Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 217 = Summary = " ( NOTE : for steps in the Yugi Muto vs . Yami Bakura Duel please see the section below ) " Featured Duel : Yugi Muto vs . Yami Bakura . " Duel continues from previous episode . " Yugi has 1000 Life Points remaining and controls " Silent Swordsman LV4 " ( 3000 / 1000 ) and " Marshmallon " ( 300 / 500 ) in Attack Position and " Marshmallon Glasses " . Yami Bakura has 1600 Life Points remaining and controls " Necro Soldier " ( 100 / 100 ) in Defense Position , " Cursed Twin Dolls " and three set cards . Turn 11 : Yugi < br > Yugi draws " Silent Magician LV0 " . On Yugi ' s Standby Phase , the effect of " Necro Soldier " activates , allowing Yami Bakura to Special Summon another " Necro Soldier " ( 0 / 0 ) in Defense Position . The effect of the recently summoned " Necro Soldier " then activates , allowing Bakura to Special Summon a third " Necro Soldier " ( 0 / 0 ) from his Deck in Defense Position . The effect of " Silent Swordsman LV4 " activates ( " Silent Swordsman LV4 " → " Silent Swordsman LV5 " : 3000 → 3500 / 1000 ) . Yugi Normal Summons " Silent Magician LV0 " ( 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " Marshmallon " and " Silent Magician LV0 " then attack and destroy two " Necro Soldiers " . Yugi attempts to use " Silent Swordsman LV4 " to attack the third " Necro Soldier " , but Yami Bakura activates his face - down " Narrow Corridor " to prevent Yugi from attacking with more than two monsters during each of his Battle Phases . The two " Necro Soldiers " return as Phantoms . Turn 12 : Bakura < br > Yami Bakura draws " Counterbalance " . The effect of " Silent Magician LV0 " activates , increasing its LV by one and increasing its ATK by 500 ( " Silent Magician LV0 " → Silent Magician LV1 " : 1000 → 1500 / 1000 ) . Yami Bakura activates " Counterbalance " . Now during each player ' s End Phase , the turn player must send cards equal to the number of monsters on the field from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard . However , the effect of " Counterbalance " will not affect Yami Bakura as he doesn ' t have a Graveyard . Yami Bakura then Normal Summons " Necro Mannequin " ( 500 / 500 ) in Defense Position . He then activates his face - down " Necro Cycle " . Now once during either player ' s turn , Bakura can use this card to Special Summon a " Necro Mannequin " from his Deck . Yami Bakura then activates the effect of " Necro Cycle " to Special Summon another " Necro Mannequin " ( 500 / 500 ) in Defense Position . Turn 13 : Yugi < br > Yugi draws . On Yugi ' s Standby Phase , the effect of " Silent Swordsman LV5 " activates ( " Silent Swordsman LV5 " → " Silent Swordsman LV6 " : 3500 → 4000 / 1000 ) . Yami Bakura then activates the effect of " Necro Cycle " to Special Summon another " Necro Mannequin " ( 500 / 500 ) in Defense Position . " Silent Swordsman LV6 " attacks & destroys Bakura ' s " Necro Soldier " . " Silent Magician LV1 " attacks & destroys Yami Bakura ' s first " Necro Mannequin " . " Necro Soldier " and " Necro Mannequin " then return as Phantoms . On Yugi ' s End Phase , the effect of " Counterbalance " activates ( Yugi ' s Deck : 28 → 17 ) ( Yugi 1000 → 3200 ) . Turn 14 : Bakura < br > Yami Bakura draws " Necro Wall " ( " Silent Magician LV1 " → " Silent Magician LV2 " : 1500 → 2000 / 1000 ) . Yami Bakura then Normal Summons " Necro Wall " ( 0 / 0 ) in Defense Position . Yami Bakura then activates the effect of " Necro Wall " to Special Summon two " Necro Wall Token s " ( 0 / 0 for both ) in Defense Position ( one for each Zombie - type monster on the field other than " Necro Wall " ) . Turn 15 : Yugi < br > Yugi draws . On Yugi ' s Standby Phase , the effect of " Silent Swordsman LV6 " activates ( " Silent Swordsman LV6 " → " Silent Swordsman LV7 " : 4000 → 4500 / 1000 ) . " Silent Swordsman LV7 " and " Silent Magician LV2 " attack & destroy Yami Bakura ' s two " Necro Wall Tokens " . Yugi then activates " Aria From Beyond " to target " Spirit Sword of Sealing " from Yami Bakura ' s Removed from Play Zone , and activate " Spirit Sword of Sealing " on his side of the field . Yugi then uses the effect of " Spirit Sword of Sealing " to target " Silent Swordsman LV7 " and remove it from play . On Yugi ' s End Phase , the effect of " Counterbalance " activates ( Yugi ' s Deck 16 → 5 ) ( Yugi 3200 → 5400 ) . Turn 16 : Bakura < br > Yami Bakura draws " Necro Jar " ( " Silent Magician LV2 " → " Silent Magician LV3 " : 2000 → 2500 / 1000 ) . Yami Bakura then Normal Summons " Necro Jar " ( 1100 / 800 ) in Attack Position . " Necro Jar " attacks " Silent Magician LV3 " ( Due to its first effect , " Necro Jar " is unaffected by " Marshmallon Glasses " ) . " Silent Magician LV3 " destroys " Necro Jar " ( Bakura 1600 → 200 ) . Since " Necro Jar " was destroyed in battle , its effect activates , forcing Yugi to send one Card from his Deck to the Graveyard for every 300 Battle Damage that Yami Bakura took . Yami Bakura took 1400 Battle Damage ( Yugi ' s Deck : 5 → 1 ) . ( Yugi 5400 → 6200 ) . Yami Bakura then activates the effect of " Necro Wall " to Special Summon another two " Necro Wall Token s " ( 0 / 0 for both ) in Defense Position . Turn 17 : Yugi < br > Yugi draws ( Yugi ' s Deck : 1 → 0 ) . He then Tributes " Marshmallon " and " Silent Magician LV3 " in order to Tribute Summon " Gandora the Dragon of Destruction " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Yugi then activates the effect of " Gandora the Dragon of Destruction " ( explained next episode ) . " Duel concludes next episode . " Featured monsters . The following monsters appeared in this episode . Monsters in italics debuted here . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .