Yugi Muto ' s Decks Yugi plays a Strategy Deck , containing various flexible strategies for any situation , however , two Type s that can be seen consistently throughout Yugi ' s Decks are the Fiend - Type and the Spellcaster - type , possibly to reflect Yami ' s mystical and somewhat dark nature . Yu - Gi - Oh ! anime . Duelist Kingdom . Yugi ' s Deck . The only known card in Yugi ' s own Deck is " Blackland Fire Dragon " . Grandpa ' s Deck . Yugi ' s " Duelist Kingdom " Deck is an EARTH / DARK Normal Monster Deck , which he received from his grandfather . Despite this being Solomon ' s Deck , Yugi never received his grandfather ' s " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " that was part of the Deck as it was ripped in half by Seto Kaiba . Most of his Normal Monsters have low ATK , but he supports them with Magic Card s such as " Horn of the Unicorn " to raise their strength , while also maximizing his more powerful monsters ' potential through cards like " Burning Land " and " Makiu , the Magical Mist . " If put on the defensive , he uses " Swords of Revealing Light " and " Magical Hats " to buy time for a comeback , or " Mirror Force " and " Spellbinding Circle " for a surprise counterattack . He also includes a bit of support for his signature card , " Dark Magician " , like " Mystic Box " and " Book of Secret Arts " . If all else fails , he resorts to Summoning mighty Ritual Monster s including " Black Luster Soldier " and " Magician of Black Chaos " for a reversal finish . The Deck also had " The Forbidden One " cards in it , which he used in the first episode to defeat Kaiba , but Weevil Underwood threw them overboard on the ship to Duelist Kingdom , and Joey Wheeler was only able to recover two of them , so Yugi abandoned Exodia . When Yugi dueled Ghost Kaiba , he used Monster Reborn to revive " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " to finish him off . Yugi ' s Deck also has access to Fusion Monster s , such as " Dragon Master Knight " and " Black Skull Dragon " . Both have have only been used when cooperating with Seto Kaiba and Joey Wheeler , respectively . Special Deck . In episode 13 , Yugi combines some of Joey ' s , Téa ' s and Tristan ' s cards into his Deck against Yami Bakura . Battle City . During the " Battle City " preliminaries and quarter - finals , Yugi runs a Magnet Warrior / Spellcaster Deck that focuses on " Dark Magician Girl " and supports both Spellcasters through " Magic Cylinder " and " Magic Formula " . Yugi also gains ownership of Arkana ' s unique Dark Magician by the tournament ' s ante rules but never used it in a Duel , presumably because it was illegally trimmed . His Deck also includes more control cards that allow him to manipulate an opponent ' s cards , such as " Change of Heart " , " Lightforce Sword " and " Mystical Refpanel " . During his Duel against Seto Kaiba in the semi - finals and his Duel against Yami Marik in the finals , his Deck shifts its focus to an Egyptian God Deck , whose strategy involves swarm ing the field through " Soul Rope " and " King ' s Knight " to Summon " Slifer the Sky Dragon " , and further strengthen his monster through cards such as " Card of Sanctity " and " Disgraceful Charity " . If " Slifer " is destroyed , Yugi falls back on destructive OTK strategies , either by using " Dark Paladin " and enhancing its power through " Red - Eyes Black Dragon " ( which he received from Joey Wheeler after winning it back from the Rare Hunter ) and " Diffusion - Wave Motion " , or with " Obelisk the Tormentor " ( in his Duel against Yami Marik ) by Summoning it through a combination of " Fiend ' s Sanctuary " and " Multiply " and supporting its effect with cards like " Soul Taker " . Virtual World . Yugi ' s Virtual World Deck is largely similar to his Battle City Deck , though he did not have the luxury of his God Cards . He also included several cards he had formerly used in Duelist Kingdom , but not in Battle City . He also introduces new support for his Duelist Kingdom themes , such as " The Rock Spirit " ( EARTH monsters ) and " Sangan " ( low ATK ) . For his Duel with Noah Kaiba , Yugi would shuffle his Deck together with the remainder of Seto ' s own . Waking the Dragons . Yugi plays a Kuriboh / Spellcaster / Timaeus Deck during the " Waking the Dragons " arc , focusing on Summoning the 5 Kuriboh Brothers through " Five Star Twilight " and combining them to form " Kuribabylon " and raising its ATK through " Pump Up " and " The Seal of Orichalcos " ( the latter when he was under its influence ) . He also makes use of his " The Eye of Timaeus " card he received in order to defeat Dartz , by fusing it with his Magicians in order to Summon powerful Fusions . He supports his strategy by using " Excalibur " or " Altar of Restoration " . Because of Yami ' s loss to Rafael , Yugi ' s soul was taken and thus he played no part in the Duels for the rest of the season , save a Duel against Yami that acted as a test of the latter ' s character . Cards used by Yami after this point are listed at Yami Yugi ' s Decks , as Yugi had no part in any further alterations to the Deck . Grand Championship . In the " Grand Championship " arc , Yugi plays a Spellcaster / Three Musketeers of Face Cards Deck , which focuses on Summoning his Magicians quickly through " Skilled Dark Magician " and " Watapon " , and supports older combos involving them with cards like " Emblem of Dragon Destroyer " and " Necromancy " . He again makes use of his Knights ' swarming abilities , this time to Summon " Royal Straight Slasher " who he used to destroy the illegal card " Golden Castle of Stromberg " . In addition , most of his Kuriboh support cards made no appearance . See also : Rick , whose Deck Yugi used against KC DuelTek 760 . Dawn of the Duel . During the " Dawn of the Duel " arc , Yugi uses a Silent / Toy Deck that focuses mainly on cards that have effects that happen gradually throughout the Duel , like " Silent Swordsman LV0 " and " Ground Erosion " , and maximizes their effects through his " Turn Jump " . To protect his " Silent Swordsman LV0 " , he relies on " Mirage Ruler " or " Ambush Shield " . He also supports his " Marshmallon " through cards like " Marshmallon Glasses " and " Witch of the Black Forest " . He includes several cards to protect his Life Points , such as " Lengard " and " Soul Shield " . For last resorts , he moves on to his " Gandora the Dragon of Destruction " and supports its Summoning through " Blockman " . During the beginning of the Ceremonial Battle , he makes use of the " Gadget " archetype which he uses to power - up his Trap Monster " Stronghold the Moving Fortress " through " Ties of the Brethren " . He also further supports his " Magnet Warrior s " with cards like " Magnet Reverse " and " Magnet Force " , the latter he used to defeat the Egyptian God s . During the last turns of the final Duel , he focuses on strengthening his " Silent Magician LV0 " in order to beat Atem ' s " Dark Magician " , through " Card of Sanctity " . This Deck represents the strength Yugi has without the help of Yami Yugi as well as his playful side . As a result he does not use the " Dark Magician " and its related cards ( except for " Buster Blader " ) , leaving them to Yami Yugi when they build separate Decks for the final ceremonial Duel . Other . Pyramid of Light . In , Yugi ' s Deck adds more support for his " Dark Magicians " as well as a higher amount of resources devoted to Summoning the God cards . Only the cards used by Yugi in his Duel were shown in the film , but the full Decklist ( totaling out to exactly forty cards ) was given in the of the film . GX . Past . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " , Yugi ' s Deck featured cards that he had previously used in a variety of arcs , including some not seen in a while . The Duel between him and Jaden Yuki is known to have taken place sometime after a second version of Battle City . Present . In episode 18 , Yugi ' s Deck was to be displayed in a special room within Duel Academy , where it was stolen by Dimitri , who used it in two Duels . Here , the Deck focused on retrained " Chaos " versions of Yugi ' s " Chaos " Ritual monsters . Replica . In episodes 168 and 179 , a replica of Yugi ' s Deck is shown , which was to be given to the student who did the best in the graduation Duels . 3D Bonds Beyond Time . A special opening of episode 65 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " features some of his famous monster cards . Most of them didn ' t appear in the movie . Manga . Early manga . Yugi ' s early manga included these cards as well as a number of unnamed monsters . R . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! R " , Yugi uses a Toy Deck , centered around Yugi ' s childish side , using cards such as " Toy Magician " and " Toy Box " . Similar to the Millennium World arc , Yugi and Yami utilize separate Decks . Video games . Duel Monsters . Yugi uses assorted low - level monsters as a first - tier opponent in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters " . The only card previously attributed to Yugi in his decks is Time Wizard , which was later given to Katsuya Jonouchi in the manga . Dark Duel Stories ( Duel Monsters III : Tri - Holy God Advent . Yugi ' s deck in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Dark Duel Stories " is based off cards he used in Duelist Kingdom and Battle City , such as Gaia The Fierce Knight and D . Magician Girl . True to his anime and manga appearances , his most powerful card is D . Magician , while his signature card is shown to be Kuriboh . The rest of his deck consists of assorted low - level monsters ( mostly repeats ) .