Episode 30 - Crimson Crisis

## Crimson Crisis

Crimson Crisis is the thirtieth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Progression Playoff, and the third episode of Season 3, the 5D's arc. It debuted on MBT Yu-Gi-Oh's YouTube channel on July 24, 2021. Danny and Leah each return to the finals for a rematch of the previous week. This time it is Leah with her Morphtronics that finish on top, giving Leah her first win of Season 3.

## Background

Crimson Crisis was released in the TCG on March 3, 2009. This set introduced the "Blackwing", "Reactor", and "Assault Mode" archetypes, as well as new support for the "Morphtronic", "Frog", "B.E.S.", and "Alien" archetypes. Other notable cards in this set include Debris Dragon, Dark Strike Fighter, and Arcanite Magician.

Danny is the defending champion, and looks to build a winning streak. Gavin, the other player with a win in Season 3, hopes to retake his lead with a second win. Leah has lost in finals three times in a row in standard episodes and hopes to close it out this time. Meanwhile, MBT and Brent look to get their first wins of Season 3.

## Matches

### Play-in: MBT vs. Brent

MBT and Brent are both playing Psychics. MBT Summons Psychic Snail and Destructotron, then equips Snail with Psychic Sword to attack for a lot of damage. Brent bricks. MBT wins.

Winner: MBT

### Semifinal 1: Leah vs. Gavin

Gavin is playing Blackwing Frog Psychics, Leah is playing Morphtronics. Leah activates Morphtronic Map and gets Morphtronic Slingen to pop Gavin's Psychic Commander. Gavin Summons Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn and Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind, but Leah's Morphtronic Map has enough counters that Gavin can't beat over anything. Gavin uses Overworked to stave off death, but Leah Summons Morphtronic Celfon, which Summons Morphtronic Boarden. Leah misses lethal one turn, but Gavin can't capitalize and concedes. (In this game, a mistake is made on Morphtronic Map, as 2 counters were placed when Book of Eclipse changed the battle position of 2 monsters, when it should get only 1 counter.)

Winner: Leah

### Semifinal 2: Danny vs. MBT

Danny is playing Psychics. Both players Summon lots of Krebons. Danny draws a Book of Eclipse, allowing him to attack over the various Krebons, then makes Iron Chain Dragon. MBT gets Danny to 200 LP, but he can't recover from the Book of Eclipse turn, and Danny swarms and attacks for game.

Winner: Danny

### Finals: Danny vs. Leah

Leah makes a Black Rose Dragon to hit 3 of Danny's cards. Danny Summons an Iron Chain Dragon to take control of the field. Leah Sets monsters for a while, as she can't get over Mind Protector. She uses Prideful Roar to beat the Iron Chain Dragon, and eventually draws into Morphtronic Slingen to out Danny's monsters. Leah gets another Slingen off of a Celfon, which spells the end for Danny. Danny concedes.

Winner: Leah

## Banned Cards

* Brent bans Morphtronic Map
* Gavin bans Morphtronic Accelerator

## Full Banlist

### Extra Deck

* Goyo Guardian
* Stardust Dragon

### Spells

* Black Garden
* Morphtronic Accelerator
* Morphtronic Map
* The World Tree

## Stats to date

### Season 3

Character win rate
 Leah
 Gavin
 MBT
 Brent

### Overall

Character win rate
 Leah
 Danny
 Brent
 MBT

### Synchro Summons

Summons this Episode
 Danny
 Gavin
 Leah
 MBT

Total Synchro Summons
 Leah
 Brent
 MBT
 Gavin

## Notable bits

* MBT placing unnecessary and unhelpful amounts of counters on cards
* The return of "Gavin, are ya playin bullshit?"
* MBT pretending not to know how Mind Protector's effect works

## Did Joseph mald?

No. He made a point not to mald this episode, and stuck to it. We are all proud of him.

## Video Links

PROGRESSION PLAYOFF #30 - Crimson Crisis

Progression Playoffs Bad End Episode 3 Morphtronic Society and its Future

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