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| english = Storm Access

| english air date = January 20, 2019

'''"Storm Access"''', known as "'''Stardust Road's Guidance'''" in the Japanese version, is the forty-second episode of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime. It first aired in Japan on March 7, 2018, and aired in Canada on January 20, 2019.

{{Episode summary|[[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] manages to withstand a brutal [[attack]] from [[RevolverVaris]]'s [[Link Monster]]. Sensing the presence of monsters in the [[Tower of Hanoi]], he flies into it. Playmaker then bets it all on a draw, but...}}

==Featured Duel: Playmaker vs. RevolverVaris=={{Duelprev|Featured Duel: Playmaker vs. Varis}} '''<u>Turn 4:RevolverVaris</u>'''<br />"[[Blast Powder Dragon]]" [[attack]]s Playmaker [[Direct attack|directly]]. As RevolverVaris's [[monster]] attacked directly while Playmaker has three or more [[Cyberse]] monsters in his [[Graveyard|GY]], he [[activate]]s the [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] "[[Spool Code (anime)|Spool Code]]" to [[negate]] the attack and [[Special Summon]] three "[[Spool Token (anime)|Spool TokensToken]]s" in [[Defense Position]] (???/0). As monsters were [[Normal Summon|Normal]] or Special Summoned to a zone "[[Flash Charge Dragon (anime)|Flash Charge Dragon]]" points to, Revolver Varis activates its [[effect]] to [[destroy]] one of those monsters and inflict 500 [[effect damage|damage]] to Playmaker. He destroys a "Spool Token" (Playmaker: 900 → 400 [[LP]]).

Playmaker uses a "Spool Token" to [[Link Summon]] "[[Link Disciple (anime)|Link Disciple]] (500/LINK-1/↓) to the [[Extra Monster Zone]]. Playmaker Normal Summons "??? Priest[[Swap Cleric (anime)|Swap Cleric]]" (500/???). Playmaker uses "??? PriestSwap Cleric" and a "Spool Token" to Link Summon "[[Security Dragon (anime)|Security Dragon]] " (1100/LINK-2/↑↓) to the zone the bottom -center [[Link Arrow]] of "Link Disciple" [[points to]]. As "??? PriestSwap Cleric" was used as a [[Link Material]] for a Link Summon, Playmaker activates its effect, to make decreasing the Link Monster Link Summoned using "??? Priest" lose 500 [[ATK]]of the Link Summoned monster by 500, then Playmaker [[draw a card|drawsa card]]. As "Security Dragon" is [[co-linked]], Playmaker activates its effect to [[return]] a monster on Revolver's field Varis controls to his hand. He targets "Flash Charge Dragon". As "Flash Charge Dragon" was targeted by a card effect, Revolver Varis activates its effect, [[Tribute|Tributing]] a monster on his field he controls to negate the effect. He Tributes "[[Blast Powder Dragon]]".

At this point, Playmaker enters the [[Data Storm]]. As his LP is 1000 or lower, Playmaker activates his [[Skill]], "Storm Access", to randomly access accessing a card within a Data Storm. Playmaker obtains "[[Transcode Talker (anime)|Transcode Talker]]" and adds it to his [[Extra Deck]].

Playmaker uses "Link Disciple" and the Link-2 "Security Dragon" to Link Summon "[[Transcode Talker (anime)|Transcode Talker]] " (2300/LINK-3/↑→↓) to the Extra Monster Zone. Playmaker activates the effect of "Transcode Talker" to Special Summon a "[[Code code Talker]]" monster from his GY to a zone it points to. He Special Summons "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]" (2300/LINK-3/↙↑↘) to the zone the bottom -center Link Arrow of "Transcode Talker" points to. "Decode Talker" gains 500 ATK for each monster it points to ("Decode Talker": 2300 → 2800 ATK). As "Transcode Talker" is co-linked, it and the monster co-linked to it gain 500 ATK ("Transcode Talker": 2300 → 2800 ATK; "Decode Talker": 2800 → 3300 ATK). Playmaker activates the [[Field Spell Card]] "[[Cynet Storm (anime)|Cynet Storm]]". The effect of "Cynet Storm" causes all linked monsters on , increasing the field to gain 500 ATK and [[DEF]] of linked monsters on the field by 500 ("Transcode Talker": 2800 → 3300 ATK; "Decode Talker": 3300 → 3800 ATK). If Playmaker takes 2000 or more damage, he can [[shuffle]] the face-down cards in his [[Extra Deck]] and [[excavate]] the top card among them. If it is a [[Cyberse]] Link Monster, Playmaker can Special Summon it; otherwise, it is returned to the Extra Deck. "Decode Talker" attacks and destroys "Flash Charge Dragon" (RevolverVaris: 4000 → 2500 ATKLP). "Transcode Talker" attacks Revolver Varis directly. As Playmaker's monster attacked directly, Revolver Varis activates the effect of "??? [[Chobham Armor Dragon]]" to Special Summon it from his hand in [[Attack Position]] (0/???) and change the attack target to "??? Chobham Armor Dragon". "??? Chobham Armor Dragon" cannot be destroyed by that battle, and any battle damage Revolver Varis would have taken is halved. The attack continues (RevolverVaris: 2500 → 850 LP).

'''<u>Turn 6: RevolverVaris</u>'''<br />At this point, Revolver Varis enters the [[Data Storm]]. As his LP is 1000 or lower, Revolver Varis activates his [[Skill]], "Storm Access", to randomly access accessing a card within a Data Storm. Revolver Varis obtains "[[Topologic Gambler Gumblar Dragon(anime)|Topologic Gumblar Dragon]]" and adds it to his [[Extra Deck]].

Revolver Varis activates the Spell Card "Link Recovery" to Special Summon a Link Monster from his GY, then if the Link Rating of the Special Summoned monster is more than the number of monsters Playmaker controls, Playmaker draws a card, however Revolver Varis cannot conduct his Battle Phase during the this turn he activates "Link Recovery". He Special Summons "Flash Charge Dragon" (2300/LINK-3/↖↑↗) and Playmaker draws a card. Revolver Varis uses "??? Chobham Armor Dragon" and the Link-3 "Flash Charge Dragon" to Link Summon "Topologic Gambler Gumblar Dragon"(3000/↑←↓→) to the Extra Monster Zone. As "??? Chobham Armor Dragon" was used as a Link Material for a Link Summon, Revolver Varis activates its effect to make let both players add a card monster from their GY to their handhands. Revolver Varis adds "[[Spin-Headed Behemoth]]" and Playmaker adds "[[Backup Secretary (anime)|Backup Secretary]]". Revolver As Varis controls a Link-3 or higher monster, he Special Summons "[[Drop DragonDraco]]" by its own effect(1000/2200). As a monster was Special Summoned to a zone a Link Monster pointed to, Revolver Varis activates the effect of "Topologic Gambler Gumblar Dragon" to destroy all cards in both players' hands. As a card was sent from a player's hand to the GY, Revolver Varis activates the effect of "Drop DragonDraco" to inflict 300 damage to both players for each card sent, in this case three (Playmaker: 400 → 0 LP; RevolverVaris: 850 → 0 LP).

|effect monsters = * [[Backup Secretary (anime)|Backup Secretary]]* ''[[Swap Cleric (anime)|Swap Cleric]]''|link monsters = * [[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]

* ''[[Transcode Talker (anime)|Transcode Talker]]''|spells = * ''[[Cynet Storm (anime)|Cynet Storm]]''* ''[[Spool Code (anime)|Spool Code]]''|traps = * [[Three Strikes Barrier (anime)|Three Strikes Barrier]]

{{Decklist|RevolverVaris|effect monsters =

* ''[[Chobham Armor Dragon]]''* ''[[Drop Draco]]''* [[Spin-Headed Behemoth]]|link monsters = * [[Flash Charge Dragon (anime)|Flash Charge Dragon]]* ''[[Topologic Gumblar Dragon (anime)|Topologic Gumblar Dragon]]''|spells = |traps = * ''[[Link Recovery]]''