Another match between two Melbourne players but also friends and testing partner. Bhupinder has also come back from a 10 year hiatus and notably was our 2014 National Champion (defeating yours truly in the finals). His opponent is Kerry Xu who is playing the new Sacred Beast cards in his deck. 

Game 1

Kerry has a hand of 2 Sacred Beasts Released, Sacred Beasts Thunderclap, Magicians’ Soul, Psy-framegear Delta

Bhupinder has 2 Kewl Tune Reco, Effect Veiler, Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit, Kewl Tune Synchro

Bhupinder starts with a Normal Summon of Kewl Tune Reco adding Kewl Tune Rotary using them both to Synchro Summon Kewl Tune Track Maker. He adds Kewl Tune Cue and JJ “Kewl Tune” to hand while also looking at Kerry’s hand. He uses another Kewl Tune Reco in hand and the Kewl Tune Track Maker to Synchro Summon Zalen the Shackled Dragon. He activates JJ “Kewl Tune” extra normal summoning Kewl Tune Cue to Special Summon Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring which is tributed with JJ “Kewl Tune” to Special Summon Kewl Tune Mix adding Kewl Tune Reco to hand. Kewl Tune Mix and Kewl Tune Cue to make Kewl Tune Remix. He looks at the top of Kerry’s deck banishing Phara the Primordial Goddess and leaving Martyr of the Sacred Beasts on top of the deck. Bhupinder sets a card and ends his turn.

In Kerry’s Standby Phase, Bhupder uses Kewl Tune Remix to add back Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and Special Summon Kewl Tune Reco adding Kewl Tune Clip to hand. Kerry starts with Sacred Beasts Released which is stopped by that Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. He Normal Summons Martyr of the Sacred Beasts which is stopped by Effect Veiler. Next he uses Sacred Beasts Thunderclap but that gets destroyed by Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit.

Kerry concedes game 1 being bested by a swiss army knife of hand interactions.

Game 2

Kerry will start game 2 with Magicians’ Soul sending Phara the Primordial Goddess from his deck to the graveyard to Special Summon itself. He uses its effect discarding Infinite Impermanence to draw a card and is met with Bhupinder’s Droll & Lock Bird. Kerry then uses Triple Tactics Talent to look at Bhupinder’s hand of Dominus Purge, The Fallen & The Virtuous, Kewl Tune Synchro and Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion shuffling away the Kewl Tune Synchro. Kerry sets a card and ends his turn

Bhupinder starts his turn with The Fallen & The Virtuous sending Albion the Branded Dragon to destroy Magician’s Soul. He sets a trap and in the End Phase sets another The Fallen & The Virtuous.

Kerry draws and activtes Sacred Beasts Thunderclap. It’s quickly met with The Fallen & The Virtuous before Kerry ends his turn

Bhupinder draws and shakes his head. He ends his turn, while Kerry adds back the recently destroyed Sacred Beasts Thunderclap to hand.

Kerry activates the Sacred Beasts Thunderclap using its effect to place another 2 copies onto the field as well a Fallen Paradise of the Sacred Beasts. He activates Fallen Paradise of the Sacred Beasts and Bhupinder stops it with Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion. He activates it again, prompting Bhupinder to read the card and learn in fact that it can be used thrice a turn!! This time it goes through summoning Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder - Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe. Kerry uses the second effect of the Fallen Paradise of the Sacred Beasts to draw 2 cards but Bhupinder stops that with Dominus Purge. Kerry Normal Summons Droll & Lock Bird and uses it to Link Summon Linkuriboh attacking with both monsters for 4300. He then uses both to Link Summon S:P Little Knight banishing Ecclesia and the Dark Dragon from Bhupinder’s graveyard.

Bhupinder draws and yet again ends his turn with Kerry again adding back Sacred Beasts Thunderclap from the graveyard. 

Kerry like last turn activates Sacred Beasts Thunderclap placing 2 back from the graveyard and uses Fallen Paradise of the Sacred Beasts to send the 3 again for Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder - Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe which is able to attack to win game 2.

Game 3

Bhupinder chooses to go first.

He starts with Normal Summon Kewl Tune Reco adding Kewl Tune Rotary and Kerry has Droll & Lock Bird. Kewl Tune Rotary and Kewl Tune Reco are used to make Kewl Tune Track Maker. Bhupinder is able to see Kerry’s hand of 2 Sacred Beasts Released, Uria, Lord of Searing Flames - Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire and Phara the Primordial Goddess. Maker and another Kewl Tune Reco are used to Synchro Summon Zalen the Shackled Dragon. He sets a card and ends his turn.

Kerry starts his turn revealing Uria, Lord of Searing Flames - Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire to add Sacred Beasts Combined Assault and discard it. Next he activates Summoner of the Sacred Beasts discarding Phara the Primordial Goddess but Bhupinder responds with Kewl Tune Playlist to add back Kewl Tune Rotary which then adds Kewl Tune Synchro. Kerry also Special Summons Uria, Lord of Searing Flames - Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire. Kerry uses Phara the Primordial Goddess to Special Summon itself. Kerry uses Sacred Beasts Released but its stopped by Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring. In the Battle Phase he attacks over Zalen the Shackled Dragon. 

Bhupinder draws and shows Kewl Tune Rotary and Kewl Tune Cue and is off to the races knowing Kerry’s hand. The writing was on the wall and Kerry concedes.

Bhupinder is able to best the new Sacred Beast deck and show that he still has it despite a 10 year break from the game.