User blog:LionHeartKIng/Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Log - 008: Black Guard + Avian Beast vs. Soulrune

Win without Summoning a single monster? :O

Also, first Triangle Duel. X starts with 8000 LP, while Malcolm and Miranda start with 4000 LP apiece.

Turn 1: Malcolm

 * Normal Summons "Black Guard - Axeman" (1700/1600).
 * Ends his turn.

Turn 2: Miranda

 * Draws.
 * Normal Summons "Avian Beast - Storm" (2100/900).
 * Ends her turn.

Turn 3: X

 * Draws.
 * Places "Soulrune of Pacifism" from his hand to his Pendulum Zone (Scale ?).
 * Ends his turn.

Turn 4: Malcolm

 * Draws.
 * Normal Summons "Black Guard - Templar" (1700/1000).
 * Uses the effect of "Templar", Special Summoning "Black Guard - Marshal" from his hand (1900/300).
 * Since he controls a "Black Guard" monster, he Special Summons "Black Guard - Footman" from his hand (400/2000).
 * Uses "Templar" and "Footman" to Nucleo Summon "Black Guard - Paladin" (2800/1600), but X uses the effect of "Soulrune of Stillbirth" from his hand, by discarding itself and 1 other "Soulrune" monster ("Soulrune of Warding"), to negate the Nucleo Summon of "Paladin", and banishing it.
 * Uses "Axeman" and "Marshal" to Nucleo Summon "Black Guard - Swordsman" (2700/1400).
 * "Swordsman" gains 100 ATK for each "Black Guard" monster in his Graveyard. He has 2 monsters (2700 -> 2900/1400).
 * Uses the effect of "Footman" from his Graveyard, banishing it to inflict 1000 damage to X (X: 8000 -> 7000). (Swordsman: 2900 -> 2800/1400).
 * "Swordsman" attacks, buy X activates the effect of "Soulrune of Reparations" from his hand, discarding it to make X draw 1 card each time Malcolm attacks in this Battle Phase. He draws 1 card.
 * The attack is proceeded (Malcolm: 4000 -> 3600, due to the Pendulum Effect of "Soulrune of Pacifism"), but X activates the effect of "Soulrune of Betrayal" in his hand, discarding it to redirect the damage X would take to Malcolm (Malcolm: 3600 -> 800).
 * Ends his turn.

Turn 5: Miranda

 * Draws.
 * Banishes "Avian Beast - Storm" to Spatial Summon "Avian Beast - Eurus" (2400/1000).
 * "Eurus" attacks directly (Miranda: 4000 -> 3600), but X activates the effect of "Soulrune of Reparations" in his hand, discarding it. From now on, each time Miranda attacks during this Battle Phase, X draws 1 card. He does so now.
 * Activates the effect of "Eurus", gaining 100 ATK each time it battles (2400 -> 2500/1000) (X: 7000 -> 4500).
 * "Eurus" attacks once more in a row due to its effect (Miranda: 3600 -> 3200) (Eurus: 2500 -> 2600/1000). X draws 1 card by the effect of "Soulrune of Reparations", but he uses the effect of "Soulrune of Betrayal" in his hand, discarding it to redirect the damage X would take to Miranda (Miranda: 3200 -> 600).
 * Ends her turn.

Turn 6: X

 * Draws.
 * Activates the effect of "Soulrune of Nullity" from his hand, discarding it to inflict 200 damage to Malcolm for each "Soulrune" monster in his Graveyard. There are currently 7 "Soulrune" monsters (Malcolm: 800 -> 0). As he lost the Duel, his "Black Guard - Swordsman" left the field.
 * Activates the effect of "Soulrune of Recovery" from his hand, discarding it to return "Soulrune of Betrayal" from his Deck to his hand.
 * Ends his turn.

Turn 7: Miranda

 * Draws.
 * On Miranda's Standby Phases, he uses the effect of "Soulrune of Nihilism" from his hand, discarding it to force her "Avian Beast - Eurus" to attack.
 * "Eurus" attacks (Miranda: 600 -> 200), but X activates the effect of "Soulrune of Betrayal" from his hand, discarding it to redirect the damage X would take to Miranda (Miranda: 200 -> 0).

X wins.