Kaiba: Right now, we have quite a duel to see. Because for the first time ever, we will watch a Tag duel.

Jack: Now tag duels go like this. Both duelists share life points. So Team A and Team B share 8000 Life Points.

Joey: Although they share life points, for this one, both keep their individual fields and cannot attack on all their first turns. But they will share graveyards.

Kaiba: Shall we begin then?

Announcer: The following is a tag duel! First, Cloud and Viper, Counter Country!

https://youtu.be/idFQZcZfvsA

Kaiba: Well, this wil be the first we shall see of this tandem. Known as Counter Country because of the type of monsters they use. Aliens and Cloudians.

Joey: Both of those involve counters which cause whatever happens to happen.

Jack: The only way to beat them is to ensure those counters do not build up or remain.

Announcer: And their opponents, Dino and Wolfe!

https://youtu.be/qxW789jHXII

Kaiba: Well Dino teams up with Wolfe. Quite a strange tandem

Joey: Well this is because this tandem was made due to Wilde retiring and Draco becoming Drake and instead becoming Gizmo's tag team partner

Jack: This strange tag team of dinosaurs and beasts will be the opposition to quite a unique legitimate tag team

Announcer: Let the duel begin!

Turn 1 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 8000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Cloud draws a card

Cloud: I set a card and activate a Continuous Spell Card, Dangerous Machine Type-6. I end my turn

Turn 2 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 8000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I set a monster and end my turn

Turn 3 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 8000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Viper draws a card

Viper: I set two cards and summon Alien Hypno (WATER/4*/Reptile/Gemini/ATK1600/DEF700).

Kaiba: A monster in attack. This will be good.

Viper: I activate a Continuous Spell Card, "A" Cell Breeding Device. During each of my opponent's Standby Phase, I can place 1 "A" Counter on an opponent's face-up monster. I end my turn

Turn 4 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 8000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Wolfe draws a card

Wolfe: I set a monster to end my turn.

Kaiba: Now the attacks can begin.

Joey: Here we go!

Turn 5 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 8000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Cloud draws a card

Cloud: Standby Phase, I activate a Continuous Trap Card, Solemn Wishes. Also, I activate Dangerous Machine Type - 6. I can roll a die and its effect will be based on the result of the die roll. Roll!

Die was roll and it landed on 1.

Cloud: 1. I discard a card.

Cloud discards Spiral Dragon

Cloud: I summon Cloudian-Altus (WATER/4*/Fairy/ATK1300/DEF0) and its effect activates, it gains 1 Fog Counter for every Cloudian on the field, so it has 1.

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Atlus - 1

Cloud: I attack Dino's facedown monster.

Cloudian- Altus (ATK1300) attacks Dino's facedown Miracle Jurassic Egg (EARTH/4*/Dinosaur/Effect/ATK0/DEF2000). (700 LP damage to Counter Country)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7300/ Dino-Wolfe 8000

Cloud: I end my turn.

Turn 6 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7300/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I activate a Spell Card, Heavy Storm. I destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field.

Cloud's Dangerous Machine Type-6 and Solemn Wishes, Viper's "A" Cell Breeding Device and 2 facedowns (Crop Circles and Interdimensional Warp), and Wolfe's facedown Torrential Tribute were destroyed.

Dino: I summon Saver Zaurus (EARTH/4*/Dinosaur/ATK1900/DEF500) and set a card. Now I attack Alien Hypno with Saver Zaurus!

Saver Zaurus (ATK1900) attacks Alien Hypno (ATK1600) (300LP Damage to Counter Country)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000

Dino: I end my turn.

Turn 7 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 8000)
Viper draws a card

Viper: I sacrifice Cloudian-Altus to Tribute Summon, Alien Mother (DARK/6*/Reptile/Effect/ATK2300/DEF1500).

Jack: High attack power this time!

Viper: Alien Mother attacks your Saver Zaurus.

Alien Mother (ATK2300) attacks Saver Zaurus (ATK1900) (400LP Damage to Dino-Wolfe)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600

Viper: I end my turn.

Turn 8 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Wolfe draws a card

Wolfe: I set a monster to end my turn.

Joey: Well, they're left with having to deal with a high attack power monster and need to wall up.

Kaiba: Cowards.

Turn 9 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Cloud draws a card

Cloud: I activate a Spell Card, Swords of Revealing Light. Dino-Wolfe cannot attack for 3 turns.

Kaiba: Technically that means Viper's next turn will be when they can attack again.

Cloud: I activate 2 Continuous Spell Cards, Infinite Cards. As long as these cards are face-up, there is no hand card limit.

Jack: What's up with that?

Kaiba: 2 Continuous Spells...

Cloud: I summon Cloudian-Cirrostratus (WATER/4*/Fairy/Effect/ATK900/DEF0). I activate its effect that since this was Normal Summoned, it gains 1 Fog Token for every Cloudian monster on the field. It's the only one so one Fog Token it is.

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 1

Cloud: I attack Miracle Jurassic Egg with Alien Mother!

Alien Mother (ATK2300) attacks Miracle Jurassic Egg (DEF2000). Miracle Jurassic Egg is destroyed by battle.

Cloud: I end my turn.

Turn 10 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I set a monster and activate a Continuous Spell Card, Mask of Dispel and select Cloud's Infinite Cards Continuous Spell Card. Now for each of your Standby Phases that card is on the field face-up, you both lose 500 Life Points.

Kaiba: Amazing!

Joey: Sneaky

Dino: I end my turn.

Swords of Revealing Light - 1

Turn 11 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 7000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Viper draws a card

Dino: Standby Phase, you take 500LP Damage due to Mask of Dispel

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 6500/ Dino-Wolfe 7600

Viper: I summon Alien Hunter (WATER/4*/Reptile/Effect/ATK1600/DEF800). I attack one of Wolfe's facedown monsters with Alien Mother.

Alien Mother (ATK2300) attacks Wolfe's facedown monster, which was Gladiator Beast-Hoplomus (EARTH/4*/Rock/Effect/ATK700/DEF2100). Gladiator Beast-Hoplomus is destroyed by battle.

Viper: I attack Dino's facedown with Alien Hunter

Alien Hunter (ATK1600) attacks Dino's facedown monster, which was Hydrogeddon (WATER/4*/Dinosaur/Effect/ATK1600/DEF1000), which is destroyed by battle.

Viper: I end my turn.

Turn 12 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 6500/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Wolfe draws a card

Wolfe: I end my turn.

Viper: See that? Useless. Both of you!

Dino: But I was able to win against you!

Swords of Revealing Light - 2

Turn 13 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 6500/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Cloud draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates on your Standby Phase. 500 LP Damage to you!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 6000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600

Cloud: Rude! Anyway, I activate a Continuous Spell Card, Cloudian Squall. During our standby Phase, one Fog Counter will be placed on all face-up monsters on the field. Now, Alien Mother, attack the lone facedown!

Alien Mother (ATK2300) attacks Wolfe's facedown monster, which was Gladiator Beast-Hoplomus (EARTH/4*/Rock/Effect/ATK700/DEF2100). Gladiator Beast-Hoplomus is destroyed by battle.

Joey: No walls left!

Kaiba: Not good.

Cloud: Cirrostratus, attack directly.

Dino: I activate a Continuous Trap Card, Fossil Excavation. I discard one card (Oxygedon) from my hand and I am able to Special SUmmon from my Graveyard, 1 dinosaur type monster. I Special Summon, Saver Zaurus (EARTH/4*/Dinosaur/ATK1900/DEF500).

Wolfe: Nice save bro!

Dino: So, replay occurs, still attacking?

Cloud: We will see about that. I end my turn.

Turn 14 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 6000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I set a card and switch Saver Zaurus to defense position to end my turn

Swords of Revealing Light - 3 (resolved and destroyed)

Turn 15(Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 6000/ Dino-Wolfe 7600)
Viper draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates during your Standby Phase. 500 LP damage to you!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 5500/ Dino-Wolfe 7600

Viper: You sure forget about something. Still on Standby Phase, Cloudian Squall's effect activates. All face-up monsters on the field will now have 1 Fog Counter.

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 2
Saver Zaurus - 1
Alien Mother - 1
Alien Hunter - 1

Viper: I activate Cirrostratus's effect. I remove 2 Fog Counters from this card to destroy 1 monster. I destroy Saver Zaurus.

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 0
Alien Mother - 1
Alien Hunter - 1

Saver Zaurus is destroyed by effect of Cloudian-Cirrostratus.

Viper: Alien Mother, direct attack! (2300LP Damage to Dino-Wolfe)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 5500/ Dino-Wolfe 5300

Viper: Alien Hunter, direct attack! (1600LP Damage to Dino-Wolfe)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 5500/ Dino-Wolfe 3700

Viper: Cloudian-Cirrostratus, direct attack! (900LP Damage to Dino-Wolfe)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 5500/ Dino-Wolfe 2800

Viper: I end my turn

Kaiba: They turned things around!

Turn 16 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 5500/ Dino-Wolfe 2800)
Wolfe draws a card

Wolfe: I summon, Gladiator Beast - Laquari (FIRE/4*/Beast-Warrior/Effect/ATK1800/DEF400).

Kaiba: A last ditch effort?

Jack: Gladiator Beasts. If he attacks, that's when the magic begins.

Wolfe: I attack Cloudian-Cirrostratus with Gladiator Beast - Laquari!

Gladiator Beast - Laquari (ATK1800) attacks Cloudian - Cirrostratus (ATK900).

Cloud: What a joke! Cloudians cannot be destroyed by battle.

Wolfe: But you still take damage from that attack (900LP Damage to Counter Country)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 4600/ Dino-Wolfe 2800

Wolfe: At the end of my Battle Phase when this card attacks or is attacked, Gladiator Beast - Laquari's effect activates. It returns to my deck so I can special summon another Gladiator Beast monster except itself. I special summon, Gladiator Beast - Hoplomus (EARTH/4*/Rock/Effect/ATK700/DEF2100). I activate its effect wherein its original defense points since this was Special Summoned by effect of a Gladiator Beast monster will become 2400 points! (DEF2100 -> 2400).

Kaiba: No way can that be destroyed!

Wolfe: I end my turn

Turn 17 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 4600/ Dino-Wolfe 2800)
Cloud draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates. Pay 500 LP!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 4100/ Dino-Wolfe 2800

Cloud: Cloudian Squall's effect activates too. Fog counters for all faceups!

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 1
Alien Mother - 2
Alien Hunter - 2
Gladiator Beast - Hoplomus - 1

Cloud: I activate another Continuous Spell Card from my hand, Cloudian Squall and end my turn.

Turn 18 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 4100/ Dino-Wolfe 2800)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I set a monster to end my turn.

Turn 19(Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 4100/ Dino-Wolfe 2800)
Viper draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates. Pay 500 LP!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 3600/ Dino-Wolfe 2800

Cloud: The 2 Cloudian Squall's effects activate too. 2 Fog counters for all faceups!

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 3
Alien Mother - 4
Alien Hunter - 4
Gladiator Beast - Hoplomus - 3

Viper: I activate Cloudian-Cirrostratus's effect. I remove 2 Fog Counters from Cirrostratus to destroy Hoplomus! (Gladiator Beast-Hoplomus is destroyed by effect of Cloudian-Cirrostratus)

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 1
Alien Mother - 4
Alien Hunter - 4

Viper: I attack your facedown with Alien Mother.

Alien Mother (ATK2300) attacks Dino's facedown monster, which was Dark Ptera (WIND/3/Dinosaur/Effect/ATK1000/DEF500). Dark Ptera is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard.

Viper: Alien Hunter, direct attack! (1600LP damage to Dino-Wolfe)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 3600/ Dino-Wolfe 1200

Viper: Cloudian-Cirrostratus, direct attack! (900LP Damage to Dino-Wolfe)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 3600/ Dino-Wolfe 300

Viper: I end my turn.

Turn 20 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 3600/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Wolfe draws a card

Wolfe: I set a card and summon Gladiator Beast-Bestiari (WIND/4*/Winged Beast/Effect/ATK1500/DEF800).

Jack: Last ditch effort.

Wolfe: I attack Cirrostratus with Bestiari!

Gladiator Beast - Bestiari (ATK1500) attacks Cloudian - Cirrostratus (ATK900).

Cloud: What a joke! Cloudians cannot be destroyed by battle.

Wolfe: But you still take damage from that attack (600LP Damage to Counter Country)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 3000/ Dino-Wolfe 300

Wolfe: At the end of the Battle Phase, I activate Gladiator Beast-Bestiari's effect. It returns to the deck for me to special summon from the deck, Gladiator Beast-Murmillo (WATER/3*/Fish/Effect/ATK800/DEF400). I activate its effect since it was special summoned by a Gladiator Beast monster's effect. I can destroy one monster on the field. I destroy Alien Mother.

Alien Mother is destroyed by Gladiator Beast-Murmillo's effect and sent to the Graveyard.

Wolfe: I end my turn.

Turn 21 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 3000/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Cloud draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates. Pay 500 LP!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 2500/ Dino-Wolfe 300

Cloud: The 2 Cloudian Squall's effects activate too. 2 Fog counters for all faceups!

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 3
Alien Mother - 6
Alien Hunter - 6
Gladiator Beast - Murmillo - 2

Cloud: I activate Cloudian-Cirrostratus's effect. I remove 2 Fog Counters from Cirrostratus to destroy Murmillo! (Gladiator Beast-Murmillo is destroyed by effect of Cloudian-Cirrostratus)

Fog Counter Tally:
Cloudian-Cirrostratus - 1
Alien Mother - 6
Alien Hunter - 6

Cloud: I attack you directly with Alien Hunter!

Wolfe: I activate a Trap Card, No Entry!! All Attack Position monsters go to Defense Position

Cloudian-Cirrostratus and Alien Hunter move to Defense position

Cloud: Cloudian-Cirrostratus's effect activates. When this monster is in face-up defense position, it is destroyed. And I end my turn.

Turn 22 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 2500/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I set a card to end my turn.

Jack: These teams are not going down without a fight.

Turn 23(Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 2500/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Viper draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates. Pay 500 LP!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 2000/ Dino-Wolfe 300

Cloud: The 2 Cloudian Squall's effects activate too. 2 Fog counters for all faceups!

Fog Counter Tally:
Alien Hunter - 8

Viper: I switch Alien Hunter to attack position and direct attack!

Dino: I activate a Trap Card, No Entry!! All Attack Position monsters go to Defense Position

Cloudian-Cirrostratus and Alien Hunter move to Defense position

Viper: I end my turn.

Jack: These two are able to stave off losses!

Joey: But until when?

Turn 24 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 2000/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Wolfe draws a card

Wolfe: I summon Gladiator Beast-Bestiari (WIND/4*/Winged Beast/Effect/ATK1500/DEF800). And I attack Alien Hunter!

Gladiator Beast - Bestiari (ATK1500) attacks Alien Hunter(DEF800), which is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard

Wolfe: At the end of the Battle Phase, I activate Gladiator Beast-Bestiari's effect. It returns to the deck for me to special summon from the deck, Gladiator Beast-Dimacari (EARTH/4*/Beast/Effect/ATK1600/DEF1200). I activate its effect since it was special summoned by a Gladiator Beast monster's effect. It can attack twice during the Battle Phase. I end my turn

Joey: This can go either way!

Turn 25 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 2000/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Cloud draws a card

Dino: Mask of Dispel activates. Pay 500 LP!

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 1500/ Dino-Wolfe 300

Cloud: The 2 Cloudian Squall's effects activate too. 2 Fog counters for all faceups!

Fog Counter Tally:
Gladiator Beast - Dimacari - 2

Cloud: I end...my turn.

Turn 26 (Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 1500/ Dino-Wolfe 300)
Dino draws a card

Dino: I attack you directly with Dimacari! (1600LP Damage to Counter Country)

Counter Country [Cloud-Viper] 0/ Dino-Wolfe 300

Announcer: The winners of this duel, Dino-Wolfe!

Kaiba: Well, so much for the established tag team.

Joey: Counter Country was too confident that they thought they had it in the bag.

Jack: Well, Dino and Wolfe, both losing their respective teammates now seem to look like a cohesive unit. And tonight, we saw a makeshift team now form.

Dino and Wolfe shook hands while Counter Country walked to the back in disgust.

Jack: Well, next up will be the champion, Irvine, making a statement after what happened earlier.

DUEL LEAGUE RATING
1. Cloud (1 - 1)
2. Dino (2 - 0)
3. Frost (1 - 0)
4. Hiro (2 - 0)
5. Irvine (1 - 0) - Duel League Champion
6. Magnus (1 - 0)
7. Odin (1 - 1)
8. Pat (2 - 0)
9. Ryu (1 - 0)
10. Vade (1 - 0)
11. Wallace (1 - 0)
12. Xavi (1 -0)
13. AK (0 -1)
14. Blaze (1 - 1)
15. Crow (0 - 1)
16. Drake (0 -1)
17. Fenix (0 - 2)
18. Gizmo (0 - 1)
19. Mahad (0 - 2)
20. Strike (0 - 1)
21. Tempest (0 - 1)
22, Vaan (0 - 1)
23. Viper (0 - 2)
24. Wolfe (1 - 1)