Round 2 gave us six recorded matches, with Chaos mirrors, Zombies, HERO plants, Gravekeepers, Skill Drain beatdown, and one very suspicious pile trying to summon Exodia with normal monsters.
El Vic vs Kztoor
Probably the best match of the round. Kztoor opened with strong control tools like Kycoo, Tribe-Infecting Virus, Shrink, Torrential Tribute, and several traps, but El Vic fought through it with HERO pressure and Plant lines. Even after losing Black Luster Soldier from hand to Spirit Reaper, El Vic still found a way to close the match with Miracle Fusion into Elemental HERO Nova Master.
Charly Goat vs Ángel
Charly survived Ángel’s early normal monster pressure and turned the games around with the Zombie toolbox. Morphing Jar refilled the hand, Book of Life kept the pressure alive, and cards like Gigantes, Vampire’s Curse, Smashing Ground, and Injection Fairy Lily helped Charly take the match.
Grondal vs ShadowEfra
This was a long Chaos grind. Both players traded removal, Thunder Dragon value, Sinister Serpent value, and Black Luster Soldier swings. Grondal had answers, including D.D. Warrior Lady, but ShadowEfra kept finding pressure through Monarchs, Fusilier Dragon, Tribe-Infecting Virus, and eventually took the match.
Epydemius vs El Pipe
Epydemius opened strong with the Skill Drain beatdown plan, using big bodies like Giant Orc, Zombyra, Goblin Attack Force, and Fusilier Dragon. El Pipe recovered in the next games with the classic Thunder Dragon Chaos shell, defensive traps, Magic Cylinder, Mobius, and a final Black Luster Soldier push to win 2-1.
Arena vs Castro
Arena brought the Zombie grind, while Castro answered with Warrior and Chaos pressure. Mystic Swordsman LV2 was especially annoying for the Zombie side, and although Arena managed to steal a game through Marshmallon and removal, Castro took the match after a final game full of tempo swings, Airknight pressure, and a decisive Ring of Destruction.
Gaona vs Totonatiuh
Gaona had to deal with the strangest deck of the round: Heart of the Underdog Exodia with normal monsters and stall cards. Totonatiuh actually stole a game by assembling Exodia, but Gaona kept the pressure with Gravekeeper’s Commandant, Necrovalley, removal for the floodgates, and a fast Game 3 finish.
After Round 2, the tournament was already moving away from simple beatdown games. Gravekeepers had to fight Exodia stall, Zombies had to survive Warriors, and Chaos decks kept proving that one big boss monster can still change everything in a single turn.
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