YGO EQG Shadow Gates - Episode 027

"**Queen Takes Pawn**" is the 27th episode of the series and 74th overall.

Thorax learns that her mother Chrysalis is working with Shadow, so he duels against her. Will he win?

## Featured Duel: Thorax vs. Chrysalis

**Turn 1: Thorax**

Thorax draws. He then activates "Celtic Belthir" (Left 1) and "Celtic Uruisg" (Right 8) in his Pendulum Zones. He then Pendulum Summons "Celtic Guardian" (1400/1200) and "Celtic Peallaidh" (1700/1400) from his hand in Attack Position. He then Sets a card.

**Turn 2: Chrysalis**

Chrysalis draws. She then Normal Summons "Insect Knight" (1900/1500) in Attack Position. "Insect Knight" attacks and destroys "Celtic Guardian" (Thorax 4000 → 3500). She then Sets two cards.

**Turn 3: Thorax**

Thorax draws. He then Normal Summons "Celtic Hunter" (1500/1200) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Celtic Hunter", all "Celtic" monsters gain 300 ATK ("Hunter": 1500 → 1800/1200; "Peallaidh": 1700 → 2000/1400). During the Battle Phase, the Pendulum Effect of "Uruisg" activates ("Hunter": 1800 → 2100/1200; "Peallaidh": 2000 → 2300/1400). "Peallaidh" attacks and destroys "Insect Knight" (Chrysalis 4000 → 3600). Since an Insect-Type monster was destroyed by battle, Chrysalis activates her face-down "Spirit Swarm" to look at the top card of her Deck. If it's a monster, then she can Special Summon it. The card was "Flying Kamakiri #1", so she Special Summons it (1400/900) in Defense Position. "Hunter" attacks and destroys "Flying Kamakiri #1". Since "Flying Kamakiri #1" was destroyed by battle, its effect activates, allowing Chrysalis to Special Summon "Sting Winger" (1400/1300) from her Deck in Attack Position.

**Turn 4: Chrysalis**

Chrysalis draws. She then Normal Summons "Pinch Hopper" (1000/1200) in Attack Position. She then activates "Eradicating Aerosol" to destroy "Pinch Hopper". Since "Pinch Hopper" was destroyed, its effect activates, allowing Chrysalis to Special Summon an Insect-Type monster from her hand. She Special Summons "Insect Queen" (2200/2400) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Insect Queen", it gains 200 ATK for every Insect-Type monster on the field ("Insect Queen": 2200 → 2400/2400). She then activates "DNA Surgery" and declares Insect for its effect. Now all monsters on the field become Insect-Type monsters ("Insect Queen": 2400 → 2800/2400). She then Tributes "Sting Winger" to allow "Insect Queen" to attack. "Insect Queen" attacks and destroys "Celtic Hunter" (Thorax 3500 → 2500). Since "Insect Queen" destroyed a monster in battle, its effect activates, Special Summoning an "Insect Monster Token" (100/100) in Attack Position.

**Turn 5: Thorax**

Thorax draws. He then Normal Summons "Celtic Knight" (1600/1800) in Defense Position ("Insect Queen": 2600 → 2800/2400). He then switches "Peallaidh" to Defense Position.

**Turn 6: Chrysalis**

Chrysalis draws. She then activates "Silk Spitter" (Left 1) and "Rumble Beetle" (Right 9) in her Pendulum Zones. She then Pendulum Summons "Sting Winger" (1400/1300) from her Extra Deck in Attack Position ("Insect Queen": 2800 → 3000/2400). She then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Silk Spitter" to switch "Celtic Knight" to Attack Position. She then Tributes "Sting Wnger" to allow "Insect Queen" to attack. "Insect Queen" attacks and destroys "Celtic Knight", but Thorax activates his face-down "Celtic Soul Guard" to halve the Battle Damage (Thorax 2500 → 1700). The effect of "Insect Queen" activates, Special Summoning an "Insect Monster Token" (100/100) in Attack Position.

**Turn 7: Thorax**

Thorax draws. He then passes his turn.

**Turn 8: Chrysalis**

Chrysalis draws. She then Pendulum Summons "Sting Winger" (1400/1300) from her Extra Deck in Attack Position ("Insect Queen": 2800 → 3000/2400). She then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Silk Spitter" to switch "Celtic Peallaidh" to Attack Position. She then Tributes "Sting Wnger" to allow "Insect Queen" to attack. "Insect Queen" attacks and destroys "Peallaidh" (Thorax 1700 → 500). The effect of "Insect Queen" activates, Special Summoning an "Insect Monster Token" (100/100) in Attack Position.

**Turn 9: Thorax**

Thorax draws. He then Sets a monster.

**Turn 10: Chrysalis**

Chrysalis draws. She then Pendulum Summons "Sting Winger" (1400/1300) from her Extra Deck in Attack Position ("Insect Queen": 2800 → 3000/2400). She then Tributes "Sting Wnger" to allow "Insect Queen" to attack. "Insect Queen" attacks and destroys Thorax's Set monster. It's revealed to be "Celtic Pictish Beast". Since "Celtic Pictish" was flipped face-up, its effect activates, allowing Thorax to add a Spell Card from Chrysalis' GY to his hand. He adds "Eradicating Aerosol".

**Turn 11: Thorax**

Thorax draws. He then banishes "Celtic Guardian", "Celtic Knight" and "Celtic Pictish Beast" from his GY in order to Special Summon "Celtic Warlord" (3000/3000) in Attack Position. He then activates "Eradicating Aerosol" to destroy "Insect Queen". "Celtic Warlord" attacks and destroys an "Insect Monster Token" (Chrysalis 3600 → 700). Since "Celtic Warlord" destroyed a monster by battle, its effect activates, inflicting damage to Chrysalis equal to the destroyed monster's Level x200 (Chrysalis 700 → 500).

**Turn 12: Chrysalis**

Chrysalis draws. She then Pendulum Summons "Sting Winger" (1400/1300) from her Extra Deck and "Changeling Queen" (2000/2000) from her hand in Attack Position. She then activates the effect of "Changeling Queen" to target the "Insect Queen" in her GY, increasing its ATK and DEF by the target's ATK and DEF as well as gaining its effects ("Changeling Queen": 2000 → 4200 → 5200/2000 → 4400). "Changeling Queen" attacks and destroys "Celtic Warlord" (Thorax 500 → 0).