World Championship 2016 Special : Yugi vs . Kaiba Yugi vs . Kaiba was a scripted Duel that took place during the second day of the World Championship 2016 in on August 21 , 2016 . Dan Green and Eric Stuart reprised their roles as Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba , respectively . Featured Duel : Yugi Muto vs . Seto Kaiba . Turn 1 : Yugi Muto Yugi activates " Graceful Charity " , draw ing 3 cards then discard ing 2 cards ( " Electromagnetic Turtle " and " Magician Navigation " ) . He then Normal Summon s " Magician ' s Rod " ( 1600 / 100 ) in Defense Position . Since " Magician ' s Rod " was Normal Summoned , Yugi activate s its effect , allowing him to add a Spell / Trap Card that lists " Dark Magician " in its text from his Deck to his hand . He adds " Dark Magical Circle " . Yugi then activates " Dark Magical Circle " , to look at the top three cards of his Deck and add " Dark Magician " or a Spell / Trap Card that lists " Dark Magician " in its text to his hand . He adds " Dark Magician " . Yugi Set s a card . Turn 2 : Seto Kaiba Kaiba activates the Field Spell Card " Mausoleum of White " . Since he controls no monsters , Kaiba Special Summon s " Kaiser Vorse Raider " ( 1900 / 1200 ) from his hand in Attack Position . He then Normal Summons " Maiden with Eyes of Blue " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba activates the first effect of " Mausoleum of White " , allowing him to send a Normal Monster from his hand or Deck to the Graveyard to increase the ATK of a monster he controls by 100 for each Level of the sent monster . He sends " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " from his Deck and targets " Maiden " ( 0 → 800 ) . Since " Maiden " was targeted by a card effect , Kaiba activates its effect , Special Summoning a second " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Yugi activates his face - down " Magical Dimension " , Tributing a Spellcaster - Type monster he controls to Special Summon another Spellcaster - Type monster from his hand , then he can choose to destroy a monster his opponent controls . Yugi Tributes " Magician ' s Rod " to Special Summon " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) from his hand in Attack Position and destroy " Maiden " . The effect of " Dark Magical Circle " activates , as " Dark Magician " was Special Summoned , allowing Yugi to banish a card Kaiba controls . He banishes " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Kaiba Sets a card . Turn 3 : Yugi Muto Yugi Normal Summons " Kuribandit " ( 1000 / 700 ) in Attack Position . He activates its effect , Tributing it to reveal the top five cards of his Deck , add any Spell / Trap Cards revealed to his hand , and discard any monsters . Yugi reveals " Spellbinding Circle " , " Thousand Knives " , " Seven Tools of the Bandit " , " Mystic Box " , and " Dark Illusion " , all of which are added to his hand . " Dark Magician " attacks " Kaiser Vorse Raider " , but Kaiba activates his face - down " Shadow Spell " to prevent " Dark Magician " from attacking and reduce its ATK by 700 . Yugi activates the effect of " Magician ' s Navigation " in his Graveyard , banishing it to negate the effects of " Shadow Spell " until the end of the turn . The attack continues , and " Kaiser Vorse Raider " is destroyed ( Kaiba : 4000 → 3400 ) . As " Kaiser Vorse Raider " was destroyed by battle , its effect activates , causing the monster that destroyed it to lose 500 ATK ( " Dark Magician " : 2500 → 2000 ) . Yugi Sets two cards . During the End Phase , the effect of " Magician ' s Navigation " expires and " Dark Magician " loses 700 ATK due to " Shadow Spell " ( " Dark Magician " : 2000 → 1300 ) . Turn 4 : Seto Kaiba Kaiba activates " Pot of Greed " to draw two cards . He then Normal Summons " Alexandrite Dragon " ( 2000 / 100 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba activates " Silent Doom " to Special Summon a Normal Monster from his Graveyard in Defense Position , but it won ' t be able to attack . Kaiba Special Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . He then activates the second effect of " Mausoleum of White " to Normal Summon a Level 1 LIGHT Tuner monster in addition to his regular Normal Summon / Set . He Normal Summons " Sage with Eyes of Blue " ( 0 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . As " Sage " was Normal Summoned , Kaiba activates its effect , which lets him add a Level 1 LIGHT Tuner monster except " Sage with Eyes of Blue " from his Deck to his hand . He adds " The White Stone of Ancients " . He activates " Cards of Consonance " to discard a Dragon - Type Tuner monster to draw two cards . He discards " The White Stone of Ancients " . Kaiba tunes the Level 1 " Sage " with the Level 8 " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " to Synchro Summon " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " ( 2500 / 3000 ) in Attack Position . He then banish es the DARK monster " Kaiser Vorse Raider " and the LIGHT monster " Sage " to Special Summon " Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his hand in Attack Position . Kaiba activates the effect of " Chaos Emperor Dragon " , paying 1000 LP ( Kaiba : 3400 → 2400 ) to send all cards on the field and in both players ' hands to the Graveyard and inflict 300 damage to Yugi for each card . As Kaiba activated a monster effect that would inflict damage to Yugi , Yugi activates the effect of " Clear Kuriboh " in his hand , discarding it to negate the effects of " Chaos Emperor Dragon " . " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " attacks " Dark Magician " , but Yugi activates the effect of " Electromagnetic Turtle " in his Graveyard , banishing it in an attempt to end Kaiba ' s Battle Phase . Kaiba activates the effect of " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " , negating the activation of the effect of " Electromagnetic Turtle " . The attack continues , but Yugi activates his Set " Spellbinding Circle " to prevent " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " from attacking and decrease its ATK by 700 ( " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " : 2500 → 1800 ) . Since Yugi activated a Spell / Trap Card during Kaiba ' s turn , he Special Summons " Magician of Dark Illusion " ( 2100 / 2500 ) from his hand in Defense Position . Due to its own effect , " Magician of Dark Illusion " is also treated as " Dark Magician " while it is on the field . As Yugi Special Summoned a " Dark Magician " , the effect " Dark Magical Circle " activates , allowing Yugi to banish " Chaos Emperor Dragon " . " Alexandrite Dragon " attacks and destroys " Dark Magician " ( Yugi : 4000 → 3300 ) . Kaiba Sets a card . During the End Phase , Kaiba activates the effect of " The White Stone of Ancients " in his Graveyard , as it was sent there this turn , allowing him to Special Summon his third " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . Turn 5 : Yugi Muto Since he controls " Dark Magician " , Yugi activates " Thousand Knives " to destroy a card his opponent controls . He targets " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " , but Kaiba activates the effect of " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " in response , Tributing it to Special Summon a LIGHT Dragon - Type Synchro Monster from his Extra Deck in Defense Position , but it will be destroyed during the End Phase . He Special Summons " Azure - Eyes Silver Dragon " ( 2500 / 3000 ) . Since " Azure - Eyes " was Special Summoned , its effect activates , preventing all Dragon - Type monsters that Kaiba currently controls from being targeted or destroyed by card effects until the end of the next turn , which also protects it from the effect of " Blue - Eyes Spirit Dragon " . Since Yugi activated a Spell Card , the effect of " Magician of Dark Illusion " activates , allowing Yugi to Special Summon " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . This activates the effect of " Dark Magical Circle " , allowing Yugi to banish " Mausoleum of White " . Yugi overlays the Level 7 " Dark Magician " and " Magician of Dark Illusion " to Xyz Summon " Ebon High Magician " ( 2300 / 2800 ) in Defense Position . Yugi banishes the DARK - Attribute " Magician ' s Rod " and the LIGHT - Attribute " Clear Kuriboh " from his Graveyard to Special Summon " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his hand in Attack Position . " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " attacks " Alexandrite Dragon " , but Kaiba activates his Set " Negate Attack " in an attempt to negate the attack and end Yugi ' s Battle Phase . Yugi activates his Set " Seven Tools of the Bandit " , paying 1000 LP ( Yugi : 3300 → 2300 ) to negate " Negate Attack " and destroy it . The attack continues and " Alexandrite Dragon " is destroyed ( Kaiba : 2400 → 1400 ) . Since " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " destroyed an opponent ' s monster in battle , its effect activates , allowing to attack again in a row . " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " attacks " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and both monsters are destroyed . Yugi Sets a card . Turn 6 : Seto Kaiba During his Standby Phase , Kaiba activates the effect of " Azure - Eyes " , allowing him to Special Summon a Normal Monster from his Graveyard . He Special Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba then activates " Card of Demise " , drawing until he has five cards in his hand , but he must discard his entire hand during his fifth Standby Phase after activation ( as his hand is empty , he draws five cards ) . He then activates " A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon " , returning the Dragon - Type " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " to his hand to destroy all Spell / Trap Cards on the field . Yugi ' s " Dark Magical Circle " and his Set " Mystic Box " are destroyed . Kaiba activates " Trade - In " , discarding a Level 8 monster to draw two cards . He discards " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Kaiba then activates " Pot of Desires " , banishing the top ten cards of his Deck face - down to draw two cards . Kaiba activates " Silver ' s Cry " to Special Summon a Dragon - Type Normal Monster from his Graveyard . He Special Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba activates " Swing of Memories " to Special Summon a Normal Monster from his Graveyard , but it will be destroyed during the End Phase . He Special Summons the other " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) . Kaiba Normal Summons " Luster Dragon " ( 1900 / 1600 ) in Attack Position and switches " Azure - Eyes " to Attack Position . A " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks " Ebon High Magician " , but Yugi activates the latter ' s effect , detaching an Overlay Unit to activate a Spell / Trap Card from his hand . He activates " Magic Cylinder " from his hand , which negates the attack of " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and inflicts damage to Kaiba equal to his monster ' s current ATK . Kaiba activates " Enemy Controller " , Tributing a monster he controls and gain control of an opponent ' s monster until the End Phase . He Tributes the attacking " Blue - Eyes " in an attempt to take control of " Ebon High Magician " , but Yugi activates the effect of " Ebon High Magician " again , detaching an Overlay Unit to activate " Dark Illusion " from his hand , as a DARK monster he controls is being targeted by an effect . This negates the activation of " Enemy Controller " and destroys it . Since its original target left the field , " Magic Cylinder " resolve s without effect . The second " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks and destroys " Ebon High Magician " . As " Ebon High Magician " was sent from the field to the Graveyard , Yugi activates its effect , allowing him to Special Summon a DARK Spellcaster - Eype monster from his Deck and destroy a card his opponent controls . He Special Summons " Dark Magician Girl " ( 2000 / 1700 ) in Attack Position and destroys " Luster Dragon " . " Dark Magician Girl " gains 300 ATK for each " Dark Magician " ( and " Magician of Black Chaos " ) in the Graveyards ( " Dark Magician Girl " : 2000 → 2300 ) . " Azure - Eyes " attacks and destroys " Dark Magician Girl " ( Yugi : 2300 → 2100 ) . Kaiba Sets two cards . Turn 7 : Yugi Muto Yugi activates " Card of Sanctity " , allowing both players to draw until they have six cards in their hand . Since they each have no cards in their hand , both Yugi and Kaiba draw six cards . As Yugi drew " Palladium Oracle Mahad , Yugi Special Summons it ( 2500 / 2100 ) from his hand in Attack Position . Yugi activates " Pot of Greed " to draw two cards . He activates " Pot of Desires " , banishing the top ten cards of his Deck face - down to draw two cards . Yugi equips " Mahad " with " Magic Formula " , increasing its ATK by 700 ( " Mahad " : 2500 → 3200 ) . Yugi activates " Diffusion Wave - Motion " , paying 1000 LP ( Yugi : 2100 → 1100 ) to allow a Level 7 or higher monster to attack all monsters Kaiba controls once each . He targets " Mahad " . " Mahad " attacks and destroys " Blue - Eyes " and " Azure - Eyes " ( Kaiba : 1400 → 500 ) . Yugi Sets four cards . Turn 8 : Seto Kaiba One turn has passed since " Card of Demise " was activated ; in four turns Kaiba must discard his entire hand . Kaiba activates the effect of " The White Stone of Ancients " in his Graveyard , banishing it to return a " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " from his Graveyard to his hand . He then reveals " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " in his hand to Special Summon " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his hand in Attack Position . " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " is also treated as " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " while it is on the field or in the Graveyard . Kaiba activates the effect of " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " to destroy a monster his opponent controls , but it cannot attack the turn its effect is used . He destroys " Mahad " . As " Mahad " was destroyed , its effect activates , allowing Yugi to Special Summon " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . As " Magic Formula " was sent from the field to the Graveyard , Yugi gains 1000 LP ( Yugi : 1100 → 2100 ) . Kaiba activates " Return of the Dragon Lords " to Special Summon a Level 7 or 8 Dragon - Type monster from his Graveyard . He Special Summons " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba activates " Polymerization " , fusing the " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " in his hand with the " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " on his field to Fusion Summon " Neo Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " ( 4500 / 3800 ) in Attack Position . " Neo Blue - Eyes " attacks " Dark Magician " , but Yugi activates his face - down " Magical Hats " , hiding " Dark Magician " under one of four hats . A replay occurs , and " Neo Blue - Eyes " attacks and destroys an empty hat . As " Neo Blue - Eyes " is the only monster Kaiba controls , he activates its effect , sending a " Blue - Eyes " monster from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard to allow it to attack again . He sends " Blue - Eyes Twin Burst Dragon " . " Neo Blue - Eyes " attacks and destroys another empty hat . Kaiba activates the effect of " Neo Blue - Eyes " again , sending " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard to allow it to attack a third time . " Neo Blue - Eyes " attacks and destroys the last empty hat . Since it is the only hat left , Yugi releases " Dark Magician " from its hat . Kaiba activates " Ring of Destruction " , which lets him destroy a monster on the field and inflict damage to both players equal to its ATK . He targets " Neo Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " . He then activates " Ring of Defense " , which would reduce the damage inflicted to him to 0 , but Yugi activates his face - down " Mystical Refpanel " to apply the effect of " Ring of Defense " to himself instead . Kaiba activates " De - Fusion " to return a Fusion Monster to his Extra Deck and Special Summon its Fusion Materials from his Graveyard . He returns " Neo Blue - Eyes " to his Extra Deck and Special Summons two " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " and " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " ( 3000 / 2500 each ) in Attack Position . Since its original target left the field , " Ring of Destruction " resolves without effect . Kaiba activates his Set " Gift of the Mystical Elf " to gain LP equal to the number of monsters currently on the field x 300 ( Kaiba : 500 → 1700 ) . " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " attacks " Dark Magician " , but Yugi activates his face - down " Mirror Force " , destroying all of Kaiba ' s Attack Position monsters . As his Dragon - Type monsters would be destroyed , Kaiba banishes " Return of the Dragon Lords " from his Graveyard to prevent their destruction . The attack continues and " Dark Magician " is destroyed ( Yugi : 2100 → 1600 ) . A " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks directly , but Yugi activates his face - down " Nutrient Z " , as he would take 2000 or more damage from a single attack . Yugi gains 4000 LP before damage calculation ( Yugi : 1600 → 5600 → 2600 ) . The second " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " attacks directly , but Yugi activates the effect of the " Kuriboh " in his hand , discarding it to reduce the damage to 0 . During his Main Phase 2 , Kaiba activates " Dragon ' s Mirror " , allowing him to Fusion Summon a Dragon - Type monster by banishing monsters he controls or in the Graveyard . He banishes his three " Blue - Eyes " monsters to Fusion Summon " Neo Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon " ( 4500 / 3800 ) in Attack Position . Kaiba Sets a card . Turn 9 : Yugi Muto Yugi activates " Monster Recovery " to shuffle all cards he controls ( zero ) and in his hand ( zero ) into his Deck , and draw five cards . As Yugi added " Watapon " from his Deck to his hand with a card effect , he Special Summons it ( 200 / 300 ) from his hand in Defense Position . Yugi activates " Premature Burial " , paying 800 LP ( Yugi : 2600 → 1800 ) to Special Summon a monster from his Graveyard in Attack Position . He Special Summons " Magician of Dark Illusion " ( 2100 / 2500 ) . He activates " Upstart Goblin " , drawing a card and increasing Kaiba ' s LP by 1000 ( Kaiba : 1700 → 2700 ) . This activates the effect of " Magician of Dark Illusion " , allowing Yugi to Special Summon " Dark Magician " from his Graveyard ( 2500 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . Yugi Tributes " Magician of Dark Illusion " , " Dark Magician " , and " Watapon " to Tribute Summon " Slifer the Sky Dragon " ( ? / ? ) in Attack Position . " Slifer " gains 1000 ATK for each card in Yugi ' s hand ( " Slifer " : ? / ? → 2000 / 2000 ) . Yugi activates " Double Spell " ( " Slifer " : 2000 / 2000 → 1000 / 1000 ) , discarding a Spell Card to activate a Spell Card from Kaiba ' s Graveyard . He discards " Makiu the Magical Mist " ( " Slifer " : 1000 / 1000 → 0 / 0 ) and activates Kaiba ' s " Card of Demise " , allowing him to draw until he has five cards in his hand , but he must discard his entire hand during the fifth Standby Phase after activation . ( " Slifer " : 0 / 0 → 5000 / 5000 ) . Because his hand is empty , he draws five cards . " Slifer " attacks and destroys " Neo Blue - Eyes " ( Kaiba : 2700 → 2200 ) . Yugi Sets a card ( " Slifer " : 5000 / 5000 → 4000 / 4000 ) . Turn 10 : Seto Kaiba Two turns have passed since " Card of Demise " was activated ; in three turns Kaiba must discard his entire hand . Kaiba activates " Lullaby of Obedience " , paying 1000 LP ( Kaiba : 2200 → 1200 ) to declare a monster name , and if that monster is in Yugi ' s Deck , Kaiba can add it from Yugi ' s Deck to his own hand . Kaiba declares " Obelisk the Tormentor " , adding it to his hand . Kaiba activates his Set " Return from the Different Dimension " , paying half his LP ( Kaiba : 1200 → 600 ) to Special Summon as many of his banished monsters as possible . Kaiba Special Summons his three " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " , " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " , and " Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End " ( 3000 / 2500 each ) . As Kaiba Summoned monsters , the effect of " Slifer " activates , reducing their ATK by 2000 ( 3000 → 1000 for all ) . Kaiba Tributes his three " Blue - Eyes White Dragons " to Tribute Summon " Obelisk the Tormentor " ( 4000 / 4000 ) in Attack Position , with the effect of " Slifer " reducing its ATK by 2000 ( " Obelisk " : 4000 → 2000 ) . However , effects that alter ATK and DEF can only affect " Obelisk " until the End Phase . During the Battle Phase , Kaiba activates the effect of " Obelisk " to Tribute two monsters to increase its own ATK to infinity until the End Phase ( 2000 → ∞ / 4000 ) . Kaiba Tributes " Blue - Eyes Alternative White Dragon " and " Chaos Emperor Dragon " . " Obelisk " attacks " Slifer " , but Yugi activates his face - down " Zero Gravity " to change the battle positions of all face - up monsters on the field . " Obelisk " is unaffected by card effects while attacking , so only " Slifer " is changed to Defense Position . The attack continues , and " Slifer " is destroyed . Turn 11 : Yugi Muto One turn has passed since " Card of Demise " was activated ; in four turns Yugi must discard his entire hand . Yugi draws and subsequently activates " The True Name " . He now must predict the name of the top card of his Deck and reveal it . If he is correct , he can add that card to his hand , and then also select a DIVINE monster from his Deck and either add to his hand or Special Summon it . Otherwise , he must send the revealed card to the Graveyard . Yugi predicts the top card of his Deck is " Monster Reborn " . He reveals it to be " Monster Reborn " , and adds it to his hand along with " The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode " from his Deck . Yugi activates " Monster Reborn " to Special Summon a monster from either Graveyard . He Special Summons " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " ( 3000 / 2500 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Yugi activates " Dark Magic Veil " , paying 1000 LP ( Yugi : 1800 → 800 ) to Special Summon a DARK Spellcaster - Type monster from his hand . He Special Summons " Dark Magician of Chaos " ( 2800 / 2600 ) in Attack Position . As " Dark Magician of Chaos " was Normal or Special Summoned , its effect activates , allowing Yugi to add a Spell Card from his Graveyard to his hand . He adds " Monster Reborn " and activates it , Special Summoning " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Yugi Tributes " Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning " , " Dark Magician of Chaos " , and " Dark Magician " to Tribute Summon " The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode " ( ? / ? ) in Attack Position . It then transforms into " The Winged Dragon of Ra " , and its ATK and DEF each become equal to the total ATK and DEF of the Tributed monsters ( " Ra " : ? / ? → 8300 / 7100 ) . Yugi activates the second effect of " Ra " , paying all but 1 of his LP ( Yugi : 800 → 1 ) to increase the ATK and DEF of " Ra " by that amount ( 8300 / 7100 → 9099 / 7899 ) . " Ra " attacks and destroys " Obelisk " ( Kaiba : 600 → 0 ) . Featured cards . Cards in " italics " debuted here prior to an anime or manga appearance . Cards in bold have never been used by the character in any canon series .