Episode 77 - Phantom Rage

## Phantom Rage

Phantom Rage is the seventy-seventh episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Progression Playoff, and the second episode of Season 7, the SEVENS arc. It debuted on MBT Yu-Gi-Oh's YouTube channel on November 19, 2022. This episode is sponsored by RAID: Shadow Legends. Somehow, despite suffering from COVID, MBT uses the power of Yandere GF ASMR to go 2-0. Brent is the unlucky fellow to lose both his games and gets a double ban.

## Background

Phantom Rage was released in the TCG on November 5, 2020. This set introduced the "Tri-Brigade", "Virtual World", "Dual Avatar", and "Myutant" archetypes, as well as new support for the "Phantom Knights", "Raidraptor", "Dogmatika", "Infernity", and "U.A." archetypes. Other notable cards include Alpha, the Master of Beasts, Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder, Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu, and Jack-In-The-Hand.

Danny has the early lead, while MBT is starting out behind and looking to bounce back. Leah, Gavin, and Brent hope to use this episode to make a move early on in the final season.

## Matches

### Match 1: Gavin vs. Leah

Leah Normals Puppy and equips Durendal to search Ogier, then Sets a card. Gavin Normals Conjurer and Leah tags out Puppy for Rabby. Leah Normals Fenny and overlays for Joyous, and Gavin Punishments it. Leah Sets a card then Specials Puppy. Gavin Normals Conjurer and Leah tags out for another Rabby. Gavin overlays for Jaja and attacks into Rebby and makes Zeus. Leah uses Olifant on Zeus and Gavin Zeuses the board. Leah Normals Kerass and goes into DDL. Gavin uses Mahaama on the Kerass attack. Gavin Summons Maximus and uses the effect, then Leah tags out Puppy for Pony. Leah Normals Kerass to make Joyous, attacks directly and makes her own Zeus. Leah uses Zeus to wipe the board, then attacks for nearly lethal. Gavin Sets a monster, then Leah uses Olifant to pop it and Gavin concedes.

Winner: Leah

### Match 2: Danny vs. MBT

Danny Sets 1. MBT T-Sets then Specials Puppy. Danny activates Hyper Stadium and adds Spiker and triggers Manager and MBT goes Puppy for Rabby. Danny tags out Manager for another Spiker and goes Strenna into Vespenato, then Specials Fleurdelis to run over the board. MBT Specials Kerass and makes DDL, then Specials Gizmek Okami and uses DDL to bounce Vespenato. Danny surrenders.

Winner: MBT

### Match 3: Brent vs. Gavin

Gavin passes. Brent Normals M-05 to add Arsenal, then Summons Beast. Brent attacks and Gavin drops Mahaama and burns. Brent equips Hauteclare. Brent Normals Prufinesse, then uses Olifant to pop Mahaama. Brent attacks and Gavin drops the 2nd Mahaama. Gavin Normals Prufinesse and banishes Revolt to make Vespenato and outs Beast, then makes Zeus. Brent Tribute Summons Arsenal. Gavin fires Zeus and Brent chains Arsenal to pop it. Gavin activates Qinglong and Specials Jiji, then Normals Kerass and attacks. Brent drops his own Mahaama. Brent Normals Nervall and makes DDL, then Synchros for Penguin Brave. Brent goes for lethal but Gavin uses Punishment on DDL to save himself. Gavin flips Chuche and uses Jiji, then goes Laolao to bring back Lili. Brent tries to go to battle but Gavin has Chuche to pop Brave. Gavin Synchros for Shenshen and Brent scoops.

Winner: Gavin

### Match 4: Leah vs. MBT

Leah T-Sets and Specials Fenny. MBT Sets 1 and passes. Leah Normals Rabby and overlays for Joyous and attacks directly. MBT Normals Jiji then goes Lili, Qinglongs for Lulu, then Synchros into Shenshen and attacks over dudes. MBT Specials Lulu and searches Laolao (illegally, he did not have a Trap to send), then Synchros for Jiujiu (also illegally, he used 2 Tuners), Specials Okami and Leah surrenders.

Winner: MBT

### Match 5: Danny vs. Brent

Brent Normals ST-46, then tags it into Myutant Beast. Danny Normals Adin and crashes, then Specials Fleur from Deck to attack over Beast. Brent Specials Mahaama. Danny activates Qinglong and Summons Laolao and Sets 2. Brent goes Fraktall, then Normals Prufinesse. Danny flips Myutant Expansion to Special ST-46, then adds Myutant Cry. Danny activates ST-46 to Special Arsenal from Deck. Brent gives up.

Winner: Danny

## Banned Cards

### Mind Meld Ban

* Brent says "Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen"
* Leah says "Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen"

Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen is banned

### Regular Ban

* Brent bans Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
* Brent bans Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted

## Full Banlist

### Extra Deck

* Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
* Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons
* Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen

### Monsters

* Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous
* Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted
* Edge Imp Scythe

## Stats to date

### Season 7

Character win rate
 Gavin
 Leah
 MBT
 Brent

### Overall

Character Win Rate
 Gavin
 Leah
 Danny
 Brent

## Notable bits

* Gavin reaching his quota of incomprehensible bits that Jules half-skips
* Man sees Zeus for the first time
* MBT does “Yandere GF makes you her pet” ASMR

## Did Joseph mald?

No, but he did lose his entire goddamn mind due to COVID

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