YGO EQG Ω Zenith - Episode 012

"**A Future As Bright as the Sun**" is the 12th episode of the series.

## Featured Duel: Sunburst vs. Heath Burns

The duel continues from the last episode.

**Turn 6: Heath**

Due to the effect of "Hellfire", it gains 200 ATK for every Trap Card in Heath's Graveyard. There are currently five ("Hellfire": 3000 → 4000/2500). He then activates "Altar of Restoration" to banish the top two cards of his Deck and add "Eruption Reload" from his Graveyard to his hand. He then activates "Eruption Reload" to banish "Armoured Inferno" and draw six cards. He then activates "Reincarnation of Hope" to discard two cards (Two Trap Cards) and add a monster from his Deck to his hand during his next Standby Phase ("Hellfire": 4000 → 4400/2500). He then Normal Summons "Blaze Blocker" (100/2000) in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to destroy "Sunburst Guardian". "Hellfire" atttacks and destroys "Apprentice", but Sunburst activates his face-down "Spirit Barrier". Now as long as Sunburst controls a monster, he can't take any Battle Damage.

**Turn 7: Sunburst**

Sunburst draws. He then Pendulum Summons "Burn Blader" (1800/100) and "Sunburst Familiar" (1200/1000) from his hand in Attack Position. He then activates "Brushfire" to target "Familiar" and destroy Heath's face-down.

**Turn 8: Heath**

Heath draws another "Hellfire" (The card wasn't shown, but Heath said he was one step closer to summoning his Zenith Dragon, so it was either that or his Zenith Dragon"). "Hellfire" attacks and destroys "Burn Blader".

**Turn 9: Sunburst**

Sunburst draws. He then activates "Rebirth Ritual" to Level-Up "Enchanter" and perform a Ritual Evolution, Tributing it to Ritual Summon "Sunburst Archmage" (3000/2500) in Attack Position. Due to the second effect of "Rebirth Ritual", "Archmage" gains 1000 ATK ("Archmage": 3000 → 4000/2500). He then Pendulum Summons "Enchanter" (2300/2200) from his Extra Deck in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to Tribute "Familiar", reduce the ATK of "Hellfire" by the ATK of "Familiar" ("Hellfire": 4400 → 3200/2500) and increase its ATK by half the same amount ("Archmage": 4000 → 4600/2500). He then equips "Hellfire" with "Muscle Over Mind", negating its effects and increasing its ATK by 1000 ("Hellfire": 3200 → 4200/2500). "Archmage" attacks "Hellfire", but Heath activates the effect of the "Ambush Blazer" in his hand, discarding it to activate the effect of the "Negate Attack" in his Graveyard, negating the attack and ending the Battle Phase.

**Turn 10: Heath**

Heath draws. During Heath's Standby Phase, the effect of "Reincarnation of Hope" activates and he adds "Zenith Dragon of Endless Inferno Perfignis". He then Tributes "Hellfire" and discards another copy from his hand in order to Special Summon "Perfignis" (? → 6000/? → 5000) in Attack Position. He then activates its effects to banish all Traps in his Graveyard and destroy one Spell or Trap Card for each one banished; His two Pendulum Monsters, "Spirit Barrier" and face-down are destroyed. "Perfignis" attacks "Archmage", but Sunburst activates the effect of the "Coalizard" in his Graveyard, banishing it to activate "Draining Shield" from his Graveyard, negating the attack and increasing his LP by the ATK of "Perfignis" (Sunburst 1900 → 7900). During Heath"s End Phase, the effect of "Perfignis" activates, banishing itself to Special Summon "Hellfire" (3000/2500) from his Graveyard in Attack Position.

**Turn 11: Sunburst**

Sunburst draws. He then activates "Yellow Sun Magician" (Left 1) and "Sunburst Unicorn" (Right 8) in his Pendulum Zones. He then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Sunburst Unicorn" to shuffle a card in his Graveyard into his Deck and draw one card. He then Tributes "Archmage", "Enchanter" and "Flare-Mane Lion" in order to Special Summon "Great Sage of Sunburst" (3500/3000) in Attack Position. He then Pendulum Summons "Enchanter" (2300/2200), "Flare-Mane Lion" (1800/1000) and "Flare-Quill Hedgehog" (300/200) from his Extra Deck and "Red Sun Magician" (1600/1300) from his hand in Attack Position. Since "Flare-Quill Hedgehog" was Special Summoned, its effect activates, allowing Sunburst to negate the effects of "Hellfire". He then activates the effect of "Great Sage of Sunburst" to revive "Archmage" (3000/2500) in Attack Position with its effects negated and grant itself those effects. He then actvates the granted effect of "Great Sage of Sunburst" to Tribute "Archmage" ("Hellfire": 3000 → 0/2500; "Great Sage of Sunburst": 3500 → 5000/2500). "Great Sage of Sunburst" attacks and destroys "Hellfire" (Heath 1900 → 0).