AFL Grand Final

After Luke Tyler fell short with his now signature Burning Abyss deck in our last Duel Links event, many players rushed to pick up the deck and prove its power in Showdown #28. There was such a huge influx of Burning Abyss players that the overall deck representation became dominated by just two decks: Burning Abyss and the back-to-back Showdown winning D/D/D. Indeed, Burning Abyss vs D/D/D became the main matchup that persisted throughout the tournament, with both sides wanting to prove that they were the best deck. This "grudge match" between the two decks became a bit more personal in the Top eight, where Luke Tyler once again faced Showdown #27 winner Berserker and his D/D/D's. This time however, Luke Tyler emerged victorious, thanks to a timely "Mystical Space Typhoon" destroying Berserker's otherwise game-winning "Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror." Things were also looking bright for Burning Abyss on the other side of the bracket, as shelmix544's Burning Abyss beat a DLE community favorite -- ゴーズ-- and his D/D/D's. However, what claimed the crown was neither Burning Abyss nor D/D/D, but rather the emerging anti-meta deck: Nekroz! With its ability to banish Burning Abyss's resources and also negate their targeting effects, the once rogue Nekroz archetype ran its way through the Top Cut bracket. koman and his Nekroz deck beat five Burning Abyss players in a row, including Luke Tyler in Top four shelmix544 in the finals, to become our Showdown #28 champion! While the winning deck is not what most expected, it certainly throws an interesting wrench into the Burning Abyss vs D/D/D rivalry!