We are in the semifinals and it comes down to these two close friends who travelled all the way to Athens from Thessaloniki to face each other for a ticket to the finals! Alexis Iliadis is a relatively new player seeking to make a name of his own. To do that he has to overcome the reigning National champion in a match that pits Gravekeeper's against X-sabers. Let's see if Iliadis has what it takes to dethrone the champion!
Anestakis won the dice roll and will go first in the game.
Initial hand of Iliadis: 2x Gravekeeper's Spy, Caius the Shadow Monarch, Gravekeeper's Stele, Gravekeeper's Assailant.
Anestakis set a card to each zone and passed.
Iliadis drew Recruiter. He set Spy and passed back.
Anestakis set another monster and ended his turn.
Iliadis drew Book of Moon. He flipped his Spy and special summoned Descendant without using priority. Anestakis let it pass. He then tributed Spy to destroy the set Solemn Judgment of his opponent. He tributed Descendant for Caius and removed a set Darksoul. Then set one spell or trap and passed.
Anestakis set another monster and passed.
Iliadis drew Dark Hole and set a monster to end his turn.
Anestakis flipped Hamster and special summoned Darksoul in face-down defense position. He normal summoned Fulhelmknight but Book of Moon flipped it face-down.
Iliadis drew Mystical. He flipped his set Spy to special summoned Descendant. He normal summoned Recruiter and tributed it to destroy the unknown set monster: it was another Darksoul. From Recruiter he got Commandant and eventually Necrovalley from his deck. Caius destroyed Hamster and Descendant destroyed Fulhelmknight. He set Mystical and ended his turn. Anestakis searched his deck for Pashuul.
In his turn, he activates Dark Hole. He followed up with Boggart Knight to special summon Pashuul in defense position. He attacked with Boggart and set a spell or trap but lost it in the end phase to Mystical (Gottoms' Emergency Call). He searched for another Pashuul and passed.
Iliadis drew another Necrovalley. He activated Dark Hole and then Stele for 2x Spy. He activated the field and set one Spy to end his turn.
Anestakis normal summoned Pashuul and used Mind Control to take Spy. He flipped it and synchro summoned Brionac. Brionac attacked directly and he set one spell or trap before passing.
Iliadis drew Gale. He normal summoned Assailant and switched Brionac in defense position to destroy it in battle.
Anestakis set a monster and passed.
Iliadis drew Descendant. He normal summoned Gale, attacked with it into Emmersblade and Anestakis special summoned another. In main phase 2 he halved Emmersblade then synchro summoned Arcanite Magician in defense position and destroyed the two cards of Anestakis.
Anestakis set a monster and passed.
Iliadis drew Pot of Duality. He revealed Rite of Spirit, Necrovalley and Royal Oppression and added Oppression to his hand. He set one card to each zone and passed.
Anestakis set a spell or trap and passed back.
Iliadis drew Stele. He flipped his set Spy and special summoned Recruiter. He normal summoned Descendant tributing Recruiter with priority for the set monster. Hamster was destroyed and he added another Recruiter to his hand. Spy and Descendant attacked directly and then tributed Spy for the set spell/trap. Anestakis chained his Book of Moon to flip the Descendant face-down.
Anestakis drew and set 2 cards to his backrow.
Iliadis drew Dimensional Prison. He flipped Descendant, normal summoned Recruiter and attacked with both monsters. Anestakis was only able to chain Mystical to destroy Necrovalley and take less damage but after seeing his next draw he scooped.
Iliadis wins the all-important first duel! Let's see if he'll be able to win the second duel as well and advance to the final!
Initial hand of Iliadis: Gravekeeper's Stele, Pot of Duality, Caius the Shadow Monarch, Solemn Judgment, Necrovalley.
Anestakis went first and started things off with a set card in each zone and Closed Forest!
Iliadis drew Seven Tools of the Bandit. Pot of Duality revealed Commandant, Recruiter and another Duality. He took the Recruiter and set a monster and 2 spell or traps.
Anestakis flipped his set Hamster to special summon Darksoul in face-down defense position. He normal summoned Boggart Knight and special summoned Pashuul in defense position. He tuner Hamster and Pashuul for Barkion but Iliadis activates Solemn Judgment! Anestakis chains Seven Tools but Iliadis has a Seven Tools as well and Barkion is destroyed! Boggart attacked into Recruiter and Iliadis added another to his hand.
Iliadis drew Necrovalley and set the Recruiter.
Boggart Knight destroyed it and Iliadis took his last Recruiter from his deck to his hand. Anestakis set one card to each zone and ended his turn.
Iliadis drew Cyber Dragon. He special summoned it and ran over Boggart Knight, then tributed it for Caius but Anestakis flipped Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror.
On the following turn, Anestakis normal summoned Emmersblade and attacked into Caius to special summon Pashuul in defense position. He then flipped his set Darksoul and tuned his monsters for a massive Naturia Beast (with the boost from Closed Forest)! He set a spell or trap and in the end phase he searched his deck for Emmersblade.
Iliadis drew Effect Veiler. He normal summoned it, tuned it to Caius for Black Rose Dragon but Anestakis activated Solemn Warning! On his turn he flipped Darksoul and attacked with both monsters for game!
Anestakis shuts down Iliadis plans in the second duel with Closed Forest! The semifinal will move on to a third duel! Iliadis will go first in the final duel of this match.
Initial hand of Iliadis: Seven Tools of the Bandit, Dark Hole, 2x Gravekeeper's Spy, Gravekeeper's Commandant.
Iliadis drew Gravekeeper's Descendant. He used Commandant to get Necrovalley and activate it and then set a card to each zone.
Anestakis set a monster and passed.
Iliadis drew Pot of Duality. He flipped Spy to special summon Recruiter and normal summoned Descendant. Recruiter was tributed to destroy the set monster (Hamster) and he added another Recruiter to his hand. Descendant and Spy attacked directly.
Anestakis set one card to each zone and passed.
Iliadis drew Necrovalley. The Pot of Duality revealed Torrential Tribute, Dimensional Prison and Assailant. He added Torrential to his hand then normal summoned Recruiter and tributed it with priority for the set monster (Darksoul). Descendant and Spy attacked directly once more.
Anestakis drew for his turn and scooped revealing a hand full of monsters!
Anestakis drew a bad opening hand and lost the third duel and the match! Iliadis advances to the finals with 2-1!
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