Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

10 Best Episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the opponent into a "Shadow Game".

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S3E21

#15 - Noah's Final Threat (Part 2 of 2) (Season 3 - Episode 21)

The attack went through, but Yami activated the trap card Nutrient Z, which gave him 4000 more life points if the damage done to him was greater than 2000 before the attack. Now Yami now has 1800 life points. However, since Yami lost 2300 life points, Noah gains them, setting him at 8200. He then chains with a Quickplay Magic card from his hand: Sebek's blessing, which lets him gain the damage done to Yami, setting his lifepoints at 10,500. But then the turn ends and the Yamata Dragon returns to his hand, setting off the Spring, which makes Noah's life points 11,000. Yami plays Alpha the Magnet Warrior in attack mode and attacks directly, making Noah's life points 9600. Noa then turns Tristan to stone. He explains that one person will be turned to stone during the end of each of Yami's turns. Noa draws and plays Inaba White Rabbit which can attack directly, setting Yami at 1100. He ends his turn, recalls the Spirit monster, and gains 700 life points from Shinato and 500 life points fro

The episode was rated 8.03 from 32 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S3E44

#14 - The Final Face Off (Part 4 of 5) (Season 3 - Episode 44)

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Yami Marik could very well be on the verge on defeating Yami Yugi. On his next turn, he will activate Monster Reborn, allowing him to once again revive The Winged Dragon of Ra from the Graveyard. However, Yami Yugi won't give up, as he is convinced he can win the duel and save Marik from the Shadow Realm. He also has the Egyptian God Slime to worry about. Yami Marik lays a card face-down and summons Swallowtail Spike Lizard (1900/700) in defense mode. The card will grant Yami Marik 1000 Life Points each time his turn begins. Joey realizes that Yami Yugi is in a dilemma. If he attacked, Marik's good side would further disappear into the shadows. Joey then remembers it's Marik's fault this is happening to begin with. Marik, still in possession of Téa's body, tells him he was trying to help Yami defeat Yami Marik, but Joey is still angry and demands Marik leave Téa's body so the duel can continue. Marik apologizes for what's happened. He returns control to Téa. Marik knows that Yami won't

The episode was rated 8.04 from 25 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S5E15

#13 - Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh (Season 5 - Episode 15)

Mr. Muto tells his grandson the story of how he received the Millennium Puzzle and how a mysterious man saved him after one of his guides betrayed him. During the night, Rex and Weevil break into Yugi's room and steal his duffle bag to get the three Egyptian cards. Yugi wakes up from the noise and chases them out into the street. They're surprised to find the Millennium Items inside the bag. When Yugi finally catches up with them, he ends up face-to-face with Yami Bakura.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 19 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S3E42

#12 - The Final Face Off (Part 2 of 5) (Season 3 - Episode 42)

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The final Battle City duel continues. Yami Marik has summoned his Egyptian God card, The Winged Dragon of Ra via Monster Reborn in its Phoenix mode. Slifer the Sky Dragon, Yami Yugi's Egyptian God card, is unable to scratch it, even with its ability to reduce its stats by 2000. Yami Marik pays 1000 Life Points to destroy Slifer. Yami Yugi is still able to continue the match. Despite the destruction of Slifer, Yami Yugi still has one more Egyptian God card waiting, Obelisk the Tormentor, and there's still the card which Kaiba gave him, Fiend's Sanctuary. Yami Yugi takes his turn, and without even looking, he draws a card and places it face-down, as if he knew what it was right off the bat. Yami Marik once again resurrects his Winged Dragon of Ra, but this time, he pays all but one of his LP and sacrifices his monster, Juragedo, to add it's ATK to Ra, bringing it to 4699 ATK. The end seems near, but Yami Yugi activates Fiend's Sanctuary, which produces a Metal Fiend Token. If Ra attacks

The episode was rated 8.07 from 28 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S3E33

#11 - Clash In The Coliseum (Part 2 of 6) (Season 3 - Episode 33)

Ishizu watches over Odion and recalls the events of her and Marik's past. Meanwhile, at the duel, Yugi thanks Kaiba for letting him get Slifer in his hand so quickly. Yugi summons Big Shield Gardna in defence position and he places one card facedown. Kaiba draws and summons Z Metal Tank and fuses it with his XY Dragon Cannon to summon XYZ Dragon Cannon. XYZ attacks and destroys Big Sheild Gardna, but Yugi activates Soul Rope, allowing him to pay 1000 Life Points to special summon a monster from his deck, so he summons King's Knight. Since both the King's and Queen's Knights are on the field, Yugi special summons Jack's Knight from his deck. Kaiba sets two cards and ends his turn. On Yugi's turn, he sacrifices his three knights to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon, who has an attack and defense of 3000. Slifer attacks XYZ, but Kaiba uses Interdimensional Transporter to remove XYZ from the game until the end of the turn. Yugi sets one card, reducing Slifer's attack and defense to 2000 and end

The episode was rated 8.08 from 26 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S2E18

#10 - Mime Control (Part 3 of 3) (Season 2 - Episode 18)

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Yugi continues his duel, being outmatched by Slifer and its special ability every turn. Even his best Magic and Trap cards are not working. Can Yugi discover Slifer's one fatal flaw before he's annihilated by tens of thousands of attack points?.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 34 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S1E38

#9 - Yugi versus Pegasus: Match Of The Millennium (Part 4 of 5) (Season 1 - Episode 38)

Yugi crumples in exhaustion under the crippling power of the Shadow Game. His friends yell desperate encouragement, but their voices cannot penetrate the sphere of darkness. Yugi's chance's of victory are ebbing away, as is his life.

The episode was rated 8.11 from 46 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S5E33

#8 - The Dark One Cometh (3) (Season 5 - Episode 33)

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The Pharaoh summons the Three Egyptian Gods to combat Zorc. Meanwhile, at the tabletop, Bakura claims that he'll return to his original form and both leave the table and join with their 3000-year old counterparts. Zorc defeats the Gods by covering the sun, wiping their strength out.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 16 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S2E13

#7 - The Master Of Magicians (Part 3 of 3) (Season 2 - Episode 13)

As the duel between Arkana and Yugi continues, both sides struggle to beat the other, pitting Dark Magician against Dark Magician. However, Yugi has a secret weapon in Dark Magician Girl. Meanwhile, Joey and the other's continue the search for the secret duelling arena.

The episode was rated 8.14 from 35 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S1E34

#6 - Best of Friends, Best of Duelists (Part 2 of 2) (Season 1 - Episode 34)

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Yugi is shocked as Joey uses the Time Wizard card he gave him as a sign of their friendship against him. However, as the two battle each other and one comes out the victor, they find confirmation of the strength of their friendship that surpasses any duel.

The episode was rated 8.18 from 45 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S1E39

#5 - Yugi versus Pegasus: Match Of The Millennium (Part 5 of 5) (Season 1 - Episode 39)

Little Yugi collapses, leaving only the spirit of the puzzle to duel against Pegasus. Pegasus tries to read the spirit's mind, but Tea, Joey and Tristan use their friendship ritual to block him out. Can the mysterious spirit of the puzzle defeat Pegasus alone as the shadow game draw's to a close.

The episode was rated 8.35 from 51 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S5E37

#4 - The Final Duel (1) (Season 5 - Episode 37)

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Yugi and Atem place the seven Millennium Items into their slots in the Pharaoh's Memory in the shrine of the Underworld. Pharaoh Atem and Yugi then separate into two physical beings. The duel that will determine the fate of Atem and Yugi begin. Pharaoh Atem summons "The Tricky" with an attack power of 2000 but Yugi plays the magic card, "Swords of Revealing Light" Yugi is able to fuse the three monsters: "Green Gadget", "Red Gadget", and "Yellow Gadget" into one monster with 3000 attack points the "Mobile Fortress Stronghold".

The episode was rated 8.35 from 17 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S5E38

#3 - The Final Duel (2) (Season 5 - Episode 38)

The duel between Yugi and Atem continues. Atem summons the three gods: Ra, Obelisk and Slifer to the field. The sum of their attack power exceeds ten thousand. Yugi is overwhelmed, but he parries Slifer's Summon Thunder Bullet with this episode's Key Point: a Quick Magic card, "Mirage Magic." When a player's monsters' Attack Power and Defense Power increase or decrease due to an opponent's card, this negates the effect and recovers the difference in Life Points. Furthermore, Yugi also dodges Obelisk's attack with the Trap card "Mirage Ruler." Yugi finally makes a counterattack move that threatens the gods.

The episode was rated 8.38 from 16 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S4E14

#2 - Fate Of The Pharaoh (Part 3 of 3) (Season 4 - Episode 14)

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Because Yami Yugi activated The Seal of Orichalcos, his Timaeus card disappears because it can't mix with the power of Orichalcos. Angry, Yami Yugi summons many monsters to the field and is able to destroy Rafael's Guardian Grarl, meaning his Purity of the Cemetary card is destroyed. But Rafael plays Monster Rebirth, sending his Grarl card into the deck, proving that Rafael still doesn't want any of his monsters in the graveyard. Meanwhile, from some dark place, Yugi wakes up to see that his other self really did activate the Seal and started becoming evil. When Joey, Tristan, and Duke arrive outside the duel arena, Rex explains to them that Yugi got the Orichalcos card and played it, which Joey can't believe. Back to the duel, Rafael activates Swords of Revealing Light, stopping Yami Yugi's monsters from attacking for 3 turns. Yami Yugi shrugs it off and plays Catapult Turtle, which he uses to catapult his monsters at Rafael's life points. Although Rafael still has 100 life points lef

The episode was rated 8.52 from 25 votes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - S5E40

#1 - The Final Duel (4) (Season 5 - Episode 40)

Yugi tries his best to fend off the attacks from Atem's most powerful trump card the "Dark Magician." Yugi then plays his Spell Card, "Golden Chest of Sealing." The power of the Golden Chest of Sealing is it can negate the effects of another magic card that is stored in the chest. Yugi was finally able to defeat the "Dark Magician" with his "Silent Magician." Atem tries to activate the Spell card Monster Reborn so he can revive Slifer the Sky Dragon, but when Yugi opens the Golden Chest of Sealing to reveal the card he sealed, the card was "Monster Reborn". It means neither of them can use that card in this game. It is Yugi's message to another Yugi that "Those of the dead should not remain in the world of the living."

The episode was rated 8.55 from 22 votes.

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