Editing North American WCQ 2019 Special: Joey vs. Ishizu

The '''North American WCQ 2019 Special''' is a [[Scripted Duel]] taking place on day three of the 2019 North American World Championship Qualifier in [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] on June 23, 2019. [[Wayne Grayson]] and [[Nell Balaban]] (also credited as '''Karen Neil''') reprise their original roles as [[Joey Wheeler]] and [[Ishizu Ishtar]], respectively.

== Synopsis ==
[[Joey Wheeler]] and [[Ishizu Ishtar]] find themselves at the World Championship Qualifiers as hosts. Joey asks Ishizu if she's as excited to see the results as he is, but Ishizu states that she's already used the power of her [[Millennium Necklace]] to see the results ahead of time. Joey asks if he'll be the winner, but Ishizu reminds him that he's not even a participant today. Joey complains that it's only because the judges claimed that his Deck was "full of [[illegal]] cards" and "unfit for the [[Advanced Format]]" and "used cards that are [[not yet released]] in his region" (all baseless accusations, Joey insists). Joey's still itching to Duel today, and so challenges Ishizu. Ishizu accepts, but tells Joey that she already knows exactly how she will win.

And so, the man who leaves his fate to chance and the woman who has forseen the path to victory begin their Duel.

== Transcript ==
* [[North American WCQ 2019 Special: Joey vs. Ishizu/Transcript]]

== The Duel ==
{{ambox|text=This Duel uses anime gameplay. Rules and [[effect]]s may differ from that of the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]''. See individual card articles for more information.}}
<u>'''Turn 1: Joey Wheeler'''</u><br />
Joey [[Set]]s a [[Monster Card|monster]].

<u>'''Turn 2: Ishizu Ishtar'''</u><br />
Ishizu activates "[[Necrovalley Throne]]" and uses its first [[effect]] to add 1 "[[Gravekeeper's]]" monster from her [[Main Deck|Deck]] to her [[hand]]. She adds "[[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]" to her hand. Ishizu then [[activate]]s the effect of "Gravekeeper's Commandant", [[discard]]ing it to add "[[Necrovalley]]" from her Deck to her hand, which she then activates. While "Necrovalley" is on the field, all "Gravekeeper's" monsters on the [[field]] gain 500 [[ATK]]/[[DEF]], and in addition, cards and effects are now unable to move or otherwise affect cards in the [[Graveyard]] (even the effects of cards already in the Graveyard).

Ishizu [[Normal Summon]]s "[[Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier]]" (1500 → 2000/1000 → 1500). She [[attack]]s Joey's [[face-down]] monster, revealed to be "[[Mystic Tomato]]" (1400/1100), with "Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier". Since it's attacking a [[Defense Position]] monster, Ishizu's monster inflicts [[piercing]] [[battle damage]] to Joey (Joey: 4000 → 3100 [[LP]]). "Mystic Tomato" is [[destroy]]ed; however, Joey activates its effect. Since it was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, Joey can [[Special Summon]] 1 [[DARK]] monster with up to 1500 ATK from his Deck in [[Attack Position]]. Joey Summons "[[The Black Stone of Legend]]" (0/0).

Ishizu Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 3: Joey'''</u><br />
Joey activates the effect of "The Black Stone of Legend", [[Tribute|Tributing]] it to Special Summon 1 [[Level]] 7 "[[Red-Eyes]]" monster from his Deck. He Summons "[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]" (2400/2000) in Attack Position. Next, Joey activates "[[Polymerization]]", using "[[Masaki the Legendary Swordsman]]" and "[[Flame Manipulator]]" as [[Fusion Material]] to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Flame Swordsman]]" (1800/1600) in Attack Position. Finally, he Normal Summons "[[Blue Flame Swordsman]]" (1800/1600).

Joey attacks "Gravekeeper's Commandant" with "Red-Eyes Black Dragon"; however, Ishizu responds with her Set "[[Widespread Ruin]]" to destroy the monster Joey controls with the highest ATK. "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" is destroyed. Joey then activates the effect of "Blue Flame Swordsman", reducing its ATK by 600 ("Blue Flame Swordsman": 1800 → 1200 ATK) and increasing the ATK of "Flame Swordsman" by 600 ("Flame Swordsman": 1800 → 2400 ATK). Joey attacks and destroys "Gravekeeper's Commandant" with "Flame Swordsman" (Ishizu: 4000 → 3600 LP). Joey then attacks Ishizu directly with "Blue Flame Swordsman" (Ishizu: 3600 → 2400 LP).

Joey Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 4: Ishizu'''</u><br />
Ishizu Normal Summons "[[Gravekeeper's Assailant]]" (1500 → 2000/1500 → 2000). She then activates a second "Necrovalley Throne", this time using its second effect to immediately Normal Summon another "Gravekeeper's" monster, this time "[[Gravekeeper's Descendant]]" (1500 → 2000/1200 → 1700). She follows up with "[[Card of Sanctity (anime)|Card of Sanctity]]", allowing both players to draw until they have six cards in their hand.

Ishizu attacks "Flame Swordsman" with "Gravekeeper's Assailant". Since "Necrovalley" is on the field when "Gravekeeper's Assailant" declared an attack, Ishizu activates its effect to change the [[battle position]] of Joey's "Flame Swordsman". The attack continues, and "Flame Swordsman" is destroyed. Ishizu then attacks and destroys "Blue Flame Swordsman" with "Gravekeeper's Descendant" (Joey: 3100 → 2300 LP). Joey attempts to activate the effect of "Blue Flame Swordsman" to [[banish]] itself from the Graveyard and revive "Flame Swordsman", but Ishizu informs him that "Necrovalley" prevents both actions from occurring.

Ishizu Sets four cards. During her [[End Phase]], Joey activates his Set "[[Sixth Sense]]". Joey will declare two numbers from 1 to 6, and Ishizu will roll a six-sided die. If she rolls one of Joey's declared numbers, Joey can draw that many cards; otherwise, Joey will have to send that many cards from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard. Joey declares 5 and 6, and Ishizu rolls her die. The result is a 5, and so Joey draws 5 cards.

<u>'''Turn 5: Joey'''</u><br />
Joey activates "[[Giant Trunade]]" to return all [[Spell Card|Spells]] and [[Trap Card|Traps]] on the field to the hand; however, Ishizu activates her Set "[[Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley]]". Since she controls "Necrovalley" and a "Gravekeeper's" monster, she negates the activation of "Giant Trunade" and destroys it. Joey then Normal Summons "[[Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight]]" (1800/1600), and then [[equip]]s it with "[[Lightning Blade]]" to increase its ATK by 800. However, because a card was equipped to "Gearfried", Joey can destroy the equipped card to destroy a Spell/Trap Ishizu controls. He destroys "Lightning Blade" to destroy "Necrovalley" ("Gravekeeper's Assailant" and "Gravekeeper's Descendant": 2000 → 1500 ATK).

Joey activates "[[Monster Reborn]]" to Special Summon "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" from his Graveyard in Attack Position. He then Tributes "[[Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning]]" in his hand to Special Summon "[[Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon]]" (2400/2000) from his hand in Attack Position. Joey attacks "Gravekeeper's Descendant" with "Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon"; however, since a monster that was Summoned by Tributing another monster has attacked, Ishizu activates her Set "[[Blast Held by a Tribute]]" to destroy all of Joey's Attack Position monsters, and inflict 1000 damage to Joey (Joey: 2300 → 1300 LP).<ref group=Notes name=blast>In the ''[[TCG]]'' and ''[[OCG]]'', this card requires that the attacking monster be a Tribute Summoned monster. Its activation here reflects its use in the original series, where it could be used against any monster that was Summoned using a Tribute.</ref>

Since it was destroyed by a card effect, Joey activates the effect of "Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon" to Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower "Red-Eyes" monster from his Graveyard. In addition, since one or more "Red-Eyes" monsters he controls were destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Joey also chains to it the effect of "[[Red-Eyes Retro Dragon]]" in his hand, Special Summoning it from his hand in Defense Position, and then Special Summoning the destroyed monsters from his Graveyard to his field in the same battle position. The chain resolves in reverse order: first, Joey Summons "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon" (1700/1600) from his hand, as well as "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", "Alternative Black Dragon", and "Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight" from his Graveyard. And with the effect of "Alternative Black Dragon", Joey also Special Summons "Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning" from his Graveyard in Attack Position.

Joey attacks "Gravekeeper's Descendant" with "Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon"... again. Ishizu responds with her Set "[[Mirror Force]]" to destroy all of Joey's Attack Position monsters. Joey once again activates the effect of "Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon" to Special Summon "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" from the Graveyard. Since it was "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" that was Summoned this way, the original ATK of the Summoned monster is doubled ("Red-Eyes Black Dragon": 2400 → 4800 ATK). One more time for good measure, Joey attacks "Gravekeeper's Decendant" with "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", and because comedy comes in threes, Ishizu activates her Set "[[Enchanted Javelin]]" to increase her LP by the ATK of the the attacking monster (Ishizu: 2400 → 7200 LP). The attack continues, and "Gravekeeper's Descendant" is (finally) destroyed (Ishizu: 7200 → 3900 LP).

Joey Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 6: Ishizu'''</u><br />
Ishizu activates "[[Pot of Greed]]" to draw two cards. She then activates "[[Pot of Desires]]" to banish the top ten cards of her Deck face-down and draw two more cards. Ishizu Normal Summons "[[Gravekeeper's Headman]]" (500 → 1000/1500 → 2000). As it was Summoned, Ishizu activates its effect to Special Summon "Gravekeeper's Descendant" back from her Graveyard. She activates the effect of "Gravekeeper's Descendant". By Tributing "Gravekeeper's Headman", she destroys "Red-Eyes Black Dragon". Next, she activates "Polymerization", using "Gravekeeper's Assailant" and "Gravekeeper's Descendant" as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon "[[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist]]" (2000/2000). Her monster gains ATK/DEF equal to the total Levels of its Fusion Materials x 100 ("Supernaturalist": 2000 → 2800 ATK).

Ishizu attacks "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon" with "Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist"; however, Joey activates his Set "[[Roulette Spider]]". He will roll a six-sided die, and apply an effect based on the result. Notably, with a 5 or 6, he can negate the attack and inflict 2800 damage to Ishizu or destroy the attacking monster, respectively. However, the result is a 1, and so Joey's LP are halved (Joey: 1300 → 650 LP). The attack continues, and "Red-Eyes Retro Dragon" is destroyed.

Ishizu Sets a card. Ishizu also activates the effect of "Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist". During the End Phase of this turn, she can add a "Gravekeeper's" card or a "[[Necrovalley (archetype)|Necrovalley]]" card from her Deck to her hand. She ends her turn, and using her monster's effect adds "[[Gravekeeper's Spiritualist]]" to her hand.

<u>'''Turn 7: Joey'''</u><br />
Before Joey makes a move, Ishizu activates her Set "[[Necrovalley Temple]]" and activates its effect. During either player's [[Main Phase]], if she doesn't control a card in her [[Field Zone]], she can activate "Necrovalley" directly from her hand or Graveyard ("Supernaturalist": 2800 → 3300 ATK). Now that she controls "Necrovalley" and a "Gravekeeper's" monster, all monsters Joey controls will now lose 500 ATK/DEF.

Joey activates "[[Cup of Ace]]". He will toss a coin, and if the result is heads, he'll draw two cards, but if the result is tails, Ishizu will draw two cards instead. Unfortunately, the result is tails, and Ishizu draws two cards. Undeterred, Joey activates "[[Red-Eyes Insight]]". By sending a "Red-Eyes" monster from his Deck to the Graveyard, he can add a "Red-Eyes" Spell/Trap from his Deck to his hand. He sends "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]" to the Graveyard, and adds "[[Red-Eyes Fusion]]" to his hand. He then activates "Red-Eyes Fusion", sending "[[Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon]]" and "[[Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact]]" from his Deck to the Graveyard as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon "[[Meteor Black Comet Dragon]]" (3500 → 3000/3000 → 2500). He cannot Summon other monster for the rest of the turn, but the name of his monster becomes "Red-Eyes Black Dragon".

Joey activates the effect of "Meteor Black Comet Dragon" as it was Fusion Summoned, sending "[[Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon]]" from his Deck to the Graveyard to inflict damage to Ishizu equal to half its original ATK (Ishizu: 3900 → 2500 LP). Next, he equips "Meteor Black Comet Dragon" with "[[Black Metal Dragon]]" from his hand (who can be equipped to the Fusion Monster whose name has become "Red-Eyes Black Dragon"), increasing its ATK by 600 ("Comet Dragon": 3000 → 3600 ATK). Joey attacks and destroys "Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist" with "Meteor Black Comet Dragon" (Ishizu: 2500 → 2200 LP).

Joey Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 8: Ishizu'''</u><br />
Ishizu activates "[[Pot of Extravagance]]", banishing either three or six random cards from her Extra Deck, face-down, then draw one card for each three cards banished. She banishes six cards, and draws two. She then activates "[[Gravekeeper's Stele]]" to return two "Gravekeeper's" monsters from her Graveyard to her hand, ignoring the effect of "Necrovalley". She adds "Spear Soldier" and "Assailant" to her hand. Next, she activates "[[Tribute to The Doomed]]" to discard "Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier" and destroy "Meteor Black Comet Dragon".

Joey cannot activate the effect of "Meteor Black Comet Dragon" to Special Summon a Normal Monster from his Graveyard, but he ''can'' activate the effect of "Black Metal Dragon" that was sent to the Graveyard to add a "Red-Eyes" monster from his Deck to his hand. Joey adds "[[Red-Eyes Baby Dragon]]" to his hand. Ishizu Normal Summons "Gravekeeper's Spiritualist" (1500 → 2000/1500 → 2000), and uses it to attack Joey directly. As he would take 2000 or more damage from a single attack, Joey activates his Set "[[Nutrient Z]]" to increase his LP by 4000 first (Joey: 650 → 4650 → 2650 LP).

Ishizu Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 9: Joey'''</u><br />
Joey activates "Pot of Greed" to draw two cards. He then activates "Pot of Desires" to banish the top ten cards of his Deck face-down and draw two more cards. Joey activates "[[Dicephoon]]". He will roll a six-sided die: if he rolls a 1 or 6, he'll take 1000 damage, if he rolls a 2, 3, or 4, he can destroy a Spell/Trap on the field, and if he rolls a 5, he can destroy two Spells/Traps on the field. He rolls a five, and so destroys Ishizu's "Necrovalley" and "Necrovalley Temple". Since "Necrovalley Temple" was destroyed, Ishizu activates its effect to Set "Necrovalley Throne" directly from her Deck.

Joey Normal Summons "Red-Eyes Baby Dragon" (1200/700). He then banishes it to Special Summon "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" (2800/2000) from his hand in Attack Position. He then activates its effect to Special Summon a [[Dragon]] monster from his Graveyard. He Special Summons "Meteor Black Comet Dragon" in Attack Position. Next, he pays 1000 LP (Joey: 2650 → 1650 LP) to activate "[[Summon Dice]]". He'll roll a six-sided die and Summon a monster, with the location depending on the result. The result is a 4, so Joey can Special Summon "Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon" from his Graveyard.

Joey attacks "Gravekeeper's Spiritualist" with "Meteor Black Comet Dragon"; however, Ishizu activates her Set "[[Waboku]]". Monsters she controls cannot be destroyed this turn, and she takes no damage.

Joey Sets a card.

<u>'''Turn 10: Ishizu'''</u><br />
Ishizu activates her Set "Necrovalley Throne" to immediately Normal Summon "[[Gravekeeper's Priestess]]" (1000/1500). While there is no [[Field Spell]] on the field, "Gravekeeper's Priestess" treats the field as being "Necrovalley". She then activates "Monster Reborn" to Special Summon "Gravekeeper's Headman" from her Graveyard in Attack Position, and since it was Summoned, she activates its effect to Special Summon "Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier" from her Graveyard in Attack Position.

Since "Necrovalley" is on the field, Ishizu activates the effect of "Gravekeeper's Spiritualist", allowing her to Fusion Summon a [[Spellcaster]] Fusion Monster, using it and other monsters in her hand and on her field as material. She uses "Spiritualist" on her field and "Gravekeeper's Assailant" in her hand as material to Fusion Summon a second "Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist". In respose, since a Level 5 or higher monster was Special Summoned, Joey activates his Set "[[Deep Dark Trap Hole]]", banishing "Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist". However, in response to that, Ishizu activates "[[De-Fusion]]" to return her Fusion Monster to the Extra Deck and Special Summon the materials used for its Summon from her Graveyard. She Summons "Spiritualist" and "Assailant".

Ishizu notes that she now has five monsters, but Joey isn't worried, as none of her monsters can match the ATK of his Dragons. But Ishizu tells Joey that he isn't seeing the big picture.

Ishizu Tributes "Gravekeeper's Spiritualist", "Gravekeeper's Priestess", and "Gravekeeper's Headman" to [[Tribute Summon]] "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]" (4000/4000) in Attack Position. She once warned [[Seto Kaiba]] that "Obelisk the Tormentor" would one day return to her, and that day is today. Ishizu activates the effect of her [[Egyptian God]]. By Tributing her "Gravekeeper's Assailant" and "Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier", "Obelisk the Tormentor" gains infinite ATK power ("Obelisk the Tormentor": 4000 → ∞ ATK). Using the power of the mighty God Card, Ishizu attacks and destroys all of Joey's monsters (Joey: 1650 → 0 LP).

== Card appearances ==
Cards in ''italics'' debuted here prior to an anime or manga appearance. Cards in '''bold''' are cards to never have been used by the character in any canon.

{{Decklist|Joey Wheeler
| normal monsters = 
* [[Flame Manipulator]]
* [[Masaki the Legendary Swordsman]]
* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
| effect monsters = 
* '''[[Black Metal Dragon]]'''
* [[Blue Flame Swordsman]]
* '''''[[Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight]]'''''
* '''[[Mystic Tomato]]'''
* '''''[[Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon]]'''''
* '''''[[Red-Eyes Baby Dragon]]'''''
* [[Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon]]
* '''[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]'''
* '''[[Red-Eyes Retro Dragon]]'''
* '''[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]'''
* '''[[The Black Stone of Legend]]'''
| gemini monsters = 
* '''''[[Meteor Dragon Red-Eyes Impact]]'''''
* '''''[[Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning]]'''''
* '''[[Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon]]'''
| fusion monsters = 
* [[Flame Swordsman]]
* '''''[[Meteor Black Comet Dragon]]'''''
| spells = 
* '''[[Cup of Ace]]'''
* '''''[[Dicephoon]]'''''
* [[Giant Trunade]]
* '''[[Lightning Blade]]'''
* '''[[Monster Reborn]]'''
* [[Polymerization]]
* '''[[Pot of Desires]]'''
* [[Pot of Greed]]
* '''[[Red-Eyes Fusion]]'''
* '''''[[Red-Eyes Insight]]'''''
* [[Roulette Spider]]
* '''[[Summon Dice]]'''
| traps = 
* '''''[[Deep Dark Trap Hole]]'''''
* [[Nutrient Z]]
* '''''[[Sixth Sense]]'''''
}}

{{Decklist|Ishizu Ishtar
| effect monsters = 
* '''[[Gravekeeper's Assailant]]'''
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Commandant]]'''''
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Descendant]]'''''
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Headman]]'''''
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Priestess]]'''''
* '''[[Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier]]'''
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Spiritualist]]'''''
* '''[[Obelisk the Tormentor (anime)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]'''
| fusion monsters = 
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Supernaturalist]]''''' x 2
| spells = 
* '''[[Card of Sanctity]]'''
* '''[[De-Fusion]]'''
* '''''[[Gravekeeper's Stele]]'''''
* '''''[[Necrovalley Throne]]''''' x 3
* '''[[Necrovalley]]'''
* '''[[Polymerization]]'''
* '''[[Pot of Desires]]'''
* '''[[Pot of Extravagance]]'''
* '''[[Pot of Greed]]'''
* '''[[Tribute to The Doomed]]'''
| traps = 
* [[Blast Held by a Tribute]]
* '''''[[Enchanted Javelin]]'''''
* '''''[[Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley]]'''''
* '''[[Mirror Force]]'''
* '''''[[Necrovalley Temple]]'''''
* '''[[Waboku]]'''
* '''[[Widespread Ruin]]'''
}}

== External Links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZO_NSYEe0E Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG 2019 North America World Championship Qualifier - Day 3]

== References ==
<references group=Notes/>
[[Category:Scripted Duels]]