User blog:LionHeartKIng/Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Logs - Episode 001: Nora vs. Ariel

So, recommencing the duel logs with some crazy duels in store.

Turn 1: Nora

 * Normal Summons "" (1800/200)
 * Activates "", discarding 1 card (""); this turn, Nora can activate 1 Trap Card from her hand.
 * Activates "".
 * Activates "Aurora Draw". Since she has no other cards in her hand, she can draw 2 cards from her Deck.
 * Sets 1 card face-down, ending her turn.

Turn 2: Ariel

 * Draws.
 * Places a card ("Wild Hunter - Dark Artemis") to her Soul Zone.
 * Sets 1 Spell/Trap Card face-down.
 * Special Summons "Wild Hunter - Devana" from her hand, since Nora controls a monster and Ariel controls none. (1600/1700).
 * Normal Summons "Wild Hunter - Skadi" (1100/1500).
 * Uses the effect of "Skadi", destroying "Devana" and banishing Nora's "Macro Cosmos".
 * "Skadi" attacks "D.D. Survivor". Note that Ariel takes no damage from battles involving it, as per its effect.
 * Activates the Soul Link 4 of "Dark Artemis" in her Soul Zone, Special Summoning from her Soul Zone, since a Level 4 EARTH monster is sent to the Graveyard. (2800/1200).
 * "Dark Artemis" attacks "D.D. Survivor", but Nora activates "", letting Nora pay 800 LP (Nora: 4000 -> 3200) to negate "Dark Artemis"'s attack, ending the Battle Phase, also by banishing the top 3 cards of her Deck, Ariel's deck ends. She does so, banishing "", "" and "".

Turn 3: Nora

 * Draws.
 * During her Standby Phase, activates the effect of "Take Over 5" in her Graveyard, banishing it to draw 1 card.
 * Normal Summons "The Forgotten Hermit" (1500/1600).
 * Overlays her "Hermit" and "Survivor" for "" (2500/1900).
 * Activates the effect of "Judgment Knight", allowing Nora to draw 1 card.
 * Activates the effect of "Judgment Knight", detaching 1 Xyz Material from itself ("Survivor") to reduce "Dark Artemis's ATK by the number of Nora's banished monsters x500 for this turn only. She has 4 banished cards (Dark Artemis: 2800 -> 800/1200)
 * Nora activates "", Ranking-Up her "Shining Judgment Knight" to Xyz Summon "" (2800/2400).
 * Uses the effect of "Nemesis Knight", destroying Ariel's Set card, which is "", which lets Ariel draw 1 card, as it was destroyed by Nora's effect while it was Set.
 * Uses the effect of "Nemesis Knight", detaching 1 Xyz Material from itself ("Hermit") to destroy opponent's cards up to the number of her banished cards, so she destroys "Dark Artemis".
 * Ariel uses the effect of "Dark Artemis". As it is destroyed by battle or by a monster effect, while that monster is on the field, Nora takes damage equal to the ATK of that monster (Nora: 3200 -> 400).
 * Nemesis Knight attacks Ariel directly (Ariel: 4000 -> 1200).
 * Sets 2 Spell/Trap Cards face-down ("" and "").

Turn 4: Ariel

 * Draws.
 * Places a card ("Wild Hunter - Artemis Ultima") to her Soul Zone.
 * Activates "", Special Summoning "Dark Artemis" from her Graveyard (2800/1200).
 * "Dark Artemis" attacks "Shining Nemesis Knight", destroying both monsters in a double KO.
 * Since a Level 7 EARTH Warrior-Type monster is sent to Ariel's Graveyard, she Special Summons "Artemis Ultima" from her Soul Zone (3500/2800).
 * She activates the effect of "Artemis Ultima", destroying all of Nora's Spell/Trap Cards.
 * "Artemis Ultima" attacks Nora directly (Nora: 400 -> 0).

Ariel wins.