Fourteen duelists gathered for this week’s NeoGoat tournament, played over 4 Swiss rounds. As usual, Table 1 matches were recorded, giving us a close look at some very interesting duels featuring Elemental HERO Neos builds, Zombies, Burn control, Red-Eyes, and a massive 60-card Pacman-style control deck.
Here are the highlights from the featured matches.
Round 1 – Elemental HERO Neos🏆 vs Burn
The opening match featured an Elemental HERO Neos Warrior deck against a Burn strategy.
In the first duel, the Warrior player quickly took control. Don Zaloog repeatedly connected with direct attacks, stripping cards from the Burn player’s hand. Even though Messenger of Peace appeared on the field, it wasn’t enough to stabilize the situation, and the Burn player slowly lost resources.
In the second duel, a key moment came when Magician of Faith flipped and recovered Smashing Ground, allowing the HERO player to destroy Marshmallon, one of the Burn deck’s best defensive tools. With the path cleared, the Neos deck secured the match.
Round 2 – Red-Eyes (Loaner Deck) vs Zombie Earth 🏆
The second feature match involved a Red-Eyes loaner deck facing a Zombie Earth strategy.
The Red-Eyes deck attempted to establish pressure early, but the Zombie player gradually gained control through efficient monster removal and strong graveyard interactions. Once the Zombies stabilized the field, the loaner deck struggled to regain momentum.
The Zombie Earth deck ultimately won the match.
Round 3 – Elemental HERO Neos Mirror Match
Round three featured a mirror match between two Elemental HERO Neos decks. One of them was a loaner deck, while the other was a more tuned version running additional defensive Spell and Trap cards like Shrink and a higher Warrior count.
Duel 1
Both players opened aggressively with Elemental HERO Prisma, repeatedly sending monsters from the deck to the graveyard to prepare future plays.
The duel eventually turned when Jinzo hit the field, preventing the opponent from activating traps like Hero Blast. With the backrow locked down, the Jinzo player secured the first duel.
Duel 2
The second duel was very close. At one point a player attempted to swing the game by activating Heavy Storm, but the opponent chained Phoenix Wing Wind Blast, placing Elemental HERO Neos on top of the deck and buying another turn.
Despite surviving the immediate push, the duel eventually slipped away after several more turns.
Duel 3
The deciding duel started explosively with Pot of Greed, giving the non-loaner deck an early advantage.
When the opponent attempted to summon Exiled Force, Ring of Destruction was activated on the summon (since NeoGoat does not use priority). The next turning point came when a set monster revealed itself to be Magician of Faith, recovering Pot of Greed and extending the resource lead even further.
Soon after, Heavy Storm cleared the backrow, Elemental HERO Wildheart was summoned, and the advantage became overwhelming when the Magician of Faith was flipped with Book of Moon and recovered Heavy Storm again. With traps protecting the field and continuous pressure, the loaner player eventually conceded.
At this point some spectators jokingly suggested:
“Magician of Faith should be banned in the next list.”
Round 4 – Elemental HERO Neos vs 60-Card Pacman Control 🏆
The final feature match of the night was one of the most entertaining. The HERO deck faced a 60-card control deck built around Pacman-style flip monsters, traps, and Mask of Darkness recursion.
Both players were clearly enjoying the duel, and the match quickly became one of the most memorable of the tournament.
Duel 1
After several turns of exchanges, the 60-card player established control with:
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Level Limit – Area B
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Chaos Sorcerer
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Mask of Darkness
The Mask even began attacking.
The HERO player eventually broke the board with Heavy Storm, then used Necroshade’s effect to summon Elemental HERO Neos, clearing most of the field.
However, the control player recovered with Lightning Vortex and continued looping traps with Mask of Darkness.
Later in the duel, the HERO player used Snatch Steal to take Mask of Darkness and attempted the winning attack — but Compulsory Evacuation Device returned the monster to the hand.
On the following turn the Mask returned and attacked for game.
Duel 2 – A Wild Comeback
The second duel started terribly for the 60-card player.
The HERO player opened extremely strong:
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Don Zaloog attacking and forcing discards
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Elemental HERO Wildheart applying pressure
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Defensive monsters removed with Nobleman of Crossout
At one point the control player was down to 3600 LP, with only a set Cipher Soldier and a trap card.
But during the end phase the HERO player activated Royal Decree, shutting down that trap.
Next turn he summoned D.D. Warrior Lady, removed the Cipher Soldier with Nobleman, and prepared to finish the duel.
Then the unexpected happened.
During the battle phase, the HERO player attacked directly with D.D. Warrior Lady first, bringing the opponent to 2000 LP, and then attacked with Don Zaloog, declaring the discard effect — which was unnecessary.
The discarded card was Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World.
Because it was discarded by the opponent’s effect, Goldd Special Summoned itself and destroyed two cards, wiping out Wildheart and Royal Decree.
Suddenly the duel completely flipped.
Don Zaloog and D.D. Warrior Lady were eliminated next turn, the 60 card player was at only 700 LP, but back in the game.
The duel continued with a long grind involving Chaos Sorcerer, Tsukuyomi, Book of Moon, and Solemn Judgment.
At one point the HERO player attempted to destroy Chaos Sorcerer with Torrential Tribute while keeping Wildheart alive due to its trap immunity — but Solemn Judgment stopped the attempt.
Chaos Sorcerer continued attacking turn after turn while the HERO player searched for an answer.
Finally, after surviving with only 700 Life Points, the 60-card player tributed Chaos Sorcerer for Thunder Dragon, attacked, and sealed the duel.
Final Result
Against all odds, the 60-card Pacman-style control deck completed one of the most dramatic comebacks of the night and won the tournament.
What began as a duel that looked completely lost turned into a victory thanks to one unexpected discard — Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World — and careful late-game control.
It was a perfect example of what makes NeoGoat tournaments fun: creative decks, long tactical games, and moments where a single card can completely change the story of the duel.
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