GraceNovamon VS Mitamamon!! | Digimon Card Game: EX5 Animal Colosseum Beast Wars (ROUND 4)

This is Round 4 of the Animal Colosseum Beast Wars, a tournament featuring 8 decks from the 5th theme booster of the Digimon Card Game: Animal Colosseum. The last two decks to clash are GraceNovamon and Mitamamon. The Red/Blue GraceNovamon deck builds off the Dawn/Dusk mechanic of regressing and evolving your Digimon over and over again to make them more powerful, building up evolution cards to unleash the full power of their stacks - a balanced combination of freezing the opponent's moves with Blue and inflicting massive damage with Red. On the other hand, the Yellow Mitamamon deck supports the Kentaurosmon deck from BT13 with a new Kudamon evolution line that greatly accelerates the deck's ability to meet its key condition of having 6 or less total Security on the field while ravaging the opponent with additional multiple attacks. Now two beasts of fire and ice will unite against a beast of light...
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[@Planty_Boy]

Both decks performed way better than I expected. This was awesome!

[@SSJ-Luffy]

Just something to note, if you have one or multiple Koh & Sayo on field (red tamer), you can first use their effect first to regress the Lv4 and evo back to Lv4, then evolving into Lv5 for free with Sunmon, then regress with Lv3 inheritable back to Lv4, gain 2 memories and pay 1 to evo into Lv5 again, which is slightly more memory efficient. Regarding to the deck, I think Promo card Ukkomon helps the deck alot and the random D-Reaper searcher.

[@rustmarrow]

Thanks for the tip! Still learning how to use the deck

[@rustmarrow]

IMPORTANT: I made a mistake in this video but fortunately it doesn't affect the outcome in any way so I don't think there's a need to refilm. I recommend watching the video first (if you haven't) and then checking the bottom of this pinned comment for details on what the mistake was! In case anyone is wondering why Physical Training wasn't used to reduce Kentaurosmon's evolution cost at 03:59, you can't stack Trainings with evolutions that are resolved as part of other effects. This is because the Training effects are [Main] timing and ask you to perform the evolution as part of the effect, so they cannot be used to discount evolutions that are performed as part of other effects. Anyways, about this matchup, as a big fan of the tribal Kentauros build from back in BT13, I love what the new evolution line does for the deck's setup speed. Mitama is... alright, I love the combo into a side Kentauros for 4 damage like I showcased in the video but I think I'll still be waiting on a Kentauros X to take the deck further. On the other hand, GraceNova is definitely a bit clunky but I feel like if they do ever provide the deck with more support for consistency, it might be a little too much? Even if its current state is not consistent enough to make waves in the competitive scene, I feel like it is 'fine' as it is - I do quite enjoy piloting it so far. But when it bricks hard, MAN. In addition, it seems I wasn't even using the deck to its full potential - could have saved additional Memory each turn by reordering the regressions and evolutions. The mistake: at 8:17, when Apollomon bombs Mitamamon, it should regain its SA+2 there and go for 2 additional checks. In other words, Apollo/Diana would have won without needing to go GraceNova.

[@MiNE-bv6hu]

Yup. Warp Digivolve is Tamer effect, Training Delay Effect is digivolve by this Option effect only discount. So 2 can't stack together ~

[@Graukoenig]

If kudamon and mitama had used barrier to not get popped would they not have just won?

[@rustmarrow]

@Graukoenig only protects against battle deletion, not effect deletion

[@Graukoenig]

​@@rustmarrowthat makes sense now thanks!

[@Shmeeters]

at 16:14 since it is a gain security attack +2. Does it stay there when turning into Dianamon?

[@isickell8714]

I wasn't that interested in mitamamon, but you've really changed my mind. The deck here was sick

[@rustmarrow]

Been dreaming about that combo ever since the new Kuda line was revealed. Glad I managed to catch it on camera!

[@CarlosalbertoAyora]

Que plataforma es donde puedo descargarla para jugar

[@zeos26]

That was so clutch, I honestly thought it was over after Mitama started popping off turn 2

[@shafayetahmed6955]

This was a really close match! The back and forth was nail biting. Can’t wait to try both these decks ❤❤

[@Did_No_Wrong]

Holy crap, that Kentaurosmon was popping off left and right turn 2. Actually crazy strong.

[@rustmarrow]

Been dreaming about that combo ever since the new Kuda line was revealed. Glad I managed to catch it on camera!

[@capylover501]

absolutely loved Dawn/Dusk and face you used the battle music for it was so nostalgic, definitely the best digimon games

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

This one had me screaming the entire way, what a BANGER of a game!

[@CodenameJD]

Those first 5 minutes were terrifying from Mitamamon... but GraceNovamon bouncing up and down its own digivolution line was so cool. I'm reminded of my favourite deck, Examon, with the its shenanigans for accelerating to the top. I love level 7 DNA secret rares from EX sets 😂

[@SavrCosmicFighter]

I was hoping for another banger of a match and got more than I bargained for here. I admit I had to rewind a couple of times when I heard the Dawn/Dusk OST because it got me that much more hype seeing this match play out Semi-Finals are gonna be some real good ones to watch

[@blackbloodmaster13]

Easily one of the most hype games on this channel, Dawn and dusk for my first Digimon games and it’s perfectly showcased why I am excited for this deck to come out

[@ricardomonteiro870]

the amount of times I looped between "its so over" to "we're so back" to the gracenovamon deck

[@KenanTCG]

That was a great showcase of both deck's playstyle!!

[@Reddash9]

I can't wait to play a grace nova deck, dusk and dawn were responsible for really getting me hooked on digimon as a franchise xP Well, that and digimon world 3.

[@kingry3]

Me too! It's the reason Dianamon and the lunamon line is my favorite

[@professorbaelus627]

"Richardmon" but seriously that Gracenova gave me chills

[@rustmarrow]

YES I REALISED AAAAAAAAA

[@rikoaries]

Rustmarrow just leaked a new Digimon! 😱

[@TheRabbit68]

I don't know what to be more hyped about GraceNovamon getting a card, Dawn/Dusk getting a set, or Coronamon finally getting acknowledged again!!!

[@ismaelanzaldua7959]

Can't wait to get my hands on a gracenovamon deck January can't come sooner

[@axoa-noah8331]

It makes me so happy to see World Dawn and Dusk getting some love with the music here, super nostalgic for me! Keep up the amazing work man!

[@yatsurart]

Dude, what a match, that was some of the best ones in months, both decks developed so well, I was shocked with mitamamon's second turn, I thought there was no way buck, but gracenova did so well. The mitama's stun with security attack with kentaurus' signature was so strong, but luckily grace nova got the last apollo in the deck, what a clutch! GraceNova's deck really represents Digimon Dusk/Dawn with the "return evo" mechanic, so important in the game, and mitama's synergy with kentaurus, I have no words. Thanks for the amazing video as always, rust.

[@Hook2099]

Really nice touch in playing the game music. I used play tmdawn/dusk all the time

[@nightcerberus777]

Ah this was such a cool fight. I hadn't realised the grace nova deck was like sun and moon dragons from yugioh somewhat in they constantly switch places like the changing from day and night.

[@anthonythomas305]

This close match was top-notch and those decks did an amazing performance

[@GoldenShadowKnight]

that was awesome as dawn and dusk are some of my favorite games of all time i loved hearing the battle music from those games in this match

[@richardshiflett5181]

Dusk is still my favorite old era Digimon game. Love to see them here.

[@EmerDCP]

This was super fun to watch!

[@Aliiro]

Whao the Dawn and Dusk battle music really makes this even better

[@OreTheCoconut]

Man hearing the BGM for this fight evokes so many nostalgia

[@SSJ-Luffy]

Shouldn't Apollomon check 3 security, as the Security -2 disappeared after Mitamamon gets deleted?

[@rustmarrow]

Yep, just realised I made a mistake there. Thanks for pointing it out! Fortunately it doesn't change the outcome - don't think I'll have the time to refilm this one

[@Silvermoon1k]

Wow I was not expecting that ending. Both of these decks are pretty nasty now that I see them in action. Really crazy gameplay going on. I couldn't root for either of them cuz they were both so good looking.

[@bohemianrhapsody2244]

Does anyone know the different music tracks that were used in this battle?

[@aeonstrada]

This got me crazy pumped for the Gracenovamon cards to get here 😮‍💨

[@kingofdraws7921]

Does dianamon strips from only digimon or mutliple for each sourc? @rustmarrow

[@pegolego]

Spoilers. It seems like i will be eating my words. Mitama lost. Sad to see even after another round of support, they lost 1st round again. At least it was super close. Least we got a glimpse into gracenovas bricking problems. I hope people won't get the wrong idea that is is consistent. The deck could probably be fixed by another set of lvl 3/4s but right now it ain't there all the way.

[@bugking1413]

I was also rooting for Mitamamon this round. I think the Gatomon stuff in BT15 gives the deck a pretty significant boost. Hopefully we get another wave of support for the Kentaurosmon X that really brings it all together.

[@Vaeltis]

yeah I can see the bricking problems, though neat idea to tech in Heroes of the Skies to help you draw into stuff with the Draw 2 for 2 costs, even though they didn't actually use it in this match.

[@Reishi0306]

Thanks for keeping your word. I will say though i figured out the problem with my mitama deck so at the very least i will take back what i said about it being a waste of an sr slot.

[@JennyBlaze253]

This match was amazing! GraceNova actually has a soft spot for me, as when I was running a Digimon TTRPG with some friends, one of them went with Lunamon as their partner. Decided to make an NPC who was a member of these group of lost DigiDestined have Coronamon as his partner, and due to circumstances slightly inspired by Xenoblade 2 he fused with his partner into Apollomon to prevent himself from dying. Later on Apollomon was fatally wounded, and split itself apart again to save his tamer, with Coronamon's spirit going into Lunamon's Tamer's Digivice. They would later on utilize said spirit to evolve Dianamon into GraceNova.

[@Voltexfinal]

2:18 I miss ReArise

[@rakkun2844]

what a crazy match between two awesome decks

[@dragonnight22]

You know I just realized at 12:45 rust calls Samson Richardmon and I find it hilarious

[@rustmarrow]

I CAUGHT THAT DURING EDITING AND I WAS LIKE NOOOOOOO (still leaving it in)

[@Alteisen92]

Rust. You made me fall in love with GraceNova.

[@Alteisen92]

I love absurdly weird gimmick decks. And this one is greatly

[@siracha5413]

Ahhhh what a game!!! Seriously what a showing!

[@swikr24]

I keep meaning to ask you @rustmarrow. Are you using Tabletop Simulator for the videos?

[@rustmarrow]

yep

[@xinhayman6019]

This was such a wild back and forth game

[@BloomingHazard]

Question during galactics second turn when apollomon attacks wouldn’t it continue to do checks after it deletes mitamamon because it would lose the sec -2

[@rustmarrow]

Yup! Made a mistake there

[@BloomingHazard]

@@rustmarrow the only reason I was able to remember that is because of the ho-ohmon and birdramon sec +1 combo that has stuck with me since the day I saw it

[@gabrielerusso326]

2 of the best decks clashing imho

[@alasto67r]

Grace nova winning is not surprising at all. The mitama deck did a lot better than I think anyone whos been paying attention to the Japanese EX5 meta would've thought, especially with such a stern tribal ken build, but the Gracenova deck is just too powerful. The evolution stacking effect as well as the synergy with the tamers to effectively never need to worry about memory on your turn makes it a very formidable deck in the meta but now with BT15 seeing its emergence this deck will most likely fade into obscurity as just another fun gimmick deck of the likes of Alter omni and Purple imperial. Still a very fun match up, can't wait to see Gracenova against purple Melga in the finals.

[@niklasfeldbusch318]

Now both my favourite deck come to the next round. Hopefully they will see each other in the final.

[@GiftOfKnowledge-np9vg]

Excelent match, I'm glad we'll get to see more of the GraceNova deck. Speaking of; as we move into the semi-finals, I'm rooting for Etemon but I expect MelgaX to tear through him, while I could go either way for GraveNova vs Leviamon. (Maybe lean a bit to GraceNova since we know we'll see more of Leviamon). [Narrator voice]: Though Kentaurosmon & Sampson tried to talk the digital visitors into questioning Matt's guilt; the conflict has tragically ended with the 2 Olympos XII members only more resolved to hunt down Matt now that evidence has come to light pointing to him working with the Great Demon Lord that has torn through the Devas, one of the Four Sovereigns, and even Fanglongmon himself. Unwilling to let this stand, the two leave to confront the rampant Demon Lord, with intent to subdue his believed-to-be partner in crime soon after. Meanwhile, Matt tries to rendezvous with Leomon, his one ally left; only to find himself encountering an old enemy standing in Leomon's place.

[@danielbollergrimm7059]

Can you make a BT15 gatomon deck with this kentaurusmon deck?

[@Digiheart400]

Mitamamon: I'm sorry, Mayu. I failed

[@gabrielramos1736]

Someone knows the music that plays when gracenova is played?

[@rustmarrow]

Digimon World Next Order final boss battle!

[@GriffonTheVoid]

Hello! I've been wanting to get into the digimon TCG for a while, but don't have any place or person near me to buy cards and play... I wanted to ask, is it possible to play this game online? I've heard of Untap, but don't know if it's the best way

[@rustmarrow]

Untap is pretty solid - it's what I'd recommend. I'm using Tabletop Simulator, but it's not free and is more for aesthetics

[@GriffonTheVoid]

@@rustmarrow Thanks a lot, I'll try it! Great video btw, GraceNovamon FTW!

[@alexandermeza613]

Wouldn't Venusmon pair better with mitamamon? I know you like to stick with a theme for the videos but since mitamamon was the star of the show Venus would support it better than kentaurusmon?

[@MrGomesxd]

Great match! I'm all for Gracenova but that second turn of mitamamon was craaaazy 😮😮

[@rustmarrow]

Been dreaming about that combo ever since the new Kuda line was revealed. Glad I managed to catch it on camera!

[@SposhTrainer]

The real missplay of the game... 16:04 16:59 Canonically tamers and digimon are: Sayo --› dianamon Koh --› apollomon 😅 Nice battle 👍

[@rustmarrow]

Yea the quotes at the end weren't the Digimon talking to their Tamers. It was Koh (w Apollomon) talking to Sayo, and Sayo (w Dianamon) talking to Koh

[@SposhTrainer]

Oh i see, that make even better

[@bricesonroy2350]

Whooo!!! Dawn and Dusk for the win!!!

[@Hate24]

Damn i need to play this

[@bakubladers]

RIP Mitamamon, it goes fast but has no protection so it just gets it's stack nuked after popping off. Hopefully the BT15 Angewomon stuff helps.

[@shapeoffour2319]

Crazy match😍

[@ChaddyFantome]

Digimon World Dawn Battle Themes! LETS GO!!!!

[@Tekashi117]

8:19 Since Mitamamon is deleted, its effect is no longer reducing the security checks of apollomon. The deletion occurs even before Apollomon battles the security digimon. After the check, apollomon will be back at security attack +2 and will check 2 more security

[@rustmarrow]

Yup have already noted this in my pinned comment, thanks!

[@xbot02]

Big Bang Energy: Unintended Battles Spirits Saga reference

[@TobiGame1]

Omg this was an amazing match! I thought yellow would win but Grave just came back from Nowhere

[@andrewsheiman8574]

Geez, both these decks are insane* *when they don't brick. I saw that turn 2 pop off from Mitama and got a little scared about the state of power creep in the game. Explosive match though, very fun to watch.

[@rustmarrow]

For sure, really glad I managed to showcase the Mitama -> side Kentauros combo even though it's only a high roll move!

[@antoniotinarelli6702]

If the gracenovamon survived the turn would it return yo the hand because played by the effect of the tamer?

[@rustmarrow]

Nope, cos the Digimon played by the effect was Apollomon! If you DNA, nothing is returned

[@antoniotinarelli6702]

@@rustmarrow thank you

[@krossofages]

What are you using to play if you don't mind me asking me?

[@rustmarrow]

Tabletop Simulator on Steam!

[@krossofages]

Thank you so much!@@rustmarrow

[@madsvigan2898]

Galaxy type match way better than it should. Since Gracenovamon is so big his body contain our galaxy

[@animedude8712]

The GraceNovamon deck is so cool. I hope it win's the whole game.

[@aguakt2413]

why did you use heros of the skies instead of fire ball? it has a better security effect and its pretty similar. Gracenova is such an awesome deck, nice video!

[@Vaeltis]

Fireball would work just as well, I guess because the delete effect has to take effect first, if you do delete something then you don't get the 2 draw. Whereas Heroes is guaranteed 2 draw when played. Both are great, but I can see the reasoning for Heroes over Fireball.

[@rustmarrow]

Both are definitely great! But as Vaeltis said, Fire Balls can whiff. If opponent goes first and drops a searcher or any other Lv.3 and your starting hand has no Lv.3/4s but has Fire Ball/Hero, Hero has a better chance of kickstarting your deck. That's why I chose it!

[@cardlivesmatter1566]

Why did kentaurous mon unsuspend after crescamon locked it down shouldn't it have stayed suspended?

[@rustmarrow]

Nope, Crescemon prevents a Digimon from being 'suspended', not 'unsuspended'!

[@cardlivesmatter1566]

@@rustmarrow Tha k you so much rewatching it now I saw my misunderstanding thank you rust!!!!

[@poomwit]

@8:30 I wondering since mitamamon was destroyed before apollomon attack finished apollomon S.Attack should be go back to 3 so It should be continuing 2 more security checks.

[@rustmarrow]

Yep, just realised I made a mistake there. Thanks for pointing it out! Fortunately it doesn't change the outcome - don't think I'll have the time to refilm this one

[@Voltexfinal]

I’m rooting for Dusk and Dawn to make it further!!!!

[@betahammer3566]

This was the goofiest match we’ve had in a while

[@Reishi0306]

I feel like the weakness of the mitama deck is thay it eats your own security too fast but thing were looking dicey for grace in the first few minutes

[@blueauramaster]

Let's gooooooooo🎉🎉🎉

[@atamisirli3620]

8:30 wouldn't Apollomon do more checks now that Mitamamon got deleted?

[@noahgelman4923]

Correct. After Mitama is deleted, Apollo would get his Security checks back, and he would check 2 more security.

[@rustmarrow]

Oof, made a mistake there. Thanks for pointing it out! Fortunately it doesn't change the outcome - don't think I'll have the time to refilm this one

[@KyleCabalitasan]

Kentaurosmon around 8:35 wasn’t supposed to unsuspend until the end of opponents turn

[@rustmarrow]

Nope, Cresce prevents opp from "suspending", not "unsuspending"

[@CrixLord]

8:45 was kentaurusmon able tu unsuspend? I thought he wasn't

[@rustmarrow]

Nope, Cresce prevents opp from "suspending", not "unsuspending"

[@richix64]

Why didn't you use barrier to protect the mitamamon?

[@rustmarrow]

Barrier only prevent deletion by battle

[@bryansuminski7543]

How come you don't use the new muligan rule?

[@rustmarrow]

I do, I just don't show it on camera!

[@drakke1489]

Im really late for this, but even if Apollomon checked all 3 and left Kentaurusmon at 0 Security, Kentaurusmon had the win, the following security was Odin's Breath, wich would have left Kentaurus at 1 security, but at the Kentaurus turn, all he needed was to attack over the Apollomon, who had 18k DP due to inherited effects, Kentaurus would activate effect, trash their last security, unsuspend and give -7k DP to the Apollomon, leaving it at 11k DP (9k if you add EX5 Kudamon's effect), Kentaurus had 13k DP, deleting it, then swing for security. With this, Gracenova would be at 0 security, no digimon in breeding nor in play, meanwhile kentaurus has both a digimon in play and one in breeding, so the game would be theirs.

[@studentmoviesandvibes1671]

That Novamon deck is the most convoluted fuckin deck ive ever seen, and im frustrated it works so well

[@Digiheart400]

I'm surprised you put hero of the skies in gracenovamon's deck considering that option card is for xros heart

[@rustmarrow]

Not much choice honestly, and it wouldn't be fair to the deck to run 4 of each of its Option cards. I prioritise tribal, but within reasonable limits!

[@Digiheart400]

@@rustmarrow but still a pretty good choice overall

[@Digiheart400]

​@@rustmarrowalso even though she's not in the game yet, you could have mentioned mayu

[@shadowblaze124]

Based

[@gabrielerusso326]

Agree🗿

[@awankabut0073]

In my local gracenova has won 3 tournament in a row

[@rustmarrow]

After testing it, not surprised - and i still have a ways to go to mastering it

[@awankabut0073]

@@rustmarrow yeah i play against it twice so far, win with wargreymon but lose with alphamon

[@jumpysniper]

me 5 minutes in: so this game is over right? checks time: there's another 13 minutes??????????

[@blackclover8976]

i dont think the kentoursmon can attack the kudamon was just played

[@rustmarrow]

The Digimon played by Mitamamon's [On Evolve] / [On Attack] gains for the turn

[@dzki1018]

Welp. I really thought my boy Mitamamon had it in the bag.

[@ultimateblazek8164]

Damn the Royal Knights got booted 😅

[@larmon474]

Gracenovamon vs hunters arrestardramon plise

[@isaacng5240]

Damn, both decks with ReArise music have lost. Definitely an enjoyable match, but it means every deck I was rooting for has lost lol

[@jailenrhine2153]

Night claw forever.

[@marodmar]

I think gracenovamon was the favorite, that's why he won, kentauromon swing 2 times and wining the game

[@rustmarrow]

Nope, Cresce/Diana prevented Kentauros from suspending so it couldn't attack

[@jaywolfk5380]

yes gracenovamon win

[@MasketGaming]

That whole regress to digivolve cheap is a cool idea but kind of cheap imo. Feels a bit lame. Reminds me of the whole Alter s deck. Shame as I was waiting for dusk and dawn to be represented

[@VylonDelta]

Isnt that the whole gimmick of dawn and dusk game? Devolve your own mons to evo further. The card stays true to the DS mechanic. Alter S just mindlessly evo their jogress partner.

[@MasketGaming]

@@VylonDelta yeah thats why i think its a cool concept but it kinda translates to semi jogress in tcg in a way i feel like