Ranked Duel between OtterFan48 and Yakremo

The Ranked Duel between OtterFan48 and Yakremo was a Rookie Ranked Duel that occurred on the 7th October 2022. OtterFan48 felt he only won this Duel because his opponent did not read what some of his (OtterFan48's) cards do. OtterFan48 uploaded the replay of this Duel on the 13th October 2022.

## The Duel

OtterFan48 picked Yugi Muto (DSOD) and had Gathering of Disciples as their skill whilst Yakremo picked Seto Kaiba (DM) and did not set a skill.

Turn #01: OtterFan48

OtterFan48's opening hand contains "Apple Magician Girl", "Dark Magician", "Magic Formula" and "Dark Magician Girl". Due to not having additional Level 5 or lower Spellcaster-Type monsters in the hand (in order to activate the effect of "Apple Magician Girl" if it is targeted for an attack), OtterFan48 Sets "Apple Magician Girl" (3/1200/800) in face-down Defense Position.

Turn #02: Yakremo

Yakremo's opening hand contains "De-Spell", "Mystical Space Typhoon", "Luster Dragon" and "Dragon Spirit of White". Yakremo draws "Statue of Anguish Pattern". Yakremo Sets "Statue of Anguish Pattern", "De-Spell" and "Mystical Space Typhoon" face-down. Yakremo then Sets "Luster Dragon" (4/1900/1600) in face-down Defense Position.

Turn #03: OtterFan48

OtterFan48 draws "Magicians' Defense". OtterFan48 Tributes "Apple Magician Girl" in order to Tribute Summon "Dark Magician Girl" (6/2000/1700). Yakremo activates their Set Trap "Statue of Anguish Pattern" to Special Summon it as a monster (7/0/2500) in Defense Position. OtterFan48 then activates the Equip Spell "Magic Formula" and targets "Dark Magician Girl", but before it can be equipped, Yakremo activates their Set Quick-Play Spell "Mystical Space Typhoon" and targets "Magic Formula". "Mystical Space Typhoon" destroys "Magic Formula" which cannot resolve as it is no longer face-up on the field. Since "Magic Formula" has been sent to the GY, its effect increases OtterFan48's LP by 1000 (OtterFan48: 4000 → 5000 LP). OtterFan48 Sets "Magicians' Defense". "Dark Magician Girl" attacks Yakremo's Set monster which is revealed to be "Luster Dragon" (4/1900/1600). "Dark Magician Girl" destroys "Luster Dragon".

Turn #04: Yakremo

Yakremo draws "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark". Yakremo activates the effect of "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" in their hand to Special Summon it (9/2600/3000) in Attack Position by banishing two Normal Monsters from their hand or GY. Yakremo banishes "Luster Dragon" from the GY and "Dragon Spirit of White" (as it is treated as a Normal Monster whilst in the hand) from their hand. The effect of "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" makes all of OtterFan48's monsters lose 500 ATK and DEF for each Dragon-Type monster Yakremo controls. They currently control one ("Dark Magician Girl" ATK: 2000 → 1500, DEF: 1700 → 1200). "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" attacks "Dark Magician Girl", but OtterFan48 activates their Set Continuous Trap "Magicians' Defense". Now as long as OtterFan48 controls a Spellcaster-Type monster, all damage OtterFan48 takes is halved and if "Magicians' Defense" is sent from the field to the GY, OtterFan48 can Special Summon one Spellcaster-Type monster from their GY. The attack continues and "Dark Magician Girl" is destroyed (OtterFan48: 5000 → 4450 LP).

Turn #05: OtterFan48

OtterFan48 draws "Lemon Magician Girl". OtterFan48 Normal Summons "Lemon Magician Girl" (2/800/600). "Lemon Magician Girl" loses 500 ATK and DEF due to "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" ("Lemon Magician Girl" ATK: 800 → 300, DEF: 600 → 100).

Turn #06: Yakremo

Yakremo draws "Protector with Eyes of Blue". Yakremo Normal Summons "Protector with Eyes of Blue" (1/800/1300). "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" attacks "Lemon Magician Girl" but since "Lemon Magician Girl" was targeted for an attack, OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Lemon Magician Girl" to Special Summon one Spellcaster-Type monster from their hand, but its effects (if any) are negated. OtterFan48 Special Summons "Dark Magician" (7/2500/2100) in Attack Position. "Dark Magician" also loses 500 ATK and DEF due to "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" ("Dark Magician" ATK: 2500 → 2000, DEF: 2100 → 1600). The effect of "Lemon Magician Girl" then changes the attack target to "Dark Magician" and makes the ATK of "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" become half its current ATK ("World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" ATK: 2600 → 1300). "Dark Magician" destroys "World Legacy Dragon Mardark" (Yakremo: 4000 → 3300 LP). Since "World Legacy Guardragon Mardark" is no longer face-up on the field, OtterFan48's monsters regain their lost ATK and DEF ("Lemon Magician Girl" ATK: 300 → 800, DEF: 100 → 600)("Dark Magician" ATK: 2000 → 2500, DEF: 1600 → 2100). "Protector with Eyes of Blue" attacks "Lemon Magician Girl". Both monsters are destroyed in a Double KO.

Turn #07: OtterFan48

OtterFan48 draws "Berry Magician Girl". OtterFan48 Normal Summons "Berry Magician Girl" (1/400/400). Since "Berry Magician Girl" was Normal Summoned, OtterFan48 activates its effect to add one "Magician Girl" monster from their Deck to their hand. OtterFan48 adds "Kiwi Magician Girl".

Turn #08: Yakremo

Yakremo draws "Mystery Shell Dragon". Yakremo Normal Summons "Mystery Shell Dragon" (4/2000/0). "Mystery Shell Dragon" attacks "Berry Magician Girl" but since "Berry Magician Girl" was targeted for an attack, OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Berry Magician Girl" to change its battle position (ATK: 400 → DEF: 400) and Special Summon one "Magician Girl" monster from their Deck, except another copy of "Berry Magician Girl". OtterFan48 Special Summons "Chocolate Magician Girl" (4/1600/1000) from their Deck in Attack Position. A replay occurs and "Mystery Shell Dragon" attacks "Chocolate Magician Girl" but OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Kiwi Magician Girl" in their hand, discarding it to increase the ATK and DEF of all "Magician Girl" monsters that OtterFan48 controls by 300 for each "Magician Girl" monster with different names that OtterFan48 controls or is in their GY until the End Phase. There are currently six ("Berry Magician Girl" ATK: 400 → 2200, DEF: 400 → 2200)("Chocolate Magician Girl" ATK: 1600 → 3400, DEF: 1000 → 2800). "Chocolate Magician Girl" destroys "Mystery Shell Dragon" (Yakremo: 3300 → 1900 LP). During the End Phase, the effect of "Kiwi Magician Girl" expires ("Berry Magician Girl" ATK: 2200 → 400, DEF: 2200 → 400)("Chocolate Magician Girl" ATK: 3400 → 1600, DEF: 2800 → 1000).

Turn #09: OtterFan48

OtterFan48 draws "Magician's Rod". OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Chocolate Magician Girl" to discard one Spellcaster-Type monster and then draw one card. OtterFan48 discards "Magician's Rod" and draws "Dark Magical Circle". OtterFan48 activates the Continuous Spell "Dark Magical Circle". When "Dark Magical Circle" is activated, OtterFan48 can look at the top three cards of their Deck and add one "Dark Magician" or one Spell/Trap that lists "Dark Magician" in its card text among them to their hand, and then place the rest back on top of their Deck in any order. The three cards that OtterFan48 looks at are "Eternal Soul", "Apprentice Illusion Magician" and "Magician Navigation". OtterFan48 adds "Eternal Soul" to their hand and places "Apprentice Illusion Magician" and "Magician Navigation" on the top of their Deck. OtterFan48 switches "Chocolate Magician Girl" to Defense Position (ATK: 1600 → DEF: 1000). OtterFan48 Sets "Eternal Soul".

Turn #10: Yakremo

Yakremo draws "Shadow Spell". Yakremo Sets "Shadow Spell".

Turn #11: OtterFan48

OtterFan48 draws "Apprentice Illusion Magician". OtterFan48 Tributes "Berry Magician Girl" to Tribute Summon "Apprentice Illusion Magician" (6/2000/1700). Since "Apprentice Illusion Magician" was Normal or Special Summoned, OtterFan48 activates its effect to add one "Dark Magician" from their Deck to their hand, but Yakremo activates their Set Continuous Trap "Shadow Spell" and targets "Dark Magician" and attempt to reduce its ATK by 700 and prevent it from attacking or changing its battle position, but OtterFan48 activates their Set Continuous Trap "Eternal Soul". As long as "Eternal Soul" is face-up on the field, each "Dark Magician" in OtterFan48's Main Monster Zones are unaffected by Yakremo's card effects. Therefore "Dark Magician" is unaffected by "Shadow Spell". OtterFan48 switches "Chocolate Magician Girl" to Attack Position (DEF: 1000 → ATK: 1600). OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Chocolate Magician Girl" to discard one Spellcaster-Type monster and then draw one card. OtterFan48 discards "Dark Magician" and draws "Spellbook of Knowledge". "Dark Magician" attacks "Statue of Anguish Pattern" and since another DARK monster OtterFan48 controls is battling an opponent's monster, OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Apprentice Illusion Magician" to Tribute itself and increase the ATK and DEF of "Dark Magician" by 2000 during damage calculation only ("Dark Magician" ATK: 2500 → 4500, DEF: 2100 → 4100). The attack continues and "Statue of Anguish Pattern" is destroyed ("Dark Magician" ATK: 4500 → 2500, DEF: 4100 → 2100). "Chocolate Magician Girl" attacks Yakremo directly (Yakremo: 1900 → 300 LP). OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Eternal Soul" to Special Summon one "Dark Magician" from their hand or GY. OtterFan48 Special Summons the "Dark Magician" (7/2500/2100) that they discarded via the effect of "Chocolate Magician Girl" from the GY in Attack Position. Since a "Dark Magician" was Normal or Special Summoned while OtterFan48 controlled "Dark Magical Circle", OtterFan48 activates the effect of "Dark Magical Circle" to banish one card Yakremo controls. Yakremo's Set "De-Spell" is banished. The "Dark Magician" Special Summoned by "Eternal Soul" attacks Yakremo directly (Yakremo: 300 → 0 LP).

OtterFan48 wins!

## Decklists

OtterFan48**Monsters**
Normal Monsters
* Dark Magician x2

Effect Monsters
* Apple Magician Girl
* Apprentice Illusion Magician
* Berry Magician Girl
* Chocolate Magician Girl
* Dark Magician Girl
* Kiwi Magician Girl
* Lemon Magician Girl
* Magician's Rod
**Spells** & **Traps**
Spells
* Dark Magical Circle
* Magic Formula
* Spellbook of Knowledge

Traps
* Eternal Soul
* Magician Navigation
* Magicians' Defense

Yakremo**Monsters**
Normal Monsters
* Luster Dragon
* Mystery Shell Dragon

Effect Monsters
* Dragon Spirit of White
* World Legacy Guardragon Mardark

Tuner Monsters
* Protector with Eyes of Blue
**Spells** & **Traps**
Spells
* De-Spell
* Mystical Space Typhoon

Traps
* Shadow Spell
* Statue of Anguish Pattern