News: Decklists for Chiba VGCS Released, Dudley Emperor in First, Nebula Lord in Fourth

The decklists from the Chiba Vanguard Championship were put out earlier today, providing a view of the top cardfighters and their decks from yesterday's VGCS. First place went to Hiroemon and his Spike Brothers deck; this build ran Dudley Emperor in conjunction with Bad End Dragger to launch a highly aggressive endgame, but built up to that point using Jelly Beans to search out key units like Dudley Mason and Dudley Dan. It runs 13 grade 3s, 13 grade 1s and just 7 grade 2s in a radical contrast to many of the popular decks of this current period, made possible by Jelly's search skill that can add any grade 2 or lower Dudley unit to the hand. Much like Tsukuyomi in the previous format, Dudley Emperor has come out as a surprising answer to the most popular deck of the period. Having previously been taken to first at the official FR2013 Hiroshima and Sapporo, and gone to second in Nagoya, the Spike Brothers appear to have finally hit their stride in professional play.

The top four cardfighters along with their decklists, as well as the total deck distribution of the tournament have been translated below. Second place went to Kousakimii with Eradicators, third to Yagyuu also with Eradicators, and fourth to wakisis (sic.) with Link Joker. The bottom four of the top eight were split among Revenger, Liberator and Eradicator fighters, and the VGCS subtournament was won by a Raging Form Dragon cardfighter. According to the data provided by the tournament sponsor, Raging Form was the most used deck in the tournament, with the Eradicators in second and Nebula Lord Dragon as the third most used.

The VGCS tournaments are a series of unofficial tournaments organized by fans and cardshops. Unlike Bushiroad's larger official tournaments, most VGCS events are done using a best of 3, Swiss tournament model, with entry fees in the vicinity of 1000 yen per person that go toward grand prizes like booster boxes, Nintendo 3DS handhelds and other merchandise. Turnout is typically 70-80 persons, but some events see 100 or more participants, all of whom compete using pseudonyms and internet handles rather than their real names as in official events. The Chiba VGCS saw a total attendance of 89 persons.

Deck Distribution: Total Attendance 89 Persons
Eradicators 20 (10 with Vowing Saber “Я”, 10 without)
Revengers 26 (No one used Diarmuid)
Liberators 10 (9 with Liberator Garmore, 1 without)
Link Joker 11 (all using Infinite Zero and Nebula Lord Dragon)
Royal Paladin 4 (1 Majesty Lord Blaster, 1 Jewel Knight, 1 Sanctuary Guard Dragon, 1 King of Knights)
Pale Moon 3 (2 Silver Thorn decks, 1 Eva deck)
Spike Brothers 2
Bermuda Triangle 2 (1 PRISM deck, 1 Coral deck)
Narukami 2 (Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion)
Gold Paladin 2 (Ezel)
Amon 2 (without Dantalian)
Dauntless/Dragonic Overlord the End 1
Dimension Police 1 (Dimensional Robo)
Angel Feather 1 (Celestial)
Tsukuyomi 1
Magatsu Storm 1

First Place: Hiroemon
Grade 0
x1 Mecha Trainer (FVG)
x4 Cheerful Lynx DT
x4 Silence Joker CT
x4 Sonic Breaker CT
x4 Cheer Girl, Tiara HT
Grade 1
x4 Wonder Boy
x4 Cheer Girl, Marylin
x2 Reckless Express
x2 Dudley Daisy
x1 Dudley Dan
Grade 2
x4 Dudley Mason
x1 Treasured, Black Panther
x1 Highspeed Brakki
x1 Devil Summoner
Grade 3
x4 Bad End Dragger
x3 Demonic Lord, Dudley Emperor
x4 Jelly Beans
x2 Juggernaut Maximum

Second Place: Kousakamii
Grade 0
x1 Spark Kid Dragoon (FVG)
x4 Eradicator, Yellow Gem Carbuncle CT
x4 Demonic Dragon Eradicator, Seiobo HT
x4 Divine Spear Eradicator, Pollux CT
x4 Eradicator Dragon Mage DT
Grade 1
x4 Eradicator Wyvern Guard, Guld
x4 Eradicator, Demolition Dragon
x3 Iron Blood Eradicator, Shuki
x3 Rising Phoenix
Grade 2
x4 Fiendish Sword Eradicator, Cho-Ou
x3 Eradicator, Spark Rain Dragon
x4 Dragonic Deathscythe
Grade 3
x2 Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant
x4 Eradicator, Gauntlet Buster Dragon
x2 Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon “Я”

Third Place: Yagyuu
Grade 0
x1 Ambush Dragon Eradicator, Linchu (FVG)
x4 Eradicator, Blue Gem Carbuncle DT
x4 Demonic Dragon Eradicator, Seiobo HT
x4 Divine Spear Eradicator, Pollux CT
x4 Eradicator, Yellow Gem Carbuncle CT
Grade 1
x4 Eradicator Wyvern Guard, Guld
x4 Eradicator, Demolition Dragon
x1 Iron Blood Eradicator, Shuki
x3 Rising Phoenix
x2 Eradicator of the Ceremonial Bonfire, Castor
Grade 2
x4 Fiendish Sword Eradicator, Cho-Ou
x4 Eradicator, Spark Rain Dragon
x3 Dragonic Deathscythe
Grade 3
x2 Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant
x4 Eradicator, Gauntlet Buster Dragon
x2 Eradicator, Vowing Saber Dragon “Я”

Fourth Place: wakisis
Grade 0
x1 Star-vader, Dusttail Unicorn (FVG)
x3 Star-vader, Scouting Felis DT
x3 Star-vader, Nebula Captor DT
x3 Star-vader, Meteoliger CT
x3 Star-vader, Weiss Soldat CT
x4 Star-vader, Stellar Garage HT
Grade 1
x3 Demonic Bullet Star-vader, Neon
x3 Opener of the Black Door
x4 Demonic Claw Star-vader, Lanthanium
x4 Barrier Star-vader, Promethium
Grade 2
x4 Star-vader, Mobius Breath Dragon
x4 Unrivaled Star-vader, Radon
x3 Gamma Burst, Fenrir
Grade 3
x4 Star-vader, Infinite Zero Dragon
x4 Star-vader, Nebula Lord Dragon