Playmaker and Varis' second Master Duel

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This Duel is conducted as a Master Duel.

 Turn 1: Varis  Varis activates "Boot Sector Launch", increasing the ATK and DEF of "Rokket" monsters by 300 and activates its effect, choosing to Special Summon up to 2 "Rokket" Monsters from his hand in Defense Position. He summons "Metalrokket Dragon" (1700 → 2000/1400 → 1700) and "Shelrokket Dragon" (1100 → 1400/2000 → 2300). He then Normal Summons "Sniffer Dragon" (800/400) and activates its effect as it was Normal or Special Summoned to add another copy of itself to his hand. Varis uses his three monsters to Link Summon "Vorticular Drumgon" (1000/LINK-3/←↓→), and activates its effect as it was Special Summoned to draw a card. He activates "Link Coin" by sending a Link Monster he controls to the GY. Varis excavates cards from the top of his deck, equal to the sent monster's Link Rating, puts a card from among them into his hand and the rest back in any order on top of his deck, and he can Special Summon the monster he sent back in his next turn. He sends "Vorticular Drumgon", excavates 3 cards, and adds "Mirror Force" to his hand. Varis sets a card

 Turn 2: Playmaker  As Playmaker controls no monsters, he Special Summons "Linkslayer" (2000/600) by its own effect. He activates the effect of "Linkslayer" to discard up to 2 cards in order to destroy that many Spell or Trap cards on the field, once per turn. He discards "Latency" and destroys Varis' set card. As Varis' "Mirror Force Launcher" was destroyed while set, Varis can set it back from his GY as well as 1 "Mirror Force" from his deck, hand or GY, also, they can be activated this turn. Playmaker Normal Summons "ROM Cloudia" (1800/0) and activates its effect as it was Normal Summoned, he can target 1 Cyberse Monster in his GY and add it to his hand. He adds "Latency" and activates its effect as it was added from his GY to his hand to Special Summon it (0/0).

Playmaker uses "Latency" and "ROM Cloudia" to Link Summon "Restoration Point Guard" (1000/LINK-2/←↙). As "Latency" was used for a Link Summon when it was summoned by its own effect, Playmaker draws a card. He then uses "Pointguard" and "Linkslayer" to Link Summon "Excode Talker" to the Right Extra Monster Zone (2300/LINK-3/←↑→). As "Excode" was Link Summoned, Playmaker can choose unused Main Monster Zones, up to the number of Monster in the Extra Monster Zone, and render them unusable. He chooses Varis' Main Monster Zone in the 2nd column, counting from Playmaker's left.

"Excode Talker" attacks directly, but Varis activates "Mirror Force" as his opponent declared an attack to destroy all of Playmaker's Attack Position monsters. As a Link Monster that used "Pointguard" as Link Material was destroyed by an effect while it's in the GY, Playmaker Special Summons it in Attack Position. "Pointguard" attacks directly (Varis: 4000 → 3000).

 Turn 3: Varis 

During the Standby Phase, the effect of "Link Coin" Special Summons "Vorticular Drumgon" (1000/LINK-3/←↓→) back from Varis's GY as it was sent there from his last turn. The effect of "Drumgon" then activates as it was Special Summoned, allowing Varis to draw a card.

Varis Normal Summons "Sniffer Dragon" (800/400), with its effect then activating, allowing him to add a third "Sniffer Dragon" from his Deck to his hand. Varis uses "Sniffer Dragon" and the LINK-3 "Drumgon", treating it as 3, to Link Summon "Topologic Bomber Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/↑↙↓↘) to the Extra Monster Zone on his right. He then activates the Equip Spell "Borrel Regenerator", Special Summoning "Metalrokket Dragon" (1700 → 2000/1400 → 1700) from his GY in Defense Position and equipping to it. As a monster was Summoned to a Zone that a Link Monster points to, the effect of "Bomber Dragon" activates, destroying all monsters in the Main Monster Zones - however, as a Link Monster was Link Summoned during this turn, "Restoration Point Guard" cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects by its own effect, so only "Metalrokket" is destroyed. As the monster equipped with "Borrel Regeneration" was destroyed, its effect allows Varis to draw a card.

"Bomber Dragon" attacks "Restoration Point Guard", with Playmaker activating the effect of "Rescue Interlacer" in his hand as his Attack Position Cyberse monster was attacked, discarding it to reduce the battle damage he would take from this battle to 0. The attack continues, with Playmaker taking no battle damage and "Pointguard" not being destroyed via its own effect. The second effect of "Bomber Dragon" then activates as it attacked a monster, inflicting damage to Playmaker equal to that monster's ATK (Playmaker 4000 → 3000 LP).

During Main Phase 2, Varis activates his Set Continuous Trap "Mirror Force Launcher" and uses its effect, sending a card from his hand to the GY to add "Mirror Force" from his GY to his hand. Varis Sets two cards. During the End Phase, Varis activates the effect of the "Metalrokket" in his GY that was destroyed this turn, Special Summoning "Magnarokket Dragon" (1800 → 2100/1200 → 1500) from his Deck in Defense Position. Playmaker then activates the effect of the "Rescue Interlacer" in his GY as it was sent there to activate its effect this turn, Special Summoning it (1000/1200).

 Turn 4: Playmaker 

Playmaker uses "Rescue Interlacer" and the LINK-2 "Restoration Point Guard", treating it as 2, to Link Summon "Transcode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/↑↓→) to the Extra Monster Zone. He activates its effect, allowing him to Special Summon a LINK-3 or lower Cyberse Link Monster from his GY to his Zone it points to. He Special Summons "Excode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/←↑→) to the Zone below "Transcode". Due to the effect of "Excode", monsters it points to gain 500 ATK, and cannot be destroyed by card effects ("Transcode" 2300 → 2800 ATK). As a monster was Special Summoned to a Zone a Link Monster points to, the effect of "Bomber Dragon" activates again to destroy "Excode" and "Magnarokket", however as an effect was activated that would destroy monsters, Playmaker activates his Set "Shield Handler" by targeting "Bomber Dragon" and "Excode". The effect of "Bomber Dragon" is permanently negated, while "Excode" is equipped with "Shield Handler". While equipped with "Shield Handler", "Excode" cannot be destroyed by card effects. Also, as "Transcode" is co-linked with "Excode", its effect has both of them gain 500 ATK, and prevents Varis from targeting them with effects ("Transcode" 2800 → 3300 ATK) ("Excode" 2300 → 2800 ATK).

Playmaker then activates the effect of "SIMM Tablir" in his hand by targeting a Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster in his GY ("ROM Cloudia"). He will Special Summon "Tablir" to a Zone his linked Link Monster points to and add the targeted monster to his hand. He Special Summons "Tablir" (0/1800) to the right of "Excode" in Defense Position and adds "ROM Cloudia" to his hand. He subsequently Normal Summons "ROM Cloudia" (1800/0) and activates its effect, adding "Latency" from his GY to his hand. As "Latency" was added from the GY to Playmaker's hand, he activates its effect, Special Summoning it (0/0). Playmaker uses "SIMM Tablir", "ROM Cloudia", and "Latency" to Link Summon "Powercode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/←↙→) to the left of "Excode". As "Latency", that was Special Summoned by its own effect, was used for a Link Summon, its effect allows Playmaker to draw a card. Also, as "Excode" points to "Powercode", the effect of "Excode" is applied to it ("Powercode" 2300 → 2800 ATK).

"Powercode" attacks and destroys "Magnarokket". "Transcode" attacks "Bomber Dragon", with Varis activating his Set Continuous Trap "Link Turret" by sending 2 "Rokket" monsters from his Deck to the GY. When it is activated, it gains 1 Rokket Counter for each Link-3 or higher monster on the field, of which there are four (Rokket Counters 0 → 4). Also, during the turn it is activated, Varis's Link Monsters cannot be destroyed by battle. The attack continues, with "Bomber Dragon" not being destroyed due to "Link Turret" (Varis 3000 → 2700 LP). As Varis took battle damage, "Link Turret" gains another Rokket Counter via its effect (Rokket Counters 4 → 5). Playmaker Sets a card. During the End Phase, Varis activates the effect of the "Magnarokket" in his GY that was destroyed this turn, Special Summoning "Autorokket Dragon" (1600 → 1900/1000 → 1300) from his Deck in Defense Position.

 Turn 5: Varis 

Varis activates the Quick-Play Spell "Squib Draw", destroying the "Autorokket" on his field to draw two cards. Then, as Playmaker controls more monsters than him, Varis activates the second effect of "Boot Sector Launch", Special Summoning "Rokket" monsters from his GY in Defense Position, up to the difference in monsters. There is a difference of two monsters, so Varis Special Summons "Shelrokket Dragon" (1100 → 1400/2000 → 2300) and "Metalrokket Dragon" (1700 → 2000/1400 → 1700). Varis uses "Shelrokket" and "Metalrokket" to Link Summon "Miniborrel Dragon" (800/LINK-2/←→). He then Normal Summons "Gateway Dragon" (1600/1400) and activates its effect, which allows him to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower DARK Dragon monster from his hand once per turn. He Special Summons "Sniffer Dragon" (800/400) in Attack Position. Varis uses "Sniffer Dragon", "Gateway Dragon", and "Miniborrel Dragon", treating it as 2, to Link Summon "Borreload Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/←↙→↘) in the middle Monster Zone.

Varis activates the effect of "Borreload", reducing the ATK of "Powercode" by 500, and preventing Playmaker from activating effects in response ("Powercode" 2800 → 2300 ATK). "Borreload" attacks "Transcode", with Varis activating its other effect, taking control of "Transcode" before the battle can finish and placing it in a Zone "Borreload" points to, but it will be sent to the GY at the end of Playmaker's turn. Varis places "Transcode" in the Zone below "Bomber Dragon". As "Transcode" and "Excode" are no longer pointing to each other, their ATK changes accordingly ("Excode" 2800 → 2300 ATK) ("Transcode" 3300 → 2300 ATK). However, as "Transcode" is now co-linked with "Bomber Dragon", its effect applies again ("Transcode" 2300 → 2800 ATK) ("Bomber Dragon" 3000 → 3500 ATK). A replay occurs and "Bomber Dragon" attacks and destroys "Excode" (Playmaker 3000 → 1800 LP). As a result, "Powercode" is no longer affected by "Excode's" effect ("Powercode" 2300 → 1800 ATK). "Transcode" attacks and destroys "Powercode" (Playmaker 1800 → 800 LP).

As Varis controls a "Borrel" Link Monster, he activates the effect of "Miniborrel Dragon" in his GY, Tributing a Link-3 monster he controls to Special Summon it from his GY (800/LINK-2/←→). He Tributes "Transcode Talker". As "Topologic Bomber Dragon" is no longer co-linked to "Transcode Talker", it loses 500 ATK ("Bomber Dragon": 3500 → 3000 ATK). Varis activates the effect of "Link Turret", removing a Rokket Counter from "Link Turret" to Special Summon a "Rokket" monster from his GY in Defense Position with its effects negated, but it is banished when it leaves the field. He removes two Rokket Counters ("Link Turret": 5 → 3 Rokket Counters) to Special Summon "Metalrokket Dragon" (1700/1400) and "Shelrokket Dragon" (1100/2000). The effect of "Boot Sector Launch" increases the ATK and DEF of "Rokket" monsters by 300 (Metalrokket: 1700/1400 → 2000/1700; Shelrokket: 1100/2000 → 1400/2300).

Varis uses "Shelrokket", "Metalrokket" and the Link-2 "Miniborrel Dragon" to Link Summon "Borrelguard Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/↑↓↘→) to the zone the left Link Arrow of "Borreload Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/←↙↘→) points to. Varis activates the effect of "Borrelguard Dragon", sending a Spell/Trap Card from his field to the GY to Special Summon a monster that was destroyed by battle this turn with its effects negated. He sends "Mirror Force Launcher" to the GY to Special Summon "Powercode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/←↙→). Varis activates the effect of "Miniborrel Dragon", Tributing "Powercode Talker" to Special Summon it from his GY (800/LINK-2/←→). Varis activates the effect of "Link Turret", removing two Rokket Counters ("Link Turret": 3 → 1 Rokket Counter) to Special Summon "Magnarokket Dragon" (1800/1200 → 2100/1500) and "Shelrokket" (1100/2000 → 1400/2300). Varis uses "Magnarokket", "Shelrokket" and the Link-2 "Miniborrel Dragon" to Link Summon "Borrelsword Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/←↙↓↑) to the zone the right Link Arrow of "Borreload Dragon" points to. Varis activates the effect of "Borrelguard Dragon", sending "Mirror Force" from his field to the GY to Special Summon "Excode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/←↑→). Varis activates the effect of "Link Turret", removing a Rokket Counter ("Link Turret": 1 → 0 Rokket Counters) to Special Summon "Anesthrokket Dragon" (0/2200 → 300/2500).

Varis uses "Anesthrokket" and the Link-3 "Excode Talker" to Link Summon "Topologic Gumblar Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/↑←↓→) to the second Extra Monster Zone, creating an Extra Link. As "Gumblar Dragon" is Extra Linked, Varis activates its effect to destroy as many cards in Playmaker's hand as possible, then inflict 3000 damage to Playmaker, but Playmaker activates his face-down Continuous Trap Card "Drop Frame Wedge". For every card sent from Playmaker's hand to the GY, damage is halved. Playmaker sent two cards from his hand to the GY, so damage is quartered (Playmaker: 800 → 50 LP). While "Drop Frame Wedge" is on the field, monsters cannot attack. "Drop Frame Wedge" is destroyed at the end of a number of Playmaker's turns equal to the number of cards discarded, in this case two. If "Drop Frame Wedge" leaves the field because of Varis's card effect, it negates the effects of Varis's monsters and destroys them. During the End Phase, as "Autorokket Dragon" was destroyed and sent to the GY this turn, Varis activates its effect to Special Summon a "Rokket" monster with a different name from his Deck. He Special Summons "Magnarokket" (1800/1200 → 2100/1500). As "Link Turret" has no Rokket Counters, it is sent to the GY.

 Turn 6: Playmaker 

Playmaker Sets a card.

 Turn 7: Varis 

Varis Normal Summons "Autorokket" (1600/1000 → 1900/1300). Varis activates the effect of "Borreload Dragon", decreasing the ATK and DEF of a monster on the field by 500. Varis targets "Autorokket". As a Link Monster's effect is activated targeting "Autorokket", Varis activates its effect, destroying it, then sending a Spell/Trap Card on the field to the GY. Varis sends Playmaker's Set card. Varis Sets a card. During the End Phase, as "Autorokket" was destroyed and sent to the GY this turn, Varis activates its effect to Special Summon a "Rokket" monster with a different name from his Deck. He Special Summons "Anesthrokket" (0/2200 → 300/2500).

 Turn 8: Playmaker 

As there are two monsters in the Extra Monster Zones with the same Link Rating, Playmaker activates the Spell Card "Arrow Charge" to draw two cards and reveal them, but Playmaker must banish any of those drawn cards during the End Phase if they are still in his hand. He draws "Disconnect Linker" and "Transaction Rollback". Playmaker activates the Spell Card "Disconnect Linker" to Special Summon a Link-2 or lower Link Monster from his GY with its effects negated, then Link Summon using it as Link Material. He Special Summons "Restoration Point Guard" (1000/LINK-2/←↙) and uses it to Link Summon "Secure Gardna" (1000/LINK-1/→). The Link Monster Link Summoned by the effect of "Disconnect Linker" is unaffected by Varis's card effects, and as long as that monster is on the field, monsters in the Extra Monster Zones cannot attack. Playmaker Sets "Transaction Rollback". As it is Playmaker's second End Phase after the activation of "Drop Frame Wedge", it is destroyed.

 Turn 9: Varis 

"Borreload Dragon" attacks "Secure Gardna", with Varis activating the effect of "Borreload Dragon", decreasing the ATK and DEF of a monster on the field by 500. Varis targets "Secure Gardna". The effect of "Disconnect Linker" makes "Secure Gardna" unaffected by Varis's card effects. Playmaker activates the effect of "Secure Gardna", making the Battle Damage to him become 0. Then he activates the effect "Protection Wizard" in his GY, banishing it to prevent the destruction of "Secure Gardna".

"Borrelsword Dragon" attacks "Secure Gardna", with Varis activating the effect of "Borrelsword Dragon", allowing him to change a monster on the field into Defense Position to allow "Borrelsword Dragon" attack twice. Varis targets "Magnarokket Dragon". As a Link Monster's effect is activated targeting "Magnarokket", Varis activates its effect, destroying it, then sending 1 monster on the field to the GY. Varis sends "Anesthrokket Dragon". Playmaker activates the effect of "Cluster Congester" in his GY, banishing it and "Secure Gardna" to Special Summon a number of "Congester Tokens" (0/0 each) in Defense Position up to the number of Link Monsters Varis control, meaning five.

A replay then occurs and Varis uses "Borrelsword Dragon" to destroy a Token. "Borrelsword Dragon" attacks another "Congester Token", but Playmaker activates "Transaction Rollback", to target a Normal Trap Card in an opponent's Graveyard and activate its effect as if Playmaker used it to by paying half his Life Points (Playmaker: 50 → 25 LP). He targets "Mirror Force", but the effect of "Topologic Gumblar Dragon" prevents Varis's Link Monsters from being destroyed by card effects.

"Borrelsword Dragon", "Borrelguard Dragon", "Bomber Dragon" and "Gumblar Dragon" each attack and destroy one of the remaining four "Congester Token".

During the End Phase, as "Magnarokket Dragon" was destroyed and sent to the GY this turn, Varis activates its effect to Special Summon a "Rokket" monster with a different name from his Deck. He Special Summons "Autorokket" (1600/1000 → 1900/1300).

 Turn 10: Playmaker 

Playmaker activates the effect of "Transaction Rollback" from his GY, paying half of his Life Points (Playmaker: 25 → 13 LP) and banishing it to target a Normal Trap Card in his GY and activate its effect. He targets "Record Alive", banishing "Transcode Talker" from his GY to Special Summon "Encode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/↑↓↘).

As a monster is Special Summon to the Zone "Gumblar Dragon" points to. The effect of "Gumblar Dragon" activates, destroying all cards in both players' hands. Playmaker then activate the effect of "Spam Mail" from his GY, allow lets him draw a card and reveal it, if Varis control a face-up card that was the same card type Playmaker draw, he must return 1 of them to his hand. Playmaker draws the Monster card "Swap Cleric". Varis then return "Autorokket Dragon" to his hand. Playmaker Normal Summon "Swap Cleric" (500/1000), then he he activates the effect of "Recoded Alive" in his GY, banishing it to Special Summon one of his banished "Code Talker" monsters. Playmaker Special Summons "Transcode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/↑↓→). The effect of "Transcode Talker" effect raises both its ATK own and "Bomber Dragon" by 500 because they are co-linked ("Bomber Dragon": 3000 → 3500 ATK; "Transcode Talker": 2300 → 2800 ATK).

As a monster is Special Summoned to the Zone "Gumblar Dragon" points to, the effect of "Gumblar Dragon" activates, destroying all cards in both players' hands. Playmaker then activates the effect of "Transcode Talker", Special Summoning "Powercode Talker" (ATK 2300/LINK-3/←↙→) from his GY to the Zone "Trancode Talker" points to. "Powercode Talker" gains 500 ATK because it is co-linked to "Transcode" ("Powecode Talker": 2300 → 2800 ATK).

Playmaker uses the Link-3 "Encode Talker" and "Swap Cleric" to Link Summon "Firewall Dragon" (2500 → 2800/LINK-4/↑←↓→) (This forms a closed-loop Extra Link with all of the monsters, with Varis' "Borrelsword" and "Borrelguard" and Playmaker's "Transcode" and "Firewall" being the corners, and "Powercode", along with "Borreload" and Varis' two "Topologic" monsters forming the sides.) Due to the effect of "Swap Cleric", "Firewall Dragon" loses 500 ATK and Playmaker draws 1 card ("Firewall Dragon": 2500 → 2000 ATK). Playmaker then activate "Zero Extra Link" targeting "Transcode Talker", the effect of "Zero Extra Link" makes the target gains 800 ATK for each Extra Linked monster, and there are 8 ("Transcode Talker": 2300 → 9200 ATK).

Varis activates his face-down "Link Short", negating the effects of all of Playmaker's co-linked monsters he currently controls, and they are not allowed to attack this turn.

Playmaker uses "Transcode Talker", "Powercode Talker" and "Firewall Dragon" to Link Summon "Decode Talker" (2300/LINK-3/↙↑↘). "Decode Talker" gains 500 ATK for each monster linked to it ("Decode Talker": 2300 → 2800). Playmaker then activate the effect of "Zero Extra Link": as a Link Monster is Link Summoned using the targeted monster as material while it was Extra Linked, That Link Monster gains ATK equal to the ATK gained by this card effect, until the end of this turn. ("Decode Talker": 2800 → 9200 ATK).

"Decode Talker" attacks and destroys "Borreload Dragon" (Varis: 2700 → 0 LP).

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