Episode 79 - Lightning Overdrive

## Lightning Overdrive

Lightning Overdrive is the seventy-ninth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Progression Playoff, and the fourth episode of Season 7, the SEVENS arc. It debuted on MBT Yu-Gi-Oh's YouTube channel on December 4, 2022. This episode was sponsored by Elestrals. Danny continues his tear through this season, Myutating his way to another 2-0 week. Meanwhile, Gavin is the unlucky soul to 0-2 and gets the double ban.

## Background

Lightning Overdrive was released in the TCG on June 3, 2021. This set introduced the "Amazement" and "Branded" archetypes, as well as new support for the "Utopia", "S-Force", "Dogmatika", "Bujin", "Springans", "@ignister", "War Rock", and "Sunavalon/Sunvine" archetypes. Other notable cards include Diviner of the Herald, Scrap Raptor, Drytron Mu Beta Fafnir, Tri-Brigade Bearbrumm the Rampant Rampager, Benghalancer the Resurgent, Lyna the Light Chamer, Lustrous, and a Starlight reprint of Black Rose Dragon.

Danny has separated himself from the pack with a very strong start. Brent looks to avoid falling too far behind, while the remaining 3 hope to break out of the middle tie with a good showing this week.

## Matches

### Match 1: MBT vs. Gavin

MBT Sets 1. Brent Normals Mammudand attacks over Brothers. MBT Sets 1 again! Brent Normals Orpis, then pitches Nervall for Kerass and does Tri-Brigade plays. Brent goes Kerass for DDL then attacks for damage. MBT draws nothing and surrenders.

Winner: Brent

### Match 2: Leah vs. Brent

Danny Normals Fortia and Sets 2. Leah activates Mountain and adds Mammud, then Normals Mammud, then Danny activates Rapid Racing and changes Mammud to Defense. Danny flips Expansion in End Phase for ST-46 and adds Cry. Danny goes ST-46 for Arsenal, then Normals another Fortia. Danny attacks over Mammud, then Leah uses Generations to get Skyler from Deck. Leah Normals Orpis and attacks Fortia. Danny goes Fraktall to dump, then Normals Nervall to make DDL. Danny activates DDL and Leah chains Expendable Dai to out the DDL. Danny attacks over Orpis and attacks directly. Danny Sets 1. Leah Sets 1. Danny Tribute Summons Mammud, then Leah uses Rapid Racing to switch it to Defense. Leah Normals Mammud and attacks to pop a backrow. Danny Normals Comica and Sets Rapid Racing from Deck, then Links off for Steel Star Regulator. Danny pops Mammud and attacks, Leah then activates Generations to Summon Skyler from Deck. Leah activates Hyper Stadium to get Spiker, then goes Spiker into Manager, then Manager pops Regulator. Danny activates Cry to fuse into Synthesis and pop Manager. Danny Normals ST-46 to add Expansion and Leah concedes.

Winner: Danny

### Match 3: MBT vs. Danny

MBT activates Booty to get Golgonda, then uses Golgonda to Summon Merrymaker, then goes Merrymaker to send Sargas and attaches it. He then Specials Sovereign Serpent and Sets 2. Gavin Normals Prufinesse for War Rock Generations and Sets 2. MBT flips Punishment sending Sprind and uses Sprind to get Branga. MBT then activates Springans Call to bring back Sargas. MBT Tribute Sets a monster, then uses Branga’s effect to add Sargas. He does a series of other Springans plays and then goes to Battle. He gets in with Merrymaker but Gavin uses Rapid Racing on Serpent, then Generations to Special Mammud from Deck. Gavin tries to do a few things but realizes he can’t beat Golgonda and the Set Sphinx and concedes.

Winner: MBT

### Match 4: Gavin vs. Brent

Danny activates Nadir Servant and sends Titaniklad to add Adin and Sets 2. Brent Normals Gactos and attacks over Adin, which floats into Theo, then Sets 2. Danny Normals Theo and makes Strenna, and Brent activates Punishment to pop it. Danny activates Myutant Fusion to make a Synthesis and pops the backrow, then attacks over Gactos. Brent activates Stand-Off for Fraktall/Kitt/Nervall, then Normals Kerass, but Danny uses IDP to banish it. In the End Phase Danny goes Expansion for ST-46 and Cry. Danny goes ST-46 for Arsenal and swings in. Danny Normals Fortia, Brent activates Generations for Meteoragon, but it doesn’t beat Arsenal. Danny attacks for game.

Winner: Danny

### Match 5: Danny vs. Leah

Gavin Sets 2. Leah Normals Mammud and Specials Gactos, and Gavin goes Generations for Orpis. Leah Sets 2 and passes back. Gavin Tribute Summons Skyler and attacks. Leah activates Majestic Merry-Go-Round in Damage Step and Gavin surrenders.

Winner: Leah

## Banned Cards

### Mind Meld Ban

* Gavin says "Myutant Arsenal"
* Brent says "Myutant Fusion"

No card is banned

### Regular Ban

* Gavin bans Myutant Arsenal
* Gavin bans Myutant Synthesis

## Full Banlist

### Extra Deck

* Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
* Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons
* Myutant Synthesis
* Springans Ship - Exblowrer
* Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen

### Monsters

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

## Stats to date

### Season 7

Character win rate
 Leah
 MBT
 Gavin
 Brent

### Overall

Character Win Rate
 Gavin
 Leah
 Danny
 Brent

## Notable bits

* Danny is so good with Rapid Racing, he must be some kind of Rapid Racist
* MBT reads off events that happened during 2011
* MBT does a Jordan Peterson/Joe Rogan endorsement of the War Rock diet
* Reprise of the debate on Fortia’s gender
* MBT brings out a new character for the Great Sand Sea – Gold Golgonda
* The entire crew becomes Brent Thugs
* Danny has bribed Mr. YGOPRODeck
* The War Rocks are making Gavin Homo erectus

## Did Joseph mald?

No, but he was very sad about bricking against Brent

## Video Links

LIGHTNING OVERDRIVE - Progression Playoff

## Other Pages

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