© 2005 James Soliman Thanks to Konami for creating the game and puzzles. This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Nightmare Troubadour Puzzles ---------------------------- Beginner #01 What to Do and How to Do It Beginner #02 You Called, Sir? Beginner #03 I'll Take That! Beginner #04 Winner Takes All Beginner #05 You're Not Alone Beginner #06 Too Close to Call Beginner #07 The Penguin's Revenge Beginner #08 Attack is the Best Defense? Beginner #09 Be My Guest Beginner #10 The Koala Brothers Beginner #11 Blueprint For Revenge Beginner #12 Fusion Combinations Intermediate #01 The Stealth Squad Intermediate #02 Break the Spell Intermediate #03 Just My Type? Intermediate #04 Enter the Abyss Intermediate #05 Absorbathon Intermediate #06 Absorbathon II Intermediate #07 The Phantom Intermediate #08 Sol e Luna Intermediate #09 Grudge Match Intermediate #10 Tribute to the Stars Intermediate #11 Dual Hero Intermediate #12 Extra Large Advanced #01 Super Size Advanced #02 Sharpen Your Sword Advanced #03 Valley of the Amoebas Advanced #04 Master of Arms Advanced #05 The Samurai Advanced #06 Is That Your Necklace? Advanced #07 Run For Your Life Advanced #08 Whose Move? Advanced #09 The dying apes Advanced #10 The Three Graverobbers Advanced #11 Legend of Fusion Advanced #12 Never Underestimate Shinato If an area is not specified, there are no cards there. Numbers after the name of an area refer to the number of cards in that area. Letters in braces refer to positions of cards. {ATK} means Attack Position. {DEF} means face-up Defense Position. There may be more than one way to do each puzzle. The numbers in parentheses refer to life points. (Your life points/Opponent's life points) When asked to select Attack or Defense Position, always select Attack Position, except in Advanced #12 Never Underestimate Shinato where specified. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at lyf4christ@msn.com Beginner #01 What to Do and How to Do It ---------------------------------------- (8000/700) Your Field/4: Ryu-Ran {ATK} Illusionist Faceless Mage {ATK} Beautiful Headhuntress {ATK} Mystical Elf {ATK} Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/3: Rogue Doll {ATK} Rogue Doll {DEF} Giant Soldier of Stone {DEF} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Giant Soldier of Stone with Ryu-Ran. Attack the defensive Rogue Doll with Illusionist Faceless Mage. Attack the offensive Rogue Doll with Beautiful Headhuntress. Attack the opponent's life points with Mystical Elf. (8000/0) Beginner #02 You Called, Sir? ----------------------------- (8000/2100) Your Hand/5: Red-Eyes B. Dragon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp Blue-Eyes White Dragon Curse of Dragon Battle Ox Your Field/1: Kuriboh {ATK} Your Deck/34 Opponent's Deck/38 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon La Jinn the Mysical Genie of the Lamp. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack the opponent's life points with La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp. (8000/300) Attack the opponent's life points with Kuriboh. (8000/0) Beginner #03 I'll Take That! ---------------------------- (200/1800) Your Hand/4: Mooyan Curry Mooyan Curry Ookazi Tremendous Fire Your Deck/34 Opponent's Deck/38 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Mooyan Curry and regain your life points. (400/1800) Activate Mooyan Curry and regain your life points. (600/1800) Activate Ookazi. (600/1000) Activate Tremendous Fire. (100/0) Beginner #04 Winner Takes All ----------------------------- (8000/8000) Your Hand/3: La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp Swamp Battleguard The Bistro Butcher Your Field/4: Lava Battleguard {ATK} Mushroom Man {ATK} Magician of Black Chaos {ATK} Kuriboh {ATK} Your Graveyard/2: Saggi the Dark Clown Don Zaloog Your Deck/35 Opponent's Graveyard/40: Fire Princess x3 Delinquent Duo Minor Goblin Official Rigras Leever x2 Sebek's Blessing x2 Numinous Healer x3 Goblin Attack Force x3 Archfiend of Gilfer x2 Mystical Space Typhoon Rocket Warrior x3 Penguin Soldier x3 Solemn Wishes x2 Dunames Dark Witch x2 Magical Thorn x2 Giant Trunade Gemini Elf x3 Michizure x3 Harpie's Feather Duster Jinzo Skull Invitation Opponent's Deck/1 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon The Bistro Butcher. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with The Bistro Butcher. (8000/6200) Opponent runs out of cards to draw from their deck. Beginner #05 You're Not Alone ----------------------------- (8000/2300) Your Hand/4: Zombyra the Dark Gemini Elf Panther Warrior Raigeki Your Field/1: Kuriboh {ATK} Your Deck/37 Opponent's Field/1: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} Opponent's Deck/38 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Raigeki. Summon Panther Warrior. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with Kuriboh. (8000/2000) Attack opponent's life points with Panther Warrior by tributing Kuriboh. (8000/0) Beginner #06 Too Close to Call ------------------------------ (2000/2000) Your Hand/3: Dark Magician Girl Zombyra the Dark Panther Warrior Your Field/2: Zombyra the Dark {ATK} Ring of Destruction {Set} Your Graveyard/1: Dark Magician Your Deck/44 Opponent's Field/2: Zombyra the Dark {ATK} Panther Warrior {ATK} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Panther Warrior with Zombyra the Dark. (2000/1900) Activate Ring of Destruction and destroy your Zombyra the Dark. (100/0) Beginner #07 The Penguin's Revenge ---------------------------------- (8000/2300) Your Hand/3: Dark Magician Steel Ogre Grotto #2 Celtic Guardian Your Field/3: Muka Muka {ATK} Penguin Soldier {Set} Mushroom Man {ATK} Your Deck/39 Opponent's Field/3: Gemini Elf {ATK} x2 Wall of Illusion {DEF} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Flip summon Penguin Soldier and return two Gemini Elves to the opponent's hand. Summon Steel Ogre Grotto #2 using Penguin Soldier as tribute. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Wall of Illusion with Steel Ogre Grotto #2. Attack opponent's life points directly with Mushroom Man. (8000/1500) Attack opponent's life points directly with Muka Muka. (8000/0) Beginner #08 Attack is the Best Defense? ---------------------------------------- (8000/1050) Your Hand/4: Milus Radiant Star Boy Witch's Apprentice Shield and Sword Your Field/3: Mystical Elf {DEF} Toon Alligator {DEF} Ryu-Kishin Powered {ATK} Your Deck/39 Opponent's Field/3: King of Yamimakai Dark Rabbit Giant Soldier of Stone Opponent's Deck/43 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Switch Mystical Elf to attack position. Switch Toon Alligator to attack position. Activate Shield and Sword. Summon Star Boy. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Giant Soldier of Stone with Mystical Elf. Attack King of Yamimakai with Toon Alligator. Attack Dark Rabbit with Ryu-Kishin Powered. Attack opponent's life points with Star Boy. (8000/0) Beginner #09 Be My Guest ------------------------ (8000/8000) Your Field/4: Des Koala {SET} The Bistro Butcher {ATK} Sasuke Samurai #3 {ATK} Greed {Active} Your Deck/40 Opponent's Hand/5 Opponent's Field/1: Sinister Serpent Opponent's Deck/37 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Sinister Serpent with Sasuke Samurai #3. (8000/7300) Attack opponent's life points with The Bistro Butcher. (8000/5500) Switch to Main Phase 2. Flip summon Des Koala. (8000/1900) Switch to End Phase. (8000/0) Beginner #10 The Koala Brothers ------------------------------- (4000/4000) Your Hand/5: Creature Swap Tribute to the Doomed Spell Reproduction Shield and Sword Copycat Your Field/1: Master of Oz {ATK} Your Graveyard/2: Opti-Camouflage Armor Beast Fangs Your Deck/39 Opponent's Field/3: Big Koala {DEF} x3 Opponent's Deck/38 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Creature Swap and select your Master of Oz. Summon Copy Cat and select Master of Oz. Activate Spell Reproduction by discarding Tribute to the Doomed and Shield and Sword and select Opti-Camouflage Armor. Activate Opti-Camouflage Armor and select Copy Cat. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with Copy Cat. (4000/0) Beginner #11 Blueprint For Revenge ---------------------------------- (8000/2000) Your Hand/4: Gaia the Fierce Knight Curse of Dragon Polymerization Shield and Sword Your Field/3: Gemini Elf {ATK} Time Machine {Set} Block Attack {Set} Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/1: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Shield and Sword. Activate Polymerization and select Gaia the Dragon Champion by fusing Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Gemini Elf. (6400/2000) Activate Time Machine. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Gaia the Dragon Champion. (6400/1900) Attack opponent's life points with Gemini Elf. (6400/0) Beginner #12 Fusion Combinations -------------------------------- (8000/8000) Your Hand/2: De-Fusion Polymerization Your Field/2: Summoned Skull {ATK} Red-Eyes B. Dragon {ATK} Your Fusion Deck/1: B. Skull Dragon Your Deck/36 Opponent's Deck/43 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Polymerization and select B. Skull Dragon by fusing Summoned Skull and Red Eyes B. Dragon. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with B. Skull Dragon. (8000/4800) Activate De-Fusion and special summon Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes B. Dragon. Attack opponent's life points with Summoned Skull. (8000/2300) Attack opponent's life points with Red Eyes B. Dragon. (8000/0) Intermediate #01 The Stealth Squad ---------------------------------- (2000/4000) Your Hand/7: Forest Sword of Dark Destruction Shield and Sword Stop Defense Block Attack Enraged Battle Ox Mysterious Puppeteer Your Field/4: Stealth Bird {Set} x2 Swarm of Locusts {Set} x2 Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/6: Garoozis {ATK} Giant Soldier of Stone {DEF} Aqua Madoor {ATK} Stumbling {Active} Vengeful Bog Spirit {Active} Chain Energy {Active} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Flip summon Swarm of Locusts and destroy Stumbling. Flip summon Stealth Bird. (2000/3000) Flip summon Stealth Bird. (2000/2000) Activate Shield and Sword. (1500/2000) Summon Enraged Battle Ox. (1000/4000) Flip Summon Swarm of Locusts and destroy Vengeful Bog Spirit. Activate Block Attack and select Aqua Madoor. (500/2000) Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Garoozis with Enraged Battle Ox. (500/1800) Attack Giant Soldier of Stone with Stealth Bird. (500/1400) Attack Aqua Madoor with Stealth Bird. (500/900) Attack opponent's life points directly with Swarm of Locusts. (500/0) Intermediate #02 Break the Spell -------------------------------- (2250/100) Your Hand/6: Mystical Space Typhoon Megamorph Fairy Meteor Crush Blue Medicine x2 Mystic Wok Your Field/2: The Unhappy Maiden {DEF} Shadow Ghoul Opponent's Field/2: Dark Sage {DEF} Curse of Darkness {Active} Opponent's Deck/37 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Blue Medicine. (1650/100) [Even though it says "both your and your opponent's",it only raises yours; probably a typo] Activate Blue Medicine. (1050/100) Activate Mystical Space Typhoon and select Curse of Darkness. (50/100) Activate Megamorph and select Shadow Ghoul. Activate Mystic Wok, select The Unhappy Maiden, and select ATK points. Activate Fairy Meteor Crush and select Shadow Ghoul. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Dark Sage with Shadow Ghoul. (50/0) Intermediate #03 Just My Type? ------------------------------ (8000/8000) Your Hand/5: Axe of Despair Sword of Dragon's Soul Limiter Removal Sogen Mystic Plasma Zone Your Field/6: Thunder Dragon {ATK} Ryu-Kishin Powered {ATK} Tailor of the Fickle {Set} x2 DNA Surgery {Set} x2 Your Graveyard/1: Collected Power Your Deck/41 Opponent's Field/2: Valkyrion the Magna Warrior {DEF} Sword of the Deep Seated {Equipped to Valkyrion the Magna Warrior} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Mystic Plasma Zone. Activate Axe of Despair and select Ryu-Kishin Powered. Activate Tailor of the Fickle and switch the target of Sword of the Deep-Seated to Ryu-Kishin Powered. Activate DNA Surgery and select Machine. Activate Limiter Removal. Activate DNA Surgery and select Warrior. Activate Sogen. Activate Sword of Dragon's Soul and select Thunder Dragon. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Valkyrion the Magna Warrior with Thunder Dragon. Activate Tailor of the Fickle and switch the target of Sword of Dragon's Soul to Ryu-Kishin Powered. Attack opponent's life points with Ryu-Kishin Powered. (8000/0) Intermediate #04 Enter the Abyss -------------------------------- (8000/6400) Your Hand/7: The Masked Beast Magician of Black Chaos x3 Relinquished Dark Magician Dark Magician Girl Your Field/3: Contract with the Abyss {Set} x3 Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/2: Labyrinth Wall {DEF} Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Contract with the Abyss and select Relinquished by discarding Dark Magician. Activate Relinquished and select Labyrinth Wall. Activate Contract with the Abyss and select The Masked Beast by discarding Magician of Black Chaos. Activate Contract with the Abyss and select Magician of Black Chaos by discarding Magician of Black Chaos. Summon Dark Magician Girl using Magician of Black Chaos as tribute. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Relinquished. (5000/3400) Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with The Masked Beast. (5000/3200) Attack opponent's life points with Dark Magician Girl. (5000/0) Intermediate #05 Absorbathon ---------------------------- (8000/1000) Your Hand/2: Tsukuyomi Book of Moon Your Field/1: Thousand-Eyes Restrict {ATK} Your Deck/37 Opponent's Field/3: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} x3 Opponent's Deck/37 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Thousand-Eyes Restrict and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Summon Tsukuyomi and select Thousand-Eyes Restrict. Flip summon Thousand-Eyes Restrict. Activate Thousand-Eyes Restrict and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Thousand-Eyes Restrict. Activate Book of Moon and select Thousand-Eyes Restrict. Attack opponent's life points with Tsukuyomi. (8000/0) Intermediate #06 Absorbathon II ------------------------------- (8000/3000) Your Hand/2: Tsukuyomi Book of Moon Your Field/1: Relinquished {ATK} Your Deck/37 Opponent's Field/3: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} x3 Opponent's Deck/37 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Book of Moon and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Activate Relinquished and select opponent's face-down monster. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Relinquished. (5000/0) Intermediate #07 The Phantom ---------------------------- (100/500) Your Hand/6: A Legendary Ocean Mystic Plasma Zone Moisture Creature Red-Eyes B. Dragon The Legendary Fisherman Suijin Your Field/4: Mushroom Man {ATK} Hane-Hane {Set} Metamorphosis {Set} x2 Your Graveyard/1: Mokey Mokey Your Fusion Deck/6: Crimson Sunbird Gaia the Dragon Champion Mokey Mokey King Thousand-Eyes Restrict The Last Warrior from Another Planet B. Skull Dragon Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/2: Master of Oz {ATK} Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon {ATK} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate A Legendary Ocean. Summon Suijin using Mushroom Man as tribute. Activate Metamorphosis and summon Mokey Mokey King by tributing Suijin. Flip summon Hane-Hane, select Mokey Mokey King, then special summon Mokey Mokey. Activate Metamorphosis and summon Thousand-Eyes Restrict by tributing Mokey Mokey. Activate Thousand-Eyes Restrict and select Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Activate Mystic Plasma Zone. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Master of Oz with Thousand-Eyes Restrict. (100/0) Intermediate #08 Sol e Luna --------------------------- (2100/3800) Your Hand/5: Magician of Faith Toon Gemini Elf Catapult Turtle Blue-Eyes White Dragon Man-Eater Bug Your Field/5: Book of Taiyou {Set} Ultimate Offering {Set} Black Pendant {Equipped to Blue-Eyes White Dragon} Toon World {Set} Book of Moon {Set} Your Graveyard/1: Nobleman of Crossout Opponent's Field/3: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} x2 Black Pendant {Equipped to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon not equipped with yours} ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Book of Moon and select the Blue-Eyes White Dragon equipped with your Black Pendant. (2100/3300) Set Toon Gemini Elf. Activate Book of Taiyou and select Toon Gemini Elf. Activate Toon World. (1100/3300) Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with Toon Gemini Elf. (1100/1400) [Toon Gemini Elf was flipped face-up, not flip summoned] Switch to Main Phase 2. Activate Ultimate Offering and summon Magician of Faith. (600/1400) Activate Ultimate Offering and summon Catapult Turtle using Magician of Faith as tribute. (100/1400) Activate Catapult Turtle and select Toon Gemini Elf. (100/450) Activate Catapult Turtle and select Catapult Turtle. (100/0) Intermediate #09 Grudge Match ----------------------------- (8000/2500) Your Hand/4: Sword of the Deep-Seated x2 Yata-Garasu The Statue of Easter Island Your Field/6: Celtic Guardian {ATK} Muka Muka {ATK} Beaver Warrior {ATK} Mystic Box {Set} Corpse of Yata-Garasu {Set} Book of Moon {Set} Opponent's Field/3: Timeeater {ATK} Gradius {ATK} Beta the Magnet Warrior {ATK} ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon Yata-Garasu. Activate Mystic Box, select Timeeater, and select Yata-Garasu. Activate Sword of the Deep-Seated and select Celtic Guardian. Activate Sword of the Deep-Seated and select Celtic Guardian. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Gradius with Celtic Guardian. (8000/1300) Activate Book of Moon and select Celtic Guardian. Activate Corpse of Yata-Garasu and draw two cards. Attack Yata-Garasu with Muka Muka. (8000/0) Intermediate #10 Tribute to the Stars ------------------------------------- (1000/4500) Your Hand/5: Slot Machine Luster Dragon Butterfly Dagger - Elma Premature Burial Summoned Skull Your Field/5: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} x2 Zolga {ATK} Gust {Set} x2 Your Deck/32 Opponent's Field/5: Gearfried the Iron Knight {ATK} Spell Absorption {Active} Bad Reaction to Simochi {Active} Spatial Collapse {Active} Mirror Wall {Active} Opponent's Deck/43 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon Slot Machine using Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes White Dragon as tribute. Activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma and select Gearfried the Iron Knight. Then activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma. (1000/5000) *CHAIN* Gust and select Spell Absorption. Activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma and select Gearfried the Iron Knight. Then activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma. *CHAIN* Gust and select Mirror Wall. Activate Premature Burial and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (200/5000) Activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma and select Zolga. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Gearfried the Iron Knight with Slot Machine. (200/4800) Attack opponent's life points with Zolga. (200/2800) Attack opponent's life points with Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (200/0) Intermediate #11 Dual Hero -------------------------- (8000/6000) Your Hand/5: Necrovalley Banner of Courage Gravekeeper's Assailant Spell Reproduction Tailor of the Fickle Your Field/3: Zombyra the Dark {ATK} x2 Ojama Trio {Set} Your Graveyard/4: Big Bang Shot The A. Forces Heart of Clear Water Gift of the Martyr Your Deck/28 Opponent's Deck/42 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon Gravekeeper's Assailant. Activate Spell Reproduction and select Heart of Clear Water by discarding Banner of Courage and Tailor of the Fickle. Activate Ojama Trio. Activate Heart of Clear Water and select Ojama Token. Activate Necrovalley. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack the equipped Ojama Token with Gravekeeper's Assailant and switch it to attack posistion. (8000/4000) Attack the equipped Ojama Token with Zombyra the Dark. (8000/1900) Attack the equipped Ojama Token with Zombyra the Dark. (8000/0) Intermediate #12 Extra Large ---------------------------- (3000/2000) Your Field/5: Giant Red Seasnake {ATK} Great White {ATK} Mystical Elf {ATK} Megamorph {Set} x2 Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/2: Giant Red Seasnake {ATK} Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} Opponent's Deck/42 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Megamorph and select your Giant Red Seasnake. Activate Megamorph and select Great White. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Mystical Elf. (800/2000) Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with your Giant Red Seasnake. (800/1400) Attack opponent's Giant Red Seasnake with Great White. (800/0) Advanced #01 Super Size ----------------------- (2200/3200) Your Field/6: Giant Red Seasnake {ATK} Harpie Lady {ATK} Ryu-Kishin {ATK} Megamorph {Set} x3 Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/3: Robotic Knight {ATK} Giant Red Seasnake {ATK} Celtic Guardian {ATK} Opponent's Deck/42 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Megamorph and select your Giant Red Seasnake. Activate Megamorph and select Harpie Lady. Activate Megamorph and select Robotic Knight. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's Giant Red Seasnake with Harpie Lady. (2200/2400) Attack opponent's Celtic Guardian with Giant Red Seasnake. (2200/200) Attack opponent's Robotic Knight with Ryu-Kishin. (2200/0) Advanced #02 Sharpen Your Sword ------------------------------- (8000/2900) Your Hand/2: Giant Trunade Big Bang Shot Your Field/2: Dimensional Warrior {ATK} Maha Vailo {ATK} Your Deck/36 Opponent's Field/3: Spirit Reaper {DEF} Mystical Elf {DEF} United We Stand {Equipped to Mystical Elf} Opponent's Deck/45 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Big Bang Shot and select Mystical Elf. Activate Giant Trunade. Activate Big Bang Shot and select Dimensional Warrior. Attack Spirit Reaper with Dimensional Warrior. (8000/1500) Attack opponent's life points with Maha Vailo. (8000/0) Advanced #03 Valley of the Amoebas ---------------------------------- (8000/5000) Your Hand/7: Monster Reincarnation Divine Wrath Autonomous Action Unit Creature Swap Reinforcements Mystic Box Cathedral of Nobles Your Field/3: Abyss Soldier {ATK} Ameba {Set} The Fiend Megacyber {ATK} Your Deck/30 Opponent's Field/2: Wall of Illusion {DEF} Messenger of Peace {Active} Opponent's Deck/38 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Cathedral of Nobles. Set Divine Wrath. Flip summon Ameba. Activate Mystic Box, select Wall of Illusion, then select Ameba. Activate Divine Wrath by discarding Creature Swap. Activate Autonomous Action Unit and select Wall of Illusion. (6500/5000) Activate Monster Reincarnation and select Ameba by discarding Reinforcements. Activate Abyss Soldier and select Messenger of Peace by discarding Ameba. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with Abyss Soldier. (6500/3200) Attack opponent's life points with Wall of Illusion. (6500/2200) Attack opponent's life points with The Fiend Megacyber. (6500/0) Advanced #04 Master of Arms --------------------------- (8000/2000) Your Hand/6: Rod of Silence - Kay'est Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce Shooting Star Bow - Ceal Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou Gravity Axe - Grarl Butterfly Dagger - Elma Your Field/1: Oscillo Hero #2 {ATK} Your Deck/33 Opponent's Field/1: Slate Warrior {ATK} Opponent's Deck/39 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce and select Oscillo Hero #2 by discarding Rod of Silence - Kay'est. Activate Shooting Star Bow - Ceal and select Slate Warrior. Activate Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou and select Oscillo Hero #2 by discarding Butterfly Dagger - Elma. Activate Gravity Axe - Grarl and select Oscillo Hero #2. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Slate Warrior with Oscillo Hero #2. (8000/1400) Attack opponent's life points with Oscillo Hero #2. (8000/0) Advanced #05 The Samurai ------------------------ (8000/5000) Your Hand/3: Panther Warrior Summoned Skull Blue-Eyes White Dragon Your Field/7: Sasuke Samurai {ATK} x2 Dark Room of Nightmare {Set} Darkness Approaches {Set} Black Pendant {Set} x2 Block Attack {Set} Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/1: Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon Panther Warrior. Activate Block Attack and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Activate Darkness Approaches and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon by discarding Summoned Skull and Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Activate Dark Room of Nightmare. Activate Black Pendant and equip Sasuke Samurai. Activate Black Pendant and equip your stronger Sasuke Samurai. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with your weaker Sasuke Samurai. Attack opponent's life points with your stronger Sasuke Samurai. (8000/3500) Attack opponent's life points with Panther Warrior using your stronger Sasuke Samurai as tribute. (8000/0) Advanced #06 Is That Your Necklace? ----------------------------------- (8000/6600) Your Hand/3: Great White Curse of Dragon Blue-Eyes White Dragon Your Field/6: Magician of Faith {ATK} Cannon Soldier {ATK} Dark Room of Nightmare {Set} Book of Moon {Set} Black Pendant {Set} x2 Your Deck/40 Opponent's Field/1: Summoned Skull {ATK} Opponent's Deck/40 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Dark Room of Nightmare. Activate Book of Moon and select Summoned Skull. Summon Great White. Activate Black Pendant and select Great White. Activate Black Pendant and select Great White. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Summoned Skull with Cannon Soldier. Attack opponent's life points with Magician of Faith. (8000/6300) Attack opponent's life point with Great White. (8000/3700) Switch to Main Phase 2. Activate Cannon Soldier and select Magician of Faith. (8000/2900) Activate Cannon Soldier and select Great White. (8000/500) Activate Cannon Soldier and select Cannon Soldier. (8000/0) Advanced #07 Run For Your Life ------------------------------- (1000/3500) Your Hand/4: Call of the Haunted Executor - Makyura Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow Rope of Life Your Field/1: Byser Shock Your Deck/35 Opponent's Field/2: Beautiful Headhuntress {ATK} x2 Opponent's Deck/38 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon Executor - Makyura. Set Call of the Haunted. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Executor - Makyura. Attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Byser Shock. Activate Rope of Life. Attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Byer Shock. Activate Call of the Haunted and select Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow. Attack opponent's life points with Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, and return Call of the Haunted to your hand. (1000/2500) Activate Call of the Haunted and select Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow. Attack opponent's life points with Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, and return Call of the Haunted to your hand. (1000/1500) Activate Call of the Haunted and select Executor - Makyura. Attack opponent's life points with Executor - Makyura. (1000/0) Advanced #08 Whose Move? ------------------------ (1500/4000) Your Hand/7: Soul Reversal Fairy of the Spring Emergency Provisions Toon World Tribute to the Doomed Premature Burial Mega Ton Magical Cannon Your Field/6: Royal Magical Library {DEF} Dark Magician {ATK} Tower of Babel {Active} Tower of Babel {Set} Miracle Restoring {Set} x2 Your Graveyard/2: Man-Eater Bug Exiled Force Your Deck/25 [Top card is Breaker the Magical Warrior] Opponent's Field/4: Labyrinth Wall {DEF} Gravity Bind {Active} x2 Convulsion of Nature {Active} Opponent's Deck/39 [Top card is Barrel Dragon] ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Premature Burial and select Exiled Force. (700/4000) Activate Exiled Force and select Dark Magician. Activate Fairy of the Spring and select Premature Burial. Activate Miracle Restoring, select Tower of Babel twice, and select Dark Magician. Activate Tower of Babel. Activate Tribute to the Doomed and select Dark Magician by discarding Premature Burial. Activate Royal Magical Library. Activate Miracle Restoring, select Tower of Babel and Tower of Babel, and select Dark Magician. Activate Soul Reversal, select Man-Eater Bug, chain Emergency Provisions, and select only Soul Reversal. (1700/4000) Activate Toon World. (700/4000) Summon Breaker the Magical Warrior. Activate Mega Ton Magical Cannon and select Royal Magical Library three times, Tower of Babel three times, Tower of Babel three times, and Breaker the Magical Warrior. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack opponent's life points with Breaker the Magical Warrior. (700/2400) Attack opponent's life points with Dark Magician. (700/0) Advanced #09 The dying apes --------------------------- (1000/1000) Your Field/6: Dark Jeroid {Set} Berserk Gorilla {ATK} Swarm of Locusts {Set} Rush Recklessly {Set} Final Attack Orders {Active} Ring of Destruction {Set} Your Deck/35 Opponent's Field/4: Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon {ATK} Toll {Active} Begone, Knave! {Active} Ectoplasmer {Active} Opponent's Deck/36 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Flip summon Swarm of Locusts and select Begone, Knave! Flip summon Dark Jeroid and select Swarm of Locusts. Activate Rush Recklessly and select Swarm of Locusts. Activate Ring of Destruction and select Swarm of Locusts. (100/100) Switch to End Phase and select Dark Jeroid. (100/0) [Berserk Gorilla only has to attack when possible, and because of Toll and the low amount of life points you have, it is impossible to attack] Advanced #10 The 3 Graverobbers ----------------------------------- (4500/5400) Your Hand/6: Woodland Sprite Book of Moon Cemetary Bomb Dimension Distortion Archfiend of Gilfer The Spell Absorbing Life Your Field/6: Banisher of the Light {DEF} Man-Eater Bug {Set} Graverobber {Set} x3 Cathedral of Nobles {Active} Your Deck/37 Opponent's Field/3: Banisher of the Light {DEF} Jinzo {ATK} Gravity Bind {Active} Opponent's Graveyard/6: Laser Cannon Armor Machine Conversion Factory Nitro Unit Lightning Vortex Invigoration Buster Rancher Opponent's Deck/37 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Summon Archfiend of Gilfer using your Banisher of Light as tribute. Activate Book of Moon and select Jinzo. Activate Graverobber and select Invigoration. Activate Graverobber and select Lightning Vortex. Activate Graverobber and select Nitro Unit. Activate Lightning Vortex by discarding Woodland Sprite. (2500/5400) Activate Dimension Distortion and select Woodland Sprite. Set The Spell Absorbing Life. Activate The Spell Absorbing Life. (4100/5400) Activate Invigoration and select Woodland Sprite. (2100/5400) Activate Nitro Unit and select Jinzo. (100/5400) Switch Man-Eater Bug to Attack Position. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Jinzo with Archfiend of Gilfer. (100/3000) Attack opponent's life points with Woodland Sprite. (100/1700) Attack opponent's life points with Man-Eater Bug. (100/1250) Switch to Main Phase 2. Activate Woodland Sprite and select Invigoration. (100/750) Set Cemetary Bomb. Activate Cemetary Bomb. (100/0) Advanced #11 Legend of Fusion ----------------------------- (8000/10500) Your Hand/6: Blue-Eyes White Dragon x3 Baby Dragon Muka Muka Buster Blader Your Field/7: Magician of Faith {Set} Des Kangaroo {ATK} Mystical Sheep #1 {ATK} Stop Defense {Set} Monster Reincarnation {Set} Polymerization {Set} Fairy Meteor Crush {Set} Your Graveyard/4: Luster Dragon Gilford the Lightning Insect Queen Wild Nature's Release Your Fusion Deck/3: Dark Paladin Master of Oz Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Your Deck/34 Opponent's Field/5: Arsenal Bug {DEF} The Unhappy Maiden {DEF} King Tiger Wanghu {DEF} Spirit Reaper {DEF} Obnoxious Celtic Guard {DEF} Opponent's Deck/35 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Polymerization, select Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and select Mystical Sheep #1, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Flip summon Magician of Faith and select Polymerization. Activate Monster Reincarnation and select Mystical Sheep #1 by discarding Baby Dragon. Activate Polymerization, select Dark Paladin, and select Mystical Sheep #1 and Buster Blader. Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon using Magician of Faith and Des Kangaroo as tribute. Activate Stop Defense and select Obnoxious Celtic Guard. Activate Fairy Meteor Crush and select Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Obnoxious Celtic Guard with Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (8000/8900) Attack Obnoxious Celtic Guard with Dark Paladin. (8000/4400) Attack The Unhappy Maiden with Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. (8000/0) Advanced #12 Never Underestimate Shinato ---------------------------------------- (1500/8000) Your Hand/3: Shinato, King of a Higher Plane Shinato's Ark Night Assailant Your Field/5: Judge Man {ATK} Blue-Eyes White Dragon {ATK} Ceasefire {Set} Zero Gravity {Set} The Shallow Grave {Set} Your Graveyard/3: Koitsu Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer Penguin Soldier Your Deck/34 Opponent's Field/2: Reflect Bounder Des Kangaroo Opponent's Graveyard/1: Jirai Gumo Opponent's Deck/39 ******** -=-=-=-= Solution =-=-=-=- ******** Activate Shinato's Ark, select Judge Man and Night Assailant, select Defense Position, and select Penguin Soldier. Summon Penguin Soldier. Activate The Shallow Grave and select Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer. Activate Ceasefire. (1500/5000) Switch to Battle Phase. Attack Jirai Gumo with Penguin Soldier. Attack Des Kangaroo with Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (1500/3500) Activate Zero Gravity. Attack Reflect Bounder with Shinato, King of a Higher Plane. (1500/1800) Attack opponent's life points with Kycoo, the Ghost Destroyer. (1500/0)