Deck to his Graveyard. He used Requiem’s effect to equip it to Lacrima and then sent Requiem and Lacrima to the Graveyard to Special Summon Necroquip Princess. He Special Summoned Engraver from his Graveyard by returning Lurrie to his Deck and then combined Engraver and Necroquip to Xyz Summon D/D/D Wave High King Caesar in Defense Position. Next, he activated Trickstar Light Stage and used its effect to add Trickstar Candina to his hand. He Normal Summoned it and used its effect to add Trickstar Hoody to his hand. He sent Candina to the Graveyard to Link Summon Trickstar Colchica and then Special Summoned Hoody from his hand. He sent Hoody to the Graveyard to Link Summon Trickstar Bloom and then used Hoody’s effect to add Trickstar Fusion from his Deck to his hand. He activated it to fuse together Bloom and Colchica and Summon Trickstar Band Drumatis. He activated Drumatis’s effect to add Trickstar Aqua Angel from his Deck to his hand. He Special Summoned it and then sent it to the Graveyard along with Drumatis to Link Summon Trickstar Noble Angel. He used the effect of Noble Angel to add Maiden of Blue Tears to his hand and used the effect of Aqua Angel to look at Morehouse’s hand of Harpie’s Feather Storm, Gladiator Beast Noxious, Gladiator Beast’s Comeback, Test Tiger, and Test Bear. He used Noble Angel’s other effect to Special Summon Drumatis back from his Graveyard. Next, he banished Trickstar Fusion from his Graveyard to return Trickstar Candina from his Graveyard to his hand. He Set 2 cards to his back row and then ended his turn.

Morehouse drew Gladiator Proving Ground for his turn and then Obando used the effect of Lacrima in his Graveyard to Special Summon Requiem back from his Graveyard to his field. Morehouse activated Proving Ground to add Gladiator Beast Gistel from his Deck to his hand and then used Gistel’s effect to Special Summon Gistel and Noxious. He used the effects of Gistel and Noxious as Chain Links 1 and 2, and then Obando Chained Maiden of Blue Tears. Obando Chained the Requiem’s effect and then everything resolved. Requiem Special Summoned Lacrima, Maiden of Blue Tears destroyed Gistel and inflicted 600 points of damage to Morehouse’s Life Points, Noxious’s effect send Equeste from the Deck to the Graveyard, and Gistel’s effect added Gladiator Rejection from Morehouse’s Deck to his hand. In a new Chain, Noble Angel’s effect destroyed Noxious. Next, Morehouse activated Rejection. He activated Comeback, but lost out to the effect of Wave High King Caesar. With just a Feather Storm, Test Tiger, and Test Bear in his hand, he conceded the Duel.

Sebastian Obando wins the second Duel with his Fiendsmith Trickstar Deck to push the Match to a third and final Duel!

Duel Three

Morehouse opened up Duel 3 with Test Bear, Harpie’s Feather Storm, Gladiator Beast Sagittarii, and 2 copies of Droll & Lock Bird. He Normal Summoned Test Bear and activated its effect by Tributing it and returning Sagittarii from his hand to his Deck. He Special Summoned Gladiator Beast Noxious and Gladiator Beast Gistel from his Deck with its effect and activated the effects of Gistel and Noxious as Chain Links 1 and 2 respectively. He sent Augustus from his Deck to his Graveyard and added Gladiator Beast’s Comeback from his Deck to his hand. He activated Comeback to Special Summon Augustus and then returned Augustus and Noxious to his Deck to Special Summon Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor. Obando activated the effect of Nibiru, the Primal Being! He Special Summoned Nibiru to his own field, and replaced all of Morehouse’s monsters with a Primal Being Token in Attack Position with 3600 ATK and 5000 DEF. Morehouse Set Harpie’s Feather Storm and ended his turn.

Obando activated Harpie’s Feather Duster to destroy Harpie’s Feather Storm and then activated Trickstar Light Stage. He used its effect to add Trickstar Candina to his hand and then Normal Summoned Trickstar Candina. He used Candina’s effect to add Trickstar Aqua Angel to his hand, prompting Morehouse to activate the effect of Droll & Lock Bird. Obando Special Summoned Aqua Angel from his hand and then sent Aqua Angel and Nibiru to the Graveyard to Link Summon Moon of the Closed Heaven. He used Aqua Angel’s effect to look at the Droll & Lock Bird in Morehouse’s hand and then sent Moon to the Graveyard to Link Summon Requiem. He activated Requiem’s effect to Special Summon Lacrima the Crimson Tears from his Deck and used Lacrima’s effect to send Fiendsmith Engraver from his Deck to his Graveyard. He Special Summoned Engraver by returning Moon from his Graveyard to his Extra Deck and then equipped Engraver with the Requiem in his Graveyard. He used Engraver’s effect to get rid of the Requiem and the Primal Being Token. Direct attacks from Engraver, Candina, and Lacrima, plus 200 extra points of damage from Light Stage, dropped Morehouse down to 3000 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, Obando Link Summoned Fiendsmith’s Sequence and used its effect to Special Summon Fiendsmith’s Desirae. He used Sequence’s effect to equip the Sequence to Desirae and then Set 2 cards to his back row.

Morehouse drew Gladiator Beast Augustus and conceded, unable to make it through another one of Obando’s turns.

Local Duelist Sebastian Obando Valencia is moving on with a 1-0 record with his Trickstar Fiendsmith Deck!