YCS Sydney 13th December 2014 Report

YCS Sydney Day 1

Hello everyone, this is me again and I am here to report you the YCS experience that I have last weekend. 

The deck that I use is my Mecha Phantom Beast deck. This is the Decklist:

Monster (16) : 

2 Mathematician 

3 Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion 

3 Mecha Phantom Beast Tetherwolf 

1 Mecha Phantom Beast Hamstrat 

3 Mecha Phantom Beast Megaraptor 

2 Mecha Phantom Beast Blackfalcon 

1 Mecha Phantom Beast Harrliard 

1 Mecha Phantom Beast Coltwing 

Reasoning:

* Why no Tempest?
- (1) I feel like I needed the O-lion in the grave to setup for the extra normal summon 

- (2) I feel the number of monster is too few to run it 

* 1 Hamstrat?

- I am not playing the 6 and 9 xyz so he is there just to setup when necessary or extra reborn 

* Mathematician?

- to drop O-lion or coltwing to the grave, good to setup next turn play and it let me draw a card

The Bad:

- Hamstrat was only used once the whole day throughout the 7 Rounds, it did won the game though

- Having a Tempest, maybe would make a difference

- Mathematician was mainly used for a destruction effect target instead of the draw 

- Opening Hamstrat never spawn token, will always die to effects before flipping

The Good : 

- Opening Mathematician and a Mecha Phantom Beast is really good setup

- Coltwing Effect is useful throughout the day

- Harrliard replaces token when needed

- Blackfalcon drags out the duel

Spells (6) :

1 Foolish Burial 

3 Mystical Space Typhoon 

2 Draw Muscle 

Reasoning:

* Draw Muscle?

- Serve as a defensive to prevent token to get destroyed because token is important and it is a set card for MST bait and they never expected it

* No Supply Squad?

- tested it with the supply squad, it is good, but sometimes token is necessary to be alive

* No scapegoat?

- Feel like scapegoat will clog the field

* No Raigeki/ Dark Hole?

-  Dark hole was kinda bad against Shadoll, Burning Abyss, so i took it out

- Raigeki on the other hand , I have none; So yeah :(

The Bad:

- Raigeki was needed so badly to clear some stuff, even though those stuff are Artifact and Dante 

- Scapegoat would be good in some scenarios to drag on the game

- Supply Squad maybe would make a difference

The Good : 

- Draw Muscle make the opponent waste effect on tokens

- Most people are surprised for draw muscle

- Foolish with Megaraptor is a great opening hand

Trap (18) :

1 Compulsory Evacuation Device 

3 Aerial Recharge 

2 Wiretap 

1 Solemn Warning 

2 Spiritual Wind Art -Miyabi 

2 Breakthrough Skill 

2 Dimensional Prison 

1 Torrential Tribute 

2 Call of the Haunted 

1 Bottomless Trap Hole 

1 Tyrant's Temper 

Reasoning:

* Tyrant's Temper?

- because there is so many targetable trap cards (raigeki break, karma cut, compulsory evac, etc) this is good, it also serve as an anti Skill drain

The Bad:

- Wiretap and Tyrant's Temper was not really useful; Wiretap was only used ONCE out of the 7 Round where it was useful, every other scenarios it was more likely a dead draw. Tyrant's temper was not used at all

The Good : 

- Breakthrough Skill was really helpful

Extra (15) :

1 Giganticastle

1 Scrap Dragon 

1 Armades, Keeper of Boundaries 

1 Skypalace Gangaridai 

1 Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max 

2 Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack 

1Number 11: Big Eye 

1 Goyo Guardian 

1 Gear Gigant X 

1 Diamond Dire Wolf 

1 Lightning Chidori 

1 Abyss Dweller 

1 Number 101: Silent Honor ARK 

1 Number 74: Master of Blades 

Reasoning:

* Giganticasle? 

- 3100 To kill over Leo when necessary, and a level 9 Synchro

* Gigant X?

- serve as a searcher when there is no raptor in hand and it is necessary to search

* Diamond Dire Wolf?

- To pop some stuff if necessary 

* Master of Blades?

- Anti karma cut, dimensional prison, raigeki break, general targetable cards

The Bad:

- Giganticasle insta died to traps

- Gear Gigant X, Abyss Dweller plays is weak

- Diamond Dire Wolf and master of blades was never made

- Goyo have it's moment, but never had the chance to made it

The Good : 

-Chidori Works wondrous

- Aramdes also did it job 

Side(15):

Dimensional Fissure x1

Zombie World x1

Soul Drain x1

Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell x1

Macro Cosmos x1

Tyrant's Tummyache x2

Share the Pain x2

Typhoon x2

Shadow Imprisoning Mirror x2

Light Imprisoning Mirror x2

Reasoning:

* Zombie World?

- For Noble Knight Matchup, anti system down 

* Why not DNA surgery for anti system down?

- Just got it after day 2 :(

* Cursed seal with 6 spells?
- Yes, it is still a good card to stop Shadoll Fusion, Qliphort Scout or System Down

* Tyrant's Tummyache?

- When tested, it was really good against Yang Zing and Qliphort

* Share The Pain?
- Anti Single big monster for Noble Knight, Apoqliphort Killer, etc

The Bad:

- Never played against any shadoll or qliphort , so half of the side is useless

The Good : 

- Light Imprisoning did it work

Round 1 VS GhostrickSpirit

Game 1 X

His Nigitama Aratama into feral imp and search kagetokage. Followed by dropping dark armed next turn win him the game

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7200	8000	Feral Imp -> Math
7200	6300	Tetherwolf Direct
5400	6300	Dark Armed Direct
4600	6300	Aratama Direct
1800	6300	Dark Armed Direct
0	6300	101 Direct

Game 2 X

He open up the game with 101 and I only drawing math and no other monster lose me the game.

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
8000	6500	Math Direct
7400	6500	101 -> Math
5300	6500	101 Direct
3200	6500	101 Direct
1100	6500	101 Direct
0	6500	101 Direct

The Bad:
- I sided in Light and Shadow Mirror against him, both were hit by his MST in the second game.
- Opening Math into nothing for both games is pretty bad
- In game 2 I shouldve torrential when he nigitama aratama before he 101, because I only open torrential and bottomless. The bottomless was used to remove Black Luster Soldier Envoy of the Beginning 1 turn before I die.

The Good:

- Opening with double mirror is pretty good.

- Math has setup the field for both game

Round 2 VS Ghostrick 

Game 1 O

I opened up a pretty good hand, he was just trying to stall until he got his advantage, but i removed that possibility early enough.

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7700	8000	Ghost Mummy -> Blackfalcon 300
7700	6100	Chidori direct
7700	3800	Armades direct
7700	1900	Chidori direct
7700	200	Tetherwolf direct
7700	0	Armades Direct

Game 2 O

He really didn't open a good hand in this game

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
8000	7250	Math -> 750
8000	5150	Tetherwolf -> Jiangshi 2100
8000	3650	Math direct
8000	1750	Raptor direct
8000	250	Math direct
8000	0	Raptor Direct

The Bad:
- Nothing this round

The Good:

- Open mediocre to good hand  

Round 3 VS Photon

Game 1 O

The first game was kinda troublesome where she make Constellar Omega first turn. But surprisingly, she didn't kill token and instead hit my mathematician, making me able to make a comeback and push to victory

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7100	8000	Constellar Omega-> Math 900
6200	8000	Omega -> Math 900
6200	5200	Scrap dragon Direct 2800
6200	3600	Coltwing Direct 1600
6200	800	Scrap Direct 2800
4200	800	Solemn Warning
4200	0	Coltwing direct

Game 2 O

We both got a brick hand, but mine was slightly better

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
8000	6500	Math direct
8000	5000	Math direct
8000	3000	Math direct
8000	1500	Math direct
8000	800	Math direct
8000	0	Math Direct

The Bad:
- Drawing only mathematician on the second game

The Good:

- Opponent brick second game hand too

Round 4 VS Tellarknight

Game 1 X

He open up an absolute bomb hand with interstellar nova plus a solemn warning.

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
9000	8000	Upstart Goblin
6900	8000	Triverr Direct 2100
6300	8000	Triverr -> Math 600
4800	8000	Deneb Direct 1500
3100	8000	Altair Direct 1700
1000	8000	Triverr Direct 2100
0	8000	Deneb Direct

Game 2 X

I opened up with my Light mirror, but I didn't draw more monster to back it up, he also stalls until he got plays and kills me afterwards

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
9000	8000	Upstart Goblin
9000	6100	Raptor direct 1900
8100	6100	Delteros -> Raptor 900
7600	6100	Falcon -> Altair 500
7600	4100	Soul Charge 2000
7300	4100	Falcon -> Castel 300
6900	4100	Sirius -> Falcon 400
4400	4100	Delteros direct 2500
0	4100	Scoop

The Bad:
- Tellarknight is a bad matchup, too much resources needed to remove the combo
- Game 2 hand was not optimal 
- Falcon pretty much drags out the game on Game 2 

The Good:

- Side board card in the opening hand
- Falcon pretty much drags out second game on Game 2

Round 5 Six Sam

Game 1 X

Was a good opening hand, but Heroic Champion Gandiva killed all strategy.

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
8000	7000	Falcon-> Kageki 1000
5700	7000	Legendary Shien -> Falcon 1300
4000	7000	Legendary Enishi -> 1700
1900	7000	Gandiva Direct
0	7000	Scoop

Game 2 X

Opened up pretty decent, but because i warning one of his monster, he ended up using Double Edge sword technique and getting more advantage afterwards

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
8000	6300	Tetherwolf Direct 1700
8000	4600	Tetherwolf Direct 1700
7900	4600	Kizan -> Tetherwolf 100
5900	4600	Solemn warning
5600	4600	Excalibur -> Tetherwolf 300
3100	4600	Shogun Shien 2500
0	4100	Scoop

The Bad:
- Gandiva on the first game is really hard to deal with 
- Game 2, got 2 breakthrough in hand, and wasn't really helping
- Sideboard card is not really optimal to beat six sams

The Good:

- there is none this round

Round 6 VS Burning Abyss

Game 1 O 

This game was pretty fast and pretty easy, his combo was stopped with an early dweller and he thought he survived for one more turn, gustav seal the deal

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7400	8000	Dante -> Raptor 600
7400	7700	Dweller -> Calcab 300
7400	5800	Raptor Direct 1900
6600	5800	Dante-> Dweller 800
6600	4100	Tetherwolf direct 1700
6600	2900	Falcon Direct 1200
6600	1000	Raptor Direct 1900
6600	0	Gustav effect 2000

Game 2 X

Second game he got virgil first turn , and his advantage grows further into double dante. Where he goes downered magician and piercing me to death using my token

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7000	8000	Virgil -> Math 1000
5600	8000	Calcab Direct 1400
5600	7800	Coltwing-> Calcab 200
4700	7800	Dante->Coltwing 900
3700	7800	Dante-> Math 1000
1400	7800	Downered -> Token 2300
0	7800	Downered -> Token lethal

Game 3 X

I got a brick hand this game and he got a decent hand

Game 3 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7200	8000	Dante->Tetherwolf 800
4700	8000	Virgil Direct 2500
3200	8000	Math Direct 1500
700	8000	Virgil Direct 2500
400	8000	Falcon -> Math 300
0	8000	Math Direct lethal

The Bad:
- Dante and virgil is hard to deal with
- not a single sideboard card is drawn

The Good:

- Didn't get hit by a single burning lake
- he mills both of his system down

 Round 7 VS Watt

Game 1 O

He didn't get his watt hopper lock and he scoop.

Game 1 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7200	8000	Raioh-> Hamstrat 800
7200	7000	Hamstrat -> Dragonfly 1000
7200	6000	Hamstrat -> Dragonfly 1000
6200	6000	Cobra direct 1000
6200	4500	Tetherwolf -> Cobra 1500
6200	0	enemy scoop

Game 2 X

He got hopper lock and he starlight road my torrential, and because i have no other outs, I scoop.

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
8000	7900	Messenger of peace 100
8000	7900	Messenger of peace 100
8000	7800	Messenger of peace 100
8000	7700	Messenger of peace 100
8000	7600	Messenger of peace 100
8000	7500	Messenger of peace 100
7000	7500	Cobra Direct
0	7500	Scoop

Game 3 O

He have the hopper lock and didn't do it , and therefore he scoop because i can just attack him directly with the stolen cobra

Game 2 Live Point Ticker

Me	Opponent	Detail
8000	8000
7000	8000	Cobra direct 1000
7000	6200	Goyo -> Cobra 1800
7000	5100	Hamstrat Direct 1100
7000	0	Enemy Scoop

The Bad:
- I only have 1 answer to hopper lock which is torrential, the other method, gustav max is not reliable
- no sideboard card that is usable

The Good:

- He misplayed the last game
- Got goyo guardian early to get his cobra if needed later on

Conclusion:

It was another good experience. I was expecting to play against more meta decks, but apparently according to the statistics, there are a lot more rogue deck than the top decks
I am considering of playing a meta deck if there is gonna be another YCS

I will be writing the day 2 report even though I didn't do much on the second day