YGO EQG - Episode 035

"**Light of the Pendulum**" is the 35th episode of the series.

Grand Hoof has managed to summon his true ace after Flash had gotten through his strategy, but then Flash summoned a new type of monster that is a combination between two other types of summoning. A Synchro Pendulum Monster.

## Featured Duel: Flash Sentry vs. Grand Hoof

The duel continues from the last episode.

**Turn 4: Flash**

Flash draws. He then Pendulum Summons "Flash Knight" (1800/600) and "Flash Heart Dragon" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. Since "Flash Heart Dragon" was Special Summoned, its effect activates, returning "Shinobi Shadow Striker" to the bottom of his Deck. "Twin Lazor Dragon" attacks "Shinobi Commander", but Grand activates the effect of "Twin Blade Shinobi" to Tribute "Shinobi Commander" and negate the attack. Due to the effect of "Twin Lazor Dragon", it can attack twice per Battle Phase. "Twin Lazor Dragon" attacks "Shinobi Stealth Rouge", but Grand activates the effect of "Twin Blade Shinobi" to Tribute "Shinobi Stealth Rouge" and negate the attack. "Flash Heart Dragon" attacks and destroys "Twin Blade Shinobi" (Grand 4000 > 3900). "Flash Knight" attacks Grand directly (Grand 3900 > 2100). Grand activates his face-down "Ninjitsu Art of Wound Recovery" to draw one card for every "Ninja" and "Shinobi" monster sent to the Graveyard. Three were sent, so he draws three cards. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 5: Grand**

Grand draws. He then activates "Ninjitsu Art of Ambush" to banish "Shinobi Commander" from his Graveyard and draw four cards. He then banishes "Twin Blade Shinobi" and "Shinobi Stealth Rouge" from his Graveyard to Special Summon "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" (3000/3000) in Attack Position. He then Normal Summons "Shinobi Footsoldier" (1600/1400) in Attack Position. He then equips "Shinobi Footsoldier" with "Ninja Weapon Naginata", increasing its ATK by 500 ("Shinobi Footsoldier": 1600 > 2100/1400). "Shinobi Footsoldier" attacks and destroys "Flash Knight" (Flash 3400 > 3100). Flash activates his face-downs "Starburst Draw" and "Code Change". The effects resolve in reverse order. "Code Change" resolves first, changing the text to 2000 ATK of less. The effect of "Starburst Draw" resolves next, allowing Flash to draw four cards. "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" attacks and destroys "Twin Lazor Dragon" (Flash 3100 > 2200). He then Sets two cards.

**Turn 6: Flash**

Flash draws. He then activates "Mystical Space Typhoon" to destroy "Magna Caster Lunara". He then activates "Alchemy Dracokid" (Left 3) in his left Pendulum Zone. He then Pendulum Summons "Magna Caster Lunara" (2400/1200) from his Extra Deck in Attack Position. He then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Alchemy Dracokid" to fuse "Flash Heart Dragon" with "Magna Caster Lunara" in order to Fusion Summon "Spectral Nova Dragon" (3000/2000) in Attack Position. "Spectral Nova Dragon" attacks "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord". He then activates the effect of "Spectral Nova Dragon" to draw a card. If it's a Spell Card, then Flash can destroy one Spell or Trap Card Grand controls. If it's a Trap Card, then the Battle Phase ends. If it's a monster, then the ATK and DEF of "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" will be reduced by the ATK and DEF of the drawn monster. He draws "Starbreak Dragon", but Grand activates the effect of "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" to Tribute "Shinobi Footsoldier" and make itself immune to card effects this turn. Since "Ninja Weapon Naginata" was sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates, allowing Grand to draw two cards. A replay occurs, and Flash chooses not to attack. Grand activates his face-down "Ninjitsu Art of Reanimation" to revive "Shinobi Footsoldier" (1600/1400) in Attack Position. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 7: Grand**

**​​​**Grand draws. During Grand's Standby Phase, the effect of "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" activates, increasing its ATK by 100 for every other "Shinobi" monster on the field ("Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord": 3000 > 3200/3000). He then Tributes "Shinobi Footsoldier" in order to Tribute Summon "Shinobi Sure Shot" (2100/1600) in Attack Position. "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" attacks and destroys "Spectral Nova Dragon" (Flash 2200 > 2000). "Shinobi Sure Shot" attacks Flash directly, but Flash activates his face-down "Defense Draw" to reduce the Battle Damage to 0 and draw a card. He then activates "Ninjitsu Art of Sabotage" to destroy both monsters in Flash's Pendulum Zones and draw two cards. He then Sets two cards.

**Turn 8: Flash**

Flash draws. He then activates "Starburst Reload" to banish "Twin Lazor Dragon" from his Graveyard and draw five cards. He then activates "Magna Mechanic Kuda" (Left 2) and "Magna Caster Estella" (Right 8) in his Pendulum Zones. He then Pendulum Summons "Flash Knight" (1800/600), "Magna Caster Lunara" (2400/1200), "Magna Caster Solaris" (1200/600) and "Flash Heart Dragon" (2500/2000) from his Extra Deck in Attack Position. The effect of "Flash Heart Dragon" activates, returning "Shinobi Sure Shot" to the bottom of Grand's Deck. Grand activates his face-down "Ninjitsu Art of Trapdoors" to shuffle "Flash Heart Dragon" into Flash's Deck.

He then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Magna Mechanic Kuda" to turn "Magna Caster Solaris" into a Tuner monster. He then tunes the Level 3 Tuner monster "Magna Caster Solaris" with the Level 4 "Flash Knight" in order to Synchro Summon "Magna Champion Assault Striker" (2500/2100) in Attack Position. He then activates the effect of "Magna Champion Assault Striker" to discard "Starbreak Dragon" and destroy "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord", but Grand activates his face-down "Out of the Shadows" to Special Summon two "Ninja Shadow Tokens" (0/0) in Defense Position. He then activates the effect of "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" to Tribute a "Ninja Shadow Token" and make itself immune to card effects this turn. He then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Magna Caster Estella" to reduce the Level of "Magna Caster Lunara" by 3. He then tunes the Level 3 Pendulum Monster "Magna Caster Lunara" with the Level 7 Synchro Monster "Magna Champion Assault Striker" in order to Synchro Summon "Magna Guardian Sacred Light Paladin" (3300/2500) in Attack Position.

He then activates the effect of "Magna Guardian Sacred Light Paladin" to return "Reverse Polarity" from his Graveyard to his hand. "Magna Guardian Sacred Light Paladin" attacks and destroys "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" (Grand 2100 > 2000). Since "Magna Guardian Sacred Light Paladin" destroyed a monster by battle, its effect activates, halving Grand's Life Points (Grand 2000 > 1000). Grand activates his face-down "Ninjitsu Art of Body Replacement" to revive "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" (3000/3000) in Attack Position.

**Turn 9: Grand**

Grand draws. During Grand's Standby Phase, the effect of "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" activates ("Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord": 3000 > 3200/3000). He then equips "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" with "Ninja Weapon Warrior Star Blade", increasing its ATK by 1000 ("Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord": 3200 > 4200/3000). "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" attacks and destroys "Magna Guardian Sacred Light Paladin" (Flash 2000 > 1100). Since "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" destroyed a monster by battle, the effect of "Ninja Weapon Warrior Star Blade" activates, destroying "Magna Caster Estella". Since "Magna Guardian Sacred Light Paladin" was destroyed by battle, its effect activates, placing itself in the left Pendulum Zone (Left 8).

**Turn 10: Flash**

Flash draws. He then Pendulum Summons "Flash Heart Dragon" (2500/2000) from his hand in Attack Position. The effect of "Flash Heart Dragon" activates, destroying the "Ninja Shadow Token" (As Tokens cannot be returned to the Deck). He then activates "Reverse Polarity" to swap the ATK of "Flash Heart Dragon" and "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" ("Flash Heart Dragon": 2500 > 4200/2000; "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord": 4200 > 2500/3000). "Flash Heart Dragon" attacks and destroys "Grandmaster Shinobi Warlord" (Grand 1000 > 0).