Yusei Fudo vs Varis

**Turn 1: Varis**

Varis activates the Field Spell Card "Boot Sector Launch", and activates its effect, Special Summoning up to two "Rokket" monsters with different names from his hand in Defense Position. He Special Summons "Shelrokket Dragon" (1100/2000) and "Metalrokket Dragon" (1700/1400). The effect of "Boot Sector Launch" increases the ATK/DEF of all "Rokket" monsters on the field by 300 ("Shelrokket": 1100/2000 → 1400/2300; "Metalrokket": 1700/1400 → 2000/1700). Varis Normal Summons "Sniffer Dragon" (800/400) and activates its effect to add another copy from his Deck to his hand. He then uses "Shelrokket", "Metalrokket" and "Sniffer Dragon" to Link Summon "Vorticular Drumgon" (1000/LINK-3/←↓→) and activates its effect as it was Special Summoned, allowing him to draw one 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: Yusei**

Yusei draws "Junk Synchron". Yusei then sends "Tuning Supporter" from his hand to the Graveyard in order to Special Summon "Big One Warrior" (1/100/600) in Attack Position. He then Normal Summons "Junk Synchron" (1300/500). He then activates its effect to Special Summon "Tuning Supporter" (100/300) from his GY in Defense Position with its effects negated. He then tunes Level 1 "Big One Warrior" and "Tuning Supporter" with the Level 3 Tuner monster "Junk Synchron" in order to Synchro Summon "Junk Warrior" (2300/1300) in Attack Position.

As "Tuning Supporter" was sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, its effect activates, letting Yusei draw a card. He then Special Summons "Card Breaker" (100/900) in Attack Position by destroying Varis' face-down. 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. Yusei Sets two cards.

**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. "Topologic Bomber Dragon" attacks "Junk Warrior", but Yusei activates his face-down "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow" to negate the attack. After that resolves, "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow" resets itself face-down.

**Turn 4: Yusei**

Yusei draws. Yusei then Normal Summons "Mach Synchron" (0/0) in Attack Position. He then tunes the Level 5 "Junk Warrior" and the Level 2 "Card Breaker" with the Level 1 Tuner monster "Mach Synchron" in order to Synchro Summon "Stardust Dragon" (2500/2000) to the Extra Monster Zone in Attack Position. Since "Mach Synchron" was sent to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster, Yusei activates its effect to return "Junk Synchron" from his Graveyard to his hand. He then activates "Battle Waltz" to target "Stardust Dragon" and Special Summon a "Waltz Token" with the same stats as "Stardust Dragon" (2500/2000) in Attack Position.

The Waltz Token attacks "Bomber Dragon", but Varis activates his face-down "Mirror Force" to destroy all Attack Position monsters Yusei controls, however Yusei Tributes "Stardust Dragon" to negate the effect of "Mirror Force" and destroy it. "Bomber Dragon" then destroys The Waltz Token, but Yusei take no Battle Damage. The last effect of the "Waltz Token" then activates (as it was destroyed by battle), reducing the ATK of "Bomber Dragon" by the ATK of the token ("Bomber Dragon": 3000 → 500 ATK). Yusei then activates his face-down "Stardust Flash" to Special Summon "Stardust Dragon" (2500/2000) from his Graveyard in Attack Position, ignoring the Summoning conditions. "Stardust Dragon" attacks and destroys "Bomber Dragon" (Varis: 4000 → 2000 LP). Yusei Sets a card.

**Turn 5: Varis**

He then Normal Summons "Gateway Dragon" (1600/1400) and activates its effect to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower DARK Dragon-Type monster from his hand. He Special Summons "Hibernation Dragon" (600/1500). Since "Hibernation Dragon" was Special Summoned, its effect activates, allowing Varis to add a Level 4 or lower Dragon-Type monster from his GY to his hand. He adds "Metalrokket". He then activates the effect of "Boot Sector Launch" to Special Summon "Metalrokket" (1700/1400 → 2000/1700) and "Anesthrokket Dragon" (0/2200 → 300/2500). He then uses "Gateway Dragon", "Hibernation Dragon", "Metalrokket" and "Anesthrokket" to Link Summon "Borreload Dragon" (3000/LINK-4/←↙↘→) to the Extra Monster Zone.

"Borreload Dragon" attacks "Stardust Dragon". As" Borreload" is attacking an opponent's monster, Varis activates its effect to take control of "Stardust Dragon" and placing it in a zone "Borreload" points to, but "Stardust Dragon" will be sent to the GY at the End Phase.

**Turn 6: Yusei**

Yusei draws. He then Sets a card. On Yusei's End Phase, "Stardust Dragon" is sent to Yusei's GY via the effect of "Borreload Dragon".

**Turn 7: Varis**

Varis draws. He then Normal Summons "Autorokket Dragon" (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 Yusei's "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow". "Borreload Dragon" attacks directly, but Yusei activates his face-down "Synchro Spirits" to banish "Stardust Dragon" from his GY and revive "Mach Synchron" (0/0), "Junk Warrior" (2300/1300) and "Card Breaker" (100/900) in Defense Position. A replay occurs and "Borreload Dragon" attacks and destroys "Junk Warrior". 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: Yusei**

Yusei draws. He then Normal Summons "Junk Synchron" (1300/500). Varis activates the effect of "Borreload Dragon" to target "Anesthrokket". Since it was targeted by the effect of a Link Monster, its effect activates, destroying itself, then negating the effects of "Junk Synchron" and preventing it from attacking this turn. He then activates "Tuning" to add "Quickdraw Synchron" from his Deck to his hand and send the top five cards of his Deck to the GY ("Quillbolt Hedgehog", "Miracle Locus", "Sonic Chick", "Skill Successor" and "Speed Warrior". Since he controls a Tuner monster, he revives "Quillbolt Hedgehog" (800/800) in Attack Position via its own effect. He then tunes Level 3 Tuner monster "Junk Synchron" with "Card Breaker" and "Quillbolt Hedgehog" in order to Synchro Summon "Junk Berserker" (2500/1800) in Attack Position. Yusei then activates the final effect of "Skill Successor" to remove it from play from his Graveyard and increase the ATK of "Junk Berserker" by 800 ("Junk Berserker": 2500 → 3300/2000). "Junk Berserker" attacks and destroys "Borreload Dragon" (Varis: 2000 → 1700 LP). During the End Phase, as "Anesthrokket" 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 Dragon" (1800/1200 → 2100/1500).

**Turn 9: Varis**

Varis draws. As Yusei controls more monsters than Varis, Varis activates the effect of "Boot Sector Launch", letting him Special Summon "Rokket" monsters with different names from his GY in Defense Position, up to the difference. Varis Special Summons "Metalrokket". He then overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon "Borreload eXcharge Dragon" (3000/2500) in Attack Position.

Varis activates the effect of "Borreload eXcharge Dragon", detaching 1 Xyz Material to target "Junk Berserker", reduce its ATK/DEF by 600 ("Junk Berserker": 2500 → 1900 ATK) and Special Summon "Borreload Dragon" from his GY to his field, but for the rest of the turn Varis cannot Special Summon or attack directly. Varis activates the effect of "Borreload Dragon", targeting "Junk Berserker" and reducing its ATK/DEF by 500 with Yusei being unable to activate card effects in response ("Junk Berserker": 1900 → 1400 ATK).

"eXcharge Dragon" attacks and destroys "Junk Berserker" (Yusei: 4000 → 2400 LP). "Borreload Dragon" attacks and destroys "Mach Synchron".

**Turn 10: Yusei**

Yusei draws. He then activates "Cards of Consonance" to discard "Quickdraw Synchron" and draw two cards. Yusei Normal Summons "Synchron Explorer" (0/700) in Attack Position. He then activates the effect of "Synchron Explorer" to revive "Quickdraw Synchron" (700/1400) in Attack Position with its effects negated. He then tunes "Synchron Explorer" and "Quickdraw Synchron" in order to Synchro Summon "Nitro Warrior" (2800/1800) in Attack Position. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 11: Varis**

Varis draws. Varis activates the effect of "Borreload eXcharge Dragon", detaching 1 Xyz Material to target "Junk Berserker", reduce its ATK/DEF by 600 ("Nitro Warrior": 2800 → 2200 ATK). "eXcharge Dragon" attacks "Nitro Warrior", but Yusei activates his face-down "Card of Sacrifice" to draw two cards since the combined ATK of all Attack Positions monster he controls is lower than the ATK of Kalin's "eXcharge Dragon", however he can't summon any monsters this turn and he can't change any monsters' Battle Positions this turn. "eXcharge Dragon" then destroys "Nitro Warrior" (Yusei: 2400 → 1600 LP).

**Turn 12: Yusei**

Yusei draws. Since Varis controls a monster and Yusei doesn't, he Special Summons "Unknown Synchron" (0/0) in Attack Position via its own effect. He then Normal Summons "Stardust Xiaolong" (100/100) in Attack Position. He then tunes "Unknown Synchron" and "Stardust Xiaolong" in order to Synchro Summon "Formula Synchron" (200/1500) in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to draw one card. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 13: Varis**

Varis draws. "eXcharge Dragon" attacks "Formula Synchron", but Yusei activates his face-down "Dimension Voyage" to Special Summon "Stardust Dragon" (2500/2000) from his Removed From Play Zone in Attack Position. He then tunes "Stardust Dragon" with "Formula Synchron" in order to Accel Synchro Summon "Shooting Star Dragon" (3300/2500) in Attack Position. A replay occurs and Varis chooses not to attack. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 14: Yusei**

Yusei draws. "Shooting Star Dragon" attacks and destroys "eXcharge Dragon" (Varis: 1700 → 1400 LP). He then Sets a card.

**Turn 15: Varis**

Varis draws. Varis activates the Normal Spell "Final Offguard", if his LP are lower than his opponent's, and only his opponent controls a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, he draws 2 cards. He then activates the effect of "Boot Sector Launch" to Special Summon "Anesthrokket" (0/2200 → 300/2500) in Defense Position. Since he controls a "rokket" monster, he Special Summons "Absorouter Dragon" (1200/2800) in Attack Position via its own effect. He then uses "Anesthrokket" and "Absorouter" to Link Summon "Quadborrel Dragon" (1000/LINK-2/←↓). Varis activates the second effect of "Absorouter" in his GY, if it is sent to the GY, he can add 1 "Rokket" monster from his Deck to his hand. he can add Unknown "Rokket" monster. Varis activates the effect of "Quadborrel": he can discard 1 card, then target 1 face-up monster on the field and destroy it, but he cannot Special Summon Link-2 or lower monsters from his Extra Deck for the rest of the turn. He targets "Shooting Star Dragon", but Yusei activates the effect of "Shooting Star Dragon" to remove it from play and negate one attack this turn.

Varis Normal Summons "Rokket Synchron" (0/0 → 300/300) and activates its effect, as this card is Normal Summoned, he can target 1 Level 5 or higher DARK Dragon monster in his GY and Special Summon it in Defense Position, but its effect are negated, also it is destroyed during the End Phase. He targets and Special Summons the Level 7 "Absorouter" from his GY in Defense Position. Varis tunes his Level 1 Tuner "Rokket Synchron" with Level 7 "Absorouter" to Synchro Summon the Level 8 "Borreload Savage Dragon" (3000/2500) in Attack Position. Varis activates the effect of "Borreload Savage", as it is Synchro Summoned, he can equip 1 Link Monster from his GY to this card, and if he does, he places Borrel Counters on "Borreload Savage" equal to that Link Monster's Link Rating. also, "Borreload Savage" gains ATK equal to half the original ATK of the monster equipped. He equips the Link-3 "Vorticular Drumgon" from his GY to "Borreload Savage" ("Borreload Savage": 3000 → 3500 ATK, 0 → 3 Borrel Counters).

"Savage Dragon" attacks directly, but the effect of "Shooting Star Dragon" negates that attack, however Varis activates the effect of "Savage Dragon" to remove one Borrel Counter from itself and negate that effect. Yusei activates his face-down "Defense Draw" to reduce the Battle Damage to 0 and draw one card. "Quadborrel" attacks directly (Yusei: 1600 → 600 LP).

**Turn 16: Yusei**

Yusei draws. "Shooting Star Dragon" attacks "Quadborrel", but Varis activates his set "Borrel Ring", tributing a "Borrel" Link Monster and placing counters on the card equal to the tributed monster's Link Rating. Varis Tributes "Quadborrel" and places 2 counters on "Borrel Ring". He then Sets a card.

**Turn 17: Varis**

Varis draws. "Savage Dragon" attacks "Shooting Star Dragon", but Yusei activates the effect of "Shooting Star Dragon" to remove it from play and negate one attack this turn, however Varis activates the effect of "Savage Dragon" to remove one Borrel Counter from itself and negate that effect. "Savage Dragon" then destroys "Shooting Star Dragon" (Yusei: 600 → 400 LP). Yusei activates his face-down "Miracle's Wake" to revive "Shooting Star Dragon" (3300/2500) in Attack Position. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 18: Yusei**

Yusei draws. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 19: Varis**

Varis draws. "Savage Dragon" attacks "Shooting Star Dragon", but Yusei activates the effect of "Shooting Star Dragon" to remove it from play and negate one attack this turn, however Varis activates the effect of "Savage Dragon" to remove one Borrel Counter from itself and negate that effect. Yusei then activates his face-down "Meteor Wave" to increase the ATK of "Shooting Star Dragon" by 300 as well as grant it the ability to inflict piercing damage ("Shooting Star Dragon": 3300 → 3600/2000). "Shooting Star Dragon" destroys "Savage Dragon" (Varis: 1400 → 1300 LP).

He then activates the second effect of "Boot Sector Launch" to revive "Magnarokket Dragon" (1800/1200 → 2100/1500) in Defense Position (as the difference is one). He then Normal Summons "Estrangement Dragon" (1500/1500). He then activates "Rapid Trigger" to destroy "Magnarokket" and "Estrangement Dragon" in order to Fusion Summon "Borreload Furious Dragon" (3000/2500) in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to destroy 1 monster he controls and destroy 1 card Yusei controls. He destroys "Furious Dragon" and "Shooting Star Dragon". Yusei then removes the "Revenge Return" in his Graveyard from play in order to revive "Shooting Star Dragon" (3300/2500) in Attack Position. He then activates the effect of the "Furious Dragon" in his GY, banishing it to Special Summon "Vorticular Drumgon" from his GY. Varis then activates the effect of "Noctovision Dragon" from his hand. When DARK Dragon-Type monster(s) have been summoned, it can Special Summon itself in Defense Position (0/2800 → 300/3100). He then uses LINK-3 "Vorticular Drumgon" and "Noctovision" to Link Summon "Topologic Zeroboros" (3000/LINK-4/↙↖↗↘). "Zeroboros" gains 200 ATK for each banished card ("Zeroboros": 3000 → 3800). He then draws 1 card since "Noctovision" was used for a Link Summon.

He then activates "Quick Launch", Special Summoning "Magnrokket" (1800/1200 → 2100/1500) to a zone "Zeroboros" points to. Varis activates the second effect of "Zeroboros": if another monster is Special Summoned to a zone a Link Monster points to, while "Zeroboros" is on the field, all cards on the field are banished.

**Turn 20: Yusei**

During the Standby Phase, "Zeroboros" is Special Summon itself via its own effect while banished to Main Monster Zone, With "Zeroboros" gains 200 ATK for each banished card -current 9 ("Zeroboros": 3000 → 4800 ATK). He then Normal Summons "Massive Warrior" (300/1200) in Defense Position. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 21: Varis**

Varis draws. "Zeroboros" attacks "Massive Warrior". Due to the effect of "Massive Warrior", it cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn and all Battle Damage he takes will be reduced to 0. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 22: Yusei**

Yusei draws. He then Tributes "Massive Warrior" in order to Tribute Summon "Salvage Warrior" (1900/1600) in Attack Position. Yusei then activates the effect of "Salvage Warrior" to revive "Junk Synchron" (3/1300/500) in Attack Position. Yusei then tunes "Salvage Warrior" with "Junk Synchron" in order to Synchro Summon "Junk Destroyer" (2600/2500) in Attack Position. Since "Junk Destroyer" was Synchro Summoned, its effect activates, allowing Yusei to destroy "Zeroboros" (as one non-Tuner monster was used for its Synchro Summon). "Junk Destroyer" attacks directly, but Varis activates his face-down "Magic Cylinder" to negate the attack and inflict damage to Yusei equal to its ATK, however Yusei activates his face-down "Power Trick" to reduce the ATK of "Junk Destroyer" to 0, thus reducing the effect damage to 0. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 23: Varis**

Varis draws. He then activates "Pot of Greed" to draw two cards. 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. He then Normal Summons "Triggering Wurm" (600/600). He then uses "Metalrokket" and "Triggering Wurm" to Link Summon "Quadborrel Dragon" (1000/LINK-2/←↓). As "Triggering Wurm" was used as a Link Material for the Link Summon of a Link Monster, Varis activates its effect to Special Summon it to a zone that Link Monster points to. He Special Summons it to a zone "Quadborrel Dragon" points to. He then activates the effect of "Quadborrel" to discard one card and destroy "Junk Destroyer". He then activates the effect of the "Borrel Half Replace" in his GY, banishing it, "Magnarokket" and "Anesthrokket" from his GY and Special Summon a LINK-2 or lower Link Monster from his Extra Deck and treat that Special Summon as a Link Summon. He Special Summons "Booster Dragon" (1900 ATK/LINK-2/↙↘) to the zone the bottom Link Point of "Quadborrel" points to. He then uses "Booster Dragon" and "Quadborrel Dragon" to Link Summon "Borrelsword Dragon" (3000 ATK/LINK-4/↑←↙↓) to the Extra Monster Zone.

"Borrelsword Dragon" attacks directly, but Yusei activates his face-down "Spirit Force" to reduce the Battle Damage to 0 and "Junk Synchron" from his GY to his hand. He then Sets a card.

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**Turn 23: Yusei**

Yusei draws. Yusei then Normal Summons "Cosmic Compass" (1/100/300) in Defense Position. Since "Cosmic Compass" was Normal Summoned, Yusei activates its effect to Special Summon one "Compass Token" (1/0/0 for both) in Defense Position (one for each monster Varis controls).

**Turn 24: Varis**

Varis draws. "Borrelsword Dragon" attacks and destroys the "Compass Token".

**Turn 25: Yusei**

Yusei draws. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 26: Varis**

Varis draws. He then activates "Link Recovery" to Special Summon a Link monster from his GY and allow Yusei to draw one card equal to the difference between the Special Summoned monster's Link Rating and the number of monsters Yusei controls. Varis Special Summons LINK-4 "Zeroboros" and Yusei draws three cards. "Zeroboros" attacks and destroys "Cosmic Compass". "Borrelsword Dragon" attacks directly, but Yusei discards "Arbitrator" to end the Battle Phase.

**Turn 27: Yusei**

Yusei draws "Graceful Revival". He then Normal Summons "Junk Synchron" (1300/500) in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to revive "Tuningware" (100/300) in Defense Position with its effects negated. Since Yusei Special Summoned a monster, he Special Summons "Doppelwarrior" (800/800) in Attack Position via its own effect. He then tunes "Junk Synchron" with "Tuningware" and "Doppelwarrior" in order to Synchro Summon "Junk Gardna" (1400/2600) in Defense Position. Since "Tuningware" was used for a Synchro Summon, its effect activates, allowing Yusei to draw one card. He then Sets two cards.

**Turn 28: Varis**

Varis draws. "Borrelsword Dragon" attacks "Junk Gardna", but Yusei activates his face-down "Descending Lost Star" to revive "Junk Warrior" (2300/1300) in Defense Position with its effects negated, its DEF reduced to 0 and its Level reduced by 1. Yusei activates his face-down "Graceful Revival" to revive "Formula Synchron" (200/1500) in Attack Position. Yusei activates his face-down "Urgent Tuning" to Synchro Summon during the Battle Phase. He then tunes "Junk Gardna" and "Junk Warrior" with "Formula Synchron" in order to Limit Over Accel Synchro Summon "Shooting Quasar Dragon" (4000/4000) in Attack Position. Since a monster was Special Summoned to a zone "Zeroboros" points to, its effect activates, banishing all cards on the field, however "Shooting Quasar Dragon" is unaffected by card effects, so it was the only card that wasn't banished. He then Sets two cards.

**Turn 29: Yusei**

Yusei draws. During the Standby Phase, "Zeroboros" is Special Summon itself via its own effect while banished to Main Monster Zone, With "Zeroboros" gains 200 ATK for each banished card -current 13 ("Zeroboros": 3000 → 5600 ATK). Varis activates 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 is one (Rokket Counters 0 → 1). Also, during the turn it is activated, Varis's Link Monsters cannot be destroyed by battle. He then activates "Half Shut", but Varis activates his face-down "Imperial Order", negating all Spell Card effects while it is on the field. Yusei chains with the Spell Card "Double Cyclone", destroying "Imperial Order" and "Link Turret". Due to the effect of "Shooting Quasar Dragon", it can negate the effects of all monsters it battles and attack a number of times equal to the number of Synchro Materials used for its Synchro Summon ("Zeroboros": 5600 → 3000). "Shooting Quasar Dragon" attacks and destroys "Zeroboros" (Varis: 200 → 0 LP).