Ai vs Lightning

## Featured Duel: Ai vs. Lightning

**Turn 1: Lightning**

Lightning draws. Lightning activates the Field Spell "Armatos Colosseum", letting him add 1 "Armatos Legio" monster from his Deck to his hand. He adds "Armatos Legio Speculata" and Normal Summons "Armatos Legio Sica" (0/400). He then uses "Sica" to Link Summon "Decurion" (1000/LINK-1/↓). Since Lightning Link Summoned an "Armatos Legio" monster, he activates the effect of "Colosseum", letting him send 1 "Armatos Legio" card from his hand to his GY to target a number of "Armatos Legio" monsters in his GY equal to the summoned monster's Link Rating and Special Summon them to the zone(s) the Link Monster points to in Defense Position. Lightning sends "Armatos Legio Gradius" to Special Summon "Sica" (0/400) from his GY next to the zone "Decurion" points to. He then sends another "Sica" from his hand to the GY to Special Summon "Speculata" (0/1800) in Defense Position from his hand via its own effect. He then uses "Sica" and "Speculata" to Link Summon "Armatos Legio Centurion" (1700/LINK-2/←→) to the zone "Decurion" points to. Lightning activates the effect of "Colosseum", sending "Armatos Legio Scutum" from his hand to the GY to Special Summon "Sica" and "Speculata" from his GY to the zones that "Centurion" points to. Lightning uses "Speculata" to Link Summon another "Armatos Legio Decurion" (1000/↓).

Lightning activates the Link Spell Card "Judgement Arrows" (↖↑↗) at the Spell/Trap Zone that the second "Decurion" points to. Lightning uses "Sica" and the second "Decurion" to Link Summon another "Armatos Legio Centurion" (1700/LINK-2/←→). Lightning Sets a card.

**Turn 2: Ai**

Ai draws. Ai Normal Summons "Pikari @Ignister" (1200/600). As it was Summoned, the effect of "Pikari" lets Ai add "Ignister A.I.Land" from his Deck to his hand. Ai then uses "Pikari" to Link Summon "Linguriboh" (300/LINK-1/↙) to the Extra Monster Zone. Ai activates the Field Spell "Ignister A.I.Land". As he controls no monsters in his Main Monster Zones, the effect of "AiLand" lets him Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "@Ignister" monster from his hand, but he can only Special Summon Cyberse monsters for the rest of the turn. Ai Special Summons "Achichi @Ignister" (300/400) from his hand to the zone "Linguriboh" points to via its own effect. Ai uses "Achichi", "Hiyari" and the DARK "Linguriboh" to Link Summon "Dark Templar @Ignister" (2300/LINK-3/↙↓↘) to the Extra Monster Zone. As he controls no monsters in his Main Monster Zones, Ai activates the effect of "AiLand" again to Special Summon "Doyon @Ignister" (400/1600) in Attack Position to a Zone "Dark Templar" points to. As it was Summoned, the effect of "Doyon" lets Ai add 1 "@Ignister" monster from his GY to his hand. Ai adds "Hiyari". As a monster was summoned to a zone his Link Monster points to, the effect of "Dark Templar" lets Ai Special Summon as many Level 4 or lower "@Ignister" monsters as possible with different names from his GY to zones his Link Monster points to. Ai targets "Dark Templar" and Special Summons "Pikari" and "Achichi" to the remaining zones it points to. He then uses "Pikari", "Doyon" and the FIRE "Achichi" to Link Summon "Fire Phoenix @Ignister" (2300/LINK-3/←↓→) to a zone "Dark Templar" points to. Ai activates the Link Spell "Judgment Arrows" (↖↑↗) in the Spell/Trap Zone the bottom Link Arrow of "Fire Phoenix" points to.

"Fire Phoenix" attacks a "Centurion", but the effect of "Centurion" negates one attack per turn on one "Armatos Legio" monster. "Dark Templar" attacks "Decurion". The effect of Lightning's "Judgement Arrows" activates ("Decurion": 1000 → 2000 ATK). "Dark Templar" then destroys "Decurion" (Lightning: 4000 → 3700 LP). Ai then activates "A.I. Mine", letting him draw a card for every Link-3 or higher "@Ignister" monster he controls. Ai draws 2 cards and sets one of them.

**Turn 3: Lightning**

Lightning draws. Lightning Normal Summons "Armatos Legio Sica" (0/400). He then activates the effect of "Armatos Colosseum", sending "Gradius" from his hand to the GY to Special Summon "Speculata" (0/1800) and another "Sica" (0/400) from his GY in Attack Position. He then uses LINK-2 "Centurion" and "Speculata" to Link Summon "Armatos Legio Legatus Legionis" (2400/LINK-3/←↓→). He then uses a "Sica" to Link Summon "Decurion" (1000/LINK-1/↓).

"Centurion" attacks "Fire Phoenix", with Lightning activating the effect of "Sica" as an "Armatos Legio" Link Monster that points to it is battling, letting Lightning destroy the opponent's monster at the start of the Damage Step without applying Damage Calculation. Since it was destroyed by a card effect and sent to the GY, the effect of "Fire Phoenix" lets Ai destroy 1 monster Lightning controls. He destroys"Centurion". "Legatus Legionis" attacks "Dark Templar". The effect of Lightning's "Judgement Arrows" activates ("Legatus Legionis": 2400 → 4800 ATK). As an "@Ignister" monster is battling, Ai activates "TA.I. Strike", making the ATK of that monster equal to that of the monster it's battling ("Dark Templar" 2300 → 3300 ATK) and if a monster is destroyed by that battle, the monster's controller will take damage equal to their destroyed monster's original ATK. The effect of "Dark Templar" prevents it from being destroyed by battle with a monster that has the same ATK, so only "Legatus Legionis" is destroyed (Lightning: 3700 → 1300 LP). As it destroyed an opponent's monster by battle, the effect of "Dark Templar" lets Ai Special Summon 1 "@Ignister" monster from his GY to a zone "Dark Templar" points to. Ai Special Summons "Pikari" (1200/600) and as it was Summoned, the effect of "Pikari" lets Ai add "Ignister A.I.Land" from his Deck to his hand. As a monster was summoned to a zone his Link Monster points to, the effect of "Dark Templar" lets Ai Special Summon as many Level 4 or lower "@Ignister" monsters as possible with different names from his GY to zones his Link Monster points to. Ai targets "Dark Templar" and Special Summons "Pikari" and "Doyon" to the remaining zones it points to.

"Decurion" attacks and destroys "Achichi". As Lightning controls no monsters in the Extra Monster Zone, he activates the Spell "Judgement Sword", targeting a Link Monster Specter controls in the Extra Monster Zone and banishing it, then Special Summoning an "Armatos Legio" Link Monster from his Extra Deck with the same Link Rating as that monster, then Special Summoning the banished monster to Spectre's Main Monster Zone. He banishes the LINK-3 "Dark Templar", Special Summons the LINK-3 "Armatos Legio Tribunus Militum" (2000/LINK-3/↙↓↘) to the Extra Monster Zone, then Special Summons the banished "Dark Templar" to Ai's field. Lightning activates the effect of "Colosseum", sending a Level 4 or lower "Armatos Legio" monster from his hand to the GY, then targeting an "Armatos Legio" Link Monster he controls to Special Summon as many "Armatos Legio" monsters as possible with different names from each other and the monster sent to the GY to activate this effect in Defense Position to his zones that Link Monster points to. He sends the Level 4 "Armatos Legio Magica Alcum" and targets "Tribunus Militum" to Special Summon "Speculata" (0/1800), "Gradius" (0/800), and "Sica" (0/400) to the zones the bottom-left, bottom-center, and bottom-right Link Arrows of "Tribunus Militum" point to respectively. Lightning uses "Speculata", "Gradius", "Sica" and "Scutum" to Link Summon "Armatos Legio Magnus Dux" (3000/LINK-4/↑←↓→) to the zone the bottom-center Link Arrow of "Tribunus Militum" points to.

Lightning activates the effect of "Magnus Dux", targeting cards on the field or GY up to the number of monsters co-linked to it and returning them to the hand. "Magnus Dux" is co-linked to "Tribunus Militum", so he targets "Dark Templar" and returns it to Ai's Extra Deck.

**Turn 4: Ai**

Ai draws. During Ai's Standby Phase, he Special Summons "Fire Phoenix" (2300/LINK-3/←↓→) from the GY via its own effect. He then overlays his "Doyon" and "Pikari" in order to Xyz Summon "Light Dragon @Ignister" (2300/1500) in Attack Position to the Extra Monster Zone. Ai activates the effect of "Wind Pegasus", letting him target and destroy a number of Spell/Trap Cards his opponent controls up to the number of "@Ignister" monsters he controls. He targets "Tribunus Militum" and "Magnus Dux", Lightning activates the effect of "Tribunus Militum", letting him negate the effects of a number of cards on the field until the end of this turn, up to the Link Rating of a Link Monster it points to. It points to the Link-4 "Magnus Dux", so Lightning negates the effects of "Fire Phoenix", "Light Dragon", "Ignister Ailand" and Ai's "Judgement Arrows". Ai Normal Summons "Hiyari @Ignister" (300/400). Ai activates the effect of "Hiyari", tributing 1 other "@Ignister" monster to add "A.I.'s Ritual" from his Deck to his hand. Ai tributes "Fire Phoenix", and since he tributed a Link Monster to activate the effect, the effect of "Hiyari" also lets him add 1 "@Ignister" Ritual Monster from his Deck to his hand as well as increase the Level of "Hiyari" by the Tributed Monster's Link Rating ("Hiyari": Level 1 → 4). Ai activates the effect of "Doshin", returning "Fire Phoenix" from his GY to his Extra Deck to add "A.I. Love Fusion" from his Deck to his hand. Ai then activates "A.I. Love Fusion", letting him Fusion Summon a monster using materials from his hand and field, and if the opponent controls an EARTH Link Monster he can use it as material. Ai uses "Doshin" and "Magnus Dux" to Fusion Summon "Earth Golem @Ignister" (2300/1500) in Attack Position.

Ai activates "A.I.'s Ritual", letting him Ritual Summon any "@Ignister" Ritual Monster by tributing "@Ignister" monsters from his hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster. As he controls a WATER "@Ignister" monster, he is allowed to also banish "@Ignister" monsters from the GY, so he Tributes the Level 4 "Hiyari" and banishes the Level 4 "Pikari @Ignister" from his GY to Ritual Summon the Level 8 "Water Leviathan @Ignister" (2300/1500) from his hand. As it was Ritual Summoned, the effect of "Water Leviathan" returns to the hand all monsters his opponents control whose original ATK is 2300 or less; he returns "Tribunus Militum". "Light Dragon" attacks directly (Lightning: 1300 → 0 LP).