Episode 9 - Dark Crisis

## Dark Crisis

Dark Crisis is the ninth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Progression Playoff. It debuted on MBT Yu-Gi-Oh's YouTube channel on Jan 23, 2021. Danny makes his third consecutive appearance in finals after beating MBT's brick, and Leah blows Gavin out with Duo and Sentry turn 1 to advance as the other finals participant. Leah gets the last laugh, getting her second win of the series and denying Danny a three-peat.

## Background

Dark Crisis was released in the TCG on December 1, 2003. It introduces the "Guardian" and "Archfiend" archetypes. It also contains a few high-level Ritual Monsters with effects, as well as a few generic good cards, including the first accessible good battle Trap, the common Sakuretsu Armor.

Danny is the two-time defending champion hoping to extend his win streak. Gavin has gone two consecutive weeks without winning for the first time in the series. MBT is searching for his first episode win, while Leah and Brent are hoping to tie Danny for 2nd place with their 2nd wins. Brent is also looking for his first game win since Episode 5.

## Matches

### Play-in: MBT vs. Brent

Brent is playing Archfiends, while MBT is playing general good stuff with an Apprentice Magician package. Brent starts by Summoning a Shadowknight Archfiend and using Light of Intervention, but MBT beats the Shadowknight with Magical Scientist. MBT gets a couple direct attacks in with Archfiend Soldier. Brent attempts to use Falling Down to take MBT's Archfiend Soldier, but MBT answers with Raigeki Break. Next turn, MBT makes a push with Premature Burial and closes it out.

Winner: MBT

### Semifinal 1: Gavin vs. Leah

Leah is playing Skill Drain beatdown, while Gavin is on a Convulsion of Nature/Archfiend's Oath deck. Leah opens Delinquent Duo and Forceful Sentry. Gavin tries to Raigeki Break to stop Leah's push, but Leah has My Body as a Shield, leaving Gavin with no cards. Gavin can't overcome the deficit in card advantage and Leah wins.

Winner: Leah

### Semifinal 2: Danny vs. MBT

Danny is on good stuff, but built to play under Skill Drain. Danny flips his own Skill Drain early, and answers MBT's Archfiend Soldier with Bottomless Trap Hole. Danny runs over MBT with big monsters, as MBT can't play under Skill Drain and doesn't draw a Spell/Trap. Danny wins quickly.

Winner: Danny

### Finals: Danny vs. Leah

Leah opens Sentry. She attacks over Newdoria with Shadowknight Archfiend, then rolls a 3 to negate the effect. Danny outs the Shadowknight with Magical Scientist, and the two go back-and-forth for a while. Leah eventually gets a Skill Drain with Jirai Gumo, and it proves enough as Danny can't get around it, and Leah beats Danny down for the win.

Winner: Leah

## Banned Cards

* Brent bans Skill Drain
* Gavin bans Raigeki Break

## Full Banlist

### Monsters

* Cyber Jar
* Magician of Faith
* Pyramid Turtle
* Spear Cretin
* Witch of the Black Forest

### Spells

* Chain Energy
* Fissure
* Heavy Storm
* Raigeki
* Wave-Motion Cannon

### Traps

* Call of the Haunted
* DNA Surgery
* Fairy Box
* Gravity Bind
* Imperial Order
* Raigeki Break
* Skill Drain
* Trap Hole

## Stats to date

Character win rate
 Danny
 Leah
 MBT
 Brent

## Notable bits

* Messing up some interaction, rewinding the gamestate, cutting the video, and then playing it off as though it was the first attempt in an over-the-top way,
* "Gavin, are ya playin bullshit?"
* MBT references The Scientist by Coldplay and nobody gets it
* After no less than 4 attempts to make a "Giant Orc, more like..." joke, Brent finally comes through with "more like Giant Dork"
* The effect of Mystic Tomato to change its battle position.

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