This year we sent three competitors to the Austrian National Championship and all of them made the topcut!
Here is Peter’s Decklists:

Peter Groß, Nekroz:

Monster: 26
3 Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
3 Senju of the Thousand Hands
2 Nekroz of Brionac
3 Nekroz of Unicore
3 Nekroz of Valkyrus
2 Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz
2 Nekroz of Clausolas
1 Nekroz of Trishula
1 Bull Blader
1 Armageddon Knight
3 Effect Veiler
2 Djinn Releaser of Rituals

Spells: 11
3 Reinforcement of the Army
1 Preparation of Rites
2 Nekroz Kaleidoscope
2 Nekroz Mirror
2 Nekroz Cycle
1 Book of Moon

Traps: 3
3 Solemn Scolding

Extra Deck: 15
1 Five-Headed Dragon
1 Star Eater
2 Herald of the Arc Light
1 Ritual Beast Ulti-Pettlephin
1 Number 101: Silent Honor Ark
1 Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer
1 Diamond Dire Wolf
1 Evilswarm Exciton Knight
2 Lavalval Chain
1 Daigusto Emeral
1 Abyss Dweller
1 Gagaga cowboy
1 Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk

Side Deck: 15
2 Denko Sekka
3 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Exiled Force
3 Royal Decree
2 Breathrough Skill
3 Mind Crush
1 Raigeki

Overview
I used the Scolding-Version because I haven’t played YGO since YCS Prague, so I felt I was inferior in the mirror match and my best chance was to steal easy games with Djinn. I want to thank my whole team for their support and especially Long Dao and Alumnus Federico Zoppini!

In Swiss I faced Gladiator Beast (2-0), Patrik Rieder (1-2, without my mistakes it would have ended 3-0 in my favour), Blackwing (2-0), Satella Knight (2:0), Qli (2:1), B.A (2:0) Nekroz (2:1), Shaddoll (2:1 in time). I lost my Top 16 Match because my opponent started the third game with Evolzar Laggia (via Rescue Rabbit) + Anti-Spell Fragrance + Mistake + Fiendish Chain.

I was really satisfied with my Deck choice, but I would cut the Armageddon Knight, since the times it was useless exceeded the times it was needed for the Djinn-Lock. Probably a second Trish is the way to go instead. In the Sidedeck should be made room for a thrid Denko Sekka. I decided against running Raigeki or Book of Eclipse in the Maindeck because I don’t play Max “C”. My plan was to interrupt my opponent’s Djinn-Plays instantly with a whole playset of Effect Veilers. The second Djinn was super awesome!

Thanks for reading!

Claudio’s and Patrik’s Deck will follow tomorrow alongside a YouTube-Deck-Feature.