Specter vs. Vector

Featured Duel: Specter vs. Vector
 Turn 1: Specter 

Specter draws. Specter Normal Summons "Sunseed Genius Loci" (0/600). Specter then uses "Genius Loci" to Link Summon "Sunavalon Dryas" (0/LINK-1/↓) to the Extra Monster Zone. "Sunavalon" cannot be attacked, but it does not prevent Vector from attacking directly. "Dryas" also cannot be used for a Link Summon during the turn it was Link Summoned. Specter Sets a card.

 Turn 2: Vector 

Vector draws. Vector Normal Summons "Umbral Horror Ghoul" (1800/0). As he has two copies of "Umbral Horror Ghost" in his hand, Vector Special Summons both (200/200 each) in Attack Position through the effect of one copy. Vector then activates the effect of "Ghoul" to make its ATK 0 ("Ghoul": 1800 → 0/0) and Special Summon an "Umbral Horror" monster with 0 ATK from his hand. He Special Summons "Umbral Horror Will o' the Wisp" (0/0) in Attack Position. As it was summoned, Vector activates the effect of "Umbral Horror Will o' the Wisp" to change its Level to that of "Ghost" (as it's an "Umbral Horror" monster) ("Umbral Horror Will o' the Wisp":  1 → 2). Vector overlays his two "Umbral Horror Ghosts" and "Umbral Horror Will o' the Wisp" in order to Xyz Summon "Number 43: Manipulator of Souls" (2/0/0, ORU: 3) in Attack Position.

Vector activates "Umbral Horror Refresh" to return the ATK of "Ghoul" to its original value and gain Life Points equal to the change in ATK ("Ghoul": 0 → 1800 ATK; Vector 4000 → 5800). As Vector gained Life Points, the fourth effect of "Manipulator of Souls" increases its ATK by that value ("Manipulator of Souls": 0 → 1800 ATK) and inflicts damage to one his opponent's equal to that value (Specter: 4000 → 2200 LP). Since Specter lost LP, the effect of "Dryas" activates, Special Summoning 1 "Sunvine" Link Monster from his Extra Deck and then gain LP equal to the same amount lost (Specter: 2200 → 4000 LP). Specter Special Summons "Sunvine Gardna" (600/LINK-1/↑) to the bottom Link Point of "Dryas". "Manipulator of Souls" attacks "Gardna". Specter activates the effect of "Sunvine Gardna" to reduce the battle damage he would take by 800 for every Link Arrow a "Sunavalon" Link Monster that points to it has. "Sunvine Gardna" is destroyed, and its effect reduces the Battle Damage by 800 (Specter: 4000 → 3600 LP). As Specter took battle damage, he activates his face-down Continuous Trap Card "Sunavalon Glorious Growth", Special Summoning a "Sunvine Token" (0/0), then letting him Link Summon using it and monsters he controls as Link Material. Specter uses the "Sunvine Token", "Gardna" and "Sunavalon Dryas" to Link Summon "Sunavalon Dryanome" (0/LINK-3/↙↓↘) to the Extra Monster Zone. Specter then activates the effect of "Glorious Growth", gaining LP equal to the damage taken, then inflicting that amount as damage to Vector (Specter: 3600 → 4000 LP; Vector 5800 → 5400 LP).

Turn 3: Specter

Specter sends a card from his hand to the GY to activate the Continuous Spell Card "Sunvine Shrine". Once per turn, Specter can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Plant Normal Monster from his GY. He Special Summon "Sunseed Genius Loci" (0/600) from the GY. Specter uses "Genius Loci" to Link Summon "Sunvine Healer" (600/LINK-1/↑) to the zone the bottom-right Link Arrow of "Dryanome" points to. Specter activates the effect of "Healer" to gain 300 LP for every Link Arrow a "Sunavalon" Link Monster that points to it has, in this case three (Specter: 4000 → 4900 LP). The effect of "Glorious Growth" activates (Vector: 5400 → 4500 LP). Specter Normal Summons "Sunseed Genius Loci" (0/600). Specter then uses "Genius Loci" to Link Summon "Sunvine Thrasher" (800/LINK-1/↓) to the bottom-left Link Point of "Dryanome". Specter activates the effect of "Thrasher", which lets him increase its ATK by 800 for every Link Arrow a "Sunavalon" Link Monster that points to it has, in this case three ("Thrasher": 800 → 3200 ATK). "Thrasher" attacks "Manipulator of Souls" (Vector: 4500 → 3100 LP), but it isn't destroyed as "Thrasher" isn't a "Number" monster. Specter Sets a card.

 Turn 4: Vector 

Vector draws. Vector activates the effect of "Ghoul" ("Ghoul": 1800 → 0 ATK) to Special Summon "Will o' the Wisp" (0/0) in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to target "Ghoul ("Ghoul": Level 2 → 4). Vector Normal Summons another "Will O' the Wisp" (0/0). He then activates its effect to target "Ghoul ("Ghoul": Level 2 → 4). He then overlays his two "Will O' the Wisp" and "Ghoul" to Xyz Summon "Number 104: Masquerade" (2700/1200) in Attack Position. "Masquerade" attacks and destroys "Healer" (Specter: 4500 → 2400). Since Specter lost LP, the effect of "Dryas" activates, Special Summoning 1 "Sunvine" Link Monster from his Extra Deck and then gain LP equal to the same amount lost. As the opponent activated a monster effect during the Battle Phase, Vector activates the second effect of "Masquerade" to negate the effect of "Utopia" and inflict 800 damage to Yuma by detaching an Overlay Unit ("Masquerade": 3 → 2 ORU) (Specter: 2400 → 1600 LP). Since Specter lost LP, the effect of "Dryas" activates, Special Summoning 1 "Sunvine" Link Monster from his Extra Deck and then gain LP equal to the same amount lost (Specter: 1600 → 2400 LP). As the opponent activated a monster effect during the Battle Phase, Vector activates the second effect of "Masquerade" to negate the effect of "Utopia" and inflict 800 damage to Yuma by detaching an Overlay Unit ("Masquerade": 3 → 2 ORU) (Specter: 1600 → 800 LP). Vector then switches "Manipulator of Souls" to Defense Position.

 Turn 5: Specter 

Specter draws. Specter activates the effect of "Shrine" to revive "Genius Loci" (0/600). Specter uses LINK-1 "Thrasher" with LINK-3 "Dryanome" to Link Summon "Sunavalon Dryatrentiay" (0/LINK-4/↑↙↓↘) to the Extra Monster Zone. Specter activates the effect of "Thrasher", which lets him increase its ATK by 800 for every Link Arrow a "Sunavalon" Link Monster that points to it has, in this case four ("Thrasher": 800 → 4000 ATK). Specter activates his face-down "Sunavalon Bloom" to negate the effects of all monsters Vector controls. "Sunavalon Dryatrentiay" attacks "Masquerade". As "Dryatrentiay" is battling, its effect activates, increasing its ATK by an amount equal to the combined ATK of all monsters it points to ("Dryatrentiay": 0 → 4000 ATK). "Dryatrentiay" then destroys "Masquerade" (Vector: 3100 → 1800 LP). "Thrasher" attacks and destroys "Manipulator of Souls". As "Thrasher" destroyed a monster by battle, Specter activates its effect, Special Summoning that monster to a zone a "Sunavalon" Link Monster points to. He Special Summons "Manipulator of Souls" (0/0) to the zone the bottom-left Link Point of "Dryatrentiay" points to. He then Sets a card.

 Turn 6: Vector 

Vector draws. As he controls no monsters, Vector activates "Glorious Numbers" to revive "Number 104: Masquerade" (2700/1200) (a "Number" monster) in Attack Position and draw a card. Vector activates "Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force" to Rank-Up "Masquerade" via Chaos Xyz Evolution in order to Xyz Summon "Chaos Number 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade" (3000/1500, ORU: 1) in Attack Position. As it was Special Summoned, Vector activates the second effect of "Umbral Horror Masquerade", destroying Specter's face-down, but Specter activates his face-down Trap Card "Sunbloom Doom", which lets him choose a monster he controls, then gaining LP equal to the combined ATK of all monsters on the field with the same Type as that monster. He chooses "Thrasher" and gains LP equal to the combined ATK of all Plant-Type monsters on the field, in this case 4000 (Specter: 800 → 4800 LP). The effect of "Glorious Growth" activates (Vector: 1800 → 0 LP).