Leviamon VS Fanglongmon!! | Digimon Card Game: EX5 Animal Colosseum Beast Wars (ROUND 3)

This is Round 3 of the Animal Colosseum Beast Wars, a tournament featuring 8 decks from the 5th theme booster of the Digimon Card Game: Animal Colosseum. The next two decks to clash are Leviamon and Fanglongmon. The Purple Leviamon deck features an interesting new mechanic of forcing the opponent to play Digimon, increasing the opponent's field size to meet the condition of Leviamon's powerful destructive effects - giving before taking everything away with Level deletion and high-damage Piercing which lead to Memory gain. On the other hand, the rainbow-coloured Fanglongmon deck features the 12 Devas and Four ACE Sovereigns. The deck's playstyle involves playing Devas directly to the Breeding Area and slowly accumulating the trash while wearing the opponent down with the Sovereigns' Blast Evolution and powerful [On Deletion] effects, ultimately wiping the opponent's board with the descent of Fanglongmon to finish the game. With the Seven Great Demon Lords up against the Sovereigns, it's a battle of good versus evil...
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[@pegolego]

"I refuse to call it by its english name, like what even is biting crush?" 😂 The personality rust puts in his vids to just being funny is why his vids are some of if not the best DTCG content on youtube. Also, surprised with levia's performance didnt expect that with how the devas countered its whole mechanic. Looking forward to the next round

[@rustmarrow]

WHAT EVEN IS BITING CRUSH / CREEPYMON???

[@DiscoReptile]

@@rustmarrow 6:36 Lostrum isn’t a word... Rostrum: a beaklike projection, especially a stiff snout or anterior prolongation of the head in an insect, crustacean, or cetacean (marine mammal. Like leviamon). It refers to what you’d call leviamon’s mouth. Weird of you to say “what even is a biting crush?” and then come out with “lostrum”

[@juanantonioloreto1848]

​​@@DiscoReptileIn japanese, the sounds of R and L are VERY similar and sometimes get mistranslated Rostrum would be spelled Ro-su-to-ru-mu　 (ろすとるむ), but due to how Japanese can be tranlsated, it can be interpreted as a L The word "Lost", for example, it's pronounced as "Ro-su-To" ろすと Another example, this time in the Ace Combat Series, the protagonist squadron of "Ace Combate Zero: The Belkan War" is called "Galm", which in itself is not a word, but given that the Squadron patch is a helldog, we can guess the real name would be "Garm", which it's the Norse mythology equivalent of a Cerberus Yet. In all artworks and material refering to the squadron itself, it's always spelled wrong as Galm, but that's given due to Japanese Pronunciation

[@DiscoReptile]

@@juanantonioloreto1848 Honestly, it doesn't upset me as much as "Glaive Memory Boost", which happened from the same issue. But that one could have definitely been solved by common sense. The ghostmons are in a graveyard not a glaiveyard, ha ha.

[@rustmarrow]

Man, this match drained me. It took quite a while to learn how to use both decks, and even then I don't think I've completely mastered either of them. During playtesting, Fanglongmon definitely had an edge thanks to (1) Dragomon being virtually negated in this matchup, (2) cards like SkullSata/Creepymon that are intended to fuel Dragomon end up fueling Fanglong's descent instead, and (3) Levia's only answer to Fanglong are its 2 copies of Rivals' Barrage. So very honestly, after my initial rounds of playtesting, I fully expected Fanglongmon to win this round. However, I suppose the Deva/Sovereign deck's core weakness is that sometimes it has no choice but to give the opponent a lot of Memory - and with Memory comes possibilities. In a real-life tournament, those possibilities can sometimes lead to unoptimal decisions due to overchoice and not being used to being given so much Memory. But in the context of a casual match with no time limit, this gave me the opportunity to really sit and think about what plays Levia should make each turn - especially in terms of how to play around the Devas' negation of Dragomon. Couple that with Purple's draw power and a good amount of luck, and the outcome of this match was reached... Honestly, even with all of that going for Leviamon, all Fanglong needed to win was another Deva the turn they played Pajira...

[@raikaria3090]

Fanglongmon: I have an option called Loyalty Deeper than the Sea Leviamon: Deeper than the Sea? We'll see about that

[@renan4004]

The music for playing Fanglongmon was on point!

[@gonzalobarrera2280]

The Fanglong deck looks really interesting! I hope to see it more in this channel, maybe against Royal Knights, that would be a fun match to see, keep it up like that!

[@bugking1413]

This was not the result I was expecting, but I'm pleasantly surprised. Initially I thought Fanglongmon was going to carry this match on it's back, but those purple options are no joke. While I love EX05 as a whole, Leviamon, Leomon, and Etemon are the decks I look forward to the most and seeing 2 of the 3 moving on is fantastic.

[@frogjackethuman781]

super interesting match! - Antylamon secret MVP, reducing opp security by 1 whilst gaining 1 yourself is a +2 security, super subtle and i didn't realize that until after the match! - octomon token other secret MVP! you can't see the hand size for both players, but it makes sense, the token is a -1 hand, and fanglongmon's summon option card is also a -1 in exchange for getting him out cheaper. the soverign deck has bad draw, and the value is supposed to come from fanglong's trashing security effect, but it never took off because purple's great option card timing. they were just outplayed!

[@elecross]

Didn't realize Fujitsumon has no level. Was getting confused why it wasn't being blown up by some of the effects.

[@rustmarrow]

Yep! The effect text doesnt give it a Lv

[@xandercrosby3757]

That is very useful actually, Because it doesnt become a wasted target for Leviamon, and basically makes the effect, Discard 1 card instead.

[@haudn]

good match, fun to watch, downright enjoyable, take this interaction on the video.

[@rustmarrow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonythomas305]

Let the hunt commence!

[@soupcitybudgetcollecting6146]

Great match. I'm excited to see more Leviamon, especially with future support.

[@mauropinto1277]

So I can comment my previous comment here... I see that Fanglong is the fanciest deck in all of digimon, cuz they are all Divas

[@Kazz1187]

So much envy! The devas deck look spicy!

[@jebussubzero]

Don't know how to feel. I love both the sovereigns and seven great demon lords so it was hard choosing a side 😅 Either way, great video as usual Rust!

[@rustmarrow]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JohnDoe-zx1ck]

Man, i cant wait to play leviamon. Nice show with these two decks.

[@GiftOfKnowledge-np9vg]

Well this was an unexpected outcome. Whuch I'm very happy about. Awesome match, I'm excited to see more of Leviamon (and probably not just in this tournament; by Jove have they been appeasing the lord of envy). [Clears voice until it sounds like a narrator]: Matt's unexpected ally, the Great Demon Lord of Envy himself Leviamon, has successfully rescued the boy from the supremely powerful Fanglongmon and his Sovereign servant Ebonwumon. However, such favors do not come without a price, regardless of if they were requested or not, and Matt may soon wonder if this was really the better outcome as Leviamon follows after the child outlaw to collect on this debt. Meanwhile, as questions arise regarding the mystery of the purple wolf seen attacking the Digidestined, 2 of the Olympos XII sent to pursue Matt meet with the lone Kudamon.

[@johnryu2317]

Leviamon's eye lingers towards the X antibody that is nestled within Matt's hands.

[@rustmarrow]

This might actually be a good lore reason for Levia to get the X Antibody...

[@NecroDatro421]

Is this a program? A Battle Simulator? How are you playing??

[@jucoevolve]

Where can I find this Digimon simulator?

[@Silvermoon1k]

Very satisfied with this ending. Originally I chose fanglong but I just played against devas today and don't like them as much as I thought I would. Also Leviamon using other demon lords was kind of intimidating to see. I forgot that these battles don't include Leviamon X.

[@rustmarrow]

Yea I was super hyped about the Devas' deck concept initially, but after playing it its not really my thing

[@CodenameJD]

Excellent outcome. It's a shame that the Sovereign/Deva deck didn't get to show off more, but honestly I'm somewhat bored of these gimmick decks. Digivolving is my favourite part of Digimon! I'd have been okay if Leviamon had lost, though, just because it looks like it may get another showing in the next tournament 😂 but man did it hage some cool tech, just a bunch or really interesting and unique effects combining together. THAT'S what I love! Purple is the coolest colour in this game!

[@rustmarrow]

Was hyped for the Devas initially, but after trying them they dont really feel like my cup of tea

[@LordMbeju]

Let's gooo my boy wins, now it's time to devour everything in this tournament

[@cardlivesmatter1566]

Oh goodness now just imagine what happens after leviamon x is added to this deck the match was cool but my demon lord was just so consistent

[@Reishi0306]

In my playgrp we just call the spell chomp bcos its funnier that way also cant say i didnt expect the outcome of this match but may i ask why didnt trigger the delay effect when fanglong came down with the spell i know he doesnt die but wouldnt it be better if levia came out from the trasg to sort of pressure them?

[@rustmarrow]

Fanglongs DP minus affects all opp Digimon until the end of the turn. If you Delay a Leviamon out in response to it, it is instantly deleted from 0 DP!

[@Reishi0306]

@@rustmarrow right i forgot

[@joonas394]

What was the Mother D Reaper's role in Sovereigh deck?

[@mauropinto1277]

Allows to use the options if you have no deva/four sovereign on field, and if the opponent tries to raid into your digimon mother becomes the target, instead of the other digimon in the deck

[@joonas394]

@@mauropinto1277 Thanks for explaining

[@Chaosfeed]

In addition to what was already said, it can also be used for Alliance swings via the Antylamon

[@KreuzDrache]

​@@ChaosfeedThat's a lot dp!

[@LoyalistViral]

So if you're both players what is stopping you from making a suboptimal play with one deck because you want the other to win?

[@rustmarrow]

Nothing's stopping me really! But I don't believe in rigging matches just to get the outcome I want. I feel like that's not fair to the cards themselves. So I just try my best piloting both sides, but of course I can't deny that unconscious biases / lack of skill may influence my plays. And I mean, even if it's two players or a team making match videos, I don't think anything's stopping them from making suboptimal plays with one deck to showcase a desired outcome

[@niklasfeldbusch318]

Great soundtrack when fenglong comes.

[@MrFaloso]

wow these decks are sick!

[@vinsennarendra7901]

Can you Blast Digivolve the 4 Sovereigns to a Deva with different color than them? Example: Blast Digivolve to Azulongmon which is Blue/Yellow from Green Vikaralamon.

[@rustmarrow]

Yes, all the Sovereigns have an evo condition from any deva

[@vinsennarendra7901]

@@rustmarrow thank you, i thought the special evo condition only applied to normal digivolution by paying the cost.

[@tipotipo1997]

why the token didnt unsuspend?

[@TakanaKyoshi]

Know this uses tabletop simulator (least i believe it does) but what would i need to get all the cards into the game as trying to figure it out on my own has left me more lost then when i started.

[@rustmarrow]

Just use digimoncard.dev!

[@ValleyChildX]

This was closer than I thought, but still the ending was what I expected. Can anyone explain the Mother D-Reaper eggs? I saw online people run them but I don’t understand why

[@nightfire731]

Probably just for Alliance for the cards that have it in the deck like Antylamon.

[@TheDarkFiddler]

You don't need an egg for the deck, but Mother D has a few benefits. It has high DP so can pull the target for things like Raid away from mote valuable pieces. IF you get it out, it'sa good Alliance target for EX4 Antylamon. And if your board is wiped and you need the color to play Loyalty, it fulfills the White requirement. You usually don't want to hatch it unless you have nothing to play into the Raising area on that turn, but it's a decent backup.

[@zrethor]

It let's you play your white options if you have an empty board

[@ValleyChildX]

@@TheDarkFiddler ah this all makes sense, thank you!

[@user-zx6my4pb8q]

can biting crush trigger when they play a digimon in the raising area?

[@rustmarrow]

Nope

[@VylonDelta]

​@@rustmarrowreally? But i read that psychemon prevents deva play to breeding so i thought it will also trigger levias

[@rustmarrow]

@@VylonDelta Nope, you can check the faq rulings on the official website! 1. Not Psychemon, but Pillowmon and Pomumon can stop Devas from being played in Breeding. This is because their effects affect the "player". 2. But when Devas are played in Breeding, this will not trigger "when a Digimon is played etc" effects. This is because Digimon are basically invisible in the Breeding Area, so cards like Rostrum/Biting Crush will not acknowledge that a target has been played

[@VylonDelta]

​@@rustmarrowi see, thank you for clarifying!

[@mateocortes4148]

9:44 Shouldn't leviamon have deleted the token instead of the deva? Since the token is level 4.

[@CodenameJD]

The token isn't level 4. Fujitsumon tokens don't have a level.

[@mateocortes4148]

i just realizedthat... my bad@@CodenameJD

[@LarryB0819]

Wait wasn't this uploaded earlier?

[@rustmarrow]

There was a slight misplay just now! Previously I fired the 2nd Rivals' Barrage without a Purple body

[@SB0083]

I get that these are predetermined, but as a Deva player, I could see some of the flaws with the deck and play. -The deck could use ST Sistermon Blanc to add to the trash and get additional draws. -Gennai is invaluable in the deck. If you have Gennai on the field and a black Deva in raising, you have an invincible blocker until the moment an attack comes in. You suspend Gennai during an attack to raise the black Deva, then Blast Digivolve into a Sovereign in order to block. Depending on the Deva, this could handle one or two of your opponent's Digimon. -Generally, turn 1 is the best time to get Mother D-Reaper hatched. Pass turn using Analog Youth, Loyalty, or Sistermon. -My BIGGEST pet peeve was that you can place a Deva in raising from hand OR TRASH when you play a Deva on the field. I try to never bottom deck EX4 Antylamon and recycle it when it's deleted. Antylamon swinging with 23k DP at 2 checks is incredible. I've taken down the likes of Jesmon GX, GraceNovamon, and most recently TyrantKabuterimon with it. That's my rant. The Deva deck is by far one of the most consistent decks I've played even against BT15 and BT16 decks.

[@rustmarrow]

You might be playing the deck wrongly - you can't place a Deva from the Trash with the Deva [On Play], only from hand

[@zeroworldasdf5732]

Why did the 1⁰ levia was deleted , wasent it over 12k dp?

[@zeroworldasdf5732]

Sorry i thought It was a -3k no -4k

[@sutanto262]

Can you share about the apps you use???

[@rustmarrow]

Tabletop Simulator on Steam!

[@naufal.fadhilheriawan4045]

Why rival barrage not remaining on the field after active the effect

[@rustmarrow]

Rivals Barrage is only placed in the Battle Area when it's trashed from the deck

[@SputNStuff]

can of coke for using digimon survive ost, well played

[@koopdog87]

Just when I thought purple couldn't get any more combo-ier

[@IcarusOOT]

I'm probably just dumb, but how does Mommy d help the Devas?

[@rustmarrow]

1. Provides White to cast the Deva/Sovereign Options if you brick 2. Alliance target for Antyla 3. Can protect the Deva/Sovereigns from effects that target highest DP!

[@IcarusOOT]

@@rustmarrow ah okay, so I am dumb cuz I never thought of any of that

[@madsvigan2898]

bit ironic, the soviangs ask for help from the d-reaper

[@pieth68]

The power creep is insane

[@zuniversegaming3431]

Weird Question: why did you pronounce "Deva"" as "Diva." I do believe it is supposed to be pronounced as "Dayva" in Japanese, the "e" being more of an aaa sound.

[@SylviaMoonbeam1127]

Kinda confused as to why Mother D-Reaper was in the Deva Deck, other than for flavor. She can’t attack and you don’t benefit from any of her abilities, right? That being said, I did have higher hopes for the Deva Deck. I’m sure it was really fun in all your playtesting, but it just seemed to kinda brick in this match, especially near the later half. I think the real nail in the coffin for me regarding Devas was that I feel like the card that got the most “use” was that Antylamon from Alternative Being. Which is great for that card, genuinely love that card, but unfortunate that other Devas didn’t get to show us their flair as well. (Not at all your fault, it’s just how the cards panned out)

[@rustmarrow]

1. Provides White to cast the Deva/Sovereign Options if you brick 2. Alliance target for Antyla 3. Can protect the Deva/Sovereigns from effects that target highest DP!

[@tyleryam9885]

Is a seven great demon lords deck viable

[@GiftOfKnowledge-np9vg]

All of them? No, not yet. The Demon Lords we have so far generally fit into decks that play too differently to work together properly. You'd think this wouldn't be the case when they all want to fill the Trash, but they all want different things in that Trash so it doesn't work out. Ironically, Leviamon has proven to be the exception to this and works well with quite a few of his fellow Lords to produce impressive results. But only so many at once; I think you generally pick between Belphemon or the Creepymon & Lucemon FM combo.

[@edwartexe]

so close. had the sheep deva been able to play another to rising area they would just need to move and attack next turn to win

[@rustmarrow]

Yep, or if Levia hadnt drawn their 2nd Rivals' Barrage! It was very dangerous

[@_ThatJaceKid]

Honestly surprised to see how decent the Fanglongmon deck was. The deck felt like filler when I first saw it. Glad Leviamon took the W tho

[@TheDarkFiddler]

Oof. I am simping hard for the Sovereigns deck, so kind of a shame to see it outed like this. What a match, though, and from a STORY perspective I DO like Leviamon winning...

[@josefbajarias3109]

THE KAIJU BATTLE OF THE DIGITAL WORLD!

[@shadow10458]

The chaosmon was incorrectly used because only 1 digimon was in play the egg doesn't count.

[@rustmarrow]

Fujitsumon token counts as a Digimon in play

[@InsanityBlitz]

Damn was really hoping to see more from the DEVA but eh jobber gonna jobber

[@rathwolf1]

So it doesn't change anything, but shoudn't Labramons inherited technically activate when Octomon's effect happens? You're still playing the Fujitsumon, you're just playing it into the opponents battle area.

[@rustmarrow]

1. To be exact, Labra's wording should be "when your Digimon is played by an effect" according to the original Japanese text. So it has to be a Digimon in your Battle Area. 2. Yep there was a slight misplay that I had to fix! Previously I fired the 2nd Rivals' Barrage without a Purple body

[@VFox27]

so leviamon needed another demon lord to help him...good match tho

[@corethunder3487]

Croco : )

[@staysic3466]

leviamon is so cool

[@Digiheart400]

I guess leviamon is too much for the sovereign with the help of his fellow demon lords (aka his coworkers and his boss)

[@betahammer3566]

YEAH LEVIAMON YEAH!

[@joshuapierre2095]

"I refuse to call it by its english name. Like what even is biting crush?" Totally agree however would've been funny if you brought it up again with Daemon I refuse to call it Creppymon, no, just no)

[@rustmarrow]

I dont even want to SAY "***PYMON"

[@joshuapierre2095]

@@rustmarrow I don’t get why they made that name change anyway? We have Devimon, it’s clearly supposed to be a Devil. We have Lucemon who’s clearly supposed to be Lucifer. We have Beelzemon who’s clearly supposed to be Beelzebuth. Belphemon who’s Belphegor and Lilithmon who’s Lilith. So why does Daemon get this horrible treatment?

[@mastedm8454]

Leviamon ate the Quaso 🥐🥐

[@kyrios0307]

Virgin Biting Crush vs Gigachad Rostrum

[@rustmarrow]

fr, dont even know why they thought it was necessary to localise

[@atamisirli3620]

"I refuse to call it by its English name" Rust is based as always.

[@rustmarrow]

WHAT EVEN IS BITING CRUSH / CREEPYMON???

[@gilbert00mtz]

9:50 you cant delete a digimon if your oponent has less digimon than you

[@noahgelman4923]

It has 2 delete effects. The 1st one doesnt' trigger if they have more digimon than you, like you said, but the 2nd one doesn't have any conditions and it's the 2nd delete effect that triggers.

[@rustmarrow]

Yep, what Noah said!